<t>And with the best will in the world a Grand Final winning U19s team will probably provide one top quality Super League player and a small handfull of championship ones. No wonder some clubs think it is more cost effective to buy in the finished product, especially when the lack of a reserves and ...

<r><QUOTE author="SJ "><s>[quote="SJ "]</s><QUOTE author="Wigan_forever19​85​"><s>[quote="Wigan_forever19​85​"]</s><QUOTE author="josie andrews"><s>[quote="josie andrews"]</s>I think sometimes a player needs to be groomed as well to be a captain.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Im not sure i ag...

<t>What I really enjoy about this story is that it shows us in a positive light on a national stage. Now how do we build upon that. I noticed that the story on the BBC that took it`s place was about a forty odd year old getting banned for being a d**k. Since when do stories from the local free sheet...

Good to see Powell doing something that even the harshest whinger cannot complain about. Every club needs a couple of lads like Sam who will always step up. He does not get enough credit.

<t>A good run out for the team. Catalans started full of vim and vigour and looked like scoring a hat full in the first few minutes. Once we steadied and stood up to them they settled back into a rather half hearted run out, obviously thinking about not getting hurt for next week. We, at times, had ...

<t>People keep suggesting things that have been tried and have failed already as though they will work second time around. P and R does not work if the structure below Super League is not right. Franchising protects mediocrity if teams are not held to ever higher standards. Bigger leagues mean blow ...

<t>Using the term high profile produces inflated expectations. We are unlikely to be able to compete in salary terms for starting Premiership players players and so are more likely to be targeting those who are at the start of towards the end of their careers. I do not know what the salary cap is fo...

<r><QUOTE author="josie andrews"><s>[quote="josie andrews"]</s><QUOTE author="shaunedwardsfan​club​"><s>[quote="shaunedwardsfan​club​"]</s>Interesting to see that two Salford lads are playing for the reserves today, Levy Nzoungou and Jack Ratcliffe. Are they on loan at Swinton from Sal...

The Shorrockses are not related. It was noticeable that in the previous reserves game the elder Shorrocks played and looked considerably more mature for having spent time in a first team even if he did not pull up trees for Salford.

<t>Powell is a good player to have in a squad. As we saw in the past, having a player who can cover 6,7 and 9 or be used to spell 9 and even 13 can be really useful. The problem is that he is not creative enough to be first on the team sheet. He does a good job of replacing others but is less effect...