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Other than I d have Henry Paul in for Neil Fox (who I never actually saw play) couldn’t argue with that ten, although David Fifita or Willie poaching might just have edged Trevor Skerret out purely for entertainment value.
Sadly we never seemed to be able to hang onto or keep most of the players fit for one reason or another.
Bill Ashurst for me scored the best try ever at Bellevue but sadly his knees were shot when he came to us. Ray Price had been retired for two years and was I think about 36 when he played for us but still the best defensive forward I ve seen in the red white and blue. David Solomona was I think the complete ball handling running forward his partnership with Sid domic was a joy to watch and it was a shame when he left us for Bradford.
In the 40 plus years I’ve been watching them sadly it’s the individual players and their brilliance that have kept me coming back rather than any sustained achievement by the club.
If this is Tom and Dave’s last season with us at the moment it’s hard to see where that individual spark is going to come from But I ve been saying that since I was a teenager lol
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:37 pm Posts: 33540 Location: Poodle Power! Member for 18 years
Spookisback wrote:
Just posted that I put Tom J in my top 10 of talented players I’ve seen play for Trinity then I thought… who else???
So here’s mine
No preference order
Steve Ella Neil Fox David Solomona Trevor Skerrett Wally Lewis Tom Johnstone Ray Price Bill Ashurst Gareth Ellis David Topliss
Danny Brough first time.
Nigel Wright, potentially as good as Toppo who was himself not a million miles behind Lewis.
I suppose it depends on your definition of talented. Personally of those I’ve seen I wouldn’t call either Price or Ellis talented in the conventional sense. Both those players could play that’s for certain but it wasn’t their skill sets that made them, it went far deeper than that.
Those two were warriors who allowed the players of genius to do thier stuff. One can’t exist without the other.
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Big Ali would get a spot for me, although we got him in the twilight of his career he was still our go to man and at times seemed unstoppable, a joy to watch.
Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:10 am Posts: 15789 Location: wakefield Member for 14 years
If I'm picking most talented rather than favourite player it kinda rules out the hard working and inspiring players like JD or Belly.
Mine would be
Wally Lewis David Topliss David Solomona Steve Ella Tom Johnstone Sid Domic Tim Smith Henry Paul Nigel Wright Danny Brough
Ali, Mark Conway, James Leuluai and Keith Smith all unlucky not to make it.
I saw Neil play at the end of his career but can't say I saw him at the height of his powers. If I put him in I ought to put Ian Brooke in for same reason.
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker - Buddha
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Spookisback wrote:
Just posted that I put Tom J in my top 10 of talented players I’ve seen play for Trinity then I thought… who else???
So here’s mine
No preference order
Steve Ella Neil Fox David Solomona Trevor Skerrett Wally Lewis Tom Johnstone Ray Price Bill Ashurst Gareth Ellis David Topliss
Pretty impressive, I saw King Wally as a kid, I remember vaguely a game against Hull when Sterling was playing for them, that's my first memory of Belle Vue. Who I've seen, would have Henry Paul, Fifita, and maybe a weird one because it was in the lower league, but Brad Davis was fantastic to watch, and was great for us at that time.
Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:07 pm Posts: 2779 Member for 18 years
Difficult to argue with any of the choices. I’d be tempted to throw Andy Mason into the mix as well. For a long time he was our major attacking threat and the only one with pace that worried the opposition. To score over a hundred tries in what was some pretty ordinary teams at time is pretty good going.
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:37 pm Posts: 33540 Location: Poodle Power! Member for 18 years
Luppylad wrote:
My 10 ,there probally others i miss who may of had more abilty but these where my fave in wakey shirts
Nigel bell John glancy Bagnall Jd Solomona Ray price Andy mason Sid domic Gaz ellis Liam finn
Good call regarding Finn, possibly the most underrated player of all time.
Funny but on the TJ thread I was lamenting the mediocrity of Trinity through the years but I was wrong. Ten is not enough imo I could do twenty easy. I suppose it’s just that we never had enough at any one time.
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