Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:38 am  

Any switched on Wakey fans will be rolling their eyes at this. Brian Smith has got WAY bigger problems than the need for a more attacking full back. They're still shipping 30-40 points a game. That's not a hole that Kevin Locke is going to plug. Ever.
Locke's first game for Salford made me think he was going to carve up (200+m and a try or two as I recall) but since then he's gone to ratshit. Niall Evalds has rightly kept him out of the side.

Wakey wont offer much as a point scoring proposition until they fix the problems they have in many other areas. Their forwards don't seem interested, they lack an organiser in the halves, they've got some of the weakest outside backs in the league, they miss tackles and frequently fail to make over 1000m in a game. Kevin Locke returning kicks and bagging a few tries isn't going to make much of a dent in that.

Speaking of Widnes, they may well end up in a battle with us, Leigh and Wakey. If they lose Brown for any amount of time they'll be in real trouble. He seems to be doing it all for them at the moment.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:48 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

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.

The joys of P&R. If they go down they will go bust again.

[Bulliac]

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:25 pm  

Blotto wrote:

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!

To be right, smithy made his name, not as a hands on coach, but as the head of coaching teams which included decent under coaches. I'm looking at the coaching team at Belle Vue and I don't really recognise that scenario.

Smithy at Wakey is a bit like using a Rolls Royce to plough a field.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 12:52 pm  

tigertot wrote:

The joys of P&R. If they go down they will go bust again.

If I were Wakefield I'd be going hell for leather to stay up, trying anything and everything. Because I have no doubt you are correct that they would be staring at oblivion if relegated. That isn't a prospect that gives me any pleasure but I believe they would be far less well equipped than Bradford to undertake any sort of bounce-back in the short term.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:51 pm  

I thought Wakey were our poor neighbours ... Is this all a massive risk and just putting all the chips on red or black for the 8s ? I get the feeling someone has pressed the huge red panic button ....

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:01 pm  

miketaurus wrote:

I thought Wakey were our poor neighbours ... Is this all a massive risk and just putting all the chips on red or black for the 8s ? I get the feeling someone has pressed the huge red panic button ....

Remember that they have recently released Lopini Paea, Dean Collis and Jarrod Sammut. That is a lot of cap space right there and - more importantly - a lot of wages that they no longer need to pay.
So far they've brought in Michael Sio and now Kevin Locke. My guess is their wage bill is still lower now than it was a couple of months ago, even with the new guys on board.

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:27 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

If I were Wakefield I'd be going hell for leather to stay up, trying anything and everything. Because I have no doubt you are correct that they would be staring at oblivion if relegated. That isn't a prospect that gives me any pleasure but I believe they would be far less well equipped than Bradford to undertake any sort of bounce-back in the short term.

You seem to be saying they lack bounce-back-ability? Unlike Bradford who are, once again, bouncing back.

[Bulliac]

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:36 pm  

"Bradford's Bouncing Back" - what a slogan...someone should submit that one to the council

Wakey are our rabbits though....

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 2:58 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

"Bradford's Bouncing Back" - what a slogan...someone should submit that one to the council

Although 'Bradford's bouncing back' might be applicable to the Bulls, I tend to think 'Bradford's bumbling backwards' is more apt for the city as a whole.

[Bulliac]

Re: Kevin Locke : Thu Jun 25, 2015 3:08 pm  

There's always one dissenting voice in a sea of positivity....