As a player Chester wore his heart on his sleeve as a player and was always so involved in the clubs he played for, whether that was at Wakefield is irrelevant for me, it still shows that quality in him.

As a bloke, Chester is Wakefield through and through, he is and has been heavily involved in the amateur game throughout Wakefield all throughout his career.

Also to suggest he `Preferred` those other clubs, maybe he did as he had a family to provide for - Do you begrudge Gaz Ellis for not having an ounce of interest in staying at Wakefield? He still had enough interest to buy a ticket to come watch us play when he was at Leeds.

There's a solid enough argument he was too good to be at Wakefield for most of his career.

Probably. But, weren't Nigel Bell and Dave Topliss to name only two?

The term that people are Wakefield through and through really only applies to fans since the fully professional era. I'm sure every player has his price. Maybe David Solomona is a rare example who didn't go back on a verbal promise to sign when others waved the cheque book?

Loyalty from a player perspective is very rare these days in any sport due to the amount of money involved and the briefness of their careers. Remember for them this is a job, and if someone else came and offered you double your current wages to go do the same job for their company there's not many that would turn it down.
Although I do believe that Kirmond also turned down larger offers to remain with us when he was in his prime???

Starting at Loose Forward according to CC

I hope he turns out to be a star but come on let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let the lad play rugby. He's very young and he is nowhere near to being a "star". Let's see what he can do first. It's one being excited about youngsters and another getting ahead of ourselves.

If you read Adams post it says a star for the future.

This lad needs to do more minutes for us.

Ashurst, Batch, Horo, Arona, Kirmo, Jordy and Annakin, a nice position to be in

Really good performance last night especially in defence by Crowther, things to work on going forward imo but gave us something to think about after my earlier comments.

I thought Jordan went well last night, he put himself about a bit in defence and was always ready to put his hand up for a carry. A solid performance.

More than solid in defence and in his second spell he did a couple of excellent offloads.

Thought Jordy went well stepping up defensively sound I think his 30 odd minute stint was great but he was tired. Go forward he will get better with game time and experience at the top level

That lead to try's

Have to be please for the lad and BLM, an excellent comeback and it will be great to see him in a Trinity shirt again this season.
His defence is excellent and he played a full part in Wakefields win at an very much in form Huddersfield side

Well done

I think your view is clouded by lacking the full facts? Chester gave an interview a few years ago in which he said Wakefield had showed interest in him and he in them. However the negotiations were undermined by Chester's agent falsely claiming that Chester had an injury. As I understand it the agent was drawn by the bright lights of ££££ signs of another offer and wanted to put Wakefield off.

I can't recall where I saw/heard the interview but I definitely learnt about it a few years ago. (Maybe our friend the internet will turn it up.)

I remember him showing an interest. When he was well past his best, probably just before he called it a day and took up coaching.

I doubt we would have been able to affoad Chester in those days

When watching the game on Friday night I watched Jordan with a keen eye, I have not had chance to see much of him so only gone of what people have said.

His first stint, I thought he was great in defense, he took everything they threw at him and was not dominated once in the collision from memory, on the other hand his first stint left me thinking he just did not have much to offer going forward.

His second stint showed he has an offload in his locker, can link up in the line no problem and has the ability to shrug of a tackle or two. He does seem very light weight, I wonder if he has been advised to put some weight on?

He is similar in size to Ashurst, Farrell, Minicello, Ablett, Wilkin all can / could play a bit in the back row. not every back rower needs to be massive

I get what he's saying but agree with you, he doesn't need to be like Pauli to make meters. I think as he matures and gets more confidence in his game as far as taking the ball up, it will come up to the standard of his defense, which is excellent. Not that his attacking game is that far off atm anyway. I just think he does look to pass sometimes when the drive or run to the line is on.

Invested his own money last pre season in a personal trainer to get himself in good shape and seems to have been reaping the forwards fitness wise.

John Bateman doesn't look particularly big at the first glance but not many from super league who can match him.

Not just his money

The joys of parenthood

bet them moths got an awakening