Wakefield fan in peace.

If I can add something, when recruiting players, a leader is needed in my opinion.
Clearly a good coach will make a difference but Leeds look rudderless to me.
It doesn't have to be a young guy for the future, just someone who can lead the team until the recruitment is sorted.
Non of the senior players have the leadership side of the game so it needs to be brought in.

It would be impossible to get rid of everyone who needs to go

Hanley and Briscoe are not great wingers
Hurrell is decent but Makes lots of errors wouldn’t be upset if he left with the money he is on is freed up
Lolohia needs sacking
Myler crap
Sutcliffe crap as half or back row
Singleton Crosby Albert, cuthbertson need to go
Ablett, JJB, Ferres, all poor
Cam smith is popular on here but he’s been poor whenever he gets a chance
Merrin again a plodder but decent again wouldn’t be too bothered if he left

To be fair to some of the younger players like Cameron Smith (and Walker), they are supposed to be learning to get better, from playing regularly and alongside more experienced players. Instead they are being sucked into the mire of mediocrity by us having basically half a team of duffers and no halfbacks.

I think this year we've been so terrible that we need to be imaginative in terms of the squad going forward. If cleaning the place out means having some of our cap spent on players on loan elsewhere sobeit. The bad influences have to be got rid of regardless of cost, and the utterly useless as well. Get them away from the club and focus on the juniors. That means accepting that next season will again be a struggle, but if its a struggle where our juniors are getting experience and actually competing then it will be better in the long run than another season of this garbage.

Over the last couple of seasons several players consistently fail. What’s bewildering is the fact that they are still played on a regular basis. Presumably the coaching staff believe in miracles ,because I can’t see any evidence or prospect of things changing .

Pure speculation, but if were relegated and all contracts are voided I'd only look at trying to retain Walker, Newman, Oledski, Holroyd, Trout and Johnson. The rest can do one.

You will probably find those are the ones though that the other clubs want.

That's why I said try

Hurrell would be great value if you paid for RL players by the kilo. Needs a rocket up his @r$e and many, many salads.

If you recall when Hurrell arrived he was used successfully wide out twenty to thirty yards from the opposition try line. At Bradford he seem to be trying to punch up through the middle of the line. That may well be the result of our powder puff forwards ambling around.

It's been said on here already but I don't think there is anyone with any credit left in the bank and I can't actually say I'd be hugely disappointed about anyone leaving. The whole attitude of the squad stinks and I think a lot of them have believed their press and that things will jut magically turn around for them.

Not to single him out because I think he's probably way down the list of priorities to sort out but Ash Handley giving it the beans down the camera after scoring against Cas was cringeworthy. I'd like to have seen someone grab hold of him and tell him to get a grip and get his head on the game but I think that's exactly the type of player we are missing...

Sutcliffe mentioned after he scored against Hull in the eliminator at Headingley in 2017 he got a bit carried away and Ryan Hall came and grabbed him and told him to calm down and get on with his job. Now Hall wasn't really known for his leadership qualities but what I'd give for someone that would do that right now!

Unconditionally keep
14. Brad Dwyer. At least the effort is there. Not sure about his defence, but could work in the sense of him being the successor to Burrow.
32. Tom Holroyd. Still early days mind.
4. Konrad Hurrell. I doubt he was fit against Bradford. He will flourish with better players around him
29. Harry Newman
19. Mikolaj Oledzki
18. Nathaniel Peteru
38. Ava Seumanufagai
33. Owen Trout
1. Jack Walker
13. Stevie Ward
3. Kallum Watkins

Conditionally keep
12. Carl Ablett - conditional on performance when he returns. Could be valuable as a leader.
17. Dominic Crosby. I guess we should be patient assuming he's medically able to play again.
11. Trent Merrin. I like Merrin. He should stay if his heart is in it.
7. Richie Myler. He's okay, with the right partner, which he doesn't have
9. Matt Parcell. Could do with recapturing his old form, but there are still glimpses there

Probably let go
36. Wellington Albert
2. Tom Briscoe - should be doing more but not showing it
25. James Donaldson
15. Liam Sutcliffe - our team has enough problems without having to solve the riddle of where to play this guy. He will most probably come back to haunt us but maybe he needs a change to refresh too

Reserve team
24. Luke Briscoe
35. Tyler Dupree
21. Ashton Golding
5. Ashley Handley - we can do better, at least he's homegrown
34. Corey Johnson
23. Callum Mclelland
37. Muizz Mustapha
10. Brad Singleton. Just hasn't kicked on
22. Cameron Smith. Needs to prove he is worthy of a first-team place.
30. Alex Sutcliffe
31. Daniel Waite-Pullan

Definitely let go
8. Adam Cuthbertson - yesterday's man, I'm afraid.
16. Brett Ferres - experienced players ought to be more disciplined
20. Jamie Jones-Buchanan
6. Tuimoala Lolohea. It's looking like a poor signing. I'm out of patience. He should be quicker and a better defender.

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