Thing is, if you have the wrong people in the wrong positions then your going to run into self made problems down the line.

We went away from a winning formula, appointing the best we could find regardless of club affiliation etc into a "Jobs for the boys" mentality, now were having our backsides tickled due to this. It been a sword of Damocles problem for many a year as many with greater expertise and insight have constantly maligned and opined.

No disrespect / arrogance implied but we are supposed to be one of the biggest teams in the country, if we want to get to the top consistently and dare I say "cost effectively" then this will only occur (with current salary cap rules etc) with a strong academy pipeline and excellent coaching / scouting respectively.
If this means we have to go to another team and poach / entice them then so be it, we should always be looking to surpass our rivals not catch up / draw level. The coaching side is where the real bang for the buck is, there's no salary cap and we shouldn't scrimp on this side. Go out and get the best we possibly can.

Blease has mentioned that targeting juniors from Yorkshire based RU clubs is going to be something they're going to try and do more of.

Think Matts is spot on with his assessment of scouting.

Tony Smith leaves the club with Chev likely to take his role.

Weird. Heard mixed things about Tony but I guess with all the other stuff going off around the club and Blease wanting to make his mark / take advantage of Brad Arthurs advice maybe a good clear out and a refocus is the best for all.

Hopefully with the appointment of Langley and with his stint in the RU code he might have some inside leads into the mesh of juniors / RU clubs that were now looking into. Theres a lot of untapped potential within them for sure, so having someone who was involved in those circles cant be a bad thing and may pay off.

I used to work with someone who ended up at Headingley his brother is the kit man.
Nice fella part of his job talent spotting youngsters.
Only problem he did not drive.