When going into the 16s,Wigan submitted a form along with Leeds to the RFL to take Jordan,someone from Wigan actually rung us up while on holiday in Lanzarote.So approx 3 yrs ago.

Didn't they want Max Jowitt too?

I don't actually have a problem with clubs looking further afield. How is it fair to tell someone they can only play for a specific club? You couldn't do it in any other business. It's up to Wakefield to make themselves more appealing to local players and at the same time be prepared to look beyond our own boundaries too.

I think Salford were interested but I'd have to ask his dad to confirm it.They approached him after the MOM performance for England at BV.

Like it's been said,I can't blame young lads having their heads turned by bigger clubs and if they choose them,then I wish all them the best,but what I'd like to get across is that I believe Wakefield are a better club with the youngsters than we get credit for.

I'd agree with that. I do think there is a good youth setup at Wakefield, but unfortunately the perception of the club has not always matched that. And the perception to outsiders is just as important.

Come on mopsey old lad folk are saying on here that wakefield have a good youth system, how could they have a better youth system than was there when they won the 18s trouble was the club didn't know what to do with them ,

No ones saying that Wakefield have a better youth system than when they won the U18s though are they?

In the opinion of some supporters they believe Wakefields youth system is good but you're the only one to bring the GF winning U18s up

I was probably only one that was there, watched 19s since then you no what apart from a couple differant class

You miss my point, no ones comparing now with then anymore than they compared then with the Brough, Ellis team or the Brough team with Trevor Baileys all conquering side who were without doubt the best I've seen of any youth team at any club and yes, I've been watching Trinity Youth teams since a couple of years before Colin Maskills age group.

Some fans have the opinion that the current youth setup is good that has zero bearing on the U18s of Tony Drury.

Seeing you know so much avenger ,you'll know that the all conquering side of Trevor bailey ,was made up of going around the district picking all the best players from local clubs much the same way were accusing Wigan and leeds of now , you can't tell me owt about wakefield and district rugby over last 30 yrs I was it

Trevor Baileys team was made up of a few Trinity U17s who moved to play at Narmanton alongside a number of players who came from Half Acre Trinity. The reason for the move to Normanton was the ongoing argument between the RFL and BARLA about who should run U17s Rugby.

After forming a very very formidable team, half of the lads moved into Colts Rugby under Alan Box while the other half transferred from Narmanton to Sharlston along with Bailey and later went on tour in Australia.

The following year the two halves of that Normanton team reformed to become the most successful Youth Rugby team in Wakefields history.

So they weren't players picked from all over, in the majority they came from 2 teams, the former Wakefield Trinity U17s (albeit the U16 lads) and the Half Acre Trinity U15s.

The lads who played in that Colts team came mainly from Lupset, Eastmoor, Kettlethorpe and various parts of Cas, Not outside the District so I see no comparison to what Wigan and Leeds are doing?

However once again you're drifting the argument, this wasn't about previous Youth set ups but about the current one and whether it's good or not!

Spencer - Kettlethorpe
Loxton - Normanton
Wild - Cas
McDermott - Lupset
Heggarty - Eastmoor
Green - Cas
Modules - Cas
Potts - Cas
Conway - Normanton
Craig - Lupset
Stuckey - Cas
McCraw - Flanshaw
Kelly - Lupset

Hepworth - Cas
Rollin - Kettlethorpe
Pollard - Grimethorpe
Pell - Cas

A few others played cameo roles but they too were all Wakefield District lads, isn't that how it should be?

You put what you want old lad, I'm telling you and I don't give a damn what you say, when it came to amatuer rugby that was my domain in wakefield I had my spats with Duncan farrar but at the end of it we were mates and like Ive said in a previous thread I don't know you and as far as I'm concerned in the 80s and 90s you were a nobody in wakefield amatuer rugby prove me wrong

Hubris:

Excessive pride or self-confidence

Synonyms: arrogance, conceit, conceitedness, haughtiness, pride, vanity, self-importance, self-conceit, pomposity, superciliousness, feeling of superiority

By the way 7 cas players in your team don't that tell you summat