in a zoom meeting to the fans it was mentioned that he said Trinity will apply for an Academy license, and would be extremely disappointed if it’s turned down after the years of building it back up to where we are now producing first team players.
I mean who in their right mind could reject an idea of any club having a academy it just seems bazaar, I can understand you would have to have the right infrastructure in place

There's a good few more names in this article:

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Its quality we need, not quantity and the only reason London is full of local players is that there isnt enough money in the game for decent players to live, train and play in London

Just the people at the Rfl.
I think only Super League clubs can have them - and London and Newcastle have been allowed to keep theirs.
It ain't a level playing field...

again you show a lack of understanding of player development while I agree quality is needed, if only 100 turn up to try the game and only 5 succeed think what 1,000 could produce if you had the same percentage, yes 50 the more the merrier I'd say plus its spreading the game

He's right in fairness.. 100 could turn up and 100 would likely be bang average. Quality wise, the club aren't producing much at the moment in comparison to recent years. I suspect the club will fold within 3 years, they really are tanking on a downwards trajectory. Sad.

I don't dispute that but also a 100 could turn up and a 100 could be more than bang average as you put it, think of it being a pyramid the more involved the greater the player pool.
Players do find their level

What on earth are you on about? There is no quality in that London squad. It’s made up of local amateur players who already reside in London because no players from the north can afford to live in London on the wage that London pay.

What’s the average wage for a rugby league player? Whatever it is it’s not sustainable in London but is in Wakefield or Leigh.

Stop being so Arsey just because it was me that posted it.

obsessed

mate - I think there was a stat that said only one in 200 kids make it and most of those that don't tend not to go back to their Amateur clubs. Academies develop professionals but do great damage to the amateur game.

So the trick is find the quality kids and run an academy league with quality teams.

Not quantity, that destroys the amateurs...... Late developers like Jamie Peacock can still get picked up later

Good luck with that when teams are being suppressed from doing their own academy there's less player based

The player base comes from schools RL and junior RL at amateur clubs??

Sinfield came through this process over many years in both Oldham schools RL and Junior amateur club RL??????

Academies just then cherry pick the best when they get to around 16 ??????