True man is more a SH imo.

Max is hardly covering anymore, that’s very disrespectful! He’s a genuine now. For heavens sake players aren’t born with a brand saying FB only. Are you doing the same job you were at 17? Actually you probably are.

The point is that Max can easily cover and be effective and you know it.

And my point is he is our fullback.
Doesn't matter where else he can play, if you move him you are losing something.

And his experience at 6 is with a losing team and a championship team.

I grossly underestimate no one I just have my own options on players and for me I never got to see him have a run in super league at half back only fullback where he looked at ease in that position.According to Phil Gould fullback is the most important position on the field nowadays , so yes the game has changed and max at fullback is in the perfect position imo to exploit this new era

He's definitely signed.

I wouldn't take Vasty too seriously, he once said he thought Chris Annakin would make a good centre

One of Kay/Hood? Neither were announced to be leaving and I haven’t seen any contract extensions for them yet.

Kay signed for 2 years in 2023. I'm sure Hood's doing another year as well.

I thought it was stand off.

Have we signed another player from Hull based on the X statement.

Nah, just signings are usually released on Fridays and not Tuesdays. Rourke or Russell perhaps

I'd say Rourke

You see based on reading the entire works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in respect of Sherlock Holmes I was looking at the reference of returning to the faithful (Hull song) to come up with my elementary deduction.

Expect it to be Rourke

My money is on Matty Russell

Expecting either Rourke or Russell, although I am interested to hear there are a couple of signings that the club have managed to keep under wraps from any speculation so at some point I guess there will be 1 or 2 nobody saw coming!!

Rourke announced

https://wakefieldtrinity.com/josh-rourke-joins-trinity/

https://wakefieldtrinity.com/josh-rourke-joins-trinity/

I think he'll be a hit at Wakefield

Like the look of this kid. Welcome to Trinity Josh.

It’s a genuine threat to the 1 shirt which I think Jowitt needs to reach his potential.

Of the 2 Rourke has performed at a better level in SL this year than Max has when he has played SL.

I think MJ needed this to really make him kick on to the next level, if he doesn’t he will struggle to hold onto the 1 shirt.

Fantastic to have options, competition for places and depth.

Seriously?
MJ played to a very good standard in SL when he was allowed to play!

I think he had some good spells and he is clearly very talented lad. He also experienced some tough times in SL too.

Rourke has had a breakout season this year. He’s been outstanding in a very poor team. He’s been awarded the accolade of being the best player in SL in July.

No disrespect to Max, as I do rate him, but I don’t think you could realistically say during his time in SL that at any point he could be considered the best player in the comp over a 4 week period.

I do think that you have to be realistic in that Roarke has played 16 games in SL and not many more career games. He is a rookie. Early signs show a talented one. It’s also easier to stand out when playing in a part time and relatively poor team.

Comparing that to Max who’s 100+ SL and 150 Career appearances and entering his prime years off the back of a year where he’s been head and shoulders the best player in the championship consistently is not much of a comparison.

That’s not to say Roarke doesn’t have talent but he’s 24? And relatively inexperienced for that age standing out in a poor team.

I’m happy to have Roarke but Max is the better more experienced full back and Roarke could become a much better player by soaking up the parts of Max’s game that Roarke appears to need to work on (creating the space, the pass selection and organising defensive line).

I am happy to have both as options though. Good signing is Roarke but let’s not go overboard. The guy doesn’t need that pressure either.

Not really sure where I’ve gone overboard, just stated facts in regards Rourke.

Just thought you were comparing both and it appeared reading between the lines that you were suggesting was the better full back. Apologies if that wasn’t the case.

Roarke has that running game for sure but I think it could be a great move for the club and Roarke to develop further.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to seeing him next season. Could have two good full backs on our hands and not all clubs have that depth.