Yeah I forgot about Jaden Barraclough, he's been named in a few squads. I spoke to Dan Moss dad, Steve last night and apparently Dan has now been given the all clear to start full training again. He's a talented lad would just need a run of games, will definitely bring something different to Lilley and Gaskell. So if he's offered a contract Moss could be the cover, he's a natural Halfback so can utilise Jowitt elsewhere as well.

EOC and the board are getting a lot of flack online and on the terraqce on Friday which I feel is very harsh given the current predicament. The post above shows exactly how difficult it is at the moment with the players missing and whilst its easy to say "just sign some props", if there isn't any in our budget willing to come and sign, what exactly is the club supposed to do?

Out of the players missing, I reckon a dozen of them would be a shoo-ins to be in the regular starting 17 so we really are patched up at the moment.

Holmes
Blackmore
Taufua
Gaskell
Baldwinson
Fulton
Davies
Scurr
Doro
Okoro
Johnson
Ott
Arundel

Going forward, I expect we will also pick up some players who will either add quality to the starting line up or squad depth, especially after Easter which is when most of the SL clubs start re-evaluating their own positions.

Did the “just sign some props” brigade not see the 2 young loanees from Wigan & Wire? They did well for us, but I’m certain that once our own props come back we’ll send them back to their parent clubs with thanks

tbh ... its just been unfortunate :/ ... injuries happen but they've happened when the season is just starting

So many simpletons on the Facebook groups so I try not to engage with them. I think we've got a really decent squad when we can get most of them out onto the field. In the meantime we just have to suck it up and make the best of it. We would've got a lot closer to Wakefield had we not suffered further injuries during that game.

Hopefully Ott and Fulton will come into the reckoning for the Fax game but if not we'll have to cope. They've got a bunch of injuries themselves at the moment so it will be two depleted teams.

It’s probably the same people who complain at admission prices, try to get in with junior tickets for £2, complain we don’t sign anyone and won’t join Squadbooster to help with the signings

You do understand that "The Bulls" are or is a business?
There for its who ever owns that business to invest in it to make a success of it?.
Nige seems to have spun it so everyone believes it's their responsibility to invest in his business for him.
The letter or statement in the T&A begging the council for stadium money was cringeworthy.

Wakefield are turning a corner as they have a new owner with funds, vision and ambition.
Pretty much like we did in the 90s.
I don't own a professional Rugby League club as I can't afford to,
Seemingly neither can big Nige.
Sell it to someone that can mate.

NIge's ownership's at 25% and if we had the kind of owner most people think we can pluck out of the air we'd be top end of SL again in the Wembley of the North



The thing that's heartening at the minute is that no one seems to be throwing in the towel. If adversity breeds strength and cohesiveness then with an injury free run I think we're in for some great entertainment this season with this team.

At least we're not in the position of City where everyone seems to have taken their bat and ball home

Why don't you take your pick for a new wealthy owner from the long queue of people all waiting to take over

Well Featherstone had an owner who invested millions and look how that's going!

I'm no Nigel fan boy, but we've been the most stable we have for a long time. We do have investment, have our elite academy status back and had our highest finish last year. In the sport of RL we could end up being the 12th strongest club just by being stable while others around fall apart (and there's a few walking the tightrope at the moment)

Yes I would like a new stadium but no new owner is going to have a spare £30milliom to suddenly build one for us!

I'd understand if Jim Radcliffe said he wanted to buy us and Wood refused to sell! But your axe to grind is just becoming tedious now.

They did get a cheap loan from the council to buy the ground and got a share of the £6million the council gifted to the 3 clubs in their area though.

The new owner bought the club that owned the ground with low repayments to the council on it, development on the ground and pitch underway, an elite academy, no debt and pretty much a guarantee they’ll be promoted at the end of the season. It’s easier to put money in when you’ve got that as part of the de.

Bit of good news, Fultons on his way!