Source?

Generally, when it comes to the academy, RER is a bloody good source.


I was highly disappointed at Wardle leaving. I'm more disappointed at this. From the academy highlights I've watched this year, he looks a hell of a prospect.





Chris Hicks

suppose you have to look at it from bens point of view too and given number of fullbacks in squad he was going to struggle to break through for a year or 2. Given that scenario and likelihood that moran has offered a bigger deal to boot and you can understand him going disappointing as it is.

Just a thought but maybe given delaying tactics orfords agent is employing re compensation maybe we're having to scrabble around a bit to get funds together to pay a transfer fee?. given that we'll get a payment similar to one we got for wardle from wire then it maybe case that club didnt up offer to hellewell in order to give us extra funds to strengthen 1st team. I know its a case of putting short term benefit ahead of longer term but flip side of that is we really do need a decent season next year to ensure the new/returning supporters are retained which will have bigger potential benefits for club than one player.

Has he been here long enough to count as a homegrown player? might be useful in years to come

It'll will be interesting to see what the club have to say regarding this one. Obviously it has yet to be confirmed. You cannot rule out that Dave Parker has got the name wrong, he isn't the most reliable of reporters to be fair.

Two good young players moving to clubs currently above us, not exactly what we need right now. What can be done to help stop this from happening?

How many of the Bradford youngsters are from Bradford?

Less than there would be if our catchment area wasn't utterly stupid.

cr@p.

I'd be crying in my corn flakes if he was a wonderkid, but he isn't so mehh, big deal.

In fairness, the Spice Girls bombed after he left.

Well, still not seen anything from the club about this.

In terms of keeping our best youngsters we have we seem to be starting to see a small trickle away. Helliwell, Wardle, possibly George Burgess to follow.

Hopefully there won't be any more to follow.

Looks as though Bullbuilder has a big job on it's hands to encourage youngsters to stay above and beyond what the club are offering.

Hopefully that will be the end of the movements out (other than those academy players deemed not required). It would be nice to think that we can get a group of players coming through the ranks together ala what happened at the Rhinos with the likes of Diskin, McGuire, Burrow, Walker, Calderwood, Walker etc...

could tate be added to that list?

Think he falls into not required bracket. With likes of whitehead,addy,donaldson,olbison already breaking through into 1st team theres a limit as to how many 2nd rowers we can keep. Fairly natural for the lower rated ones to move on to get 1st team action.