R.B.A wrote:Young players don't go for free even at the end of their contracts. If a 19 year old player has spent 2 years in a clubs scholarship programme and then 3 years in their Academy programme then there is an automatic transfer fee of just short of £40k when they come out of contract.

It equates to £100 per week spent in the scholarship programme and £175 per week spent in the Academy programme.

This assumes that the player is offered a further deal with their parent club on a comparable or increased wage.

GiantJake1988 wrote:Watched the academy game today and Wilson stood out for me instantly. Hes the same type of player as Chris Hill.

Dom Young is also such a powerful young man.

Ross Whitemore also very good.

jools wrote:Dom Young strong and skilful- not a great rugby brain. But such an athlete that lad.
Ross is certainly shaping up very nicely-

We seem to have a few lads recently play loose forward at academy who seem to do so well and then somehow fall away.