Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:02 pm  

CM Punk wrote: Dom Manfredi's speaking sense It's not really "speaking sense" though to insist on them being mandatory, because there is really no need for them to be. As has been discussed at length, you can very easily create a reserve team competition with the clubs that have already expressed an interest in one. Indeed, if Leeds and (I assume Catalans for obvious logistical reasons) are the only two clubs who aren't interested, you can easily create a 10-team SL Reserve League, or introduce Bradford, Fax or whoever else to take their place. There is no need for anything to be mandatory if the will to make this happen is as strong as we're led to believe it is.

CM Punk wrote: Dom Manfredi's speaking sense It's not really "speaking sense" though to insist on them being mandatory, because there is really no need for them to be. As has been discussed at length, you can very easily create a reserve team competition with the clubs that have already expressed an interest in one. Indeed, if Leeds and (I assume Catalans for obvious logistical reasons) are the only two clubs who aren't interested, you can easily create a 10-team SL Reserve League, or introduce Bradford, Fax or whoever else to take their place. There is no need for anything to be mandatory if the will to make this happen is as strong as we're led to believe it is.

Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:07 pm  

CM Punk wrote: Dom Manfredi's speaking sense Well that highlighted a problem with D/R in that you couldn’t do it when you reached the 8’s. But that’s not a problem anymore so wouldn’t face that same issue.

CM Punk wrote: Dom Manfredi's speaking sense Well that highlighted a problem with D/R in that you couldn’t do it when you reached the 8’s. But that’s not a problem anymore so wouldn’t face that same issue.

Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:14 pm  

I suspect there'd be fewer takers if a reserves league was initiated once the necessary rules to make it work properly were announced. What, for example, would be appropriate penalties for sides scratching fixtures when they couldn't raise a side? Even the union reserves, with their 50+ player squads have been bedevilled with this, along with teams picking various dogsbodies in order to fulfil fixtures. There have been some right mullerings of their under-strength sides too.

Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:00 pm  

Ironically Rob Burrow'scomments on the lad who's gone to Halifax sum up the need for a reserve competition better than anyone on here.

Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:25 pm  

rollin thunder wrote:

offiah was a rep player in Union and on the verge of England selection. so it was not the gamble you make out. Dough laughton did not gamble on signing talent. the previous poster made out that Offiah may have stuggled and not got a cjance without reserves, but he was straight into first team any never looked back. Jonathan davies at Widnes only played about 3-4 reserv games before going into first team, i used Schofield as he was an example of a great player who were ready made super star players like Offiah. but i can use Hanley who compared to Schofield was a late developer, schofield was a Gb international at 18 and Hanly who was a couple years older was only just breaking through into Bradford side.

Brough Steadman Lowes were all playing in what was then division 2 (or 3 with brough) they developed in the first team at lower division clubs not A team rugby, so you have confirmed my argument to be correct, late bloomers still have a pathway to the top without a reserve team. so go on name all these hidden trialists and gems that went to the top via the reserves.
once again you cannot come back with debate you simply resort to name calling and try to belittle people.

Hanley got into the Bradford side at 18, he also got into other things that restricted his development like other peoples houses!

Re: 2019 Superleague Reserve Teams : Thu Nov 29, 2018 7:52 pm  

jakeyg95 wrote:

Ironically Rob Burrow'scomments on the lad who's gone to Halifax sum up the need for a reserve competition better than anyone on here.

Why does it? Luke Gale and Danny Brough were HB’s playing first team rugby down in the 3rd tier at the same age instead of reserves and both were back in SL in a couple of seasons and went on to become Man of Steel winners. No reason why Reece Champman Smith can’t do the same. Only thing is it might not be Leeds that ends up being the team that benefits in the long run but that’s a risk they’ll take that others won’t.