On our day we are not only capable of matching but beating HKR ,it really does depend on the mindset of the players getting off the coach on the day . No amount of training in the week will make an apeth of difference if they aren’t mentally up for the fight ,remember JJB stating that 80% of your performance is formed in the dressing room before the game ,get that right and your in with a shout . Get the attitude wrong and you’ve a Cas or even a Wigan performance to look forwards to . The shining light for me is as a supporter of many years these last Few games are part and parcel of Trinity’s DNA ,and no matter how many times we stamp our feet or voice our concerns and throw the teddy out over the years it’s still happening , but we always rally and shock a few of the big boys and you have to get them stashed in the memory banks to get you through the inevitable bad times. The roller coaster moves over to hull this weekend and it’ll be better than any funfair ride you’ve ever been on ,grab a ticket to see if you’ll be laughing or crying when the ride ends . I’m hoping its smiles all round .

HKR are a very good set of players and well coached … there’s a real challenge here… I hope we are up for it!

Those set of words could apply to any team in super league really, simple question and I'm not trying to be provocative here just a simple supposition, supposing both teams are at their best who wins

no fudging

On our day is based squarely at our hit and miss squad , I don’t think there are any other teams in the super league that have had as many calamity’s as us over the years or being so inconsistent so many times ,you just know that the class of leeds and Warrington will pull them out of the mire ,whereas we aren’t that lucky and seem to fall to pieces when a few big names are out . For what it’s worth IMO we will beat HKR if we have our best 17 on the field and all in the right frame of mind

We do have the chicken little mentality as a fan base though ,the world falls in at the first sign of a losing run , woe is us and all that OTT stuff . It’s been going on ever since I've cared to watch them , dizzy height for us followed by deep troughs of despair . The holy grail is consistency which saints seem to have found and the rest of super league apart from Wigan are still searching for .We just seem to hit the low points better than most and don’t get to savour the high points long enough . Spare a thought in all this apathy for those poor MU players who’s wages collectively could sort the best part of world hunger out and they bombed 0-4 . Not a football fan in the slightest but jeez it puts our performances into perspective ,Think of the help both mentally and physically they get by the best in the world of sport ,
.These guys get everything afforded to them before stepping out on the hollowed turf ,so I’m happy where we are at , I’m happy with some of the performances , obviously not others , but that the wakefield way and I can’t see it changing anytime soon . Rather be stood in Belle Vue watching a team trying their best than at old Trafford watching a team of over payed Prima donnas who don’t give a monkeys any day of the week

If not we will get hammered.

The only plus side is WP knows Smith well so if there is a Coach whose methods he should know how to counter it's this one.

However, with a team that clearly can't do the basics and hasn't listened to their coach since 2018, I don't hold out much hope.

Come on Vasty, they were going ok till the Cas game.
The 2 wins v Wire were excellent as was the first 40 v Wigan in the cup.

I fully accept that we were bloody awful v Cas and the 2nd game v Wigan was always a hiding to nothing.

Something close to a full side v KR should be a good barometer of where we are at

Gutted to be missing this one (bl*ody typical both games kick-off at 3) as I will be on the other side of the Humber watching Torquay United at Grimsby....
However, I missed last seasons game there and we won - so maybe I'm better off not going!


Think we have a chance [iif [/ithe players missing at the Pies return.

Mate, couldn't be happier if you're right. Let's hope so.

KR just announced Smith will be leaving at the end of the season, strange that he is but even more strange the timing of the announcement, the only thing I can think of is another club is about to announce that he will be with them next season.

Or they are about to announce their new coach
Smith's contract is up and Siebold is in England and available.

I thought Leeds were announcing their new coach tomorrow