He had a lot of personal turmoil in his life at a young age and didn't apply himself as he should have done. Had lots of natural talent but also liked a drink a little too much

so saints have signed dougie

Aye, he's like Faz, Scully and Hanley all put together apparently

Well you have come to the right place here.


This is where all the Stains fans who wish their club was as big as ours come.

There's a quote in Radders book attributed to Magic Johnson

"Talent is never enough, with few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers"

Really. Craig Murdock was once the "new Shaun Edwards" - what happened to him? Oh yeah. Ended up playing lower division at Hull FC & Hull KR and now a BBC Humberside Hull FC commentator.

Just sighed and had the same thought Brian! Why put that amount of pressure on a kid so young?

very true.......lads at 17, 18, 19 yrs have other distractions in life, no matter how talented they are.
and some believe their own hype and think they are natural world beaters.

well you arnt....hard work makes world beaters, not talent.

You hear that said about young kids all the time when they sign at clubs.

It's daft but the people who discover them like to build them up i suppose to make themselves look amazing.

Telling how this kids going to turn out in the future when he's only 15 is impossible.

Like Luke Robinson! He's the next Andy Greg don't you know.

Anybody no why they call him Dougie ? When his name is Lewis ?

Im glad Dougie Charnock hasnt signed.....can you imagine the confusion in two years time when we would have had both Dougie Charnock and Druggie Charnock playing in the back row!!!