I'm guessing that the "knuckles down" bit refers to the work he or any other player would have to put in to progress from Academy to 1st team level. If he's been Academy Player of the Year for the past 2 seasons, he probably has a pretty decent attitude already. Whatever the case, he sounds to me like the kind of player you'd like to keep.

The Huddersfield Vultures strike again. Lets hope the lad that is coming in is a good 'un.

Quote RebelRebel="RebelRebel"I'm guessing that the "knuckles down" bit refers to the work he or any other player would have to put in to progress from Academy to 1st team level. If he's been Academy Player of the Year for the past 2 seasons, he probably has a pretty decent attitude already. Whatever the case, he sounds to me like the kind of player you'd like to keep.'" im struggling to see that he has actually been academy player of the year for last two seasons. www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... s/2011/09/

Quote RebelRebel="RebelRebel"I'm guessing that the "knuckles down" bit refers to the work he or any other player would have to put in to progress from Academy to 1st team level. If he's been Academy Player of the Year for the past 2 seasons, he probably has a pretty decent attitude already. Whatever the case, he sounds to me like the kind of player you'd like to keep.'" im struggling to see that he has actually been academy player of the year for last two seasons. www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/news ... s/2011/09/

Whats it seems to me is that Hudds just take a chunk of cash and throw it at half decent youngens in other clubs academies. It looks like they play the numbers game, sign up as many as possible in the hope one or two make it. The biggest tragedy is that most of these lads won’t get their chance in a big Huddersfield squad and end up in the Championship. If some of these players had stayed where they was, surley the opportunities would have been more forth coming. I really don’t believe Huddersfield approach is best for the youth of this game at all.

Very good point.

Your spot on Dee and what really gets me is the fact that Shudds are not even a big club, but we seem to allow them to treat us as a small time outfit.

Yes, Mr Davey has got plenty of cash, but they aren't the top team that they try and portray.

They are miles away form being a Leeds or Wigan any yet they pick up our young lads at will.

Lets just hope we can stick it to them next term

It appears that money does talk and I’m afraid you can’t beat someone at this game who has a bigger check book. It just a shame that the young lads (and there agents) can’t see that getting the opportunity is more important than money when you are early in your career. You’ll never establish yourself as a full time pro unless you have the exposure to prove what you’re capable off.

i think we all know that the shuddersfield thundergianteagles business model is fundementally flawed. they are propped up more than any other club, they give season tickets away, they have hoards of free tickets, they buy who they want to coach and play for them but still nobody goes to watch them.



when davey gets fed up then they're screwed.



at least if mr glover gets fed up then he'll have left behind a more sustainable model.

i thought ag said we would try and keep our young players with the money that was paid into the lottery. up to press i havent seen anything of this yet roll on when the sugerdaddy is no longer around

Nothing announced but one of our youngsters was offered a deal in Australia for the Brisbane broncos feeder club. He has since been offered a new improved two year full time contract by the club, i think he will be staying on with us (saw him in the photos). Just because players go does not necessarily mean the club haven't tried to keep them.

And bear in mind the scheme is still in its infancy. It will take time to build up a significant fighting fund.

I think there's been some misunderstanding about Club 1873 - I don't think it's intended to just build up a war chest so that young players can be offered more money than Uncle Ken will pay them; rather, I think it's about building systems and structures around the youth policy that creates obvious value for them and their advisors in staying at WTW. That will take a bit of time, but the appointment of Mark Winder has been a positive start in that respect.



Meanwhile, I guess we'll have to grit our teeth for a season or so longer when Shudds decide to raid our youth instead of a having a proper system in place of their own; the tap will run dry in due course when 1873 is properly established, and their lack of investment in that area will come back to bite them on the bottom.