Great point about the youth pool drying up with quality in the area. Leeds and huffs are a prime example. The youth players that burst into the scene a few years ago for them don't appear to have kicked on or have the potential of those coming through at wakey.

We should fight tooth and nail to keep and develop them and stick a few fingers up at the clubs who want to steal them.

For the season to be fun.... engaging

Enjoying the victories without brash overbearing silliness

Accepting defeat without hotheaded blaming and antagonistic language or behaviour.

That life is lived with grace and a smile

All of our players are given equal and proportionate praise

In the wider world we stop the descent into hatered and cynicism... and give no vehicle to those who thrive and prosper in that culture

That the Sharks get back to back premierships and Trinity win their first superleague title



Not much to wish for really

It might only be 3 games, but given the choice between 6 points in SL or a Wembley appearance we need to be choosing the 6 points. It seemed during some games (Cas at home) that players were throwing away league points to try and preserve fitness for challenge cup games. Now there's nothing wrong with that (other than pride) as we'd secured a spot in the top 8, but I don't want to think that the players are having to make that decision knowing they're going to be playing every weekend. I honestly believe that Leigh intentionally threw away the CC in 2016 to give their players the most amount of time off possible and a single focus in promotion

Although I can see the reason I'm in the opposite field.

A challenge cup final or even winning silverware off the back of 3 games is something the new players should 100% put their all into. The good it would do the club, the players and the brand would be amazing.

Not to mention, from a political perspective. The council would find it harder not to engage with seeking a solution to our ground situation having brought home silverware to the city of Wakefield.

We would be silly not to pour everything g into the cup imo. With the size of the squad I can't see how it would be too detrimental to the season. It's about preparation and making the right decisions which comes down to the players and the coach/club. I'm more confideng than ever before in that regard

I think MC meant young lads left the club previously because they thought other clubs had less chance of relegation, some current young lads may have better offers its the nature of the game. Happy New Year everyone.

Health and Happiness are all that anyone can ask for.

The better that Trinity perform, the happier we will all be
Anywhere in the top 8 will be good and a short sharp cup run, finishing at Wembley (we're already a step nearer than last season)

This season has so much promise for Trinity.
A great squad with a few "home grown" youngsters doing well.

Lets enjoy the highs and not get too down with the lows and enjoy the ride on the TRINITY roller coaster.

To be competitive in every game, to finish higher than last year, to see the current crop of youngsters get better and others follow suit and to take my boy to Wembley to watch Wakefield Trinity as my dad did me in 1979. Talking to Prince Buster last night we both agreed this is achievable in 2017.

Did he mention anything about peter Box?

I'm with you TH on this one. For a club like us this is (at the moment) our best chance of silverware. To win the cup requires us to win three one off games over a period of three or four months. To win the GF requires a week in week out level of consistency which we are not yet capable (hopefully we'll start to address that from 2017 onwards).
The Challenge Cup still has an appeal especially for us 'oldies' who were brought up on it. I was 23 the last time Wakefield Trinity went to Wembley, I'm now 61 and don't have another 38 years left in me so to win it this year would be fantastic.

You'd rather win three more league games than get to Wembley? That's mental.

You'd rather risk not making the top 8, having to play 4 extra games on the CC run which will tire the squad more and jepordise our place in Super League?

6 points is a big difference, it could easily be the difference between 8th place and 9th place. I'd love to think we could manage everything but until we are spending the cap then I'd rather we built gradually on what we've managed so far and if that means sacrificing the cup to ensure league survival the so be it.

I wouldn't want us to go back to being ambitiousless and jack in the CC. We did that in 2015 and that didn't help on jolt.

Simple, try and win more games than we lose, regardless of the competition.

Don't think it's as simple as a choice between challenge cup match or 2 points. If it were we could easily guarantee 6 points.

As it is it wouldn't be 4 extra games as the first is mandatory and they are spread apart reasonably so that we can prepare well enough. Considering our squad size we certainly are in a better position to do well in the cup.

Like someone else said. We have been knocked out first time in the cup and still lost in our SL matchups. Winning becomes a habit and we need to get ourselves winning as much as possible in every game we play

I'd love Trin to improve on the league position of last season and with the squad that we have I can't see why not, a good cup run with a Final appearance would finish the season off just nice. Like Khalve said get into a winning frame of mind from the off.