Quote: Geoff "Cheers Bilko, couldn't make it today.
I think you've got this bit
a bit back to front, though. Surely it's more a case of them stepping up a level last week. Apart from LT, none of them get into the U20's if not for all our guys out at other clubs or in the 1st team.
Powell has played every Under 20s game, Russell the last three, Harrison four of them, Logan Tomkins 5 of them, maybe a point of Ryan King though.'"
Sad to say the Academy teams (apart from maybe Wigan and Saints are a joke), there appears little interest from other clubs in the developing their own talent, Its easier to pick up loan players from Wigan and Saints.
IMHO, players should only be allowed to go to clubs in lower divisions, not Super League teams, the game in general will, in the long term suffer due to clubs not investing in home grown talent, they would rather sign overseas journey men on big bucks and emerging talent on loan, simply for a short term fix,