Just shows that wigans scouting system is superior to others as not all lads are from the Wigan area

It's a very good point and the same one that Northern Light is making. It's bad enough that Wigan have got such a lot of talent in there area without hoovering up the best elsewhere as well. Its a bit surprising they are taking them from Blackbrook as that is Saints main supplier of talent I think. Wire Riley Dean is a Siddal lad as well I believe.

Wigan have just signed four more (I think) from Blackbrook for next years scholarship, one of them being Steve Gansons younger son.
His elder son Josh is Wigans academy captain.

Really strange that with Wigan's six representatives for England u16's being "out of towners" that there are no Wigan lads in the squad. I'd imagine that's the first time it's ever happened.

Do you think it's an anomaly? Haven't Wigan tried to bring the top schoolboys under one roof at Central Perk? If so is that seen as a failure? Seem to remember Warrington trying to do the same at Beaumont a few years back and that was short-lived.

I have made this point about Wigan's out of town signing of young talent before. The real issue however, is not what Wigan are doing, good luck to them, it is what are Warrington doing? Even Saints have some of our young talent in their squads. Is it because we are poor at spotting them, or offer poor support and contracts or don't consider them good enough? Or all of the above?

Another win for the U16's tonight dispatching Wigan at Vicky Park by 26-12.