His limited appearances for Wakefield were du largely to a recurring back problem.

Which is related to Ftness age etc which is why the plan was to release him for a healthier full back. that then fell through and left us with thorman to fill in.

Sorry, can't see how pulling a back muscle is related to age. My daughter is one of the fittest people I know yet she has horrendous back problems.



In his last season with us Reilly was a far better full back than Thorman ever would be yet Sharp played CT at full back & PR on the wing. There was no let down in signings that season.

I know what you're saying, but I thought we were talking about the season Sharp was sacked. Reilly should've been released the season you're talking about and we should've kept Donlan IMO. He was on the slide whereas Donlan was doing very well.



What do you think to the suggestion that fan's opinions swayed the decision to keep Reilly?

With the way people slagged Sharp for playing CT at fullback I can't believe anyone was swayed by sentimentality.

That was the season we got into the play-offs and Thorman played well at FB then?

I appreciate everyone's different opinions on Reilly, Sharp and Thorman ect, lets respect each others.



ATEOTD the trophy cabinet was hardly bursting at the seems, granted we got to the c/c final and finished in top 6, but what i'd love to be doing is coming on here in the next 2-3 yrs cheering that we won the C/C and won the SL play off final and league.



It's about time the sleeping giant awoke, 2nd best is so last year.

I was there.

Isn't it strange how people select certain things from the big picture to try and make their POV and miss others out. To make the informed opinion you need all the relevant info you can get.

Reilly is a Huddersfield boy. That means he's going to get backed, much more so than Sharp or Thorman. I remember one time very early in his career with us that Reilly dropped a bomb that the opposition scored from and we lost by that score. He was absolutely gutted but the crowd clapped and supported him.



We all saw what happened with Thorman. He bore the brunt.



We always have our favourites and we always have the one we love to dig at. Our homegrown lads and our favourite Aussie. Then the Aussie we snipe at too. Waste of money this, all hype that. Mick De Vere is a classic example of people having a dig at a world class player because they didn't know anything about him and expected him to do things he wasn't here to do. The rabble need their heroes and their hate figures and they always will!

Not that it actually matters.

Top of the table. Bet he's gutted