Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 10:06 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

To be honest that’s all I’m bothered about this year.

Don’t get dragged into another relegation scrap.

Develop the young players.

Sort out our recruitment behind the scenes for 2022.

Decide on our coaching and conditioning team as part of point above.

Jimbo you was telling us we could win the Grand Final all off season now you want to avoid relegation. Thats some swing that lad.

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 10:11 am  

KaeruJim wrote:

To be honest that’s all I’m bothered about this year.

Don’t get dragged into another relegation scrap.

Develop the young players.

Sort out our recruitment behind the scenes for 2022.

Decide on our coaching and conditioning team as part of point above.

Look at our facilities and look at Cas and Wakey. If your an overseas player which one are you joining? The answer is the one that pays more. Atmosphere wont come into it. Get a great team and South Stand will rock again im sure.

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 11:01 am  

Sadly the new south stand doesnt have the same atmosphere as the old one, I remember it absolutely bouncing at one point! Still think the stadium looks way better with the new stands and cant wait to see it packed out once again

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 4:33 pm  

Have to agree about the atmosphere, as a Cas fan Rhino's away was always (and still is) a highlight. There always seemed to be a constant noise during play but I've noticed that since the improvements the only real cheering seems to happen when you score. Maybe the noise is still there but just doesn't get amplified in the same way.

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 5:05 pm  

Probably doesn’t help that we haven’t been that great since the new stadium opened

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Fri May 07, 2021 6:54 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Jimbo you was telling us we could win the Grand Final all off season now you want to avoid relegation. Thats some swing that lad.

Haha I know!

I thought we had a chance at giving it a rattle this year but mid-table is fine.

I am serious about next year though....

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat May 08, 2021 1:03 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Look at our facilities and look at Cas and Wakey. If your an overseas player which one are you joining? The answer is the one that pays more. Atmosphere wont come into it. Get a great team and South Stand will rock again im sure.

if the rugby gods align we still have chance of great team , walker never injured again and passing like myler , newman , 2 beasts able to run 80 yards wing/centre poss , quality br poss, though 4 qualitty hb's and 2 hookers like the 00's may never be seen again ,

sadly the possibility of the south stand being the same again is like a tsunami to a babbling brook--- at its peak there were 3 core singing areas that could join as one and seem to have the whole middle section singing, it's now dispersed to a few rows bottom half with southstanders leaving to east and west and old north standers and press amongst the top half

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat May 08, 2021 5:34 pm  

doc-rhino wrote:

if the rugby gods align we still have chance of great team , walker never injured again and passing like myler , newman , 2 beasts able to run 80 yards wing/centre poss , quality br poss, though 4 qualitty hb's and 2 hookers like the 00's may never be seen again ,

sadly the possibility of the south stand being the same again is like a tsunami to a babbling brook--- at its peak there were 3 core singing areas that could join as one and seem to have the whole middle section singing, it's now dispersed to a few rows bottom half with southstanders leaving to east and west and old north standers and press amongst the top half

The South Stand was always a cess pit as i remember it. You crave those days if you wish but i prefer the stadium as it is now i have to say.

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat May 08, 2021 8:19 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

The South Stand was always a cess pit as i remember it. You crave those days if you wish but i prefer the stadium as it is now i have to say.

whether i crave it or not i was illustrating how there's no possibility of it rocking however good the team becomes

Re: RD 6 | Wakefield Trinity (H) : Sat May 08, 2021 8:40 pm  

The Southstand was the best part of Headingley and the fans in there helped Leeds to many a win over the years.
Away teams always commented about the intimidation but loved playing there especially when it was full.
For me we have lost the atmosphere that used to be one of the main pluses that drove the players on.