4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Status : Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:55 pm  

Link 1. The extent to which clubs produce Super League players since 2016 2. The ability of the club to fund the academy 3. Past performance 4. If the RFL like you or not That 4th point is a real BS move - basically, if the RFL don't want to, they don't have to

Link 1. The extent to which clubs produce Super League players since 2016 2. The ability of the club to fund the academy 3. Past performance 4. If the RFL like you or not That 4th point is a real BS move - basically, if the RFL don't want to, they don't have to

[Bullseye]

Re: 4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Sta : Wed Jun 02, 2021 3:30 pm  

Yeah I saw that final criteria and thought that it was just an excuse to disregard anyone whose face didn't fit. It rather made a mockery of the whole exercise.

Re: 4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Sta : Wed Jun 02, 2021 6:26 pm  

Have the club received their rejection letter yet?

Re: 4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Sta : Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:08 am  

roofaldo2 wrote: Link 1. The extent to which clubs produce Super League players since 2016 2. The ability of the club to fund the academy 3. Past performance 4. If the RFL like you or not That 4th point is a real BS move - basically, if the RFL don't want to, they don't have to Regarding point 4 it one wonder whose toes Nigel has trod on??

roofaldo2 wrote: Link 1. The extent to which clubs produce Super League players since 2016 2. The ability of the club to fund the academy 3. Past performance 4. If the RFL like you or not That 4th point is a real BS move - basically, if the RFL don't want to, they don't have to Regarding point 4 it one wonder whose toes Nigel has trod on??

[Bulliac]

Re: 4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Sta : Thu Jun 03, 2021 3:31 pm  

The person stood on won't be wondering...

Re: 4 Main Essentials for being granted an Elite Academy Sta : Thu Jun 03, 2021 4:29 pm  

How many SL players have Newcastle produced since 2016?

(Not averse to a Newcastle Academy by the way, just putting them against the stated criteria)