An academy is all well and good but we’re going to second picks for Miners East St Pats Jude’s. Even Westhoughton. Wire and Wigan will continue getting the best players for their established academies. Even though good talent comes out we aren’t an attractive prospect. As a full time SL club we would have been. Not for years now.

once the SL clubs have decided on he next structure then we can evaluate the next short term path to take

Now that's a sensible post,i agree.

It makes no difference Summer or Winter. What the community game requires is full support from the towns main club. But that has to work both ways in order for continuity to work.

I'm not simple and read many posts, of people involved with the amateur game including yourself in that. I can understand frustrations as someone with a goal in life forgot the ethos of the sport in order to find fame.

Not sure what bridges have been burnt with that claim to fame,but I know they need to be built again.

Of course going back to winter will help as in the summer it will free up players from amateur game to play for academy or A team without effecting the amateur game where you have to call games off as not enough players. Since amateur went to summer every club as struggled and it’s only getting worse if you look through the results you will see at least 12 games conceded a week

Its one factor for consideration, but thats not the full picture.