it replaces tronc who was at the time punching holes in other teams defenses, if we get chuck to stiffen up our defense and cause chaos in attack then it is a step forward,
I can live with winning games by 2pts if its close, even if not beneficial to the old heart
we are going to have to struggle through this season without a recognised scrum half simple as, doubt we are going to make the playoffs on recent performances but just hang in there

Just hope his wife doesn't get homesick.

The man is a monster, he looks like the bald beast who controls one of the Oliphaunts in 'The Return of the King.'

Can he tackle?
Can he run the ball in all afternoon?
Can he get the ball out in the tackle?

Sorry but Wayne McDonald was built like a brick house and played like a lavy door. I'll give him time to see if he's got heart and any desire.

Lol, I liked Big daft Wayne, he made about 14 clean breaks per game but then did something daft. Big Frank Winterstein not so much.

Charlie looks the part atleast, 19 stone and lean! Get him on the pitch quick, there was a time when all that the Trinity lads/fans needed was a barnstorming run from Korki!

Welcome aboard Charlie - can't wait to see you in the Red White and Blue.

Its along way to run around him and by the looks running over him won't be easy, we'll see how he shapes up in a few weeks or so.

as both bradford and catalans have shown if you dominate the forwards you will win the games..eventually..

Let's face it, if he was anywhere near as good as Tronc, he'd still be playing in the NRL.

However, I'm not pre-judging anything; if he's got some bottle and a point to prove, he could very well provide the momentum for a change in fortunes. Also, as WF4 rightly says, there's nothing like a barnstorming run from a big forward to lift the crowd, and we could do with a bit of that right now.

So - what do we chant when he smashes his way through the line?!

He wont get to tangle with Leeds enforcer, I look forward to him meeting the Andy Coley of 2010 I think this will show how potentially good an enforcer he is.

I still think that there are players in the lower grades who could do Trinity a great job....

I just dont think Leano is one of them....

It doubt Charlie will rip it up straight away coming midway thru the season and having no pre season with the rest of the trin lads, so hope people dont expect too much from his first few games, ill prob judge him after 5 or 6 games...Welcome to Wakefield...I wonder if he has been given Troncs old bella house??