Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:35 pm  

bren2k wrote:

What are you talking about?

He has a fetish about people who have a 'fetish' about Ben Gledhill.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:41 pm  

bren2k wrote:

I still think Gledhill's future is in the second row and it'll be a shame if that's not with us, but if he thinks Salford is a better option, then good luck to the lad. I'm sure he'll kick on under a decent coach.

I hope we don't lose the key academy players but it's inevitable that we'll lose some - that's the name of the game and shouldn't be too concerning. It'll be good when the coaching staff are all tied up and we can start to see what the squad will look like for next season.

I fully agree with that. As I've said elsewhere, with his build I reckon he could have similar impact to that of Frankie Mariano. But even with the most successful academy sides, only very few of them go on to be household names. And if Lauititi and Southern come in and do the business for us next season, I reckon Ben Gledhill will be quickly forgotten.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:42 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

Can't see Gledhill going having any similarity with the loss of Fox. To lose Mariano at this stage would be more comparable to the Fox situation.

Time will tell I suppose. Not offering Fox enough came back to bite us on the backside. He was a young lad who had shown potential for a year and we wouldn't match what another club had offered. Two years later he was playing for England. The same may not happen with Gledhill of course and it may be another Southernwood situation. But it probably means we will need to find another prop for the squad now while Trout & Spiers continue to develop as Gledhill was physically ahead of these two. Bearing in mind we needed another prop even if Ben had stayed then with whats available on the market Nick Fozzard becomes a possibility all of a sudden and that is a scary thought.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:51 pm  

What 68 means is that not too long ago people were slating the coaching staff for not playing Gledhill.
It was as if he was some sort world beater based on one good performance.
Now as he has clearly not progressed after being given a chance it is time to move him on.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:04 pm  

Wakefield has always and will continue to produce talented youngster through the academy and in Ben's case develop young lads from surrounding clubs. We can't always keep them all, whether that's down to money, picking order or potential we don't know.

But, Ben's departure will open the door for the likes of Trout et al. I do feel for him, because i think he has an awful lot of potential which i believe will be unlocked under Parish.

This is way we must take our time with the Head Coach appointment. We must ensure we have someone whose paramout concern is establishing a pathway from academy to first team. The academy is filled with talented lads, but we must unlock that potential.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:10 pm  

frenchdreadnought wrote:

What 68 means is that not too long ago people were slating the coaching staff for not playing Gledhill.

Ah I see. Thanks.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:16 pm  

Hes never going to make a SL prop just not big enough but he will have a good career in the Championship good luck to the lad he always gave 100%

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:20 pm  

Trinity Till Death wrote:

Wakefield has always and will continue to produce talented youngster through the academy and in Ben's case develop young lads from surrounding clubs. We can't always keep them all, whether that's down to money, picking order or potential we don't know.

But, Ben's departure will open the door for the likes of Trout et al. I do feel for him, because i think he has an awful lot of potential which i believe will be unlocked under Parish.

This is way we must take our time with the Head Coach appointment. We must ensure we have someone whose paramout concern is establishing a pathway from academy to first team. The academy is filled with talented lads, but we must unlock that potential.

Spot on. I think a change of strength & conditioning coach will do Gledhill the world of good as well. This is something I hope we also address as a new coaching team next year along with maybe a dual reg/loan deal with a championship club will bring the likes of Trout & Spiers on nicely. They are though probably 12 months behind Gledhill so we may end up looking shorterm somewhere until they are ready for regular superleague action.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:35 pm  

As much as I like Ben Gledhill as a lad I just don't think he will ever 'kick' on at Wakefield.

Like has been said, perhaps the change in strength and conditioning coach will do him some good? But the lad does push himself in the gym but I don't think he will never be size where he needs to be...probably down to that genetics thing? I am sure jonh will take this thread by the horns and inform us all whether this is the case?!?

Another astonishing thing that I noticed when I was watching the warm up last weekend was that the lad looked like he had just been plucked from the crowd and given a shirt, he looked completely lost and out of place.

Re: Looks like : Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:48 pm  

kingsway cat wrote:

I don't think he will never be size where he needs to be...

Your double-negative tomfoolery has created a rift in the space-time continuum that could cause the entire forum to disappear in a puff of logic; clarify your position quickly, and you may just rescue the situation..!