Re: 2017 : Fri Sep 09, 2016 10:31 am  

Sponsorships come and go (still a shame) but if its true about the reserves then that's very bad news. just the last few seasons show that having them has produced lads who have now made the step up. Having a poor reserve grade system is the fault of the governing body (again). Why can they see this the only way we will develop a large pool of players who, with mixed abilities, can play across all the pro/semi-pro leagues, and Red Hall wonder why we are behind the Aussies and NZ.

Re: 2017 : Fri Sep 09, 2016 12:48 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

Sponsorships come and go (still a shame) but if its true about the reserves then that's very bad news. just the last few seasons show that having them has produced lads who have now made the step up. Having a poor reserve grade system is the fault of the governing body (again). Why can they see this the only way we will develop a large pool of players who, with mixed abilities, can play across all the pro/semi-pro leagues, and Red Hall wonder why we are behind the Aussies and NZ.

Absolutely agree with you. The RFL should make it mandatory for all clubs to have a reserve team and they should fund part of it with the money they are taking from Sky. To have a strong structure you need good foundations!