1. Ben Kavanagh – On Loan from Widnes til end of season
2. Stuart Howarth – 18 month deal from Hull FC
3. Kevin Locke – Signed from Salford til end of Season ( NZ )
4. Michael Sio – Signed from Mackay Cutters ( Samoan )
5. Jordan Tansey – Signed from Lagentium
6. Anthony Walker – Signed from St Helens
7. Anthony Mullally – Signed from Hudderfield
8. Lee Smith – Resigned from RU Newcastle Falcons
9. Bill Tupou – signed from Canterbury Bulldogs ( NZ )
10. Scott Moore – Signed from Lagentium in a swap deal for Paul MacShane
11. Andy Yates – Signed from Leeds
12. Simon Grix – On loan from Warrington until end of Season

potentially Wakey could field a team with 10 players who had no part to play in the original 23 fixtures ,

If the rules and regulations deem it acceptable to do that then how can it be perceived as being wrong.
The Bulls have signed 4 additional players as a step up in quality is necessary. This all has to be done within a much smaller salary cap.

Now you have completed half of your research would you also like to post all the players that have gone or not available that played this season thanks.

Whose research? Middleman has summed the matter up.

All but Grix and Yates have played a part of the original 23 fixtures.

Are you actually getting worried that our "no-one wants" team are going to beat your "all stars" team?
Lol. Bring it on.

I don't think that was the point he was making at all. I think he was just pointing out an interesting fact. I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong.

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I posted more in ' interesting facts ' than any criticism of Trinity specifically , obviously there's a raw nerve there.
The oldest signing - Ben Kavanagh joined for round 12 of SL , next oldest is Stuart Howarth at Wakefield from round 17. the other 10 signing most definitely have been signed for the qualifiers.

Salford have lost 3 players over the 23 rnds - Hock- Locke & Walton , and have brought 3 in to replace:- Krasniqi , Maitua & Thornley with Tomkins in on loan to cover for long injury to Tommy lee.

If Salford had recycled their squad to the same extent in the latter stages of the season , I could imagine the furore levelled the club & it's owner.

Wakey wont get anywhere signing all these mercenaries.

Realistically from a Wakefield fans' point of view we could play another half a dozen that took no part in the previous 23 games, hence the problem we now find ourselves in

No issue with Wakefield replacing their departures and season-long injured players. They're not breaking any rules and doing what I would hope our club would do if they found themselves in a similar predicament.

The biggest risk you've got from a Wakefield perspective is all of those new arrivals gelling in time.

Wakey have a siege mentality growing, which is a good thing and could potentially galvanize a new group of names into a proper team. I think we're playing them at the best time tbh. After a game or two they'll be firing on all cylinders.

I think we may have spent around 3/4 of the full cap (perhaps less) and hopefully we can at least be competitive for the last 7 games of the season.
It's been a real struggle following Trinity this season, perhaps similar to your own club.

Are you expecting anything like a decent crowd on Sunday ? and do your season tickets cover the "middle 8' home games ?