Who care I mean seriously Chelsea have won how many titles with just a smattering of home grown players - this really is becoming an obsession.



Truth is I really don't care, WTRLFC is not tasked with employing locals - it's not a charity it's a business tasked with winning trophies - why do you feel there is an obligation there?



Sure it would be nice and in the long term cost effective but if we challenge for top 8 this season I will say again - I don't care.



Sorry mate I know you feel passionate about it but in the age of P&R it's a red herring IMHO.

Well although I'm happy to pick the best team, to answer the question, the reason youth dev is important to the business is that future players are better and cheaper with a good youth development.

Very important just not every game at all costs

If that's the best 19 for the job fair enough but the team has had a bit of cohesion the last couple of games.

Sometimes you have to build on that rather than the best players available.

Players can only become better by playing and having that pressure of being dropped for not performing, not just because a player is back from injury/fit.

Does nothing for a 'fight for your place' culture.

I'm no Agar apologist, however as others have said already we simply have to avoid relegation at all costs this year. It's also becoming pretty obvious to everyone that in most cases, especially on our budget, youngsters from down under are better than ours! If we go down I don't see a second chance.

Actually to be fair you are probably all correct, survival is all that matters and given the NRL is a significantly higher quality competition anything antipodean is bound to be better than what we have. And Leeds' loanees are miles ahead of our own. Guess we have to survive relegation at all costs and the same will apply whilstever P&R exists. So same again next season, and the season after etc. Well done to the RFL and the clubs.

Indeed. Is there any point in developing kids? If not is there any point in club1873 . The juniors will never be as good as imports or experienced campaigners if they rarely get a chance.



I guess its all part of the RFL's policy of contracting the game.

Been in club 1873 since the start but i have just cancelled the direct debit. This thread has made it clear to me now, whats the point?

Pathetic.

To me, questions need to be asked as to why we aren't producing players capable of making the step up. They should be developing a lot better during their younger years in the academy, instead of us throwing them into the Super League in the hope that they improve drastically with super league experience. A lot of youngsters that go onto be good Super League players it's already obvious they have the talent at the ages 21-22 and then it's all about breaking them in slowly. Obviously there are exceptions.

With the politest possible respect, I'm not sure how the number of homegrown players in any given squad is the rfls fault? They still require 7/25 to be homegrown ...



By contrast, saints have 11 out of the 19 who are home grown ...

Insightful as ever.



Sorry but thats my opinion on the subject. If i ever see our own given an even chance then i'll consider joining back up. But whilst we drop a player like Wildie (and yes he is fit btw) who has done a good job in the last two games to pick an aussie out of position (with just 4 first grade games experience 2 years ago) then i'll say again, whats the point? It will keep happening thanks to the backwards thinking of getting shut of licensing. A policy our own club voted for. May as well spend the brass on beer on the ground and help pay for the next loan player. Yes i'm pretty pished off about it.

If Agar played homegrown and they got ripped to shreds you woulden't of been happy either. Wildie will play this year he has already played..