Quote ="Mr Hicks"Why does Leatherbarrow been our worst scrum half for years warrant me putting a shirt on. It was always going to be a mistake signing a young halfback. '"
He is a young halfback with a lot to learn. Some of his play has been excellent, some of it not so good - if he was the finished article we wouldn't be able to afford him.
Quote Small names from big clubs dosnt work, thats why Wigan let him go.'"
That is a generalisation that does not always stand true. Wigan let Shaun Long go as a youngster. I remember it well because he went to Widnes who were a very poor side at the time. They absolutley tore us to shreds and the main tormentor was one Mr Long.
They also let Bobby Goulding go, were going to release Sam Tompkins at 16 years old and St helens let Lee Briers go. I could probably go on but those are the ones that spring to mind without trying.
Many top coaches in RL admit that pressure to perform/cost mean they loose loads of young talent, sometimes for good.
