Just been on sky sorts we have released him with immediate effect? Is he in the 20,s?

wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2010/07/7346/ unusually it's even on the club website!!

wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2010/07/7346/ unusually it's even on the club website!!

So this is what is becoming of the so-called "Magnificent Seven" a.k.a the class of 2009, the supposed future of our club:

Dale Morton - Has shown great potential, hope he stays clear of injuries and his career continues to progress, as he looks like a real star.
James Davey - Looks enthusiastic enough, but needs more experience.
Danny Cowling - not been given a chance
Russell Spiers - not been given a chance
Kyle Trout - not been given a chance
Matt King - not been given a chance
Cain Southernwood - sold to Bradford with Kieron Hyde been given to us in exchange, neither of these players were given a chance, nor too has Karl Olstrom who we "supposedly" we got as part of the same deal. Also add to the list Matthew Wildie who also not been tried yet.

Instead we get people like people who clearly can't be bothered playing in the shirts and furthermore, what became of Ben Gledhill, our young prop from Westgate who looked very solid and promising during his stint.

If the youngsters are our future, then why the bloody hell have they not been given the chance to prove themselves? Surely they can't be worse than anyone else we've got.

Winning age-level Grand Finals means sod all if the players don't make it into the first team.

Nothing to do with Kear, he kept us up in 1924, even though Salford beat Cas.

Gledhill seemed just about the finished article in the few games I saw of him, Morton lacks speed and size but Davey looks a live wire although on the small size too.

Yeah this is the most infuriating thing we have such a good youth production but we would rather play old men and 3rd rate austrailians where has this got us??? Getting tonked 2 out of 3 weeks we play. This is poor and needs addressing.

Why no reason or explanation as to why he was released? Even the kids are jumping the sinking ship.

Olstrum released for diciplianry reasons
Cowling injured

some key names mentioned above missing from 20's tonight. Watch this space to see if they appear against saints on Sunday

When was Olstrum released?
We only signed him three months ago.
We seem to have a few issues in the discipline area over the last 12 months.

Agree that it's annoying that such potential is disappearing

Along with James Davey Matty Wildie looks the best prospect out of them all, Davey has had the odd run out in the first team, but given the injuries we have had with Obst its disappointing that young Matty has not been given a chance yet.

A small hooker,that's novel!

Suppose potential is the key word. Moving up and training with the 1st teamers reveals if the young lads can make that next step. Off field issues always play a part too.

Lol weedy not tall! Apparently Obst can bench press more than any other player, that until Grond came.

It always happens at every club. You can't just assume every player who looks good at age group will be good when playing against professionals.

Just think of the Billy Conway team. He and Gary Spencer were great for the club but most of the others didn't make it. Potts was ok for a while but the other forwards just weren't physically able.
If you read Kris Radlinski's book he says he wasn't regarded as the best in his group and was only offered amateur forms when others were given professional contracts. None of the ones who were regarded as better made it.
It's just the way it is.

I suppose things that distract lads in their late teen affects budding RL players too, sometimes extremely talented players lose their way with off filed distractions where as the less regarded youngsters knuckle down and make it..

I could name a few 'established' players who are currently playing in Super League!

Indeed, but they have reputation to fall back on, even if the last decent game they produced was years back.

Potts is a good example. Outstanding in the colts and top try scorer in that league by a distance. Think you're being kind by saying he was OK for a while. The writing was on the wall when he turned out for the 1st team with a Mohican hair cut!

Steve Potts dislocated his shoulder in the first few minutes of his debut, a clear example of pushing a young and promising player into 1st team duties too early.

Quite a few of those lads never got considered because of a personal feud between the incumbant coach and Trevor Bailey, Rob Moules is the prime example. He was by far and away better than most other scrum halfs that were with the club for aperiod of about 7 years yet because he was the product of Trevor Bailey's coaching a certain Trinity coach refused to play him.

I could tell a few stories about this but, out of respect, I won't!

There are the obvious exeptions being Gary Spencer, Billy Conway and Garry Price but by and large the other players were never given a decent chance.

One other player who would have certainly made it was Mark Wild, a strong, fast and elusive centre who suffered life threatening injuries when working on a crane which collapsed from under him.

This is exactly where the British system falls down. The step up is too great.

Wakefield have a core of good young lads but winning Academy trophies etc means nothing in my opinion. Its nice for the lads and loyal spectators but the entire system should be aimed at increasing the chances of providing pathways for Young British talent to become established SL players.

Given this fact I am glad to see some clubs take full advantage of the duel registration system and wonder why Wakefield are not getting more of these youngster out to NL clubs. If they are not good enough to be tested in the NL at 18/19/20, it is highly unlikely they are ever going to be good enough for SL.

You put those Academy winning 18's into SL the following season they would get murdered, but they need a step up to bridge the gap which it seems they are not getting at Trinity at the moment.

I totally agree.

I don't agree the academy trophy means nothing, but I do agree once they reach that level that dual contract will do them good.