Viewing the effervescent David Fifita & the vibrancy he brings to the club & dressing room & therefore to each individual it becomes obvious this ingredient was missing until he came again to the club. Therefore who will provide this vital ingredient next season which or where ever we play next season !
Personally we need him next season but more importantly we need to scour for a player that holds this ability to replace him a.s.a.p.
It is obvious what has been missing, his enthusiasm which makes every one smile & enjoy & believe in the team players/mates & the club, he may well be described as the glue !

David has brought so much to the team that is obvious. I hope that we ask him for another season whether it’s in the second tier or not. But it’s a big ask to be uprooting family again. Either way the man will always have my respect.

Big Dave will go down as a Legend of Wakefield .Think the way we have played against Leeds and Salford is more down to what Dave and Gale are getting out of the players than what the Coach had achieved in the first 15 games .Every thing as improved from the passing of the bal,l to the forwards running hard and working hard in defence .

Come on….

Blame coach for games we lose and don’t credit him with games we win. That’s highly cynical imo I’m afraid. Has Mash kicked your cat or something.

Also, consider who it was that brought Gale in and who brought Fifita back (by Fifita own admission). The coach takes the heat for the losses but he should also take the credit for any recent upturn in fortunes and decisions that may lead to that (or not).

Sorry can not agree ,should have been sorted at beginning of season ,not 15 games in .Giving Gaskell the 6 shirt ,Going back to things that W Poaching had tried for the first 8 games of this season and not admiting it was not working ,Took W Poaching about two games to see same problem .Here we go again Chester part 6 .Win a few games and all is forgive ,let's forget about making the club a laughing stock, ,not scoring a try in 5 games, scoring a average of 6 points a game for first 15 games .Having the worst defensive record by far in S L .I agree some thing as changed over the last 3 games ,but to give the worst coach we have had at Wakefield the credit is way of the mark At least the last few games have put some life back into the club

So how many games would he have to win for you to give him some credit?

Will not get any credit from me.As said everything as changed on the field since Gale and Dave as come to the club .The same thing happened with Chester he was taking the credit at the start then J K left then Chester was a like a fish out of water .Same with the coach we got now but,in reverse .If the Coach is that good ,how come the ball was not been passed fast and straight for the first 15 games the forwards were plodding in, the defence was shocking, The rugby was the worst i have seen at Wakefield . Think 2 wins because we are doing things that we should have been doing from from the first game is down to the Coach i can not agree with .Think when \if we go down there as got to to be a change of the coach or we will be back at square one unless they give Gale a big part in the coaching role .Powell is struggling at Wires but did a great job at Cas. Was Gale the one that got Powell the credit .Gale is way past is best on the park but the way we through the ball about against Leed shows there is some one at Wakefield who can get a team to play attacking rugby .,but it is not the presents coach

It was Smith and Dagger against Leeds.

Lets just enjoy the win

Hmm I thought you knew more about coaching than that. Sorry. My mistake.

More than he's lost.

Not to mention setting the SL record for consecutive nillings. Imperative we get an actual Head Coach next year.

New it was Smith and Dagger that's the point ,First time we had thrown the ball about . Gale does not have to be on the park to show them what to do

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Tha knows nowt about the game cocker every one was unhappy bout only a blind man could see the problem the players the inclusion of Gale and fafita gave the lads confidence

If that is what you think ,glad I do not no anything about the game .Take of your rose tinted glass and look again

All the posts have some truth BUT, the facts are we need someone like Dave, so, are we going to achieve that ?

We may never find out.

He knows nowt poptart doesn't need a genius to see Gale andfafita makes a differance when we were struggling the coachhadnt the duo to work with suddenly these two on the field gave the rest of the team confidence and the coaches tactics were put into place right players to work with smple

Aye, was a master stroke of Mash to bring them into the fold. He clearly identified they would add to the team on and off the pitch and that they would be able to contribute towards the structures he’s set out.

Glad it’s working. I just watched Trinity TV and the performance vs Salford was nothing short of a very good performance.

The exit of Ford also seems to have coincided with an up turn in form - coincidental or not.

I’ll stick my neck out and say there are no players of Dave’s ilk out there , better -yes , younger - yes , more successful -absolutely ,but unless your throwing mega money at a top Aussie there is no one I’ve seen over the recent years anywhere to touch his infectious attributes he brings to the players and fans alike . He’s a one off ,an inigma in the world of RL , as loyal as they come , a larger than life figure, and we should just savour him while he’s still here ,because when he’s gone there is no one like him to replace him ,of that I’m positive, and Belle Vue will be a far duller place without him around . I’m just hoping the club see it in their way to name at least something at the ground after him ,as I’ve seen far better players than him run out over the years , but nothing quite like the big bopper .

He's definitely larger than life.

Sadly, he can't go on forever.

Maybe when he does finally hang up his boots he could be Phil Seymours long term replacement. Would definitely get the stand rocking on a match day.

At very least we need to brand a "Big Boppers Meat Pie" for sale at the catering outlets in the ground

That's a pretty big time lag Trojan







I'm putting my money on Dave Fifita being the one and only catalyst. Timing lines up a bit better ?

Max J views on DF: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... re-4206030

Max J views on DF: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/r ... re-4206030