RL in general, and Wakey in particular, are beginning to put their house in order, but it will take time.

As support to these facts I point to the =red7 products of our =redChampion Junior Academy side 2009 who have been promoted to the first team squad.

Wakey are working within the rules as set, but are also well aware of the spirit of these agreements. The current policy is the correct one for our club at this time.

Our junior development is very highly regarded by the RFL.

Your junior development may be spot on and I would applaud that but when the munchkins can't get into the team because of a two-bit, tin-pot Aussie you are making a rod for your own back. They youngsters have a sense of belonging to Wakefield and would run their blood to water for the club, yet are dispossessed by several over-the-hill pension seekers.

When the Championship and Superleague are filled with disillusioned Ex-Wakie young guns you will see what I mean.

Not true.

It is true that we have not produced sufficient quality or quantity of players for several years - we are not alone in this as other clubs have had to put their houses in order as well. The ones we have produced have been able to find a way through to the first team, and eventually the current crop of youngsters will hopefully do exactly that. But you have to have the quality and quantity coming through if you are going to create a void in the shop window.

It won't happen overnight - but it IS happening!

Sadly you seem to be confusing starting a thread with bickering.

The thread is on a legitimate topic. However some wakey fans can do little more than write personal insults (see chapsters playground jibes) or continually indulge themselves in off topic rants (see dee hell going on about sugar daddies etc).

Now, back to topic

When you look at international academy sides rarely do more than half a dozen become SL regulars. So 7 from a club side looks for more like making up the numbers cheaply (the rationale suggeted by some wakey fans for the glut of overseas players).

However if your 20's win the comp next year then maybe you really have uncovered 7 SL players for the future.

If wakey are aware of the spirit of the rules they have shown that they do not care one bit about it. A great shame.

On the topic of so many overseas journeymen The RFL will not hold such recruitment in high regard.

Why can't it be defended?
The job of our club is to get the best team it can with the resources it's got.
We seem to be doing that. The situation might not be to everybody's liking but if it's the way it has to be, so be it. Tbh, whilst you and the likes of MG are perfectly entitled to your views, you come across as pompous, self righteous g1ts with too much time on your hands.
You worry about your own team and let us worry about ours.

How long have you been in SL?

No point in an argument with such a one-eyed snake as you seem to be.

I've put my view across. You decide what you will - as if you haven't already, Mr Judge, Mr Jury and Mr Executioner!

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That's right, don't dispute the facts. Try a bit of name calling, didn't take you long



Over a decade in SL and still hopeful of having 11 overseas players and filling up with some kids who have limited chances of making it





Over a decade in SL and still hopeful of having 11 overseas players and filling up with some kids who have limited chances of making it



[And the club thinking charging £20 for a RL fan to stand on old open terraces is okay

there are plenty of UK players OOC. Filling up with overseas journeymen is not the only option.'"

Leeds have 7 overseas players for next season, saints and cas have 6.

Do you think after 10 straight years in SL a club should be trying to get a mecedonian passport so they can have 11 non fed trained players? This is a decision by your board and JK. This has been their 'plan' for over a year - very disappointing.

In isolation I see no problem, when there are already 4 more overseas players then permitted then no.

Kears, and the boards, job is to get the best available for his side so he/they will do what’s allowed, as will all coaches. The problem lies within the regulations which are so loose it enables situations like this to crop up. The club have lost a lot of British (and Irish) talent in the close season and unfortunately the replacements for those lost have been imports.

The academy lads are not ready bar one or two matches here and there. The short term policy is signing up ready made players (who happen to be antipodeans) while the academy provides more fruitful harvests. This should’ve been done previously but the academy was not given sufficient investment in the past but since Kear has been here a lot of work has gone into the junior ranks and it is only now really starting to bear fruit. Before franchising and a bout of stable league finishes the clubs priority was remaining in SL so all funds were directed towards that.

l know the answers! They were rhetorical questions as well you know!

Happy to have your club running at massive losses and living off a rich benefactor that will not be around that much longer (relatively speaking)??

As Ken Davys Physician I assumed you were under an hypocratic oath!

Not read the end of my thread then??

However this topic is about clubs 'filling up' on overseas players (and resorting to macedonian passports)

I am happy that the club are doing well on a number of fronts.

I certainly do not worry about such things, it would do me no good and make no difference to the club.

=redI am not interested in guessing what you know / do not know, thanks.

=redI am happy that the club are doing well on a number of fronts.=red I am sufficiently aware of sport / the arts etc to know that clubs have many sources of funds that may be fickle or who's loss would undermine the whole organisation.=red I certainly do not worry about such things, it would do me no good and make no difference to the club



Back to school MG!

Nothing to say on having 10 / 11 non fed trained players? No surprise there.

Back to tugging your forlock TRB

Now you are learning something.

here is your answer!

I am happy that the club are doing well on a number of fronts.

I certainly do not worry about such things, it would do me no good and make no difference to the club.

Maybe Marsden Giant should ring the club and ask for answers.

As 'mere' fans we don't know half of the 'goings on' at the club.
Unless of course its just MG's personal vendetta against anything Wakefield?

One does wonder.

As I said, you are learning. Splendid,