Some good posts but why did it come to anakin goin to dewsbur?.He's had a great start ripping it up in pre season outstanding performances so far,a month left to be a free agent crazy. perhaps his attitude changed when they won the final against top teams and everybodys gone.I went to a meeting about the new coach and elston said, are new appointments priority is bringing thru the youth well im afraid i havent seen it.Agar has his favourites and he sticks with em.Like previous posters have said we can find money fore 3yr deals for some, annakin has put more effort in the few games he's played than mellors last couple seasons

Shall we settle on both

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Kevin Ward is a rugby league legend that Wakefield missed out on by not fostering close links to a local club only 2 miles out of Wakefield. He was playing for Stanley in 1970! Dean Sampson did ok for Cas as I recall aswell?

It's players like Annakin, Cowling and Trout that should be signed up on 5 year deals to retain local talent. Should try for regular curtain raisers to keep local clubs close and committed to Trinity.

Like most rugby fans, I'm all for seeing good local lads playing for their club but I'm not sure signing them up on 5 year deals is the way to go. I think for the likes of the 3 players mentioned 3 year deal would be ideal imo. So much can change for a player in 5 years, in both the positive and negative, injuries, form and basically not developing into the player the club thought.

Players worth a 5 year deal come along once every ten years if your lucky. Even then I wouldn't offer them that deal, it's suicidal IMO and would destroy a club like ours. The maximum is 3 years.