Lower league potential!!! : Mon May 11, 2009 10:03 am  

The more coverage sky give's Nl1 and 2 i was thinking maybe we should be looking to sign more player's from the lower league's.
Afterall player's don't alway's develop before thay are 21 with the like's of ian kirke and andy raleigh perfect example's of this.
Tvoc mentioned young fallon at fev and last week kyle amor had an outstanding game for whitehaven so there is talent out there maybe we should be more willing as a league to give these type of player's a chance.
I personally would like to the like's of fallon and amor given a go ala kirke where they train full time for a few month's whilst still playing for their respective club's.
Afterall we have nothing to lose.
Any thought's???

Re: Lower league potential!!! : Mon May 11, 2009 10:50 am  

rhinoms wrote:

The more coverage sky give's Nl1 and 2 i was thinking maybe we should be looking to sign more player's from the lower league's.
Afterall player's don't alway's develop before thay are 21 with the like's of ian kirke and andy raleigh perfect example's of this.
Tvoc mentioned young fallon at fev and last week kyle amor had an outstanding game for whitehaven so there is talent out there maybe we should be more willing as a league to give these type of player's a chance.
I personally would like to the like's of fallon and amor given a go ala kirke where they train full time for a few month's whilst still playing for their respective club's.
Afterall we have nothing to lose.
Any thought's???

As you say taking a good player and training them full time with a better coaching setup could make then into a SL player but I would be surprised if any SL club don’t have scouts watching the NL games for this very reason already.

: Mon May 11, 2009 10:52 am  

Ian Kirke.

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:02 am  

G1 wrote:

Ian Kirke.

Jon Wilkin?
Danny Brough?

There is talent in the lower leagues, no question. The only problem/concern would be the risk factor involved in having a player at 23/24 who could well count on a club's 20/25 quota.

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:39 am  

G1 wrote:

Ian Kirke.

I'll see you respectable choice of Kirke and you raise you with Karl Pratt.

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:42 am  

thebloodbath wrote:

I'll see you respectable choice of Kirke and you raise you with Karl Pratt.

I'll fold.

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:42 am  

G1 wrote:

I'll fold.

Wise decision.

: Mon May 11, 2009 11:56 am  

Karl Pratt was a Graham Murray signing (from Featherstone's Academy really) and therefore Leeds unearthed a gem. Another Marcus St Hilairious.

: Mon May 11, 2009 12:08 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Karl Pratt was a Graham Murray signing (from Featherstone's Academy really) and therefore Leeds unearthed a gem. Another Marcus St Hilairious.

Hadn't Pratt had a big try scoring season the year before we signed him? I seem to remember something about him playing a lot on the wing for Fev, despite being seen as a stand-off.

: Mon May 11, 2009 12:12 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

Hadn't Pratt had a big try scoring season the year before we signed him? I seem to remember something about him playing a lot on the wing for Fev, despite being seen as a stand-off.

He made it as far as GB honours if my memory serves me right, and a number of medals at the Bulls. It was his attitude and injuries that saw the end of him, rather than talent