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| Quote: Mild Rover "You are entitled to it but I wholeheartedly disagree (sometimes aggressively so, when feeling provoked
But all clubs face that to differing degrees. Saints have just lost Grace to union, Wigan have likely to lose KPP to the NRL (and have lost a few over the last few years). HKR have seen a couple come in from the academy over the last few years, I’m curious, why do you think you will struggle to keep Mike’s Lewis at the club for example?
It also extends beyond the academy as well. Both Saints and Wigan have really structured pathways into the first team. It’s actually quite rare you will see a youngster dropped into Saints/Wigan rip it up and instantly become a starter these days, as they will have gone through the phases of their debut year, being a fringe player, breaking through, and only then being seen as a first choice. Welsby is a really good example of that. Too many clubs (especially those like Warrington) will dump a promising kid from the academy in the first team, expect them to perform in 20+ games and eventually break their confidence and development.
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| Quote: Judder Man "Almost correct, I don't live in a town, village or hamlet though.'"
So you don’t live in the economically deprived hell hole that is St Helens then? Shock.
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Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG The new young dynasty of super saints is coming to a ground near you.
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| Quote: DallasMead2 "So you don’t live in the economically deprived hell hole that is St Helens then? Shock.'"
St Helens is rugby league heaven, that’s all that matters.
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| Quote: Judder Man "St Helens is rugby league heaven, that’s all that matters.'"
Excellent. Why don’t you live there then?
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Dwarfs, Gnomes, Halflings/GNOME2.JPG The new young dynasty of super saints is coming to a ground near you.
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| Quote: DallasMead2 "Excellent. Why don’t you live there then?'"
I was a fell runner and St Helens is too flat, live in a country cottage in the hills. Dennis Betts was my nearest neighbour.
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| Quote: Judder Man "I was a fell runner and St Helens is too flat, live in a country cottage in the hills. Dennis Betts was my nearest neighbour.'"
Of course ![Wink icon_wink.gif](images/smilies//icon_wink.gif)
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