I agree, just got to spend enough to have a good chance to win. We don’t need to bankrupt ourselves to prove a point.

There are a number of reasons why we are favourites to get into SL next year, and winning the GF is just one. My point is it’s not the only objective. Long term we have to prepare for SL and that means buying some players who may not at this moment be as good as some players at other clubs. It’s a balancing act.

If we are ever to truly compete in SL we have to get far more things right than just the staring 17.

I’m not being negative I want us to romp the Championship in a way that sends the message out, But other things do come into play.

Of course a lot depends on what recruitment is to come. By my calculations it at least another 8. I grew that depending on who they are winning the GF does become more of an issue.

Just a debate for now.

I’m in agreement with PT, the things we do on the field of play will positively affect the off field stuff where we can increase our IMG score by more. Then add in the on field points that come from winning the 1895 Cup, topping the League and winning the Grand Final. Finally if ME decides to put LED advertising boards around the pitch, we should build enough points to secure our place in the top 12 and keep other clubs from overtaking us.

https://youtu.be/grkbEpIafm4?si=Vn_Y3zIh0qO3ni5e New GM, David Tucker - great to see the regular Youtube updates

https://youtu.be/grkbEpIafm4?si=Vn_Y3zIh0qO3ni5e New GM, David Tucker - great to see the regular Youtube updates

But that’s always been the case at ours and every club ,get the team playing good open attractive rugby and winning games is always going to attract fans, both old and new . Last season we had the core fans supporting the club as we went through our Annus Horribilis ,and lots took a break from a painful season . This coming season the expectations are on a all time high and fans have bought into the hype ,and all the team has to do is win games and keep the fans entertained in the process and it’s a win win . The icing on the cake is the new facilities which will come on stream and will enhance the spectator experience on match days and beyond . But for me the most important part of the jigsaw is the team winning games , because at the end of the day that’s what we’ve ever wanted all along , everything else is a Brucie bonus

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Being good in the field is not enough at Wakefield.
If you look at the average attendances in our most successful years since the 60s it's still not above the 7,500 Mark.
Part of that is the facilities which are getting better and the active marketing and engagement.
We are getting that together by the looks of it but it won't just happen with success on the field.

It's strange how much cash this new era is going to save many of us who ploughed money into the club over the past god knows how many years.
I can't remember what the cost of the Platinum Ticket for the NS was for 2023 but probably £300 with the shirt. So that is a saving of £150 but I don't get a shirt and as I bought online for the 1st time I won't routinely be visiting the club shop.
Trinity TV has gone to be replaced by free to view alternatives, so another £50.
Is the lottery now a frivolous expense even if it continues?
The club certainly won't be asking for donations/share purchases?

Has Trinity TV gone now?

No point putting content behind a paywall.

I understand what you mean, I just hadn't seen that they'd taken it down.

All I know is I tried watching the last game of the season the other day and there were only 4 full games on the whole thing when you logged in and I still couldn't even watch anything. So I just put it down to either some kind of software problem or a move to a more streamlined system.

So do we have to make sure to cancel the 4.99 a month or is just shutting down?

Although I pay annually I rarely go on when we're losing away games and attend all homes anyway. Rumour has it that there's been no content available since the takeover.
I've disabled auto pay for next year.

Just checked myself. You are indeed correct.

I was asking tall Daz in the shop last Friday, he said there is a new app being developed, every thing will be on there, I’m not sure what the club is still taking £4.99 a month out of my account if Trinity tv is no longer available.