I don't recall him saying so specifically, but I do recall him saying the youth situation was "unacceptable", I hope it seriously improves.

Me too.

He can go and sign the best players if other clubs are poor payees, it's not as if they count on the cap.

So basically do what Warrington are doing, lead by the guru of talent identification and development in this country John Bastian.

Why not?

Why are some fans, Leeds I think, claiming Wire are paying massive travel allowances? They don't need to as they don't count on the cap.

I've got a mate just being signed at Rovers who is earning much less than even the figures being mentioned on this thread.

Don't get me wrong I am all for aggressive recruitment however the sad fact is we are such a unattractive option for players given the perception of our first grade side combined with our relative isolated location.

Warrington are the boom club in the country no doubt about it and its clear Moran wants to build a dynasty.

I don't think AP has any less ambition than Moran, and remember the developments at Warrington started mid 2003, so we shouldn't be expecting things too quickly.

The whole Service Area selection needs a big overhaul,
the trial game itself last year was one big joke of a 20 minute spell on the pitch so if you didn't get the ball in that 20 minutes and other kids did... you can guess the rest,
This lead to yorkshire trials and subsequently scholarships and academy contracts given out at the end of the year.

Agreed....the whole trial and particularly some of the selections were a joke.

when I tried to get on a referee's course it seemed the whole shoting match was about as amateurish as it can be, maybe FC need to start managing the trial games etc. for themselves, we're beyond the "well meaning hobbyists" phase.

I just did the referees course in Hull a week or two ago, was easy as anything to set up and the guy that ran it was nice too. Well worth doing for anyone really.

There need to be at least 3 or 4 full games spread out over a season so the selectors can have a proper look at everyone,
my lad played in that game at centre and couldn't get the ball due to a massive second rower in front of him who is obviously not going to be throwing the ball around as he is up for selection himself so had a wasted 'trial'
MM's lad had an excellent game and people I spoke to was suprised he didn't get selected either after playing so well,
there are many others like them.

The whole set up is poor, hence why very few players from this area actually make it, so much talent goes begging.
I agree the coaches should be putting half a dozen names forward with a small account of the players and why they have been nominated, and these players should get the opportunity to display their skills over a period of time. These selectors do not know how a kid performs week in and week out, their tackle counts, their clean breaks, tries etc. They base it on a 20 minute performance, unbelievable to be honest and very few would believe what actually goes on!

In regarding size. When we went to London for the quins game, we saw the u21's wandering around the edge of the pitch before kick off and we remarked on that you couldn't tell the difference between who was the scrumhalf and who was the prop forward.
If you stood them all in line i don't think a spirit level would run out by 1 mm until you got to Lawrence Pearce. it's no wonder we can't do straight swaps in the positions as it appears their all tagged as utility players.