ROBBING HOOD
No wins so far, but Wakefield star Liam admits: It’s tough, but we’ll keep trying to steal our points
Today, 3pm
WAKEFIELD hooker Liam Hood insists he is not “worried” about the club’s Super League status – even though they are still winless.
The Scotland international, 31, has been in relegation dogfights before, so he knows all about the pressures involved.
Wakefield look to get off the mark when they host his former club Leigh today, but are already huge favourites for the drop.
They have lost all eight games and are four points adrift of nearest rivals Hull and Castleford.
But Hood (right) was in a similar position with Leigh, twice suffering relegation, and he has no intention of a third.
They went down in 2017 after falling in the Million Pound Game against Catalans. And, four years later, they lost 16 successive games before getting a first success, but were already doomed by that point. Ex-salford player Hood firmly believes Trinity have enough to avoid that fate.
He said: “It is a tough situation to be in. It’s hard trying to keep everything positive as all you see around Wakefield is negative.
“You have all the pundits writing us off and the fans are getting frustrated with how things are going.
“I’m not going to lie, it is tough. But, at the same time, once we find a win, that low confidence will go and more wins will come.
“We’re not worried. I know it’s hard for people to see that when we’re zero from eight, but we are not worried. We’ll find that form.”
Hood believes the return of key forwards Kelepi Tanginoa and Josh Bowden from injury today will bolster their cause.
He added: “We’re just trying to keep team morale as high as possible. We’ve had a fair few injuries and not played one game yet with our starting spine.
“Things like that make it massively harder. But we’ve a bit of a boost this week with Kelepi and Josh back.”
And it is bittersweet for Hood to see Leigh making such a good stab of Super League since their promotion again last autumn.
They have been demoted in each of their previous three topflight campaigns but have picked up three wins this time to suggest they are here to stay.
Hood added: “I’ve spoken to a few mates there. I’m happy for them and for Leigh. I know how much effort [owner] Derek Beaumont has put in to stay here.”