You're either very bitter or very out of touch, look at both clubs squads and then maybe you'd like to correct yourself.


In fact, nah, you are just very bitter

Well TBF Cas used to produce many home grown players of immense talent at times.....

Watts, Holmes Clare and Eden seem to be the only Cas products in the Cas squad.

I do recall someone lamenting at Cas (a previous CEO) that the days of the conveyor belt of star Cas players was slowing right down.

Cas are a great club don't get me wrong, I'm not having a go, but Cas were hardly a "top side" until Darryl Powell came along and AFAIK he's a Wakey lad?

No I was talking about the England train on squad. I thought that was obvious.

From Huddersfield’s academy - Jermaine McGillvary.
From Wakefield’s academy - Josh Griffin and Tom Johnstone (injured)

In response to a comment claiming the clubs excluded haven’t produced England players for a decade.

...and before you ask Tom Burgess, John Bateman and Elliot Whitehead in the current train on squad.

Yes I am bitter because my club have been stiffed by a short sighted decision that will ultimately reduce the player talent pool for the sport further doing more long term damage than the savings to a few super league Chairmen. I’m extremely bitter

Oh come on with all due respect that is rubbish.

Those players you mention come from an era when Bradford were splashing cash they did not have. All those players would have found there way in the game through another Academy. I know Trinity were desperate to sign Bateman as a youth so he wasn’t short of offers.

I see no reason why they didn’t give Bradford the nod but you are guilding the lily big time.

Wakefield by the way just thrashed your under 17’s so with respect you’re not that good anymore, sorry.

I thought the sport required all SL clubs to have an academy.

How things suddenly change.

So no Tom Johnstone then.

Or Ben Westwood or Danny Brough,

There are a fair few others who started at Wakefield but I just can’t be bothered.

Then of course there is the list of Wakefield based players but that list would just be enormous, Stanley Rangers alone has produced more players than some pro clubs.

Get a grip.

They haven’t, Salford opted out a few years ago, it’s not been required for a while but this time it’s been enforced rightly or wrongly.

Possibly a reason behind it.

Maybe the financial assurances from some clubs wasn't there??

I don't know the reasons, but I'm sure we will find out in due course.

Ah ok, so you're judging academies strength by how many players in the England squad have come through it? that wouldn't be because in your straw clutching world it's the one that helps you win the argument over Hudds and Wakey then? well that stat alone should have got them an elite licence, cos you produced 1 more England squad player than Wakefield and 2 more than huddersfield

With all due respect we’ve not been able to splash the cash for years and yet despite us being out of the picture you lot have produced a whole zero more England players than us.

Despite the fact we’ve been on our for years in the championship and even league one we’ve continued to produce players that have made up the bulk of our squad whilst losing loads to super league. The likes of James Bentley, Jake Trueman, Ethan Ryan, Roman Milnes, Oliver Wilson, all super league players all came through since relegation. Plus the likes of O’Brien and Mellor who came through when we were on our and needed to blood players early just to field a team in super league.

Leigh have been refused.