[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Tue Oct 10, 2023 10:05 pm  

Congrats to Lachlan Walmsley for winning joint Championship Player of the Year. Lets hope the rumours aren't true and he can build on for next season!

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:42 am  

The only "journalist" (and I use that term lightly) who has reported on Walmsley to Wakefield is someone with a track record of telling outright lies, which is usually something that someone else has told him and he has believed as gospel.

If, and its a big IF Mick Gledhill does talk to agents, they're not daft, they know they can feed him any old tripe and he'll lap it up. It could be a ploy to drive Lachlan's stock up a bit. It's no secret Craig Lingard has a "wish list" of players he'd recommend to Castleford, and he's possibly in for the main job now. Wakefield have been linked with a few players but to my knowledge haven't signed anyone yet, they're talking about throwing money about so will be linked with everyone.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 7:49 am  

Mick gledhill is an unprofessional unobjective journalist ( and I use that term lightly) it was no coincidence that Bradford announced Sam hallas with a mixed response as we announce obrien, then gledhill announces walmsey going to Wakefield whilst as usual wearing is Bradford hat , he can’t help himself.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:44 am  

Great personnel achievement for Wombat he's really worked his socks off in training and is twice the player he was when we signed him, apart from his try scoring physically he's not the same player that was getting battered at Batley and in our earlier games of 2022.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:04 am  

Much as I want him to stay and work on his defence it wasnt good enough in the latter part of the season,London home and Keighley away.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:30 am  

I think a SL side will come in for him now , if not i just cant see the point of waky unless the wage is too good not to.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:38 am  

What i hear, Wakey is a done deal, double money from what he was on at Fax plus comes with opportunity to go onto SL with them should they achieve that. With the new investment/owner and finally the upgrades to the ground, i guess they will be best placed to do this.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 2:10 pm  

TBF a few games he was lacking massively in defence Widnes away, Keighley away , Swinton at home

makes me think why he is not in SL yes he can score but defence no

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:04 pm  

Mark Preston's defence wasn't great but a winger is there to fly and score trys and Lachlan can certainly do that. If he is going the biggest disappointment is if it's to Wakefield.

Re: Lachlan Walmsley - Championship Player of the Year : Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:13 pm  

It did not take the opposition long to work out he jumped out of the line, should not have been rocket science for the fax coaches to say ,” ok you do that and do it successfully, therefore come inside take the centre and let the centre be the outside man.” Might not work all the time but will stop opposition wingers walking in .