My point is that they attract the better players, however legitimate the reasons, rather than [ujust[/u making an average set better.

But if they do that as well and it feeds back in, then fair play. It is usually more complex than the gross generalisations I chuck about on here.

The thing is, Smokey only sees the players who have come through our system and hit the first team. He isnt seeing the hard work that Rovers are putting into our Scholarship and Academy structures plus the masses of talent that we currently have in there. I am very confident that the next couple of years will see many more come through (although i think you have made a couple of names up in your list

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The proposed new training complex is going to be a massive plus in Rovers favour aswell when it comes to recruiting top youngsters if it comes to fruition.

At last, something we can agree on. I'm much happier now. I like the highlighted bit below in our latest summary:



You see, they understand the "cart before horse" scenario Mr has tried to explain to you. However, the concept of evolution appears to have bi-passed you.

Is this the Allam thing that our friends across the way are getting all hot under the collar about. Again.

RBA. . .made some names up? I see what you mean Lol! I stand corrected - Johnson (not Round) and Beharrel (not Bethersal).

On the new training complex (or the Allam Sports community centre) it seems as though Mr Allam has withdrawn his financial support. Lets hope Big John (Prescott) can tease him back to the negotiating table eh!

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That’s exactly what was said 1/2/3/4 years ago

There is a ‘proposed’ new training complex, there are youngsters who ‘may’ come through in a few years, though none of this may happen and next year, like last year we will simply be promised jam tomorrow.

There is no excuse for 11 overseas players

Im guessing they also understand about mixed metaphors and spelling, maybe that bypassed you?

Or you are covering your backside due to an error made by your good self.
Given your track record that is hardly a stretch.

If thats what you want to pretend, feel free.

I'd run a straw pool on the usual VT posters but I already can guess the results (YOU wouldn't like it and would get in your usual 'Quotathon' mode) and I can't be bothered.

You would run a poll on the fact you made a mistake? Im not sure what the question would be, but feel free, whatever you need to do to prove to yourself you didnt make a mistake is up to you.

Is this a 5 minute argument or the full 10 minutes

It will always be the full 10 minutes with Smokey, until you ask him a question which the answer doesn't fit his agenda. I'm still waiting for him to tell me what RFL rules Hull KR broke over the deregistration of Michael Dobson back in the Summer, never did manage that one did you matey?

Wire don't get this grief though and they've been in SL much longer.
Their best 17 this season gone was probably...
Hodgson, J. Monaghan, Bridge, Atkins, King, Myler, Briers, Carvell, M. Monaghan, Morley, Westwood, Anderson, Harrison.
Wood, Solomona, Higham, Clarke.
Cooper, Blythe, Riley on the fringes but we've got players on the fringes too.

Briers will qualify, but only in the same way that Murrell does for us. So that leaves Wood and Harrison.

The difference, you will no doubt point out, is that only 6 were overseas players. They [ibuy[/i British, we tend to look to the NRL. That is a debate worth having. The conflation of youth-development with who we bring in from outside the club and from where is a red herring that distracts from the real issue, IMO.

I'm guessing that, as you are resorting to joining the Grammar Police, you have lost the argument, it's always a sure fire sign. Feel free to continue correcting my errors.

Those shoes don't go with those trousers.

What's wrong with my shoes?

has he gone now is it safe to come back on this thread

I'anson must surely count aswell? He played a number of 1st team games- granted not here now but he still came through our system.

Oh, he never goes. The "TA" stand for "Terrible Attrition".

Some would say that someone whose sole weapon in debate shows themselves to be a fool, some would say that, not me, but some.

I've long been impressed with his ability to engage in debate with multiple posters simultaneously, proving beyond a shadow of a doubt he truely is a mass debater.

Are you Slammer from HDM pages?......



Post by slammer2010 Thursday, October 20 2011,at 7:27AM

“Thanks for that cemetary; the answer to it is to appoint forum moderators similar to how RLFans works, other than that I am afraid these comment sites are fair game for imbeciles and their aliases and disciples.
On the subject of he who must not be named, the one thing about the main perpetrator is how resilient he is. He is able to engage in multiple debates with others and aliases, which to me proves beyond a shadow of doubt he truly is a 'mass debater'.”

Good detective work there old fellow.

Not going to get anything printed on my shirt next year.

The one which they were given dispensation to break.

If they weren’t breaking it, they wouldn’t have needed dispensation to do so would they.