Quote: FearTheVee "Maybe there is a cultural difference between the clubs which makes it easier to hold on to players at Saints? Probably my (impossible to set aside) bias, but rightly or wrongly I see the most recent incarnation of Saints as a club/side that place character and likelihood of contributing to ethic/culture as right at the top of the agenda (players and coaches). Maybe that creates an environment where players want to be and stay?
Amongst other considerations, Wigan haven't always appeared like that to me recently. As I say, I might be miles off.'"
You could be right, but culture is a difficult thing to measure, unless you start doing the corporate thing and asking everyone do they like it here etc etc (sorry i work in an organisation where we get these twice a year
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), and then that way you could compare how the staff feel playing for wigan v saints etc
however, there is something in your point and what i was sort of alluding to / trying to get to in my earlier post. When i look at Leeds and Saints, there doesnt seem to be a clamour to leave and play in Oz / RU. yes, both clubs have lost the odd player, but in the main have managed to retain a consistent squad / balanced squad with homegrown and planned overseas players (and i know you dont always get it right, but that applies to every club).
So what are Saints now & Leeds previously, doing differently to Wigan at this moment in time? We seem to have it year on year, where a player (s) want to test their hands in Oz. At the end of the day we all have the same salary cap to play with, so all clubs have the same challenges of balancing overseas and young player promotion etc.