he never got a chance to be

Burgess and Powell

I've literally never heard anyone say that about our academy forwards. It's been a constant area of weakness that we have never produced quality props IMO.


I don't know about the attitude stuff but I do think he is/was talented enough to have been a real star by now at Wigan. Wakey rate him.

Similar to what happened to Corey Hall.

Played at centre in the Academy team for most of the season and then dropped for the end of season games including the Semi Finals and Final for a new player called Holt (any connection to Holt's Injury Update which appeared around the same time).

Left the club, signed by Leeds and now part of their first team squad and just been selected for the England Academy Performance Squad.

Now wonder the lad left the club after being treated like that!

I don’t mean the young lads!!! I mean the older established forwards we sign.

Pettybourne, Tautai, Navarette, Nua’asala, Clubb, Lauaki, Hopkins, Larne Patrick.

Whoever it is who is scouting these players are picking duds. It’s a lot easier to scout young players because they cast their net far and wide. Sign a boat load of good kids and release the ones you don’t want, in a process of elimination.

Larne Patrick...Jesus wept

I thought they'd let him go ....reconsidered, and then re-signed him?

I think it was more of his demands. Thought he could get better elsewhere, no-one offered it to him, went back to Wakey

I could be very wrong about that though

Absolutely. Spent years at Wigan claiming he's not a fullback only to end up playing fullback and even being shoved on the wing for Wakey

And that probably sums his career up

Exactly. I'm sure he sometimes thinks back...... If only, if only, if only.

Your point?

Nobody said we've not produced some good young players. My post was in reference to Rogues. He says every crop of young players coming through are going to be world beaters.

Hes had years at Wakefield. I dont see many top clubs queuing up for his signature.

Do you think we should bring him back to Wigan?

World Beaters? Put your money where you mouth is then and quote him where he's stated that.

I think Hampshire got confused by the change of emphasis on the role of players. The old school remember the half backs as being the playmaking maestros just as we have with Hastings again today. Hampshire came through when the emphasis as playmaker was being shifted to the fullback. By the time he would have got his chance in his favoured position he had already been loaned out.