Quote: sergeant pepper "Looking at the current saints side I have to admit that I don't rate the majority of their side. Guys like Makinson, Jones, Wilkin, LMS, Flanagan & Turner aren't the kind of superstars like Long, Scully, Lyon, Pauleta were.
Thinking about it realistically was it ever in doubt? It was primarily Saints produced youth vs Wigan produced youth. The young wigan lads have always beaten their counterparts at every level for the past five years.
There's no comparison when you compare our emerging talent vs Anyone in SL.'"
In fairness to Saints there's no real comparison when you look at our side between guys like Goulding, Thornley and Smith to past players like Connolly, Renouf and Lam but that's superleague for you. The quality of player is possibly at an all time low but that has it's flip sides because clubs are producing more young English talent then ever before.
I agree with you when it comes down to the junior production currently though. Saints have some classy young players like Lomax, Makinson, Swift and Jones but these lads have been battered senseless at junior levels by guys like Sam Tomkins, Charnley, Farrell, Crosby and plenty more for years and that must have a mental effect when it comes to these first team games. They have some barriers to try and break down in that respect and it's a tough ask.
