Says in the LE that he is strongly tipped to come to Wakefield.



Not a bad prop!

edited, he's proven he isnt very good!!

He's had enough time at Bradford and elswhere to prove himself and hasn't so it's a no for me.

What could he do that Ben Gledhill could not???



Wouldn't want to see him deny Trouty game time.

If Washbrook or howarth don't sign, trout and Annekin are the only lf at Wakefield.



Surprised we haven't made a move for Tyrone McCarthy from wire. Looked handy with us and can offload, still youngish.

Decent player from what I remember, young enough to have potential, although I've heard he fits the bill for what we used to consider a Kear project player.

Needs to cut down on the time in the pub every time I've seen him he as been pizzzzed out his head, cracking player at amature level, he could make it at super league if he puts his heart in it....

Would rather have put legs on a wheelie bin...... Good prospect sadly an epic fail

To be fair he'd break the line would Willy Bin

I preferred his brother Dusty - a cracking lad, always had a big smile on his face.

His other brother is a bit nosey, ... Wherestha

Wakey should steer clear of this head case, serious pub problems- pi££ head problems!!! and proved at bulls And quins he is an epic failure, wrong attitude, hard man act doesn't cut and just hasn't got what it takes to be a superleague prop.

Heard in the gym last night that this is a done deal... Hope its not true

Jeez this is getting tiresome, is no one good enough for us - do they all have to be Mother Terresa -give it a rest ffs. The moralising and

judgmental nature of some on here is astonishing and considering it's done from the safety of anonymity not very brave either.



So he drinks a bit, he's a bit of a wally, he's not reached his potential HE'S 24!!! how many people at 24 were doing much better than that. It's about 25 when most blokes wake up one morning and realise they need to get it together, why is this boy any difference.



If we sign him give him a chance - for a prop he is a kid, if he fails we get rid - he's not a dog he isn't signed for life!



Can I just add that the following players all arrived with a similar wrap from the know all finger wagging brigade...



Richard Moore

Danny Brough

Oliver Wilkes

Tevita Latu



or at other clubs



Shaun Long

Leon Pryce

Gareth Hock

Martim Gleeson



all monumental kn*bbers but decent players in the end.

Again this lad will have a point to prove, is English and is still only 24. Moore had a point to prove when JK got him in for 07 and that went well. Why cant James do the same and become a good SL player?

Correct add Chris Bridge to that list too.

Had agar in for a free sunbed last night, he said james, tongia and dowes this week. Amor to follow on loan.

He can, but we seem to want perfect players for lemonade money. Utterly ridiculous idea that some fans have as to our position in the food chain. People are now sneering at so called "project" players as if we have suddenly moved up into the elite of RL.



So he's failed so far, won't be the first or the last to rebuild a career at a new club after an "epic fail" we are told at his first. I'm realistic enough to believe that this lad in now unlikely to be of International standard but that doesn't mean he can't do a job for us.

spoke to james in kebab shop last saturday in Leeds, he said he cant wait to prove everyone wrong and where we off next for a beer.

Theres no doubt he has all the raw materials to make a good standard prop, its up to him whether he has the desire to make the most of his talent. Its probably his last chance to carve out a successful superleague career and if he wants it enough and applies himself correctly then he can make it work. I'd be happy to give him a year to see how he handles it. Lets be honest he isn't going to earning a fortune and we might just end up with a good player on our hands. If not, its no real loss to us.

That phrase ' DO A JOB FOR US' seems to be getting used a little too much at the moment. It is linked to many of our potential signings. In all fairness in respect of those signings the term is reasonable to use when describing them individually. However we seem to be linked to too many players who are only going to do a job.



I would like us to be linked to the odd one or two who could be described as match winners especially in the half backs. However the only player who seems to be comming next season in the half back role is another do a job man and that is Sam Obst.

The players who we have been potentially linked with us such as Ben c, Aspinwall, Dowes, Washbrook, Amor, Tongia are better than just 'do us a job players' imo and if signed would raise the quality of our squad. I like the way we seem to be going with regards to recruitment.

I partly agree.



There is a lot of daft talk about perfectly able players not being 'good enough' for us, as if we've suddenly become the Chelsea of RL; clearly that's not the case and whilst we do need to recruit some quality in key positions, we have to accept that our squad will contain a significant number of players who will do a job without setting the world on fire - that's a function of our buying power, our suction as an employer and the position we started from in terms of this seasons recruitment.



As for the moralising bit - again, I partly agree; I've made my position clear on Cockayne on the other thread, but he's a far cry from a young lad who likes a beer - that can be dealt with in a fairly straightforward way and needn't result in said young lad doing anything more repugnant than acting like a divot on Westgate.



Let's not forget who, what or where we are, eh?

Cockayne is a different issue as are some of the others I lumped in together to make a point. They are guilty of a little more than one may be willing to accept. The real issue here is that James an a few others damned on here through the years appear to be guilty of little more than being young silly lads wasting his talent against a wall in there early years. Sure it's not a great sign and shows a certain lack of self control that means he will never be a Gareth Ellis. However you don't need that to play a part in the rebirth of WTRLFC.

Bring back Stosic...