Lee who?

This is one of them threads that would have disappeared ages ago if not for the Bods coming on here, repeatedly saying, this is a Shit thread.




Just let it die, man

Apologies not necessary as no offence had been taken.

Fair do's. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/22277940 Wigan Warriors: Lenagan thinks NRL players will return Wigan Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan is confident those who leave for the NRL will eventually return to the club as better players. It was announced on Tuesday that Lee Mossop and Gareth Hock will move to Australia to join Parramatta Eels at the end of the year. "We are confident that if we allow our players to go to the NRL they will come back much stronger players," he said. "And at least 50% of them will come back to Wigan." Ian Lenagan Wigan Warriors chairman

Fair do's. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/22277940 Wigan Warriors: Lenagan thinks NRL players will return Wigan Warriors chairman Ian Lenagan is confident those who leave for the NRL will eventually return to the club as better players. It was announced on Tuesday that Lee Mossop and Gareth Hock will move to Australia to join Parramatta Eels at the end of the year. "We are confident that if we allow our players to go to the NRL they will come back much stronger players," he said. "And at least 50% of them will come back to Wigan." Ian Lenagan Wigan Warriors chairman

He was 100% wrong then.

Christ another Wigan fan coming on here and not even answering the question that has been asked.

FYI Mossop was the example that I feel has suffered by playing too much Super League rugby at a young age. You can look and see that I referred to Super League Clubs having a duty of care to their young players, with Mossop being the player under discussion obviously focus is on Wigan. For other examples you could look at what the Wigan coach said about Bateman when Wigan signed him and him being let down by his previous club, you could also look at what he said about Burke playing more games than he should of during his first season. Do you think Shaun Wane was wrong?

Alex Walmsley? Wasn't he 23 before he made his debut in Super League. I reckon he will have a decent career into his 30's.

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May get shot down with this it is off season so excuse me.
The way I look at it is that once Warrington start producing and relying on the amount of talent through their own youth structure as Wigan, who have and continue to do so, you will find that a Paul Prescot situation turns up. I do hope you continue down this path as it will be good for RL. Injuries are part of the game, I would guess the more top level players you produce would lead to an higher level of names that you can mention who get injured?
Just going off Paul wood I think he had a bad run with injuries (you will know more than me) Would say four or so seasons he was at the top of his game but has tailed off since maybe not enough care?or as I think a % of players will get injured playing rugby. Morley played a lot from a young age and he was still strong three seasons back and you could say at a higher level with his NRL stint.

Imo 2013 was the best season Wood has ever played in his career, including when he played for GB.
Last season however, he was pretty much pants whenever he did get a game.

When Prescott was playing for Wigan, there were the following non-Wigan products playing for Wigan: Gleeson Carmont Richards Deacon Leuluai Fielden McIlorum Coley Riddell Palleaaesina Finch Lima Hoffman Mossop. Yes there were also five or six Wigan products too, but around those years it was nothing like Wigan's last few years. You make it out to be like Wigan only ever field sides of 10+ Wigan products who Wigan "rely" on as the core of their team.

There are about the same amount of Warrington products playing for Wire now as there were Wigan products playing for Wigan when Prescott was a Wigan player.

Mossop and McLlorum both came through the Wigan youth structure.

Yeah, I'd forgotten Wigan ruined fielden as well, Damn shame what you did to that lad

You've mentioned Morley there, what you have to remember with Morley that when he was a kid coming through it was at the start of superleague nearly twenty years ago when it was the transition of part to full time, for everyone, so his introduction for the first three years he wasn't getting the car crash treatment props are having to deal with these days.