Quote ="49er"Well this thread has been an interesting exercise. What I thought was a fairly positive view of the make up of our squad compared with Widnes with encouraging signs of improving our club trained contingent. I was expecting some grief from Widnes fans but no a Halifax fan with a reputation for being an idiot comes on and now we have a Wakefield fan.
The slow start referred to goes back to the start of the Halliwell Jones era not just a few years when we had the likes of Dean Gaskell, Gary Hulse and Jamie Durbin who unfortunately were not going to make the grade we were aspiring to reach. I think we only have Ben Harrison and perhaps Kevin Penny in the squad now whereas we could have at least 6 in a couple of years who can make the 17.
I am not sure what bothering to get involved means but I watch around 6 Academy games a year when I can and am familiar with most of the players and have had a season ticket for over 50 years so think my opinion is S good as anyone else's.
I note that Wakefield have lost 3 of their last years Academy to Warrington, Bradford and Hull KR so I may have hit a nerve. Anyway, try putting your brain in to gear next time you come on.'"
I thought it was a positive post and it is encouraging. I also agree our youth set up has not in the past delivered high amounts of quality players and this may be changing. There are some posters on here which seem to like causing arguments or unrest for the sake of it. They must have unresolved issues that trouble them. I just ignore them.
