just looked at the squad on show again, especially the pack and replacements. If you look at their age as at 01-01-13 then the starting pack average age was a whopping 22-23 yrs old and the 4 replacements were 21-22 yrs old......and not an overseas player amongst them.........If we can keep them out of the clutches of Yawnion or the Aussies we could have them together for the next 8-10 years..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

....and the really scary thing is that most forwards do not reach their playing peak until their later twenties or so.

If we have a squad for the next 8 years, what's going to happen to the conveyor belt of talent coming through?

Going O/T and away from hull KRs youth system but... If anyone wants a read up of our Highest Scores over time (as we're here), since 1895 and the Northern Union, read herehttp://www.wiganrugbypast.co.uk/record-scoresrl

First draught only upto now, no pics yet etc etc but an interesting read nonetheless.