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| Quote: vastman "No it's not funny, you've just shown youself up but are so stupid you don't realise. The only one with a chip on the shoukder appears to be you - how sad.'"
It is sooo funny. Delightfully so. 
Is this the same vastman who suggested he was 'moving on' back on page 10? As ever true to your word. |
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| Quote: The Devil's Advocate "But the point is, you started this thread ![]()
Most threads are started by someone. That's how these forum work.
Your analysis of me is quaint. Are you trying to be deep and insightful? Well done. I am sure somebody will think you a clever chap. Maybe you can find other message boards were people play at being therapists. However on this issue of rugby league i think it is regrettable that a club with £100K in a market with several players in it opts for a NRL reserve grader. Your fellow wakey fans think it a good thing and do not like an alternative view...well boo hoo. 
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"Therefore, surely nothing in life is to be feared, only understood. Apart from getting shanked at the cash machine!"
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i love my city
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| Quote: Marsdengiant "Most threads are started by someone. That's how these forum work.
However on this issue of rugby league i think it is regrettable that a club with £100K in a market with several players in it opts for a NRL reserve grader'"
Name 3 openly transfer listed RL forwards of FW's quality.
There is no-one about!!!
We have a policy of buying british, we have a larger number of local lads in our team Vs Hudd, and i dare say a few better prospects than any local lads in your ranks. Jay Pitts for one my friend.
However when times need you must buy, and due to VERY unfortunate things happening to players (namely forwards) at our club we have been forced to make a signing which will give our squad greater depth, and of course quality otherwise why waste the money?
Why you feel the need to take out your own issues with the home office through slagging off another team is beyond me. |
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| Quote: Sandal Wild Cat "Name 3 openly transfer listed RL forwards of FW's quality.
There is no-one about!!!
We have a policy of buying british, we have a larger number of local lads in our team Vs Hudd, and i dare say a few better prospects than any local lads in your ranks. Jay Pitts for one my friend.
However when times need you must buy, and due to VERY unfortunate things happening to players (namely forwards) at our club we have been forced to make a signing which will give our squad greater depth, and of course quality otherwise why waste the money?
Why you feel the need to take out your own issues with the home office through slagging off another team is beyond me.'"
Can I introduce you to The Devil's Advocate....you share a need to play at therapist.
I am not sure where the 'fire' is at wakefield. You knew several forwards were leaving at the end of 08. Then Adam Watene died four months ago. That is a lot of lead time up to 2009. Moore has this horrible illness and Scully is on the mend. You have plenty of money in the pot but seemed to want to get Bird - even though you are strong in the halves / 13.
Players are not 'openly' transfer listed. but they are still being touted around and some SL clubs have cap pressures to deal with.
However this is incidental. signing an Oz reserve grader when you claim to have so many talented locals is a dire option. |
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| 17 pages on a little club like Wakey!!!How good is that?  Get a life boys. |
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| Quote: The Devil's Advocate "But the point is, you started this thread ![]()
But surely you would have welcome Bird with open arms as he is not an NRL reserve grader, you're tripping yourself up here cos now you're slating us for being in the market for a so called quality player! Are you sure there's no hidden agenda here?
4 months in rugby league terms is not a lot of time, most players have contracts sorted out long before their existing ones expire, I know this to be fact through knowing plenty of super league players and their families. Adam passed away in October, the last thing the club wanted to do was sign a direct replacement, the first thing on their minds was the welfare of Adam's family and his team mates, everyone had to come to terms with his sudden passing from the tea lady to the club chairman not to mention his poor family. In effect we probably had two months at the most to try and replace the big man. Stosics signing was made before Adams passing but the club thought it would be disrespectful to announce it as it would have looked like he was a replacement when in fact he had been signed to play alongside him. With the injury and illness crisis that has hit the club we needed to sign a player to bolster our pack as we cannot expect the likes of Bibb and Pitts to be playing week in week out at 18/19 years of age, how many other prop forward/back rowers do this at their age? The youngsters need blooding gradually otherwise they risk burning out at an early age. How long has it taken Fielden to regain his form and still he is a shadow of his former self. It may not be an ideal signing but probably a much needed one.
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| Quote: snowie "
And you spend 10 years in SL and are still signing NRL reserve graders. Pitiful.
Glad you came on here to tell us you did not want to reply 
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| Quote: Uptoncat "But surely you would have welcome Bird with open arms as he is not an NRL reserve grader, you're tripping yourself up here cos now you're slating us for being in the market for a so called quality player! Are you sure there's no hidden agenda here?
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You obviously have trouble thinking. You confuse seperate points either out of stupidity or necessity or both.
I think it a dire step for an established SL team to resort to signing reserve graders from Oz. The Bird reference was to point out you have plenty of cash and that he is not a prop second rower that some wakey fans seem so desperate for. Seperate points see HTH |
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| Quote: Marsdengiant "You obviously have trouble thinking. You confuse seperate points either out of stupidity or necessity or both.
I think it a dire step for an established SL team to resort to signing reserve graders from Oz. The Bird reference was to point out you have plenty of cash and that he is not a prop second rower that some wakey fans seem so desperate for. Seperate points see HTH ![]()
And you are quite clearly a cock with a hatred for our club HTH As has been said this reserve grader may turn out to be the signing of the season and he may help with the development of our own talent.
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| Quote: Uptoncat "
4 months in rugby league terms is not a lot of time, most players have contracts sorted out long before their existing ones expire, I know this to be fact through knowing plenty of super league players and their families. Adam passed away in October, the last thing the club wanted to do was sign a direct replacement, the first thing on their minds was the welfare of Adam's family and his team mates, everyone had to come to terms with his sudden passing from the tea lady to the club chairman not to mention his poor family. In effect we probably had two months at the most to try and replace the big man. Stosics signing was made before Adams passing but the club thought it would be disrespectful to announce it as it would have looked like he was a replacement when in fact he had been signed to play alongside him. With the injury and illness crisis that has hit the club we needed to sign a player to bolster our pack as we cannot expect the likes of Bibb and Pitts to be playing week in week out at 18/19 years of age, how many other prop forward/back rowers do this at their age? The youngsters need blooding gradually otherwise they risk burning out at an early age. How long has it taken Fielden to regain his form and still he is a shadow of his former self. It may not be an ideal signing but probably a much needed one.'"
Its 4 months since AW died. Not 4 months since others have left. The club did many things after AW died, to suggest this could not include looking for players is drivel. There is Moore - indefinate - and scully back in a couple of weeks. So your squad is so weak at the loss of Moore that your only option is to sign a NRL reserve grader. So be it. |
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| Quote: Uptoncat "And you are quite clearly a cock with a hatred for our club HTH ![]()
I have never commented on FWs talent or otherwise. My focus has been on a long established SL club resorting to reserve graders.
The need of so many wakey fans to tell other posters what they feel is amusing.
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| Quote: Marsdengiant "I have never commented on FWs talent or otherwise. My focus has been on a long established SL club resorting to reserve graders.
The need of so many wakey fans to tell other posters what they feel is amusing.'"
Michael Korkidas, NRL reserve grader, signed for Huddersfield, a team with a wealthy backer, superb infrastructure, an (apparently) excellent youth academy and no injury crisis. Now that is a disgrace! With your sentiments about the signing of Winterstien, you will only show yourself up to be a hypocrite if you disagree. |
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "a fair few do!
no we wouldnt, in an ideal world we would have a smattering of top quality imports in every side, we would have squads with 3 or 4 world class international imports, and squads of 21 british players, Top Class imports are good for the game, players like Winterstein are papering over the cracks of a failling youth policy, if Wakefield cant put their mind to it and bring through a prop better than a 2nd/3rd string NRL player, they dont deserve to be in SL.
how many other clubs have 10 or more overseas players?
he suffers the consequences of his inability to find and bring through quality young players, whether that means not bringing in another 3rd string NRL player, or losing one of those he has
thats the point, he will probably come over and do a job, but all that does is paper over the fact Wakefield havent brought through enough talent through their academy or from elsewhere in britain to be sustainable,
until they suffer the consequences of this, they will never give youth development the attention it deserves,'"
Not entirely sure but you could try taking a look at Wigan who have a good youth development policy and are still running with a squad of 10 overseas players.
Amos Roberts
George Carmont
Pat Richards
Tim Smith
Thomas Leuluai
Mark Riddell
Iafeta Palea'asina
Phil Bailey
Cameron Phelps
Harrison Hansen?
Given this is a club with more money than most clubs how do they justify it? But you don't seem bothered about slagging them off, just us. |
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