Quote: Tigerade "Bang on this ^^.
With WTW now playing "friendlies" for the next 13 games the concept of "every minute matters" certainly hasn't worked out the way the RFL expected. Other teams will fall into friendly mode over the next 6 to 8 weeks but I don't think anyone expected someone to do it this early in the season.
At what point do the RFL look at the new system been flawed ? Could they bring WTW to task of not playing their part in the concept ?'"
Whilst I think that Wakefield and in particular Webster have got this one badly wrong, clubs can only work to the system (2 x 12 & 3 x
that has been put in place.
I actually posed a question of James Webster at the fans forum just before the season started, as to how he intended managing his squad as there was a strong possibility of us finishing in the "middle 8".
The reply given was, that they would re asses where the team were at regular intervals.
I guess that the number of injuries sustained early on, especially in the forwards, has made it extremely difficult to compete and realistically, even at such an early stage of the season, Wakefield look nailed on for the "middle eight".
Where Webster and M. Carter have got things badly wrong, is that people will not turn up to watch a team going through the motions and quite frankly, if this is what we have, I would rather that we were playing Championship rugby, although IF Wakefield do get relegated, they may never return to SL.
There are major issues with the ground, falling attendances and of course, cash is tight.
It's a very sorry situation but, the one certainty is that if there was 1 up, 1 down, based on final league position, the white flag would not have been raised yet !
