yeah just ask brad singleton

the championship is clearly the most competitive league at the moment and is far more skilful then many people give it credit for. so the options are to develop in a tough league playing against grown men/seasoned (semi) pros or go to the likes of London & learn how to stand behind your own stick correctly...pretty easy choice for mine

Grey today.
The only other scenario that explains your stance of this is that you might not understand the difference between "could" and "would"

Agree here. The sport (SL and Championship) can gain a lot and really step up the quality of youth development if the dual reg system is used in the right way. Hunslet of course also works for Leeds in not needing a relocating or significant commuting time from players.

Which opportunities have opened up for a hooker with little experience that needs a long term loan for his development?

I said from day one that Liam Hood never impressed me and i didn't expect him to break through, I know a guy who watches Hunslet regularly and he hasn't been impressed by him at all.

your mates not called ryan bailey is he?

If Hunslet get relegated will Leeds still use them to dual reg their squad?

never thought hood was good enough for a top side myself

Yes.

Ask Brad Singleton what?

Singleton has been no different this year to what he was last year, or even the year before. All that playing at Hunslet as meant for him is that he is still at Leeds, rather than released as too old for academy. He should have been playing since last year. Had injuries not happened at Leeds he wouldn't be here next year.

Look at Keinhorst and Foster. Foster is better than Keinhorst at every facet of the game, far superior player. It's only since he broke into the first team that he was asked to play for Hunslet. His didn't need to go to Hunslet to prove himself. He needed super league game time, and luckily injuries allowed him to prove himself.

Duckworth with no Hunslet game time, as managed to force himself into the squad, whereas Chisolm with his Hunslet time doesn't get a sniff.

The Championshipn has 3 or 4 good sides, the rest are poor. Hunslet is one of the latter. Playing there does not give any platform for super league. Playing super league does that, and that is the only way to further develop potential stars. If Leeds and Wigan entered their under 19's in the championship they would be battling out for winning it.

I notice your point on Hood, and accept it. Accepted because it backs up what I am saying, the player has regressed at Hunslet. Had he been loaned to a super league side instead, whether he was up to it would have been learned in weeks rather than a season.

Dual registration can work if you use it for 16/17 year olds as a taster, with a clear then step to the odd super league game time. But only for the identified few, not all. If you haven't had a sniff by the time you are too old for super league, the simple fact is in the majority of cases, you are not going to be good enough. Leeds seem to be using it to retain players, rather than develop players.

Difficult to argue against that - If the championship was full of SL quality players we would see greater upward movement, especially given the limited availability of suitable quality through the amateur game and the NRL, the fact that this isn't happening would suggest the standards are not what is required to develop high quality SL youngsters. Would you want your best prospects being managed by the likes of Paul March, Barry Eaton, David Woods etc.