Gotcha got it bang on for me and RR

I watch alot of academy games and we have got some cracking youngsters in the ranks . If they all go onto fullfill their potential theres no reason why we can't repeat past glories.



This is ofcourse dependant on other factors, the biggest of these is the first team coach. If the present incumbant is still at the helm with his policy of giving over the hill, average players an extra year on a contract the majority of us wouldnt have offered inthe fist place. Then we will struggle to retain most of the young talent currently representing our glorious club.

Hang on a minute i've no reason to doubt what i was told re-Youngsters who we've lost to Warrington whther you believe or not is up to you but cut the "head in the sand" BS.
If Barrie Mc is this destroyer of our acadamy system why hasn't he been sacked?
Who are these juniors that walked away that are now playing SL elswhere?
Watkins ,Bjb ,Burgess,Mchane and Clarkson etc have all had opportunities to play 1st team and done well who should be in there now?
You know full well i'm all for the young lads getting chances when they are good enough i also like the policy of the loan system or dual registration so who have we lost and who at this present time should we picking for the 1st team?

Just so we are clear D ,the more quality youngsters we play in the 1st team then the better imo but they have to be better than who they replace wouldn't you agree?
Also one other thing why was Barrie Mc "allowed" to apparently change the system that led to the 1st team surely that's a "Head coachs" call?

Why would the first team coach have the call over director of youth development?

If the club is run properly, the First Team Head Coach should have the authority and responsibility over the entire coaching structure and strategy. If he doesn't then you end up with a system whereby players arrive at the first team door with little to no knowledge of what to expect on the other side.

I repeat, the point of the Academy is to prepare the players for First Team duty, and the best way to do this it for them to do the same things week in, week out.

That's incorrect.