In time this could turn out to be a massive signing, if he turns out to be as good as his dad was, on his day he was world class.

that's fine but how do you go about keeping him here at Belle View if that was the case

bound to get the interest of the top teams

By the time he's one of our first choice half backs and has made a SL name for himself, who says we wont be a top team who can keep hold of our prized assets?

We keep turning up in our thousands wearing this year's Trin shirt (with an away shirt around your arm) buying a pie and a pint and putting Wakefield on something of a similar footing as the 'cheque clubs".

A pie and a pint? You can drink and eat at the same time? Hat's off to you my man.

Has there been an announcement that he has signed for us. I havent seen anything on the website or twitter.

Not official as such but he tweeted yesterday 'First day done at Wakey today',think that says enough.

Hope he turns out to be as good as his old man and good luck to him.
I would imagine his development has still a long way to go before he is good enough for SL, so lets try and not build him up too much and too quickly on here etc.
One word of caution for those who have never seen him play and are already elevating him to a potential god, his employers (who have seen a lot of him) have let him go, a name isn't everything; a bit like 20 stone aussie props!!

LOL who's elevated him to a potential god already, only thing I've heard about him is that he was good in Warrington's U20's and played age group for England. Don't see why there's a need for a word of caution tbh all anyone knows is we've got a potentially good player, who was behind about 3 or 4 others at Warrington and the changes in the U20's have caused quite a few good young players to move clubs just like a few of ours at Trinity.

How many other U20 signings have we made that have got two threads and mentions on a few others?
Just saying thats all.

Tbf Reece Lyne's thread went for 8 pages but I think because we haven't made many signings and it's the off season people will hype it up a bit.

I agree with your comments. He's a name at the moment although seems to have potential written all over him.That said, I've lost count of the number of junior players emerging who just can't make the step up to first team level, despite being awsome at lower level. In fact, for WTW the only one to come along who you knew would make it at higher level was Nigel Wright (In relatively recent years). I know we've had such as Gareth Ellis and Ben Westwood at Belle Vue but they weren't instant hits and had to mature.
If he's as good as Nigel Wright then we'll be very lucky!

I guess his illustrious pater has a lot to do with that.

I haven't seen anyone say anything outrageous about the kid - just that he's got potential for the future, which seems entirely reasonable.

Henry Paul ??

Yes they have let him go, just like alot of teams let our full squad go Ala Kyle wood, Danny Kirmond, Ali Lauititi, Kyle Amor.. leting a player go doesnt mean everything either. I agree though lets not build him up too much and give the lad a chance, hopefully with all the right training we can relase some star potential.

Cain Southernwood ?

Well fair enough although I was referring to home grown players from junior rugby.

Probably only one thread and he has gone off radar!!

I don't know if this has been posted but www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport ... -1-5134061

I don't know if this has been posted but www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/sport ... -1-5134061

Deserves its own thread; surely?

firs time of posting un sure what to do / you mean

message for shifty cat i was at our u20s game against warrington like i was at all our u20 games i agree we were well beaten that day by a very good warrington team ben currie and the hooker dwyer were out standing has for bobby goulding jr the only time i noticed him was when he kicked a few goals he may turn out to be a good signing but ive seen nothing to get exited about and ive seen him more than once and to make quotes that he was miles ahead of anyone on the field is way over the top and just not true

Your opinion mate but like I said before someone I know who goes to watch most of our junior teams said otherwise and I respect his opinion so no need to doubt what he said. Also there's someone else who posts on here called seal who said similar when his name first got mentioned, goes to show people see games differently.

it was odds on that the opinion thing would be thrown at me and you right folk do have different ones ive spent 50 yrs playing an coaching lads from 17 to 19yrs five of them at county levlel when such as jason robinson paul newlove came through my hands and while i respect your mates opinion im pretty happy with mine

LOL whatever bud.