[quote="FIL":bfqe2g41]My source has stated that we offered him a very good deal but he has turned us down and wants to stay with Weeds [/quote:bfqe2g41] And therein lies Mikołaj‘s problem! He’s happy in his comfort zone, content at Leeds to just be there! I’ve known him since he was 12 when he was playing for Hunslet, he’s a great lad and someone you’d like as a friend. When he was 13 going on 14 he was overlooked by Leeds and it was only when other clubs started nominating him for their Scholarships that Leeds came back for him and he was delighted to accept Leeds offer. He’s been so haunted by almost missing out that he’s become overly grateful to be there, even at 26 years of age having played for England he suffers from imposter syndrome at Leeds and is still grateful. His lack of self belief, underpinned by that near miss is what’s held him back from reaching the potential he had a young prospect. It’s a shame that he’s not moving from them because it’s what he really needs to do!

[quote="Kirmudgeonlyisback":3mwb3vzm]good to see the club committing to youth , will be very interesting to see if smith can develop the physicality to play super league. Think he has all the skills but he’s going to need to develop quite a lot of bulk and hardness[/quote:3mwb3vzm] Harvey has all the attributes to be a top number 9, you only get toughness or hardness by playing against misters, I hope he gets some decent game time to achieve his potential

[quote="Kirmudgeonlyisback":23a22xp0]good to see the club committing to youth , will be very interesting to see if smith can develop the physicality to play super league. Think he has all the skills but he’s going to need to develop quite a lot of bulk and hardness[/quote:23a22xp0] He did look to have put on a bit of muscle Boxing Day and against a starting Leeds team defended well enough in the middle and at 18 years old he will only get stronger. He has a build imho similar to Mchane. IMO he will be better than McShane. This is an excellent extension.

[quote="Trojan Horse":al85o8p8]He did look to have put on a bit of muscle Boxing Day and against a starting Leeds team defended well enough in the middle and at 18 years old he will only get stronger. He has a build imho similar to Mchane. IMO he will be better than McShane. This is an excellent extension.[/quote:al85o8p8] He's half the size of McShane. But I think he'll be big enough.

[quote="Trojan Horse":2ss3h1tl]He did look to have put on a bit of muscle Boxing Day and against a starting Leeds team defended well enough in the middle and at 18 years old he will only get stronger. He has a build imho similar to Mchane. IMO he will be better than McShane. This is an excellent extension.[/quote:2ss3h1tl] He reminds me abit of Danny Walker at Warrington, if he can get anywhere near as good as him the team will really benefit. Also looking forward to seeing how Doyle does in SL.

[quote="Pat Bateman":f5yebide]He reminds me abit of Danny Walker at Warrington, if he can get anywhere near as good as him the team will really benefit. Also looking forward to seeing how Doyle does in SL.[/quote:f5yebide] If Doyle hadn’t picked up his injury I would have tipped him to be up there for our player of the season before a ball was played, I really like the kid