Thanks
The Mellars part is good news for all I think. Kay I would progress but all depends whether he and Wakefield can agree his worth.

if it were abuse I'd say so - I've no time for that in rugby league cause I'd do anything to be out there playing Super League, even if it was for Wakefield.

And I aren't complaining - it was only himself he made look a doilem. There are better ways to have a go back than spitting, how about coring tries like Ali did? that shut us up

Chanting "gypppooooo" at someone coming off is hardly something you'd cover your kids ears for.

Likewise, if Ali were getting genuinely abused he wouldn't have been joining in.

I thought the atmosphere was cracking TBH

Whilst it's hard to argue with your sentiments regarding junior development, we are always going to be a "selling" club.
What we have to do, is produce more good quality young players and we will then, either be rewarded by their services on the pitch or, paid handsomely by other clubs to secure their services.
Personally (and I risk some flack with this comment), I don't think we are producing enough good players of SL standard and if and when we are back on our feet, this area should be given plenty of priority.
We chop and change our academy and junior coaches on an extremely regular basis when, what we need are top quality junior coaches who can bring the guys through to SL standard.
Wigan are the shining light in this area and they are "happy" to move their youngsters on, or develop them and make a killing in the transfer market (the Tomkins brothers and Farrell would be good examples of this).

of course it isn't a compliment, although I do believe that you get what you give and vice versa really. Whether he instigated it or not is irrelevant.

Ali for example was genuinely having a good crack with us, I know because I was in the middle of it and it was anything but offensive.

As for Bren's comments, I can't argue that those kind of chants are poor form (although neither can I argue that Richie Mathers isn't ...one ) but it's tit for tat. I don't think either of us can take the moral high-ground with regard to any of that... I just think spitting at/towards/in gesture to anyone is a terrible reaction from a "pro"

Spitting at anyone is disgusting whether it hits them or not.

Anyway, if Wakefield made money out of his move, it's very good business.

Not if we are running with a significantly reduced salary cap.

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I think you are right in that we don't produce enough superleague players, although some who could make it never seem to get a proper chance to prove it so their development is stunted and they drift away.

I read on twitter that Matthew Cook from our academy has just signed for Hunslet on Stuart Dickens recommendation. Now i've no idea whether he was good enough or not but that scenario seems to happen an awful lot.

that's A RELIEF , I thought I was being deported to Napoli .

I was gutted when Ben went two years ago (check out my avatar, never changed it lol), and I am delighted he is coming 'home'. Thanks to all the Wakey fans for your nice comments wishing Ben all the best at Rovers and thanks for looking after him for two years, his comments show how much he has enjoyed his time at Wakey but I think the pull of coming back to his first SL club, who he helped get promotion, was probably just too much.

Best wishes for next season