British Players : Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:07 am  

Hulls team that played Bradford had 13 British players out of the 17 that was named the 4 non Britsh players were Berro Yak Manu and Sam Moa ..not many can do that Leeds and maybe Saints

Re: British Players : Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:27 am  

kt170496 wrote:

Hulls team that played Bradford had 13 British players out of the 17 that was named the 4 non Britsh players were Berro Yak Manu and Sam Moa ..not many can do that Leeds and maybe Saints

huddersfield had 2 earlier this season.

Re: British Players : Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:42 am  

Sheldon wrote:

huddersfield had 2 earlier this season.

And their squad only has 5 non-brits in total. Pretty impressed with their recruitment approach personally.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:32 pm  

The way forward

Can only be good for the national team

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:48 pm  

davey37 wrote:

The way forward

Can only be good for the national team

There are 2 arguements for it, yes its a great thing as it means the pool of British players playing first grade is larger therefore the national team can only get better, the other arguement is that by using mostly British players that may be average the competition lacks the challenge for us to then become competetive on the international stage.

I still think a blend is needed, our international issues go for deeper than simply tinkering with a quota.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:04 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

There are 2 arguements for it, yes its a great thing as it means the pool of British players playing first grade is larger therefore the national team can only get better, the other arguement is that by using mostly British players that may be average the competition lacks the challenge for us to then become competetive on the international stage.

I still think a blend is needed, our international issues go for deeper than simply tinkering with a quota.

Totally agree.

Didn't mean for NO overseas players.

But there must be limits.

Personally i quite like Iestyn Harris's suggestion of an age limit for overseas players. At least when they first come over.

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:09 pm  

davey37 wrote:

Totally agree.

Didn't mean for NO overseas players.

But there must be limits.

Personally i quite like Iestyn Harris's suggestion of an age limit for overseas players. At least when they first come over.

Stan would have still missed out

: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:11 pm  

Great record to have...