Correct. The RFL's latest gem states that basically anyone and everyone is now classed as Federation trained, so the only relevant quota requirements are the homegrown ones, and there is no requirement to actually field any of these players, just to have them as nominal members of the squad.

You do talk cr@p. He might be an out and out hooker, but Fitzy is a much more accomplished and experienced player in full. Forget Wilkins, he ain't coming.

How about sorting out the Scholarships so that we can produce some instead of signing other peoples?

That would be better surely?

Surely that is work in progress and looking at results so far is good work in progress!

The only one I know is we beat Leeds

Rich Beaumont is now training full time I'm told and is coming on very well in the front row.

Hooker is the area we need to improve on drastically and is a position us Brits dont master easily. Buderus and Berrigan are top draw signings for their respective clubs and we should be looking for someone around that quality to replace Fitzy/Fish.

With Frankie Mariano coming along nicely I think Craig Hall would find himself further down the pecking order. Welham and Mariano in the centres in the next few years will be good to see with Liam Welham possibly being trained up as a winger or the replacement centre? If we did sign Hall he'd be a winger IMO, got a good step and plenty of speed however with Fox and Colbon I think we're doing pretty well on the wings as it is.

But wants to play in the Championship and earn some money

Don't agree.

If a player is to progress the current state of reserve grade isn't the place to be. If he ain't ready for SL then NL will bring him on of that there is no doubt.

Loan him out to an NL1 club and he'll come on a bundle.

Exactly.

Jon Fallon was going stale in Rovers reserves side earning £50 a week and got nothing in the way of first team seeing several players brought in to play in front of him.

Goes to Championship, has alrerady earnt Thousands and has had two Super League Clubs enquring as to the length of his contract and availablility after that.

The reserve comps are pointless and full of kids who can do much better elsewhere.

You have therefore contradicted yourself mate... if they are pointless then why are they a shop window' then?... but I know what you mean

The problem with loans is that each club has its own way of doing things and in the NL the training isn't quite as intense, if Rich is already getting full time training then he's getting better training than he would at any NL side and giving himself every opportunity to get first team game time at Rovers.