I think it's a difficult one this, we've had Johnstone and Jowitt who have both cemented their places in the side at Trinity and many expected Jordan to do just that however the positions he plays (Loose & Second Row) are much more contested for with the likes of Ashurst, Horo, Pauli, Batch and Annakin.

I would expect Kirmond to retire soon but even so George King coming in makes it just as difficult for him.

Another season in the Championship coming up for Jodan I would guess, whether that be permanent or another loan deal I'm not sure.

Think about what MC could do with an extra £50k in the bank.

Fund a legal battle with WMDC/Yorkcourt???????

and he looked very much at home playing 13

We've good players in every position and indeed the best squad of players for a long time.

In Horos last game he made 21 tackles and missed 6 and on average throughout the season makes 23 tackles a game.

Annakin has made 18 tackles a game this year although his spells haven't been as long as Horo.

Batch is a cracking player and lad who makes stacks of tackles every game. A great work ethic. He has had several injuries already in his career and needs to be cute with game time due to this. Need him for many years.

Pauli is a beast close to line and has improved greatly but gets spotted in defence due to not being that fit. In his last game he made 16 tackles and missed 7!

In Jordans last game for Dewsbury he played 68 minutes and made 51 tackles and missed 1. His work rate is first class and will make 40+ tackles at least every game. He's highly regarded by some at the club, saying he's the best loose pre line passer. He's also played hooker for the reserves, scoring from dummy half and Dewsbury. So covers Loose, SR and Hooker if needed. He's no Kyle Wood but like Hadley can fill in.

With stats like that that why would you let a player go this goes deeper.

It's a flawed comparison.
You need JC's stats from Super League games to compare with our current team.

I like him and would keep him but he isn't a starter yet for me.

The same can be said about young Rocky ! Not given a proper chance and has been offered a insult of a contract offer in a way offloading him to makeway for someone else in his position.

Is this where an A-team would be better than loans/DR?
Out of sight, out of mind.
If the reserve league was done properly, giving 2 games every week at BV (First team and Reserves on alternate weeks with others as pre-match i.e. 19s, Women, PDRL, 9s, community/schools...)
The season ticket holders would get better value for money and see the up and coming stars playing for the RWB.
If the fans could see players such as Jordy pulling up trees, there may be more pressure on first team places.
If they played on a fixed time schedule (3pm Sunday?) it could become habit forming if you know there will be a match every weekend.

I wish id been insulted with a contract offer like that at 23 years old

How was it an insult of a contract? Highly emotive accusation to chucking the club's way. Are you in possession of some facts?

Crowther named in Friday's 19

The 19 are:



Tinirau Arona
Matty Ashurst
James Batchelor
Jordan Crowther
Anthony England
Scott Grix
Ryan Hampshire
Keegan Hirst
Justin Horo
Craig Huby
Tom Johnstone
Ben Jones-Bishop
Max Jowitt
Reece Lyne
Jacob Miller
Pauli Pauli
Tyler Randell
Bill Tupou
Kyle Wood

Hence my point now is the time to recall him an give him some game time this kid if coached right is a star for the future a local lad who loves the club he plays for pretty much like our coach maybe this is the problem he reminds him of himself too much.

Well I certainly wouldn't let him go until he had had a a run in the first team for a number of games, which to be fair, he simply hasn't had.
Somebody saw some talent in him as a kid and surely he hasn't lost that!

How is that anything like Chester?

Chris Chester never showed an ounce of interest in playing for Wakefield, he preferred Halifax, Wigan, Hull F.C., Hull KR but not Wakefield!

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.