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Youth policy pays dividened : Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:21 pm  
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:56 am  
Have to say, our weekend could not have gone better considering the circumstances. Hats off to everyone concerned. The link above speaks for itself.

I'm arguing elsewhere with Batley fans claiming we were not missing anyone (one claims we were only missing smith and no one else), but just look at the above. Our youngsters are going from strength to strength and it's hopefully only a matter of time before the widnii rise again, unstoppable and full of local players making a huge impact on the upper echelons of the game.

The link above also addresses other teams filling their squads with established stars and not even attempting to bring their own players through, good job we're keeping an eye on that as a club and are ready to play that as a trump card when the time comes. Short term gain will hopefully be these teams downfall.
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:13 pm  
You won't win anything with kids.
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:16 pm  
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The link above also addresses other teams filling their squads with established stars and not even attempting to bring their own players through, good job we've got a multi-millionaire to fund that.......l.



Edited mate :D
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:23 pm  
"Our policy of investing in youth, whilst opponents are only concentrating on a First team, was potentially risky"

Attacking other clubs in this fashion is unprofessional.

Smacks of desperation on the club's part to be honest - when there's no need given that they're a shoe in. Widnes are making the right noises but hopefully it won't turn into sloppy slurping noises come January 2011.
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:50 pm  
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Edited mate :D


False, for the following reasons.

1. We've been supporting our youth consistently for years, great backer or not.
2. Barrow have a rich backer and don't do a tap.
3. Our funds isn't the issue. We could apply those funds into buying a better team, we haven't. We're still throwing our support behind youth.
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Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.

Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”

There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back!

Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY!

Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:53 pm  
Your edit:
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good job we've got a multi-millionaire to fund that.......l.

Our academies have been in place for about 10 years, Rich. They were set up under Tony Chambers, long before our present millionaire arrived.

littlerich wrote:
"Our policy of investing in youth, whilst opponents are only concentrating on a First team, was potentially risky"

Attacking other clubs in this fashion is unprofessional.

Smacks of desperation on the club's part to be honest - when there's no need given that they're a shoe in. Widnes are making the right noises but hopefully it won't turn into sloppy slurping noises come January 2011.


That’s a tad defencive, isn’t it?

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Attacking other clubs

This is a massive exaggeration of what is actually being said. What part of :
"Our policy of investing in youth, whilst opponents are only concentrating on a First team, was potentially risky" could you possibly disagree with, and how is it an ‘ATTACK’ on other clubs?

It is pointing out the difference between us and the rest. It’s costing the club a lot of time, money and effort and it is beginning to pay dividends, why in the hell shouldn’t the club crow about it?

Not desperation but PRIDE!
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:59 pm  
Come on you two - you should know better. Do not feed me :D
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:11 pm  
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Come on you two - you should know better. Do not feed me :D


I can't do it rich. I can't let you starve like that.
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Re: Youth policy pays dividened : Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:16 pm  
When you get to the promised land i will starve then.
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