My point is that they attract the better players, however legitimate the reasons, rather than just making an average set better.

But if they do that as well and it feeds back in, then fair play. It is usually more complex than the gross generalisations I chuck about on here.

The thing is, Smokey only sees the players who have come through our system and hit the first team. He isnt seeing the hard work that Rovers are putting into our Scholarship and Academy structures plus the masses of talent that we currently have in there. I am very confident that the next couple of years will see many more come through (although i think you have made a couple of names up in your list )
The proposed new training complex is going to be a massive plus in Rovers favour aswell when it comes to recruiting top youngsters if it comes to fruition.

At last, something we can agree on. I'm much happier now. I like the highlighted bit below in our latest summary improving player development system. The club is incrementally developing its stadium which should further increase attendances and commercial revenues, in addition to enhancing community activities at the club. At present Hull KR benefit from director investment to operate at the level that it does but the club has a sound business plan. With the recent strengthening of its management and commercial staff, in addition to facility improvement, the club is likely to continue growing during the next Licence period. Grade B.'"

Is this the Allam thing that our friends across the way are getting all hot under the collar about. Again.

RBA. . .made some names up? I see what you mean Lol! I stand corrected - Johnson (not Round) and Beharrel (not Bethersal).

On the new training complex (or the Allam Sports community centre) it seems as though Mr Allam has withdrawn his financial support. Lets hope Big John (Prescott) can tease him back to the negotiating table eh!

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Or you are covering your backside due to an error made by your good self.
Given your track record that is hardly a stretch.

If thats what you want to pretend, feel free.

I'd run a straw pool on the usual VT posters but I already can guess the results (YOU wouldn't like it and would get in your usual 'Quotathon' mode) and I can't be bothered.

You would run a poll on the fact you made a mistake? Im not sure what the question would be, but feel free, whatever you need to do to prove to yourself you didnt make a mistake is up to you.

Is this a 5 minute argument or the full 10 minutes

Wire don't get this grief though and they've been in SL much longer.
Their best 17 this season gone was probably...
Hodgson, J. Monaghan, Bridge, Atkins, King, Myler, Briers, Carvell, M. Monaghan, Morley, Westwood, Anderson, Harrison.
Wood, Solomona, Higham, Clarke.
Cooper, Blythe, Riley on the fringes but we've got players on the fringes too.

Briers will qualify, but only in the same way that Murrell does for us. So that leaves Wood and Harrison.

The difference, you will no doubt point out, is that only 6 were overseas players. They [ibuy[/i British, we tend to look to the NRL. That is a debate worth having. The conflation of youth-development with who we bring in from outside the club and from where is a red herring that distracts from the real issue, IMO.