Sorry to sound amateurish, but this is a first post.

After years of following Wakey and years of following this forum for news and updates ( live in the midlands tragically ) Fridays "showing" finally prompted me to ask :

Is Paul Cooke not better suited to Loose Forward ? We seemed to slow down every time the ball went into his hands and as a result the ball ambled along the line, thus not stretching their sliding defence or creating gaps.

With Morrison out this might be the time to try him at 13 and at the very least we'd have three ball handlers on the field with obst and bj at 6 and 7 and latu at 9 making some go forward which I thought he did reasonably on Friday ?

Or is Cooke's defence not strong enough to make that viable ?

There isn't anything in his game that makes him suitable for anywhere!!!!
Oh sorry He could probably make a programme seller!!!!!
No offence intended to any current programme sellers!!!!

I have disagreed with many of your posts of late but you have called it spot on this time.

frankly cooke looks so unfit as to look unwell, in close up on the tv it was scary.

Didn’t we try Cooke at loose forward against Crusaders?

I’ll give him more time to settle in but the more I see of him the less convinced I am that he was the right signing. No doubt a very talented player in the past, but struggling to make any kind of impact at Wakefield.

I think we'll see whatever Cooke has left to offer in the last 6 games of the season.

Eh ??!! ... Cooke has a defence ???!!...must have left this in Hull too - when he was obviously brilliant of course - can't wait to see this - which game can we expect to see this ??

Never was brilliant never had a brilliant defence, I think his defence atm is not terrible merely adequate for him to be able to play at loose.

sorry mw spotted a typo

Didn't he play well in the second half against Cas on Good Friday - or was that just a figment of my imagination?

Nah you can't have that opinion on here, you've got to hate him then blame kear, it's the protocol.

It must be round his de-garden to keep the rif-raf from Hull out

Ehem

what is the difference between Paul Cooke and a man who has had constipation but is now smiling as he is a position to rectify that situation?