Quote: Luppylad "The money spent on the academy per year can fund a broadie croft and tim lafai, of course salford leigh york etc are laughing but rugby league wont be laughing in 10 to 15 years time when there wont be enough good players around cos clubs wont keep doing it,if they do they wont pay the lads(somthing that goes on now at some clubs)so lads has they are will walk away from the game'"
Exactly my point, it's so short sighted.
Have IMG actually looked at this side of the game, to me its essential and not debatable.