I agree with Code, if he's good enough to hold a place in the squad and the chance arrives play him.At 18 he is not a kid and would not have been given a contract if he wasn't considered ready.

I will leave it up to the coaches. They know more about him than i do so if they play him then that is based on whether they think he is ready or not.

Cording spent a season on loan at Gateshead when he was at Cas.

At 18, he is very much a kid. For examples of late developers, look at Jerry and Brown at Hull KR. There is no hard and fast rule IMO. You need to assess each individual..... Individually.

Trust the coaching staff. We invest more now in the youth than ever before so we may see more youngsters coming through. Besides, our return isn't all that bad. There are worse out there without a doubt.