Ben Gledhill has signed a 3 year deal for Salford according to Sky sports, a big loss in my opinion, a real raw talent which we never utalised this year, good luck Ben thanks for your loyalty mate, I only hope we don't replace him with Fozzard, that would be a real backward step

Don't worry we'll have Fozzard or Ewan Dowes soon to replace him.

Loyalty?

Dowes will be a great replacement for Hendo, ED's a real workhorse prop, someone who won't let us down.

Trout will take the step up which I honestly think BG's failed to take.
I hold no grudge & wish the lad the best of luck- but as I say IMO you've never fulfilled on the promise.

I think the loyalty was both ways, we have stuck with Ben who has not kicked on for two seasons as was expected. It's not a major loss at all and Ben at this stage of his career is replaceable.

I agree with you about him not kicking on and is no major loss, but I'm struggling to see much evidence of loyalty. He left Cas academy to come to us, and now he's gone to Salford because he wasn't happy here. All by the age of 22! He's hardly Jonny Thomspon is he?!

I'll second this view

Agreed, hardly set the world on fire when he has played and obviously has a higher opinion of himself than others do. I'd have offered him a one year contract and see if he could cement a place with some good competition around him. All the best to the lad but I've never really seen anything to rave about apart from the game at HKR which in honesty got blown well out of proportion. A lot on here will be disappointed just because he's from Wakey and has played at Westgate but if he is to be replaced with a better standard of player then I'm happy with that.

And if he's replaced by Fozzard or someone similar will you still feel the same? what about paying Hickey for sod all this season now i don't believe for one minute these guys are a better option than Ben, do you, its a difficult one for me to understand but if he feels he needs to be away and the club feel he should leave then so be it.

Just don't like to see homegrown players leaving.

Good luck Ben.

I don't like seeing l;ocal Wakefield lads leaving but if i am being honest I don't care where players are from so long as they are the best available to the club.

Cannot see how anyone can question loyalty if they knew how Ben had been treat by both the club and especially elston, Ben will kick on from here guaranteed and just like the rest we let go then slagged off it will bite us in theass

Think some are too emtionally attatched just because theyve seen him come through the ranks at Westgate then get a chance (which he's failed to make the most of for one reason or another) here at his hometown Pro club. For what its worth I'd be very surprised should we sign Foz. I slated Hickey when he first came over and still stand by what I said but with a good off season behind him and back up to full fitness then yes I believe he'll be three or four times the player Gledhill is. Gledhill has time on his side but I haven't seen anything that makes me disappointed he's leaving, just because he's local doesn't give him a God given right to a contract.

Anyone can question loyalty but unless they/we know the facts its pointless either way.

Spoke to Ben last last week and he remained dignified about staying/leaving and although he may have private thoughts on the matter never said anything out of turn.

I don't know the facts and i would class myself as a familly friend so i am probably a little biased.

? explain and also how badly treated was he at cas who were his first choice rather than us!