MAYBE I AM NOT ENGLISH, HENSE THE ODD GRAMMAR OR SPELLING MISTAKE! OR MAYBE I COME ON HERE TO TALK ABOUT RUGBY RELATED ISSUES NOT FOR A GCSE LANGUAGE EXAM....EITHER WAY I KNOW MY RUGBY LEAGUE.

THE LEAGUE TABLE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT IS THE UNDER 18'S LEAGUE TABLE FROM 2010, THAT I BELIEVE WIDNES WON.

MOST YOUNGSTERS GOOD ENOUGH TO BREAK INTO SUPER LEAGUE THESE DAYS DO SO AT 19-20 YEARS OF AGE...AM I RIGHT IN THINKING YOUR UNDER 18'S WILL BE AROUND THAT AGE WHEN ENTERING SUPER LEAGUE IN 2012?!

MMMM MY MATHS IS FAIRLY GOOD!

OK, SO YOUR RIGHT, HOW MANY TEAMS IN SUPER LEAGUE ARE SOLELY MADE UP OF HOMEGROWN TALENT?! NONE

BUT WAS THIS NOT THE WHOLE IDEA OF FRANCHISING IN THE 1ST PLACE?

TO ENCOURAGE CLUBS IN THE TOP FLIGHT TO GIVE THEIR YOUNGSTERS TIME TO DEVELOP PLAYING AT THE TOP LEVEL?!

RATHER THAN RUNNING OFF DOWN UNDER FOR USUALLY WHAT ENDS UP BEING SECOND RATE OZZIES COMING TO THE END OF THEIR CAREER.....


A THREE YEAR FRANCHISE ALLOWS ALL CLUBS IN THE TOP FLIGHT TO RISK THEIR YOUTH WITHOUT RISKING RELEGATION...

TO BE HONEST AM NOT A FAN OF THE FRANCHISE SYSTEM, BEING THE OLD FASHIONED RL FAN THAT I AM, TAKING P&R OUT OF A COMP SEEMS DAFT. AS TO A CERTAIN DEGREE ITS KILLS INTEREST IN THE LOWER LEAGUES....HOWEVER THIS IS ANOTHER ISSUE ALTOGETHER.

BUT I DO SEE THE IDEA BEHIND IT, AND IF IT WORKS IN 5-10 YEARS TIME 'ENGLAND' 'WALES' AND THE REST MAY WELL BE ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SIDES...

I HOPE YOU GET MY POINT, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WIDNES TAKE A STAND AGAINST
'SHOPPING DOWN UNDER'

BUT IF THE TITLE OF THREAD IS TRUE....THEN THE RFL'S BIG PLANS TO 'CATCH UP' TO THE OZZIES AND KIWIS IS ALREADY FLAWED.

TIME WILL TELL