Thur 6th Apr: SL: Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity KO 20:00 (Sky)

[Mapleyther]

2 minutes ago, faithfulbyname said:

No way back for Trin now

Are you talking about the game or the season?

[Northern Eel]

No rub of the green at key moments for Wakey, but they’re just not good enough as it stands. 

There are arguments for and against keeping Applegarth, but both come with significant negatives. 

Edited April 6, 2023 by Northern Eel

[faithfulbyname]

2 minutes ago, Mapleyther said:

Are you talking about the game or the season?

Just the game

[ATLANTISMAN]

Tad unfair to have a go at Castleford Tigers last week at the Dragons i thought they looked pretty decent .

 

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[Chrispmartha]

Well that’s 80 minutes I won’t get back, terrible quality RL from both sides.

[Northern Eel]

Can you shoulder charge out of touch?
 

Jacob Miller is the winner tonight on a number of levels.

Edited April 6, 2023 by Northern Eel

[daz39]

Even against the 2nd worse side in the league Wakey Still don't look like scoring, that's how bad they are!!

[Man of Kent]

Kershaw. Classic example of a Wakey Championship player in Super League 

[northamptoncougar]

Emotion of the occasion Brian?

It had the emotion of a wet fart which was replicated by the crowd. 

[Jill Halfpenny fan]

Wakefield will need to strengthen for the championship.

[Northern Eel]

3 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Kershaw. Classic example of a Wakey Championship player in Super League 

You can get away with it in one or two positions across the pitch, but not 6 or 7. Is there an available coach who could get a tune out of this team? 

[JohnM]

Wakefield poor execution on both centre/wing combinations. Lost count of how many desperation passes out wide in second half. Unfortunate with one or two marginal ref calls, but in the end just not enough skill and creativity.

[Tippytoe]

3 minutes ago, ATLANTISMAN said:

Tad unfair to have a go at Castleford Tigers last week at the Dragons i thought they looked pretty decent .

 

P 

They won their most important game this season against Leeds the fans are happy any other win now is a bonus. 

[sentoffagain2]

   What a poor quality game from both sides.

[Agbrigg]

As a supporter of the losing side, I think the ref was really good tonight, fair to both sides, let the game flow . Young up and coming ref, wish we had a few more like hI'm, Well done sir.

[Fevrover]

1 minute ago, sentoffagain2 said:

   What a poor quality game from both sides.

Yeah but they bring a lot to the game----

[Just Browny]

2 minutes ago, Agbrigg said:

As a supporter of the losing side, I think the ref was really good tonight, fair to both sides, let the game flow . Young up and coming ref, wish we had a few more like hI'm, Well done sir.

Agree I like that guy.

[LeeF]

Wakefield will probably struggle to win a game based on that performance. Their starting pack was awful but the bench was even worse. No coach will be able to rescue them based on what they are currently delivering. 

[GUBRATS]

Must win next week for Wakey against Leyth , with Wigan and Wire to follow 

[WakefieldCityLoyal]

Can’t knock the commitment just not good enough, need more quality going forward and we’d have won just like another 3-4 occasions this season.

Up the Trin

[daz39]

Will Applegarth get the chance to take on Leigh? surely losing that would seal their fate even at this early stage.

[meast]

Haven't seen the game so can't comment on that, but what's interesting is Applegarth.

Presumably he was a cheap option as coach but is he likely to be under pressure from A) the Wakefield board and B) the fans and media or due to the notion that finally there might not be a weaker side and there's a lot of expectation for them to go down, does Applegarth in effect get a free ride?

Be interesting to hear Wakefield fans' take on this, what is his likely remit?

To ready them for the inevitable and try and build to come back up or solely to try and keep them up this year?

[Oxford]

Thought both teams played well enough with plenty of good to excellent performances.

Evalds ......

[Chrispmartha]

11 minutes ago, meast said:

Haven't seen the game so can't comment on that, but what's interesting is Applegarth.

Presumably he was a cheap option as coach but is he likely to be under pressure from A) the Wakefield board and B) the fans and media or due to the notion that finally there might not be a weaker side and there's a lot of expectation for them to go down, does Applegarth in effect get a free ride?

Be interesting to hear Wakefield fans' take on this, what is his likely remit?

To ready them for the inevitable and try and build to come back up or solely to try and keep them up this year?

It’s an interesting one because they don’t look like a team that’s not trying, they just look like a team that hasn’t got the players to stay in SL

[JohnM]

8 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

It’s an interesting one because they don’t look like a team that’s not trying, they just look like a team that hasn’t got the players to stay in SL

Although there's evidence to form that view, I'm not sure I agree. 

They certainly need to practice and rehearse their play, they need coaching to play together as a team. 

They are, though, not the only team to run out of ideas when near the try line, nor when the centre/wing is flying. Stevo used to call it "panic rugby"  . I think this fitted Wakefield exactly.