Havent you seen the new sky sl intro? those iron men will rip the ockers to bits

Quote: Widnes 'till i die "It shouldnt be a problem, i've heard loads of quality players are being produced in Wales and London, in a couple of years SL is going to be chock-a-block with players from expansion areas www.thisischeshire.co.uk/sport/4 ... s_sign_up/ www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/0 ... h-hull-fc/ news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 978897.stm news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 747078.stm www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/crusa ... s-on-loan/

Quote: Widnes 'till i die "It shouldnt be a problem, i've heard loads of quality players are being produced in Wales and London, in a couple of years SL is going to be chock-a-block with players from expansion areas www.thisischeshire.co.uk/sport/4 ... s_sign_up/ www.code13rugbyleague.com/2011/0 ... h-hull-fc/ news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 978897.stm news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 747078.stm www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/crusa ... s-on-loan/

with all due respect good sir, whilst i can see what your getting at. i dont see what how those links prove the 'Production of quality players in expansion areas'
the two welsh lads were playing it at school, so its not like they wouldnt have were it not for the influence of the crusaders. elima is french and france is not an expansion area, youve had your own league for donkeys years.
the scottish lad was playing for an amateur team and is scotland really an expansion area at the moment? the two welsh lads and the scotish lad havent really been 'produced' by anyone, they decided to take up the game in the absence of a pro or semi pro rugby league set up in their area, or regardless of the presence of one. and these are places that have had a amateur rugby league presence for years.
with regards to rinaldi, see points about elima above.
and rhys wlliams was 'produced' by the Scarlets, a rugby union team.
i fail to see the point of these links.

They are all players at M62 clubs, and do not come from the M62 corrider, hence they are players from expansion areas

my point being that france is not an expansion area really. and with regards the others, they were not 'produced' because of any meaningful semi pro or pro rugby league presence in their areas, but in some cases because of existing amateur set ups that havent just been magically paracuted in recently and churned them out.

In two years will sl be ready to lose 50 overseas players?

No.

why would that happen? forgive my ignorence. really im interested, maybe i missed some news?

The NRL is looking to expand in two years, it will have more money due to the new tv deal which will raise the cap.

If the exchange rate stays the same the only ozzies left in sl will be poor ones or ones to lazy for pre season.

This could be the making of RL in this country, imo. The emphasis will now be firmly on producing our own youngsters and they will be given the opportunity to play. This is both a challenge and an opportunity. Those clubs which fail to act now will fail. That will be no-one else’s fault but their own.

I firmly believe that there is a lot of latent talent out there, which often gets lost to the sport. It is probable that the current structure of the game will need to change though.

TBH Parra I would prefer them to go to the NRL rather than the dark side.
For me it can only be a plus if it helps to bring on young English talent so eventually we can compete with the Aussies/Kiwis at a decent level.

HKR are screwed then.

Sorry but the depth in talent ( if you believe the exconns ) is so deep they wont want any of the has beens in ESL, NPS then Rangi is staying at CAS

Maybe it's the chip on your shoulder, your flat cap being pulled down to far, your pigeons shi77ing on your computer screen or your Whippet barking to loudly.....
London, an expannsion area, has a production line that is starting to cough up international players at all stages, from u16 through to University and SL level. For years, flatearthers like you have banged on about it being a waste of time and effort.....yet only last year a lad from gravesend scored 4 tries for England.....another lad was snapped up by the most succesfull club in SL history.....and the London Franchise is no longer relient on overseas talent.

What's wrong....not quick enough for you? It takes time.....the mothers in London object to being told to give birth to 18 stone fully trained RL players......they still prefer babies that can be taught the game as they grow

Wales will go the same way if given time.........France is starting to get its act together, but I would suggest that if you want to bang on about the over reliance on overseas talent in the ESL you look along the M62 for some better targets......like Hull KA, Salford or Wakefield for starters.....and let's not forget Widnes weren't scared of using the odd overseas players when you were at the top table.....


Bottom line...if the NRL gets what it deserves from TV, then yes, they will send less players over here, but that's not a bad thing...in the long term (if you can be bothered waiting) as it will be more than an RFL edict that makes teams produce and play their own.

Ok sorry i so wish people understood sarcasm