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  1. 24 minutes ago, Damien said:

    Another couple of tries for Young today. He actually now sits joint top try scorer, along with Sivo, on 16:

     

    Which means he’s now averaging a try a game in the top flight of Rugby League including England games.

    Played 45 Try’s 45

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  2. 10 hours ago, gazza77 said:

    I spent 9 years living in Normanton. I never met anyone there who thought they were a Wakefield resident, other than for council tax purposes. Equally, the only RL interest I ever knew there other than myself were either Cas fans I was friends with, or assumed Fev fans, based on clothing worn. I did leave in 2008 however, although I can't see it having changed that much based on visits to family since.

    You never drank in the Hark to Mopsey then

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  3. 1 hour ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

    I'm still giggling at Kp's assertion that the residents of Sharlston consider themselves to live in a suburb of Wakefield.....

    They do, whether they consider it so or not!

    I know many many people from Sharlston, old and young, lifetime friends and close ones at that. They are from Sharlston first and always and proud of it but they also know that Sharlston is in Wakefield

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  4. 2 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

    Why on earth would that have any bearing on the decision?

    He’s a young man on a short trial, anyone who knows anything about the game can see the “tackle” was unfortunate but not premeditated or malicious. It could be argued that Myler was as much to blame for the position he ended up in. 
    7 games and £1,000 is a huge overreaction 

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  5. I think it’s worth appealing,

    he’s young, new to SL, it was his 1st game, in a new country, keen to impress, he was in possession, Myler jumped up and wrapped his arms around his neck, the tipping point was purely unfortunate and not a result of poor technique, no malice or intent.

    May get it reduced to 5 games and a smaller fine

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  6. Two more try’s and an assist in todays match Vs Brisbane Broncos

    Including England games his record in the top flight reads like this:   

    Dom Young   
    Height 6’7”   
    Weight 17st
    Played 44 Matches   
    Scored 43 try’s 

    Not bad for young lad still only 21 years old playing on the other side of the world in the highest standard of Rugby (either code) on the planet.  
     

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  7. The sponsorship is almost certainly a precursor to a full take over and the new owners, knowing that major team changes are needed NOW, are making funding available via the sponsorship.

    Much will depend on just how badly the new owners want to avoid the drop but if they’re desperate to do so then all may not be lost for Wakefield Trinity.

    If a new coach is followed by a handful of real quality signings in key positions then we may see a few victories for Trinity, maybe enough of them to catch Castleford who are just 3 wins in front of Wakefield.

    Interesting times for Wakefield Trinity, New owners, new coach, new players & stadium upgrades in the offing

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  8. On a more serious note, the decline in amateur teams, clubs and participation at all age levels in Yorkshire is alarming. 
     

    it’s been declining for a couple of decades and is reaching or has reached critical lows.
     

    A good barometer is Castleford a Town where RL has been a religion but whose age group amateur clubs are regularly finding that they don’t have enough players to run a team at one age or another. 
     

    That dearth of new players over 15 to 20 years is now showing up at Pro level with less players transitioning from Amateur to Pro. 
     

    Another issue is the narrowing of the player pyramid base which means a smaller number of high quality players reaching the apex. That in time means the quality of the competition falls pro rata.
     

    Add in the falling levels of finance to keep young players in the Youth Systems, with Academy lads being asked to sign contracts worth as little as  £7k a year  

    So from an initially jovial thread we’ve actually uncovered a very serious threat to the game. 

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