Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:49 am  

Has signed for Wakefield. Link: http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... evin-locke If he can find anything like top form that's bad news for us when it comes to the middle 8's.

Has signed for Wakefield. Link: http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... evin-locke If he can find anything like top form that's bad news for us when it comes to the middle 8's.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:51 am  

The salary cap disparity in full effect, unfortunately.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:56 am  

What a bizarre signing. Not sure how they can afford him seeing as his wage demands were allegedly the highest in the league. That being said Wakefield have offloaded a few players which could have freed up some money to spend on other players such as Kevin Locke. Perhaps he is on a pay as you play deal?

Wakefield need a miracle to stay in Super League. I'm not sure Locke is the answer.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:01 am  

Locke? It's not an issue for us at all. Locke has done nothing in SL and has been a pale shadow of the player he used to be. He's hardly terrorised the league, has he? I could count the good games he's had on the fingers of one plank. Where did his brilliance get Salford in the league, exactly, just remind me?

Add to that the happiness engendered amongst the (much) lesser paid journeymen by an ex-name being paid five times what they are, and I don't see it as a recipe for success. In some ways it's a little bit like when we broke the bank to sign a substantially has-been Harris. That went well.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:02 am  

Wakey do seem to get a bit of luck with these situations. Both their coaches resigned rather than waited to get sacked to get a payout. Salford allowed Smith to join them for no transfer fee, and now same has happened with Locke but he's re-signed, right when Wakey have a bit of SC money to spend.

But maybe their due a little luck, certainly not had it with their stadium. Definitely a good signing if he can stay fit.

Journos all convinced they'll stay up. Happy for us to be written off. Been written all season with all plaudits all going to Leigh. While it's made our goal for promotion harder, lets just concentrate on ourselves and back the team.

We beat Wakey twice last year with an awful squad in probably the clubs lowest point. yes Wakey have better players but so do we. Gaskell, Clough, Ferguson, O'brien, Blythe, Sidlow, Pitts, are outstanding players. We've got a damn good team for the middles.

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Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:03 am  

dddooommm wrote:

Wakefield need a miracle to stay in Super League. I'm not sure Locke is the answer.

I'm not so sure Wakey need a miracle. They need to be ever so slightly better than us and Leigh and that's what I expect will happen.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:18 am  

Pumpetypump wrote:

I'm not so sure Wakey need a miracle. They need to be ever so slightly better than us and Leigh and that's what I expect will happen.

Perhaps by the Middle 8's. Smithy has antagonised them and not inspired them, he doesn't seem to be a middle of the road Coach!

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:23 am  

Brian Smith is rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:29 am  

dddooommm wrote:

Brian Smith is rearranging the deckchairs on the titanic.

Certainly wouldn't say that. Wakey will be dangerous in the middles and i wouldn't be massively surprised if they finish in top 3. Someone like Widnes could easily get dragged in to the fight.

One thing i will say is Wakey throwing everything to try and survive this season. Beyond that, they don't really have anything in place. No stadium, Smith isn't signed for next year as of yet. If they do go down things don't look god at all. Survive and they can definitely progress. A lot writing on the middle 8's for them.

Same for us. We get promoted, i think well kick on. Don't win promotion, could be stuck here a while.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:34 am  

Like any other club they can only have what is available. There is clearly a reason why he is available. Probably helps our cause rather than theirs. Could be decent in the Championship next year. I didn't realise Smith had such an allegiance to us still.