lewis palfrey? never make a rugby player as long as he has got hole in his a**e..cant tackle? cant make a break?,,

Some would argue that MCB doesn't have the physical side yet, willing too bet in the off season they have him bulking up.

I don't think the argument should be particularly which one is the best player. It is more a point of the youth development process that both players have been through. Caton Brown was trusted at SL level by London and is now regarded as one of best young prospects in the game, whilst Ford has been constantly overlooked in favour of stop gap signings, and has found himself playing in the 3rd tier, despite being in the England academy squad a couple of years ago.

What I always find amazing in these arguments is that we employee people at the club who make decisions on younger players.

They're not infallible and will miss the odd one but all in all we have a half decent record in finding and bringing through some quality younger players, the difference now is we can slowly feed them in rather than chucking them in at the deep end.

And above all when we find these good younger players we are less likely too lose them too the vultures from the bigger clubs looking too pick our bones.

If Harris is going to follow the Wigan way of doing things we stand a good change of slowly but surely getting more and more academy players involved in the team, certainly more than we would have had if Noble would have stayed in charge.

Academy lads will slip through the net. You can't promote them all.

A lot of it depends on being in the right position at the right time. If the senior squad is lacking competition in certain positions some players will have that chance, but only if a number of factors are met. Can a better player be brought in from outside of the Club? Does the Academy prospect fit into the role that the coaches require? Does the coaching staff of the Academy and senior squad rate the Academy prospect? Is the Academy prospect a short or long term answer to the senior squad? Does he have the required skill set to adapt to the way the senior squad play? Is he of the right character to make the step up? Is the player ready to make the step up?

We as fans might think we can answer those questions but those that make the actual decisions will have good reason to take or not take a youngster into the senior squad.

I can remember Hood coming on as a sub in his Leeds debut at Cas, he scored a try and looked an amazing prospect at such a young age. Seems to have gone of the radar over the years in between but this could be his big chance.