Ellis was a one off; he was quality and has gone on to prove how good he is. I always thought he was best in super league, and it's great to say Wakeys started his success off

I hope we can keep hold of Atkins, give him a new deal a long with our other top young players. Leeds are always lined with Atkins though and I just have a feeling it will happen sooner or later.

The regulations allow all clubs to spend up to the full cap now, i.e. there's no 50% of turnover rule, but whether they want to, or can afford to, is another matter.

The cap is not the issue it once was. Every SL club is allowed to spend exactly the same under it if they choose to. Obviously other factors come into that decision when operating a business plan, where no two clubs are exactly alike.

There are now more clubs allegedly spending the full cap than there once was and at least one (or two this season) who clearly should be but choose not to.

Any club can spend the full cap if they wish and Wakefield were a top 5 club who went well in the playoffs when Ellis left to join us.

Don't get me wrong, if players move to clubs where they perceive they have a better chance of winning things or they don't like their current club for whatever reason, then thats fine. If its down to Leeds+ a few others being able to spend more then the comp will never be even.

Seeing a bunch of Leeds juniors do fantastically well over the past few years has added immensely to my enjoyment of what the side has achieved. There will always have to be the odd signing here or there - Aussies as well as Brits - but they should be the icing on the cake not the bulk of the side.

I just try and look at it from the point of view of fans from other clubs, and think how depressing it must be to hear all this talk of players possibly leaving to join 'bigger' clubs. If our own juniors had followed that route then McGuire et al would be at Sts, Bulls or Wigan as when they were breaking into the first team Leeds looked miles away from winning anything.