Never seems to count with some people, does it?

I'm trying really hard not to get the Ban Hammer out, but it's getting close...

Thank god for that.....may encourage a few other posters to start contributing again!

How many of those will you be watching next season on a regular basis?

I expect to be watching 1 on a regular basis and 1 or 2 others at various points in the season, and hopefully all of them in 4-5 years time. Thanks for your concern.

Indeed. Here are some facts. Let's compare the average ages of squads above us. I've taken the top 24 players from each, as after that you're just into U20s anyway.
[uFC[/u
Long 33
Fitzgibbon 33
Cusack 32
Berrigan 31
Radford 31
Manu 30
O'Meley 29
Dowes 29
Calderwood 28
Horne 28
Tickle 27
Yeaman 26
Lauaki 26
Whiting 25
Moa 24
Washbrook 24
Tansey 23
Hall 22
Turner 21
Houghton 21
Burnett 21
Briscoe 20
Nicklas 18
Lyne 17
[uAverage age 25.8
Players 30+ 6[/u

[uWigan[/u
Carmont 32
Coley 32
Deacon 31
Gleeson 30
Fielden 30
Bailey 30
Roberts 29
Riddell 29
Richards 28
Paleaisin 28
O'Loughlin 27
Phelps 25
Leuluai 25
Hansen 24
Prescott 24
Pryce 24
Tomkins 23
O'Carroll 23
Farrell 23
Mcilorum 22
Goulding 22
Tomkins 21
Mossop 21
Ainscough 20
[uAverage age 26.0
Players 30+ 6[/u

[uWarrington[/u
Hicks 33
Morley 33
Briers 32
Solomona 32
Clarke 31
Anderson 31
Monaghan 30
Carvell 30
King 29
Westwood 29
Higham 29
Wood 28
Mathers 26
Bridge 26
Anderson 25
Grix 24
Atkins 24
Riley 22
Harrison 22
McCarthy 22
Cooper 21
Mitchell 21
Blythe 21
Myler 19
[uAverage age 26.7
Players 30+ 8[/u

[uLeeds[/u
Senior 34
Leuluai 32
Buderus 32
Peacock 32
Lauititi 31
Donald 30
Webb 29
Sinfield 29
Kirke 29
JJB 28
Diskin 28
McGuire 27
Burrow 27
Bailey 26
Delaney 24
Ablett 24
Eastwood 23
Burgess 23
Smith 23
Hall 22
Ambler 21
Pitts 20
McShane 20
Watkins 18
[uAverage age 26.3
Players 30+ 6[/u

[uSaints[/u
Gidley 33
Fozzard 33
Cunningham 33
Meli 31
Puletua 31
Wellens 30
Flannery 30
Fa'asavalu 30
Pryce 28
Gardner 27
Wilkin 26
Graham 24
Roby 24
Hargreaves 24
Soliola 23
Clough 22
Dean 22
Eastmond 21
Emmitt 21
Ashurst 20
Wheeler 20
Frodsham 20
Dixon 20
Lomax 19
[uAverage age 25.5
Players 30+ 8[/u

So we have the second youngest average age, and fewer players 30+ than Warrington and Saints, and the same as Wigan and Leeds. What's all that about?

very good imformation that, might shut a few doubters up

Well, i don't expect certain posters to be commenting any time soon!

How dare you come on here and prove these facts

on wakey site says that aaron murphy has signed with us for next season any truth in this, anyone know owt (expro)

How do you know he's on vacation

How many of those players were brought in by the clubs at 30+ ?

Cusack out, Murphy in, that takes our average age down to 25.3, the lowest of the top 5 and the fewest players 30+

Why would that matter?

To be honest, we don't need Murphy, it's just a slap in the face to both Tuffour and Lyne.

And yet you are the lowest of the 5, Next you'll be telling us that your over 30s have missed more games than the others and that you are just obviously unlucky on that front

It doesn't. What does is how reliant you are on the older players and how injury prone these players are. Fc's key players arre at the top of the list, the other 4 teams aren't as reliant on theirs.

And you have fewer over 30s still and are below us. What does that tell you?

They've only been signed to push the pensioners around in their wheelchairs

That's where we've been going wrong, maybe agar is a coaching genius after all

Ah, knew i could rely on you to put a negative slant on the signing of 17 up and coming stars!

Why do you care?

I wanted to know (HTH)

Cheers, don't like to disappoint.

I'll be more positive when we see them come through into the first team. Honest

Stop being lazy and do the research yourself!