chissitt wrote:What exactly has MA got to work with then?
There is only one difference, the playing budget they had in the past and will have in the foreseeable future. The rest is identical but he will ignore facts.
We have a fully funded Academy so do Wigan.
To gain that we have to run it at the same level they do FACT.
Same coaching levels, same support staff, same facility levels. Please note Pimp, the Wigan academy do not train or play at the JJB as far as I know.
All pathways are identical.
Finally there is now a pathway to the reserves at Trinity. Our reserves play Wigan reserves this weekend in the reserve final.
So as you rightly ask, where is the difference?
I can only think of one other that is different. Applegarth has done the same as Peet but with less money and more importantly far less club prestige, both of which attract young players, I’d call that a truly massive achievement and an enormous plus for a club like us but rhubarb, sorry pimp won’t get that as he’s to busy hunting negatives.