I spoke to a bloke in town to day who is a long time Wakefield fan. He is very knowledgeable and I value his opinion. He has seen some good and some dross over the years. He was quite sure in saying he thought Sunday's performance was the best he has seen a Trinity side play. Now that's a big call.



On the Man of the Match thread on this forum someone has posted that Danny Brough's performance was the "best from a Trinity halfback in 20 years". Now I am not rubbishing these two comments at all but it has set me thinking was this the best performance ever. I think the side we saw in a Trinity shirt on Sun playing at that level would have beaten any Trinity side I have watched since I was a lad in the late 70's.



Discuss!

funny i even think warrington away last year was better than sunday.

He may well be right and its all down to opinions, trouble is memories fade.



For me the best performance was at Headingley V Saints in the semi a few years back

but like i said memories can play tricks.



Most enjoyable game at Hull in the play offs.



I'm sure you'll get some interesting replies.

Got to agree, I think the achievement of beating Leeds down here was fantastic. But for me the emotion of it has slightly clouded the thinking of some. As good as it was I saw plenty of better games last season alone, as you say the wire game, Saints away for another, and didnt we both along with others savour the win in France

Too many choices really.

As a relative youngster (in terms of Trinity follower

) there are a few, and Sunday's game being so fresh still can get in the way.

However, having been beaten in the last zillionth of a second here against Leeds last year, and then go to Saints and win was a MONUMENTAL achievement, Wellens boot notwithstanding (or kicking

).

Also Bradford at home, D. March scoring on Good Thursday. Priceless.

To compare last sundays stunning win against Leeds to the game against Warrington away last season is imo is a no match, We played warrington one week before the challenge cup final, and personally i think they had one eye on that. However Leeds after a thumping at home by our friends from cas where desperate to get there wheels back on track and where totaly out played by a better team. Probably our best performance in superleague.

Against St Helens at Oakwell for me.

Loved the Cas relegation game for all the right reasons!!

Most enjoyable? I have to admit to having enjoyed sending Fev down when a combination of other results had to go against them. I'd guess it was c1989.



As for best, rather than pick an individual game, I'd like to nominate parts of the 2004 season. Although at times the skills and fluidity have been bettered, there was a period of games at the back end of the season when you almost knew that we would kick on stronger than the opposition and seal the win in the second half. That kind of confidence in our all round team performance, as a solid unit over a full 80 minutes and with enough attacking options to win games consistently, is something I've not often felt as a Wakey fan. Interestingly, just checking stats on that season, only one home game topped 7,000 attendance.



In comparing Wakey teams in the period I've been watching since the late 80s, I don't think there should be must doubt that the best performances should be found more recently. The overall squads are simply stronger in recent years.



I did actually think about the Warrington game last year, but I think we gave too much away. With a winger who could catch they could have scored nearly 40.

cas away when betham got sent off with the importance of it to come out winners 18-0 and a man down awesome

oh we savoured it all right!

i nearly drowned!

the bradford victory just before the cas relegation battle?



wigan away first game of last season with all the emotion it had?



kears first return to hull?? great comeback from i think 18 nil down?



oh and a personal favourite the salford away game to stay up when goulding got sent off, for basically being bobby goulding?, players hadnt been paid for ages, willie poaching etc etc??



cup quarter final in ray price year, we lost but we were fantastic that afternoon?

Or alternatively a game versus a Wire team of players desperate to book a final starting place on the back of a great run of form under a new, top class coach against a game versus a team who struggled to impress against a team who had been together for 5 days followed by another loss - clearly way off form.



Aren't opinions great!!! I rate the Warrington away as a better performance than Sunday btw.