Kingmaker wrote:Before anyone starts; I'm well aware the above user is a few dolly mixtures shy of a quarter, but I have to admit finding ways to load the squad with aussies doesn't inspire me with a whole lot of confidence.
I can only hope we're continuing down this route as a short-term fix until better home-grown players become available both off contract and from our own academy system. I'd hate to see us come unstuck if the RFL decided to close a few of these loopholes.
The thing is, if Rovers load their squad with as many Aussies as they can, within the rules, in place of Brits
trained at other clubs, this reflects our opinion of the systems of the British clubs that produced those Brits, not the strength of Rovers set-up. Either way it represents 'buying in' talent, rather than producing it. The only real virtue is in producing your own - with maybe a bit of credit for giving a player from the championship a shot. Signing players,
including Brits, from other clubs to fill in the gaps in the stuttering production line is just churn and adds nothing to the system - unless perhaps they will play a more prominent role in your squad.
Unfortunately, it is a subtle and maybe even counter-intuitive point, so for
purely political reasons, it might well be wise to not max ourselves out - then again I don't see much self-denial going on elsewhere.
