If everyone renewed their season tickets we wouldn't be as pessimistic!

If they hadn't been lied to for the last few years maybe they would.

It may not help but its a fact that some fans have walked away from the club because of how its been abused by our dear friends recently departed.

Maybe more people ought to be pointing the finger at the real reasons why we are in this mess and why some are not renewing season tickets.

I have tried to convince several fans to renew for the sake of the clubs future but they've had enough, times are hard and its not a priorty for them anymore.

In that case it's gonna be a self fulfilling prophesy!
Sit back and wait to see what sort of team we're gonna be fielding and one things for sure it's gonna be a long hard season!

Aiton following Amor, Tim Smith, Mariano,Wilkes, Cowling....

Hull KR dragging their feet over signing Cockayne, is it due to our well advertised financial plight that the longer they leave it the more chance they have of getting him for peanuts rather than £30,000 or financially are they 'creaking' as well?

Whatever is said on this forum Aiton has weaknesses as most players do but he is still one of the best hookers that Wakefield have had for a number of years and he will be badly missed in the middle of the park next season. Best of luck to him.

We now don't have a genuine hooker in the squad. Hopefully WTW manage this carefully and ensure that a revolving door announcement is made for Aiton with a reputable signing coming in such as Liam Hood with Wildie being re-signed.

Poore will be next.....

Yes if Aiton goes we need an experienced hooker to hook the ball out of the scrum.

And a scrum half that rolls the ball into the centre of the "tunnel" between the 2 pack of forwards

Unusually funny for you AL

Sorry wrencat1873 forgot ball needs putting in straight like they do now.

Quite...the good old days Brian Briggs Ghost when you were a lad...Think Aiton would run rings around Alan Mccurry, Nigel Bell and Billy Conway if they had their time again. I accept your point the game has changed though and in this area not for the better.

3 of my favourite players right there.
All different, but all great

Hooker is a misnomer. No such position nowadays, merely an extra halfback.

I don't think Aiton would last more than 20 minutes playing against any of the three players you mentioned.

Difficult to compare players from different era's, but I don't think he would have run rings McCurrie. With todays full time training, conditioning etc, Mac would be sensational

Kath Hetherington probably part of the deal (Leeds paying consultancy deal) - hope you pick up a couple of better than average players in return and hope Mr Carter is making progress with the black hole.

I really like Aiton,but to say he would run rings round McCurrie, Belly and Billy is ridiculous.
Its the old chestnut of past v present,relevant to any sport.
The greats of the past fast forwarded to today would benefit from all of todays modern methods of development and been even better.
Or perhaps they may even have had that touch of individualism coached out of them.