I guess Ryan Atkins has come across an opportunity too good to turn down at this moment in time.

He developed into a top class centre at Wakefield and gave us some great performances. I really enjoyed his match ups against Cas's Michael Shenton during that period.

Also remember him turning up at The Eagle, down Flanshaw, with his mate Kelvin Fletcher to support the Brennan Rooney fundraising, although I wasn't present for his visit to The Toby Carvery with Chanelle Hayes.

Best of luck Ryan.

That was comedy

We came back on the same flight as the team from Perpignan airport after they had played Catalan. This was back when you could fly direct manchester. Incidentally it was miles easier flying from Manc you could walk from the airport to the city centre it was that close


I asked Ryan about Chanelle on way back
Probably something like I bet ziggy was fuming with you

He said something to the effect please m8 don’t talk about Chanelle
I suspect he’d had enough of hearing her name at that point

Even to this day Ryan’s nick name to us was Chanelle lol

No other details have been announced but reading between the lines it could be that Lee Gilmour could be on his way to Leeds.

So one guy leaves and the club signs a real club favourite who was a fantastic player for us and an inspirational leader. He’s served his time and been an excellent number two at different clubs for quite a while now. It seems an excellent move to me?

I’d also say...we might even be looking further down the line with this one?

As I said in other posts...let’s just forget the results of this season and get off Chesters back...he had two and a half good seasons and has had all sorts go against him these last 18 months.

We’ve started clearing out some of the older generation and players who don’t want to play for us...probably more to come...if CC makes the big changes and say 10 games into next season it clearly isn’t working then at least Poching will have been here enough.time and be a ready replacement to take over.

It all makes perfect sense to me...a great acquisition at exactly the right time...

I reckon like you this is may e a look to the future

Ryan Atkins was with us before Kaye was signed. He was not being played for whatever reason. It had already been announced he was going to York for next season (part time club!) so it doesn't need a brain surgeon to work out he needs other employment! I really don't see what the problem is.
I don't think there's anything sinister about this at all but if you prefer to think otherwise then that's your prerogative.

My issue is that it looks like he doesn’t want to play for us

He has either asked to be realised from his contract

Or he has being asked to leave his contract by the club

The other option is that it’s if mutual benefit to both party’s

I don’t get why you would see an issue if he has decided he doesn’t want to play any more when he was needed

I guess that’s your prerogative if you have no issue

Maybe he was the senior player that refused to take a wage cut? Or has he played since the restart?

He's probably the 6th player who's been accused of that!

He gave us good service and some great memories. Best of luck Ryan.

My issue is that you're making the assumption based on no evidence you have produced, that he has refused to play for us.
I just tend to think the better of people and see no reason why Ryan Atkins, who seems a decent guy would refuse to play!
We'll agree to disagree.

If you read my post I actually say it’s guess work
I also list the possible reasons why
I have no evidence which is why it would be good if the club told us why he has left
That’s now the third time I have written that

Atkins hasn’t played since we came back from lock down
Why is that?
Then he leaves to set up his own recruitment company

You don’t know me but if you did you would know I nearly always give people the benefit of the doubt and almost always look on the positive side of situation

I just think from a lot of experience something wasn’t quite right with this situation
Further more using a bit of logic given the circumstance of his early contract exit

As you say we are both entitled to our opinions

Thought he had some good games for us. Don't understand why no press release or anything, maybe couldn't be bothad playing for the terrible man management skills of Chester.
Thought the clubs motto was let the fans know everything.
Sad Atkins career ends this way if it was a mutual thing there should be a press release poor dealings by the club he's been a top player for Wakefield and I know Atkins owes his career to us he openly says that.

The surprising thing for me is that he's gone into recruitment, he was training to be q barber over here in warrington for retirement granted its a bad time to start one of them up Currently (side trivia, so was harvey livett, but at a different time, no connection)

Just announced he has signed for York

His career hasn't ended. He's playing for York.