: Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:31 pm  

chunkyhugo wrote:

Does this theory include the prospect of joining Wakey or Cas and never having a hope in hell of winning anything?

What a numpty you are chunky,but i forgive you for being thick,i cannot forgive you for your obvious ignorance though

Would you please try to get this idea into your thick skull if you can,and you may see what clubs like Cas and Wakey can do for players who havn't made the grade at the so called big clubs

Danny Allen would not be guaranteed of winning any trophies at a club like the Tigers, but i would have loved it if the Tigers had actually signed Allen,i also believe that we would could have offered him a better career path than he will get at the "flat cappers" in the national leagues

Blinkered band waggon glory supporters who are a bit thick like you will never understand that though, but i suppose that come next season that you will have completely forgot who he is anyway

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:04 am  

who needs flankers? wrote:

I guess there is a lesson there to any young player looking to join an academy. You are probably better off at Cas or Wakey if you want a decent shot at first team rugby. Maybe this was why the Leeds academy team was so pants this season!

Sure is.

Regards

D McGuire
R Burrow
R Hall
L Smith
M Diskin
R Bailey
L Burgess
C Ablett
J J Buchanan
K Sinfield

Who Have all just picked up yet another GF winners ring.

But of course these players would have been far better off signing for Cas or Wakey.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:33 am  

Gotcha wrote:

Sure is.

Regards

D McGuire
R Burrow
R Hall
L Smith
M Diskin
R Bailey
L Burgess
C Ablett
J J Buchanan
K Sinfield

Who Have all just picked up yet another GF winners ring.

But of course these players would have been far better off signing for Cas or Wakey.

You might just have a point with Ablett but IIRC the rest progressed pretty quickly to the first team squad and would never have faced the dilemna of waiting around on the remotest off-chance of regular SL football. The likes of Rayner and Carvell probably think moving on worked out ok.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:36 am  

smoking monkey wrote:

You might just have a point with Ablett but IIRC the rest progressed pretty quickly to the first team squad and would never have faced the dilemna of waiting around on the remotest off-chance of regular SL football. The likes of Rayner and Carvell probably think moving on worked out ok.

As do fox, murrel etc

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:40 am  

pyeman wrote:

As do fox, murrel etc

Yes they all missed out on hounours. I doubt they wouldn't swap what they have now for what they could have had with a bit of patience.

Infact, it could also be argued, that without that first option of joining the Leeds academy that they may never have got to where they are today.

How is Ablett any different to Burgess, Smith, and Hall anyway?

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 11:42 am  

But then again, hadn't Cas turned down Burrow [he was in our academy], then it could be argued he wouldn't have got where he was today without being at Cas.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:19 pm  

Fully wrote:

But then again, hadn't Cas turned down Burrow [he was in our academy], then it could be argued he wouldn't have got where he was today without being at Cas.

Rob Burrow was never ever interested in signing for Cas. He was brought up as a Leeds supporter and has remained one ever since. It is a complete fallacy that Cas turned him down - they did not - they were never in the equation.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:22 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Yes they all missed out on hounours. I doubt they wouldn't swap what they have now for what they could have had with a bit of patience.

Infact, it could also be argued, that without that first option of joining the Leeds academy that they may never have got to where they are today.

How is Ablett any different to Burgess, Smith, and Hall anyway?

Did they? if they couldnt get a game they couldnt have won anything.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:53 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

Sure is.

Regards

D McGuire
R Burrow
R Hall
L Smith
M Diskin
R Bailey
L Burgess
C Ablett
J J Buchanan
K Sinfield

Who Have all just picked up yet another GF winners ring.

But of course these players would have been far better off signing for Cas or Wakey.

And they are being followed by.... No-one! I think you missed the point. If you want 1st team rugby, i'd rather be at Cas or Wakey and get a shot than be shipped out to a championship side never to return.

: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:14 pm  

who needs flankers? wrote:

And they are being followed by.... No-one! I think you missed the point. If you want 1st team rugby, i'd rather be at Cas or Wakey and get a shot than be shipped out to a championship side never to return.

Then you are pretty stupid, as Leeds have obviously proven over the last 5 years that if you are good enough to make the grade, you will make the grade, and win honours.

How many other first teams have as many academy produced players as Leeds have in their first team?

Answer is none, so you are arguing over nothing. Over a stupid statement that someone made to say you are better off in Cas or Wakey academy than Leeds if you want to play first team rugby.