While it’s nice that a local lad plays for the team I don’t see it as a “be all and end all”. Where would it stop, only locals allowed to support the team? I’m a glory seeker (that went well) from N-le W, will I be banned?

You're contaminating our terraces Hook, get back to St Helens.

Many junior youth team coaches around the town with tell you that our local kids have been overlooked by Warrington W for years preferring to scout those from Wigan.
Not me just saying...I know a few of them.

Agreeing with Duckie there (rare) I would also add that historically players from outside the town have got signing on fees and more cash. Having said that I cannot see many players from Warrington in other sides...

But I can’t understand what they say! Eg what does “forrard “ mean? Is it a swear word? They seem to shout it whenever the opposition score.

This and it dates back a long time. I remember the warrington try outs when I was a kid those going through had been decided before a ball had even been touched.. No wonder our local schools n teams are not up to much if the local pro team does not pay any attention to them or turns up for the odd day to pay lip service.

I would love a team with more warrington born players in it bu I don't think that I want us jot to be considering players because they're jot from the correct area.

But once again this won't happen whilst as a club were more interested in what the young lads in Yorkshire are doing

There is currently a team at rylands who are one of the best junior sides i have ever seen. They have been beaten once in 4 years. 9 of their team have been snapped up by saints. Who is responsible for looking at the junior talent in our town?

Exactly this.

We are. Just and have a look at the parks on a Saturday and Sunday morning and see what the kids are playing.

At my lad's age group, there were 7 divisions of football (11 a side). Granted there are quite a few out of town teams but there were many more Warrington based football teams than Rugby teams.

Growing up in the late 80's/early 90's, my age group had two football leagues. When I started playing Rugby, there was a choice of two teams and they ended up merging as one team folded.

In my 20's, I was playing Saturday and Sunday league football. Again there were enough teams to support five or six leagues and only a handful or RL teams.

I also find that if I'm talking to people out and about, at work or in pubs, there are a lot more football fans than rugby fans.

Good points raised LB, and the club need to help to get more kids playing via local schools and amateur clubs.
It wouldn't surprise me if there were more kids participating in cricket than RL in and around the town.

Well cricket is a traditional summer game.

Correct. We've moved to the summer so that we don't compete with football (whether this is in Sky's schedules is another debate) or other winter sports.
The challenge for PA is how we progress the numbers of Warringtonians within the team. Latchford Bob has made many points regarding football getting kids attention, which is a sport that RL has to compete against at grass roots level. I was trying to make a point that cricket was another. It's going be a difficult job for the game as a whole, not just PA.