Ben WAS a great player who had pace and the X factor and played very much off the cuff but didnt organize the forwards at all. He also wasnt a great defender and was a bit inconsistant. However despite the negatives he was on his day the best Halfback in this League by a long way. He also will leave Fax knowing that most fans will miss him and wish him all the best.
Sadly for us and Ben the pace has gone and he has suffered injuries and lack of form etc which has sadly seen him be a shadow of the player he was. So I do feel whilst its always sad to see a Fax great leave, its the right thing for him and us. Handforth is if I remember rightly more of a organizer and somebody who has a good creative game. Thackery has the pace that we have missed this year in the halves and is more the Ben Black type of player. All the best Ben and the memories will not be forgotten. Hopefully you can recapture the form that you have shown in the past and become a legend at Batley like you are at Fax