Will this work?

Im a c grade glad and have a question.

I feel I should have went warlord, but is it really too late?
What if I use all my SP to bring up my sweep and pole skills and then buy a polearm? What advantages would a real warlord have compared to my glad wannabe warlord? The only drawback I see is that I willhave to delevel a ton to get enough SP to get the skills. Anything else Im missing?

Once your a Gladiator your always a gladiator. Until you subclass. A warlord would have ALL his masteries and skills. Thats the differences.