Quote: Ste100Centurions "I really don't know Oggy, I posed the question elsewhere, do we have a scout ?
Maybe I should also ask, do we have any in the system & what is our system.
To achieve the goal of SL & to achieve longevity at that level, surely we must invest in youth & a proper system & pathway in which to grow a constantly evolving pool of talent, much like Leeds & Wigan do.
Wigan after all only pick from the same sources that Leigh could & should, albeit they have the SL & financial/success cache to entice the best young players to commit to them.
I don't profess to have all the answers, just ideas & aspirations like most fans.'"
Wigan , St Helens, Warrington , Salford etc will always pic the cream of the talent because of their current standings in the league system , Leigh have at least 3 ex Saints academy products and I think 2 from Salford, now for me the problem lies with the reserve grade in the championship only 5 teams entered this year and has probably hindered every reserve team players chances of progressing, a few of last year's reserves have gone out on loan Hankinson, Ward ,Tracey ,and Peet . Bate Briscoe and Duffy have left completely as well as Rowe and Pendelbury, these players are too good to be playing in a poor none event league beating teams 86-4, achieves nothing , I fear that the players above plus possibly Foster, Lee, Swift , Harper will end up dropping out of the game unless they are given a chance , a lot of people on here have quoted " how tired " the team is , well I have named enough players that could of played in games this season to keep the 1st team regulars fresh and go into the 8's ready for battle and not carrying knocks