Interesting

Is it Father Christmas ? Built like a prop and we have the ideal shirt for him from last years Boxing Day game. Dont mock it until youve seen him play . On loan from Lapland RLFC . They couldnt get him uber the salary cap !

MC on twitter says one more anouncment regarding squad news tonight and if everybody not happy hes giving up .....so is it player extending contract or new arrivall i gonna take a guess that pita is coming back although it is a total guess

He'd better get packing because I can guarantee you there will be someone who knows better.

I'd go with the SH from London Chissitt mentioned.

See PM.

Where's Wally?

Well he’d better give up then

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We could sign Sam Burgess & some would complain that we're still light in the halves.

So it must be Jonathan thurston then...

Tom johnstone new 4 year deal great news

Good news

Especially when there was others interested,well done Tom,keep that No2 shirt yours from now on I know you won't let Trin down

That is great news. Even this forum must find it hard to criticise that move.

Great signing. It sends out a great message to the top juniors out there, instead of the usual 1 or 2 years.

A Big commitment from the Club and fantastic news for Tom. Well deserved, and well done all round.

I demand to know why it wasn't a five year contract!





In al, seriousness brilliant move from the club

Well you can't build a team around a winger but it shows we can start somewhere.

Onward and upward

Brilliant news,best wishes tom

If Tom avoids injury I have no doubt that with his ability and mature attitude he could be every bit as good as Gareth Ellis in his respective position. Only difference is we will enjoy it for longer, very happy. I know Phil Clarke considers him a future International and although Clakie waffles a bit he's a fair judge.

Personally I don't see it. I hope I am wrong but I have seen many better prospects come and go without making an impact.

For me he is decent at most facets of the game, but I don't see anything that sets him apart as special.

Comparing him with Ellis is ridiculous. I think it is more an indication of how poor the pathways at Trinity have been for a long time that gets fans so excited about this deal.

Hopefully however he proves me wrong.

Can you see that bonfire?
Please feel free to pee on it! Goodness me, enjoy the positives, we have enough bloody negatives during a season. Jeez

I think there are significantly more positives in the squad than this signing.

I appreciate due to the fact he is home grown fans get excited but as I said I just don't see anything in his game to suggest he will be anything more than average at the top level at best so personally I think a 4 year deal is a bit much. 2 points however need to be taken into account, firstly we don't know how the deal is structured and better judges than me think he is worth the 4 year deal.

Time will tell I guess. Would love to be wrong.

For me it's about the 4 years it shows commitment from the club and the player. Imagine if he managed to have a great season or two and got picked up on the cheap or nothing from a bigger club.
Four years says it all. Great vision by the club.

You speak from experience, and say much that makes sense but, not for the first time, I think you are wrong.

Wakefield has not been home to many great wingers, but this kid has the chance to be that - he is very exciting to watch and, with a decent centre inside him and work on his defensive positioning, he can make the Knights squad by this time next year! Enjoy!

Fully deserved


Plenty of promise and pace and everyone hopes that he will fulfil the massive potential that he has.
Well done for the club for putting faith in one of our own but, more credit to Tom and his family for the
loyalty that they have shown to Wakefield, fantastic to see this in the modern world.

Wigan fan underwhelmed by other clubs signing!

Which other prospects are you comparing Johnstone to?

I agree with you TRB and don't wish to be pedantic but perhaps it would have been more accurate to say 'many great wingers recently' we had great wingers in the 60's and 70's - the likes of Hirst, Prinsloo, Fred Smith, Coetzer and Slater to name but a few. Sorry, I tend to live in the past but those wingers would have walked into any team nowadays.
BTW Johnstone is a brilliant prospect, those who doubt it cannot be relied on for their RL knowledge.