Wakefield Trinity • Harsh realities of life

Sums it up.

The truth is that we will have a few more lean years unless we strike lucky with injuries and new signings - but that is not a science you can rely on.

I believe the club have decided that they must turn the clubs structure and especially BV around before we can move forward. It's obvious to me.

We could have limped on with the old floodlights and pocketed a 200k + for another player.

We could have shelved the new pitch and put the cash into the team, it's not like it was gash.

We could have done a bodge repair to the Cats bar.

We could drop the Academy, I know we get central funding but its still costs us and as noted we struggle at present to keep what we produce.

Yet all those things will eventually bear fruit. A good income from a pitch that will be of international standard, lit up by lights that actually work. We will have extra changing facilities for women's teams, kids teams and so on. We will have a main stand that if run correctly will generate cash from day one.

I know it's risky but without a free cash injection it's the only chance of long term success, rather than the odd short term thrill.

Murphy is slightly different to most other players at the club, it won't just be cash with him. He will be wanted by every top team in SL, most notably those who win things. It won't just be about money so unless he's another oddity like TJ he will leave at the first chance to join say Saints. In mitigation that would be the same if he were at HKR, Cas or Salford for example, for me if he maintains his form it's Leeds/Wigan/Warrington or Saints (has Saints player written all over him).

I know it's a heresy and I'd not normally say this but if we can't tie him down in the next few month to at least another two years then we should sell him, there will be buyers. A player cash deal would in this case be better than nothing. This is totally contrary to my every belief but odd as it sounds Murphy has probably arrive two seasons too soon.

Just my opinion and it doesn't make me happy, but that was my starting point, at the moment our cake just isn't big enough bit hopefully in a few years it might be