Quote: GUBRATS "There is no lack of players , every year the 10 SL clubs will ' induct ' a 100 new players into their academies , every season they will then give 20-30 full time 1 st tean contracts , leaving 70 odd players to find a new club at a lower level
There is a lack of junior players playing the game at amateur level , that is where clubs like Leigh should be concentrating their efforts , to get more kids playing the game at school and local community clubs'"
For a sport with no lack of players, there was a hell of a lot of instances of teams that couldn't get 17 players together for matches. Plus a high number of players coming out of retirement. How many championship clubs are giving those 70 odd players a chance now? We've given chances to Brierley, Emmitt, Spencer, Hopkins, McNally, Armstrong, Ridyard etc... who have previously been let go by SL academies. Unfortunately we've moved to trying to get a squad of 25 "finished products", which is never going to end well.