vastman wrote:
Give it a rest, Wakefields youth policy up until administration was every bit as good if not better than Castlefords. You are the one who is deluded my friend. So you have tied down 4 players one of whom isn't British WOW no BIG WOW.
Indeed; that would explain the over-reliance and continued over reliance on overseas players, whereas pre-administration we stayed within the limits set out by the RFL without any exemptions whatsoever. Even now we only have four overseas players.
We have signed Johnson, Marriano and Amor long term, so snap and again BIG WOW.
But none of them are your own youth products are they Vasty? Equally, they're not on four or five year deals are they Vasty? Long term indicates just that - long term. Not mid or short term.
If you read the franchise reports it singled Wakefield out as having the BEST and I repeat BEST youth development programme in SL so don't peddle your pap to me.
No it doesn't. That's Wakefield fans rumour-mongering again. See the above post; 'Wakefield's player supply has been acceptable'. In contrast, Castleford's says: "above average numbers of Super League quality players". Above average indicates better than acceptable to me.
That said it's still poor and so is yours, just for once try not to be parochial and blinkered and accept reality. Honest to god you're the ultimate photo fit for the typical myopic blinkered fan. Oh wait there's bloomers and co yet to comment so I take that back.
Except we have produced an England international in Michael Shenton, an England train-on squad/England Knights member in Joe Westerman, and England Knights members in Joe Arundel and Jonathan Walker. Additionally, our squad contains approximately 13 homegrown players all who have played first-team rugby in Super League along with a further three promoted this term. It is in no way blinkered - the evidence is patently in front of you.
Both teams should be brimming over with local players with people like Chase and Tim Smith begging for a game, the fact that you seem to see the pathetic efforts made by yourselves as planning long term is truly sad.
Why would Chase have to beg for a game. He's a quality player. You build a team around him; you cannot replace him. Tim Smith on the other hand, I (and no doubt others) remain to be convinced on that front.
