If the U18's are so good, why didn't they move up this weekend v Wire as the U18's haven't started their "second phase" games yet?

When Wigan played Saints at U20 level last weekend there were 11 Wigan players that still qualified at U18 level.

I think Warrington had 10 players in the team yesterday that still qualify at u18 level.

We WON 94-6 for God's sake. And although Clarke and Myler did alright the stars were Evans, Burke, O'Brien (who kicked 12 goals) and Fleming.

We have some real Negative Nelly's watching the Wire these days.

Still producing quality yougsters, hall, watkins, jones bishop, mcshane, clarkson. Which is what the system is for.

I never said anything about the 20's just the 18's have been as good if not better than all they have played. The Leeds 18's beat saints right?

Didn't they get beat by Warrington?

yes 2 points very tight game! All the highlights are on the rhinos site!

its saints, leeds and wigan fans trying to make excuses for our youngsters putting in good performance not the wire fans bar a couple

I couldn't find any highlights of the 32 nil spanking Widnes 18s gave to Leeds 18s up at their place

I'm sure non of those widnes lads will be moving on at first chance.

John Bastian has really had very little effect with Leeds. The players were already in place coming through before him, and still are coming through. Infact the players Bastian did work with are the ones you are now seeing thrashed in the under 20's. Leeds juniors younger under 20's have certainly improved since Bastian left coincidentally.

Leeds under 20's problems is mainly down to the coaching set up, which is a jobs for the boys brigade, rather than anything meaningfull.

Which one is it?

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Match Report: www.warringtonwolves.org/wolves- ... mance-3513

Emmitt came through OUR academy!

He did play in your academy up to a point, then left and played amateur union. He then signed for our academy, perhaps from Blackbrook although I can't really remember.

Far from developing Emmitt, it seems he got disillusioned with RL at Wire and was lost to the sport for a while. He has been promoted to the St Helens first team via the St Helens youth team, which is the point I was making.

I did know all that, well done that you do too.

Excellent. Strange that you would argue he didn't come through St Helens' academy then, but each to their own.

I didn't.

Really?





Care to enlighten me as to the point you were making then, and the reason for the laughter, since you are willing to acknowledge that Emmitt did come through Saints' system?

No, he came through our system, left RL and then joined Saints. He may be completing his development with Saints but did much of it with Warrington.

So he came through both systems then, yes? Saints brought him into their youth system from amateur rugby.



Yes, completing his development in Saints' system.



And much of it at Blackbrook, Rylands and Lymm RFC. Doesn't stop him being a player brought through to the first team by St Helens' youth system. I'm struggling to see why you're arguing the point to be honest, but as I said, each to their own.

Why not come along on the 14th July and ask?

Warrington Wolves Supporters' Trust next event will be on Wednesday 14th July 2010 in the Platinum Suite North Stand, Halliwell Jones Stadium, doors open at 6.45 for a 7.00pm start. We will be holding a Fans Forum at which our guests will be John Bastian, First Team players and England International Academy players.

The theme for the night is how Squadbuilder is “Investing in Future Success" for Warrington Wolves. The event is free and open to all fans and it will give every one who attends an opportunity to find out how Squadbuilder helps with the development of junior players.

So Lee Briers is a product of Warrington? He was younger when signing for Warrington than Emmit was when leaving Warrington. I also believe Briers had become disillusioned with his treatment at his previous club causing him to want to leave.

I believe Emmit couldn't sign for Saints for 12 months as Warrington had his registration for the length of the contract he had signed with them. I guess he signed for Saints near enough as soon as he could and I will leave it for others to suggest that an illegal approach may have occurred.


(by the way it was myself who pointed all this out about Emmit on the Saints board in relation to the thread claiming Paul Sculthorpe was a product of Oldham!!!!!)

Andrew Dixon was from & still lives in Warrington.

Dixon left Crosfields at under 15s to join Blackbrook and St Helens Scholorship.

Oh, apologies.