It would appear Ken's gone fishing again. Seems they have plundered another of our rising stars...



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This article is a joke!



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All they have to do is leave wakey to do the spade work then flash Kens cheque book!

How old is Ken Davy?

Another 'swap' deal and another veiled reference to the fact that players can 'kick on' when they leave Wakefield to join Shudds.



Regardless of what's actually happened in this deal, whomever writes their press releases has a habit of using them as an opportunity to have a dig at us; that, and using us in place of a proper Academy system, are not on.

Seems a shame, but if hudds are offering him better money and a chance to be in the first team, what can we do?

Until we start to make consistent strides forward to becoming a club that can rival the big clubs, we will always be likely to suffer this.

Years of neglect causes this.

time to give them a jolly good hiding (twice) next season... how i hate them

Couple of things stand out in that press release.



Hudds havent offered him a full time contract.



Wakefield didnt offer him a full time contract.



Why has such a rising star not been offered a full time contract???



Maybe the clue is in the words "If he knuckles down"



Maybe a good move for both players to have a change of scenery??

Hey! Don't spoil a good conspiracy thread!

and we are getting this in return? sounds like much the same but didnt get chance at hudds - dont see how joe will either... they already took george and murphy who will also struggle to get in the hudds backs.



from bbc sport website (2009)



Huddersfield Giants have signed youngster Sam Fletcher.

The 16-year-old centre or back-row forward, who has previously been on the Leeds Rhinos scholarship, has signed a three-year professional deal.

Giants player performance manager Pete Riding said: "We are absolutely delighted to secure the signing of Sam.

"He has got fantastic potential and to go with that he has got a great attitude. I'm very sure Sam can go on and have a bright future in the game."

Fletcher formerly played for Hunslet Parkside and has also been recently selected to represent England under-16s against their French counterparts in a two Test series in April.

Riding added: "I'm sure with the support he will receive at the Giants; he will get every opportunity to fulfil that potential."

With Peter Riding as their player performance manager, they have someone on the inside track when it comes to identifying potential within our junior ranks, and the Wakefield area too. Ken's cheque book and Huddersfield's relative success over the last few seasons takes care of the rest. Hopefully, if the Club 1873 scheme kicks in, and the club continues to progress on and off the field, these kind of player switches will become more of a rarity, whether to Huddersfield or anywhere else.

+1

Just seems like a like for like swap to me.



With Huddersfield wanting to shout about Joe Walker,but hoping people will forget they said similar things when signing Sam Fletcher.

Lets be honest here,you could have re written that article and it would have been more accurate and taken less space but the natives wouldnt be happy.



Something like this:



"Even with the significant investment from Ken into the club,our academy structures have failed miserably,hence the need to now restructure"