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Paul Bishop and Paul Hulme were horrible little Scrotes

Win lose or draw next week, Wakefield will score above 14.0 IMG points and go up to Superleague

Maybe Everton could rent them Goodison Park after they move to their new stadium

The youth system at Wakefield has never been better staffed and resourced than it is right now. Matt Ellis is openly looking for suitable land upon which to build a state of the art training complex for all the squads at Wakefield Trinity which will enhance the the development of young players entering or coming through Wakefield Trinity’s Youth Programme. That said let’s take a look at a few highlights from this years Championship squad, Max Jowitt just broke the record for points in a season at Wakefield which is some feat at a club which boasts World Record points scorer Neil Fox. Oliver Pratt who only turned 20 3 weeks ago has played 44 games this year and scored 23 tries in all competitions. Corey Hall will probably join Olly in the centres next year Jack Croft looks set to be a part of next years squad while Joe Law will again be on loan to York Noah Booth has broken through this year with some eye catching performances, scoring try’s, creating try’s and winning Man of the Match Tom Johnstone will return next year and he needs no introduction We will boast 2 English Half Backs in Trueman and Russell Ellis Lingard made an outstanding debut at just 17 years old and will be a future star in the Trinity pack for years Harvey Smith will get plenty of game time at Hooker next year Isaac Shaw looks set to be part of Trinity’s squad in 2025 and is another promising front rower lets not forget that Josh Griffin and Jay Pitts are Wakefield Youth products Unfortunately we’ve lost the services of James Batchelor, Jordan Crowther, Yusuf Aydin, Leon Ruan and Sam Eseh who are all playing Superleague elsewhere, while Lewis Murphy will return to SL from the Sydney Roosters to play for St Helens. I don’t think Wakefield are doing too bad to be honest!

I don’t know how to paste images but if you’re really interested the clubs website is littered with interior photos of hospitality etc. I’m not sure you’ll find any pictures of the rehab stuff but I’ve been there and seen it first hand and it’s impressive.

Matt Ellis has been a complete godsend to Wakefield Trinity. An owner whose obviously committed to doing it right or not doing it at all! Let’s not overlook that Wakefield have this week, installed the video advertising boards around the TV arc and have built a substantial new TV gantry. Earlier this year they ripped out the interior fitting of THE NEW Stand and replaced it all with much higher spec fitout. They did the same with the Home & Away subs benches, Trinity also installed new rehab and recovery equipment for the players, the sort of stuff you’d find at Manchester City! While they were at it they removed the cheap but new large video screen and replaced it with a newer and larger expensive one! The whole of the hospitality block has been refitted and now looks like something from a Premier League club (inside I mean). There’s a purpose built Players Lounge where the 2 full time chefs prepare the players meals. I am no doubt missing loads of stuff but the point is Wakefield Trinity under Matt Ellis are the genuine article and with more new built stands promised it really is dreamland for Trinity fans and the awakening of the 50s & 60s Giant

Where did I say or even suggest that it was “money down the drain” so how is mine “a short sighted view”? If you can genuinely afford to put them in then they are indeed a potential revenue generator but £300,000 is a lot of money to find if you haven’t got it.

That money though is approximately £300,000 so not quite as easy to get as you say

Ken Davy doesn’t put £2M a year into the Giants, it closer to a quarter of that! The £2M figure was a lazy guess by former Wakefield owner Carter and seemed to take root with the Trinity fans but it has no basis in reality.

I thought the Roosters right edge defence was pretty solid throughout the game. Time after time Penrith went there and had to come back inside because the defence had read their play, numbered up and kept their shape. It was most often lazy inside defending that got caught out by players who been denied a route out to the edges.

I don’t know all the ins and outs of it like some but I think Wakefield just posted their accounts and they were mightily impressive (for Wakefield). Something along the lines of a decent sized profit, + an asset of £14million and £500k in the bank. Is there a Trinity fan on here that can be a bit more accurate than me?

Amazing gesture from Matt Ellis and equally superb generosity from the Wakefield Trinity supporters https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c9v8z077n7yo

A ridiculous assessment of who was at fault for the try’s, Young was no more at fault than anyone else and probably less so than the inside defenders

Shocked and saddened to read of Bills passing! He was part of the furniture within Sky Sports Rugby League coverage, his enthusiastic love of the game shone through. RIP Bill condolences to his family

great stats thank you for putting the work in 6 Wakefield trinity players share 86 try’s between them!

Read my earlier post where I gave nothing but praise to TO for the way they’ve approached and played the game

Against better opposition a number of Wakefield players have shown their age and/or limitations, with only Uele and Doyle showing up well

32 - 04 Embarrassing performance! Ollie Ashall-Bott has looked like Billy Slater, a try hat trick, 2 cut out passes leading to try’s and a try saving 1 v1 tackle

Absolutely right, we’ve had field position with defenders backpedaling and instead of trusting in the next play we’ve thrown some crazy over the shoulder pass that costs us the ball, field position and a scoring opportunity. No excuses for that kind of rank bad decision making throughout the game! As you said earlier we have zero creativity in the team and have relied on pack dominance and full time fitness to win games. We’ve needed one maybe even two half backs since the pre season and that’s not hindsight or knee jerk reactions as it’s been said before the season kicked off.

Olpherts squeezes in at the corner, Toulouse 20 - 4 Wakefield

Awful performance from Trinity but credit to Toulouse they’ve turned up with their sleeves rolled up and a belief in themselves. Wakefield have been outplayed in every facet of the game but have also been their own worse enemy’s. Poor discipline, ball control and uncommitted defending have gifted TO all the field position they need to score points. Ollie Ashall-Bott’s footwork has left defenders grasping thin air and his cut out pass sent the winger in

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1103957421162080&set=a.733437168214109 Trinity setting off for France Oh how fast things have changed!

Watson can’t have any complaints, he’s had the backing of the board, money, staff, facilities and he inherited a decent squad. His tenure has been marked by strange decisions, none more so than choosing Jake Bibby over Jake Wardle and pushing the best English Centre in the game, a home grown player out of the club. Matty English is another who would run his blood to water, another home grown player whom Watson seems intent on forcing from the club and there are many others, including the Senior twins and Owen Trout. The terrible style of play and unacceptable results throughout his 3 years and an inability to recruit top class players left the club with little choice

Neil Fox is a big omission from the statue. He was the record points scorer in a Wembley Final (2 try’s & 7 goals) for many years until a one sided mismatch allowed someone to pip his points tally. He's graced the Wembley field a number of times for both Wakefield Trinity and Great Britain and always scored heavily and played well, winning the Lance Todd Trophy in 62 . Of course he’s the brother of the great Don Fox who arguably has the most iconic Rugby League drama at Wembley if not ever. Then there’s the fact that Neil is the World Record point scorer of all time, a total that will never be surpassed and which was achieved during the 3pt try era.

Congratulations Wakefield Trinity Probably our best performance of the season in terms of control and discipline