Is that true though?

Who did Smith bring through at Leeds? McGuire, Burrow, Sinfield, Diskin etc were all first teamers before he got there. I think Hall was after he'd gone (I think).

I'm not actually sure who came through during his tenure and I'm not saying he won't bring them through whilst at Warrington, to date you'd have to say really that he's brought through who, Evans? He's the only one really that he's promoted, Williams at a push. Others have become a little more established like Cooper & Blythe.

Bradford player went off from that with what looked like a dislocated shoulder.

In response to Punisher its Saltonsall.

a lot of Bradford players falling off tackles there.

With all due respect, didn't Higham get man of the match replacing monaghan?
Inspired team selection or maybe don't give Higham credit when it's due?

So far this season we have used 23 of our 25 man first team squad (the two not used so far are O'Brien and Solomona). Of the 23, 12 are either full products of our Academy or were signed as teenagers. Pretty good balance there I would say of bringing through young players topped up with experienced signings from elsewhere. That is just over 50% - a ratio that has hugely increased over the past few years and I expect will continue to increase in the next few years.

Of course, a highly successful youth development programme inevitably means for every one player that makes it there will be several that don't but as long as the best ones are allowed to come through (as they have been) then great.

Could you please keep the paragraph in red handy for the next time a Werthers Original eating Wiganer mentions that we employ players who are 30 plus? THanks.