Old Feller wrote:What about the youngsters coming through your all conquering reserve side, no decent prop prospects there then?
Ben Davies is probably the next in line behind Prescott and O'Carroll but isn't quite ready yet. And yes, he is a decent prospect.
saint mully wrote: It was disappointing to see the numbers leaving after the Lee Smith try when I was coming back in from the toilets, I could hardly get back in
scully = god wrote: We have the worst fans in the league. FACT. What we need is the passion Wigan fans have.
That Fielden lad could make it.
He needs to increase his stamina levels to play for longer spells. Needs a fair bit of improvement in tackling, and running in hard but has potential. Still a bit soft though, and not sure he could stand up to a bit of biff.
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SmokeyTA wrote:i think you will find almost total agreement at Leeds, Bradford, Wigan, Saints, Hull etc for that, problem is some clubs self interest and short term thinking would leave them uncompetitive, at a club like Hull KR or Wakefield you would be asking turkeys to vote for christmas
Well I'm a Hull KR fan and I'd vote for it! Like I said in that post, I think there could do with some tightening up of where youngsters on scholarships/ U18's can travel from. This would protect smaller clubs from helping local amateur clubs out only to see the top players from the teams that benefited signed up by other teams. I think football have some kind of rule regarding this for U16's? Obviously in league we'd have to make this tighter (a player cannot travel further than the lenght of the M62 would not suffice...)
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Lord_Percy wrote:Definitely think there should be some form of incentive, yes, but the flip side of that is that you then free up cap space for more journeyman non-GB qualified players to fill out the rest of your squad. Saying that, I'm sure there's a way around that.
However, your point on Kylie then shows what's wrong with the British game, why don't we make 'em like that? Maybe we do, but with the wrong ethnicity some clubs aren't giving them the chance to show it?
That's not a dig at you by the way, it's more an observation on the way club administrators are thinking.
I don't know about that, but I do think the English teams have looked away from lads who are maybe in the mould of props of old, heavy; set etc, viewing them as not being the way forward, and looking to bulk up running forwards rather than condition the those 'big' lads. who are probably much more natural carriers of the ball. I think they hope they're gonna find a Peacock or a Morley but forget they started as 2nd rowers. Why arent they looking for the next Barrie Mc?
In terms of them not building them like that over here, the genetic make up of many of these islanders is something we cant always compete with. just look at Stanley Gene!
Lord_Percy wrote:Definitely think there should be some form of incentive, yes, but the flip side of that is that you then free up cap space for more journeyman non-GB qualified players to fill out the rest of your squad. Saying that, I'm sure there's a way around that.
However, your point on Kylie then shows what's wrong with the British game, why don't we make 'em like that? Maybe we do, but with the wrong ethnicity some clubs aren't giving them the chance to show it?
That's not a dig at you by the way, it's more an observation on the way club administrators are thinking.
I have some sympathy for your position, but I feel you are playing devil's advocate here
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