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[quote="fekafan17"]one major reason wigan are not up to the level of leeds and saints on a consistent basis is the amount of overseas players and lack of chance for younger players who play in our team.
Ok, fair enough if you've got an aussie up to the standard of barret; who regardless of his nationality you would want in your team. However, i team is dominated by forreign players who for me arent at the level our team requires, bailey, riddel, phelps, smith just examples of players who i personally would rather have young british talent playing in that position.
Take leeds for example. Young Kallum watkins thrown into the deepend, but it paid off. Why dont wigan give the lines of young ainscough a chance and young talent like tomkins more a first team chance. starting over-rated, over-payed aussies week in week out we are never going to develop as a team. Signing a handful of players every new season isnt going to get us anywhere, it may work in football, but not in this sport. we need to build a homegrown squad and let them develop.
I'm pretty sure he played his amateur Rugby at Latchford.
Correct.
So what is the point.
Shouldn't he be at Salford.
If we want equality and salary cap rules, shouldn't it apply to junior talent.
How good could Oldham have been with Harris , Sculthorpe x 2, McDermott O'Carroll, Eastmond etc.
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Rogues Gallery wrote:Correct. So what is the point.
Shouldn't he be at Salford.
If we want equality and salary cap rules, shouldn't it apply to junior talent. How good could Oldham have been with Harris , Sculthorpe x 2, McDermott O'Carroll, Eastmond etc.
W!64N_ENTHUSI45T wrote:The shame is, why can a 17 year old Watkins be old enough to become a regular when a 20 year old Tomkins appears not to be in Nobles eyes
Proof that if your good enough your old enough
Watkins has played FOUR first team games for Leeds.
When they have a fully fit squad he'll be pushed back.
He's a Salford junior.
Why is he at Leeds.
MONEY.
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