Incidentally can i apologise for my part in the thread getting out of hand.

I do enjoy posting on here and i do indeed love Trinity. I also love rugby league and am very very passionate about the development of our young talent which is why i so adoment on the issue, i have been involved in it for the last 5 years now at one level or another and it breaks my heart to think that some of the players I and others have invested so much time and effort in, at best can hope to play league as a stepping stone for a career in union.

Apologies once again.

Jonh.

Pryce Radlinski and Cunningham all did it, not sure about Pryce but the latter 2 were given massive financial insentives to stay in League from external scources.

i think a few of us let it go astay

Is smith actually going or is it a ploy just to up contract talks?

Its been in the Yorkshire post that Wasps and Wigan have been interested.

So he hasnt signed anything then?

Nothing confirmed.

Absolute non story then

Anyway why would Wigan be interested?

1. He isnt Australian
2. He's under 30

the rfl set the coaching standards. at the moment there is new badges to work for you do a paper on rules a coaching session for maybe 15 mins and some book work. the level 2 now is more health and safety than coaching, bottles in a square, post protectors on ambuance access, first aid kits. these are supposed to be filled out before sessions. very few unless theyre completely hopless will fail a badge. many coaches in the junior game take a team on reluctanly as a parent as there is no one else and they do this to keep the teams afloat. they need help, they need to be looked at when theyve done there badge and guided along. the top badge to coach at sl and pro is supposed to be absolutly stupid, with 12 modules many none game related and at a cost of nearly a thousand pounds yes a grand.

The system is beyond flawed to say the least.