They may well turn out to be so and be able to plug the gap from the lack of academy success in the last few years. As long as there young and english its good for rl.

Here, here

he did seem to be a decent prospect when i saw him play in those games earlier on this year, he could do a lot of teams a lot of good in the coming seasons

Gone to Fev www.featherstonerovers.net/2009/news112.htm

Gone to Fev www.featherstonerovers.net/2009/news112.htm

Quote ="Tictac"Gone to Fev www.featherstonerovers.net/2009/news112.htm'" He obviously isnt that good then. Lol. I have to admit though, Fev are building a good squad for next season, definate championship contenders.

Quote ="Tictac"Gone to Fev www.featherstonerovers.net/2009/news112.htm'" He obviously isnt that good then. Lol. I have to admit though, Fev are building a good squad for next season, definate championship contenders.

He was good enough to cut our lot to ribbons when that academy side beat us at headingley the other year though


I wouldn't have minded signing him tbh

He was offerd to cas 6 weeks ago but they were not in a position to give a offer at that time 2yrs at fev might just be right for him but then he will cost a lot more

Does this theory include the prospect of joining Wakey or Cas and never having a hope in hell of winning anything?

nice to see a new scum troll

another failed medical experiment trolling i see, geez baz where the fuc do they keep coming from

What a numpty you are chunky,but i forgive you for being thick,i cannot forgive you for your obvious ignorance though



Would you please try to get this idea into your thick skull if you can,and you may see what clubs like Cas and Wakey can do for players who havn't made the grade at the so called big clubs

Danny Allen would not be guaranteed of winning any trophies at a club like the Tigers, but i would have loved it if the Tigers had actually signed Allen,i also believe that we would could have offered him a better career path than he will get at the "flat cappers" in the national leagues

Blinkered band waggon glory supporters who are a bit thick like you will never understand that though, but i suppose that come next season that you will have completely forgot who he is anyway

Sure is.

Regards

D McGuire
R Burrow
R Hall
L Smith
M Diskin
R Bailey
L Burgess
C Ablett
J J Buchanan
K Sinfield

Who Have all just picked up yet another GF winners ring.

But of course these players would have been far better off signing for Cas or Wakey.

You might just have a point with Ablett but IIRC the rest progressed pretty quickly to the first team squad and would never have faced the dilemna of waiting around on the remotest off-chance of regular SL football. The likes of Rayner and Carvell probably think moving on worked out ok.

As do fox, murrel etc

Yes they all missed out on hounours. I doubt they wouldn't swap what they have now for what they could have had with a bit of patience.

Infact, it could also be argued, that without that first option of joining the Leeds academy that they may never have got to where they are today.

How is Ablett any different to Burgess, Smith, and Hall anyway?

But then again, hadn't Cas turned down Burrow [he was in our academy, then it could be argued he wouldn't have got where he was today without being at Cas.

Rob Burrow was never ever interested in signing for Cas. He was brought up as a Leeds supporter and has remained one ever since. It is a complete fallacy that Cas turned him down - they did not - they were never in the equation.

Did they? if they couldnt get a game they couldnt have won anything.

And they are being followed by.... No-one! I think you missed the point. If you want 1st team rugby, i'd rather be at Cas or Wakey and get a shot than be shipped out to a championship side never to return.

Then you are pretty stupid, as Leeds have obviously proven over the last 5 years that if you are good enough to make the grade, you will make the grade, and win honours.

How many other first teams have as many academy produced players as Leeds have in their first team?

Answer is none, so you are arguing over nothing. Over a stupid statement that someone made to say you are better off in Cas or Wakey academy than Leeds if you want to play first team rugby.

What it shows is that prior to this group coming through you weren't winning things and your squad wasn't that strong so they were able to break into the team. Now you have a strong team very few of the academy squad have made the move up and are having to look elsewhere for 1st team rugby.

Exactley, most of those mentioned were blooded under powell and although they didnt do much under powell he set leeds up for future years. I think potter is trying to do the same thing at saints, lets see if it works as well.

that is true mate,i was told this by the robster in the long bar a couple of years ago

in one respect your quite correct, but the rhinos now have a very young and very successful side that are consistantly winning trophies,
in regards to the next junior that makes it into the starting side for us,which position urgently needs strengthening in your opinion?

imo these players are already to step into the side when the present incumbents move on or retire:
ben jones bishop for brent webb
paul mcshane for danny buderus
kallum watkins for keith senior
jodie broughton if he is re-signed for scott donald
all these players were also produced through our famous junior set up!

Fair enough. In which case, I humbly apologise.