and nor should you. The true implications of this mistake over his contract won't become evidient for a few years yet and he may not even turn out to be good enough for Leeds.

However if he does turn out to be a great player Im sure we will all look back and think if only.

At present Luke leaving has no implications what so ever on our progress over the next 2 years.

Neither am I. However, I would say it's a blow to lose one of our talented youngsters to a rival club.

ATEOTD if he wants to go to a club who are clearly in decline when we are most definately on the up then thats up to him. Im really not that bothered in the grand scheme of things.

In decline maybe but they do bring there youngsters threw and give them a chance.

Im now keep convincing me they poached the wrong one and it is ben crooks who is the superstar of the youngsters

Is "decline" another word for "playoffs"?

We've no evidence that Leeds are on the decline or that we are on the up, other than the optimism of people on here and elsewhere based on the takeover/new coach/new signings. Since Agar left we haven't won a game.

However we are also Undefeated!!!

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html A bit more on the loss of young Briscoe

www.thisishullandeastriding.co.u ... story.html A bit more on the loss of young Briscoe

Disappointing loss, however I am sure lessons will be learnt from this in the future.

Symptomatic of the shoddy way in which the club, and the youth set up in particular, were run under the former administration. I've heard some real horror stories about the way the young players have been treated by the club previously.

At the end of the day, if he felt wanted, looked after, valued and that there were opportunites for him then he'd have stayed. I hope that this is the kick in the ass the club needs (if one were still needed) and that things are improved and quickly. To be a player in the youth structure of one of the biggest clubs in the game should be aspirational and currently it isn't.

Also p1sses all over those who believed that things were brilliant off the field under the former owners (something those of us who had close dealings in the past knew not to be true).

Thank god pearson took over when he did

One good thing could come of this - now that inadaquacies have been identified, i bet that James Cunningham will now not leave, as had been rumoured

gutted to see him leave, sure is a promising youngster
good luck to luke in the future though.

All of this is true. On the other hand, we're under new ownership with a new coaching setup and already had a commitment to work on improving all aspects of the club. You would have thought that would be enough for him to at least come back to the negotiations after hearing what Leeds had to offer. Must admit I'm inclined to say 'sod him' if he wants to leave that badly.