Not impressed then, eh mate?

wire have been investing heavily in their youth set up for the last 3 or 4 years. Can't say I'm impressed with our plas to join our youth set up with rovers. Can only see them gaining and us losing by it in the long run

That's only at a very junior level, and given the best team in the country is from Hull but made up of 90% rovers signed players then I'd say it's more likely to be other way round at the minute.

1 of the first things that Smith did when he got in charge at Wire was take John Bastiman from Leeds to be their head of youth development.

Totally agree we have nothing to gain by allowing them to share our facilities and using our scouting system in the rest of Yorkshire.

Who is this best side in the country ?

Sirius year 11's.

I thought you meant that but I thought you had more sense than calling a school side the best team in the country.

It's up to under 16's from what I've heard

At that level/age group they are.

Not happy about it, but just pointing out that the best at that level around are signed for Rovers, so at the minute it would be the other way around.

At school level not club level though, massive difference.

They can't even sign before they're 16 can they?

Don't know the exact ruling but 90% of that Sirius team are signed for Rovers. The 14 year old that lives near me has 'signed' for them.

But the point still stands that the best 15/16 year olds knocking around are at Rovers.

That is not entirely true at that particular age group...the best 15 yr old by some distance is on Hulls books and is presently in Oz learning his trade, Harry Tyson ([ione [/iof the best in the country at that age).