It is a poorly thought out idea, in fact I dont even think the consequences have actually been thought out.

It means players with potential such as Shae Lyon Fraser and Matty Crowe are in limbo at the moment. They are too old to play in the U19's but are not in the First team squad and are still contracted to Wigan for the season, so where are they going to get a game.

The grand idea of dual reg/loans to South Wales or Leigh probably wont happen as both have 23/24 man squads already and obviously want to develop their own players.

Wigan together with Leeds were actually 2 of the main instigators for the idea, it was Wires and Stains who were against it.

I just hope that the young lads who are lost to the game have something else to fall back on, I know Matty Crowe is training to be a Maths teacher just in case, most unfortunately have probably put all their eggs in the being a professional Rugby League player basket.

I have also heard that IL opposed the idea.

On a number of occasions Mr Youane has come on here and made this accusation against the club and never once has he provided one shred of evidence to back his claim up.

A legitimate link would be nice please if you could!

Just check back a few months and have a look who first correctly posted anywhere on these boards what was going to happen to Academy rugby this year. At that time those supposedly in the know were saying that the RFL were going to make Academies merge to reduce the number of teams.

Choose to believe whatever you want, at the end of the day I know I'm right.

(oh and Mike Rush also confirmed in RL Express that Saints and Warrington were the only clubs to vote against the proposals. I guess he's making it up as well).

Well done you