Quote ="666"I've always said that there are far too-many 'imports'.
No matter what anyone says, the RFL still bow to Sky and touch their forelocks in obedience.
There should be no 'residency term-qualification' for any player. Forget how many have grandmothers/granfathers who used to live in England/Wales/Scotland. Individual players must have been born in the country for which they wish to play. That should be the only qualification.
How many Australian clubs have non-Australian players in their teams, let alone their National team (forget about the Pacific Islands).
It's the same in any England squad - especially cricket.
We need to develop our own talent and forget about 'multi-culturalism' wherever and whenevr it raises its ugly head; otherwise we're doomed. Let anyone who isn't GB born and bred (also English) play for their own country and see if they can break into their Test squad - no matter what sport.'"
I'm all for Imports, so long as they're top quality.
It's the mediocre ones the that shouldn't be over here.
Due to EU employment law we can't stop the ones with EU passports from coming over.
There should also be financial incentives for the Semi Pro and Amateur clubs to produce young talent. What's the point of them investing precious time and money on developing players if the cream of the crop go to Super League for free?