I did comment and wish him all the best. He will be loss and if I'm being honest was the first one I had down to leave. I'm sure he'll do very well.

He will, is it just time out travelling or playing?

I hope we have left the door open for a return as we did with law and cherryholme.

Glad he's not gone to Batley though more so as i heard mid season there were other clubs interested in him

Wonder if Josh (Lynham) is heading to Northern Pride?

Frustration abounds but let's all (staying and new players & all fans) stick together and come back defiant and strong next season.

Aye, he's had a great season. Can't blame the lad for wanting to broaden his horizons. Hope he plays a bit of RL over there, learns a lot, then comes back to Keighley after we've been promoted
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Sorry to see the other lads go too. Understandable but I'd really rather it wasn't Batley.

Got a third and final departure of the day to announce, James Haley has retired.

Shame for James he is a good lad.

A big loss is this. Always gave 100%

James Craven: On the whole a goog fullback, produced some fine last man tackles, ran the ball out well and scored some wonderful tries. However, occasionally week under the high ball ( allowing it to bounce), and flails at kick throughs.

Sean Hesketh, big lad, big hits, big bust with an offload. However, a bit flat footed against nimble attackers and in my opinion a tad overweight/ unfit.

Josh lynam, fleet, nimble, hard hitting and a cougar through and through, sad to loose him but inevitable if he wants to progress his career. Good luck Josh.

James Haley, very strong, very determined, sad to see him go.

Looks like the team are looking at the worse case scenario and acting accordingly. A bit hard to chew on the fact that some are going to Batley but that's life. I just hope we are able to recruit some suitable replacements.

Another two departures to announce:

Jack Lee has joined Fryston Warriors and James Craven will also be leaving the club, you know where but I'm not allowed to say it officially.

Good news that Law, Sheriffe and cherryholme are staying. Along with buster and Brendan we have the basis to build a pack around. Would be nice to see a big rollicking enforcer type forward recruited.

??? What makes you think one of the best props in the division whats to drop down a league?

Would have liked to have held onto Jack Lee as he looked good in all the games he played but I think work commitments may have had a say in his choice of clubs. I hear that, despite him being on nights, he turned up for training on a regular basis. Good luck Jack!