Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:38 am  

tomtom84 wrote:

don't know to be fair biff hope not? wasn't something out this week about him doing a job at the uni? lad develops kids year on year but its within the academy that they never fulfill their potential in fact most go backwards? wouldn't surprise me if he left who could blame him if its jobs for the boys as you suggest

Butterill is coaching Leeds Beckett's RL team next season, taking over from JJB. It's a link between LBU & Rhinos; he's till got his Rhinos role as I understand it.

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:53 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The reserves needs scrapping anyway.

To what end?

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Wed Aug 09, 2023 5:42 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The reserves needs scrapping anyway.

What would that achieve?

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Wed Aug 09, 2023 6:19 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Butterill is coaching Leeds Beckett's RL team next season, taking over from JJB. It's a link between LBU & Rhinos; he's till got his Rhinos role as I understand it.

I really hope that he does stay at the club as he does a fantastic job of producing talented junior players.
He should be the head of the whole scholarship and academy systems IMO

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Wed Aug 09, 2023 8:57 pm  

Zig wrote:

What would that achieve?

It would reduce the amount of games, and expenditure for clubs, and stop a player pool that isn't growing being diluted further.

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:38 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

It would reduce the amount of games, and expenditure for clubs, and stop a player pool that isn't growing being diluted further.

It’s going to grow even less if players don’t have the option of playing for the reserves. A team like Leeds should have no
Problem finding a reserve team, where has the money gone?

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Thu Aug 10, 2023 5:56 pm  

Zig wrote:

It’s going to grow even less if players don’t have the option of playing for the reserves. A team like Leeds should have no
Problem finding a reserve team, where has the money gone?

Please Zig, Don’t start another where has the money gone thread on here.

Agree though it’s pretty poor that Leeds can’t get a reserve team out.

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:00 pm  

Sir Gregory ParsloeP wrote:

Please Zig, Don’t start another where has the money gone thread on here.

Agree though it’s pretty poor that Leeds can’t get a reserve team out.

Sorry Sir it was not my intention to stir up a hornets nest. I love rugby league and it concerned me when a team of Leeds’ standing are not able to fulfill their fixtures at any level. The future of the game looks bleak!

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:19 pm  

The club probably could get a reserve team together, they just don't want to. It serves no purpose.

Re: 2023 l Academy, Scholarship & Reserves News : Thu Aug 10, 2023 6:34 pm  

Jack Burton wrote:

The club probably could get a reserve team together, they just don't want to. It serves no purpose.

Either way, Seems pretty poor if we can and can’t be bothered or can’t raise one.