: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:21 pm  

Kelly's Eye wrote:

Correct...................local talent is a step in the right direction, but it needs to be quality.

Unfortunately all the quality players who come through the local junior teams generally end up at Wigan, Saints or Wire not Leigh.

Its easy to say we have youth in the side so it needs time, but we don't have any future SL standard players in there apart from possibly Higson, but to be honest for him to progress as a player he would need to move on to a bigger club IMHO.

thanks kellys eye...that is what im trying to say but you have exlained it much better.


Quality young players need quality around them to improve and progress, they don't need to be out there every week carrying some of there team mates in a competition like this, that just plateau's there development and enthusiasm.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:22 pm  

Kelly's Eye wrote:

Correct...................local talent is a step in the right direction, but it needs to be quality.

Unfortunately all the quality players who come through the local junior teams generally end up at Wigan, Saints or Wire not Leigh.

Its easy to say we have youth in the side so it needs time, but we don't have any future SL standard players in there apart from possibly Higson, but to be honest for him to progress as a player he would need to move on to a bigger club IMHO.

Quality young players need quality around them to improve and progress, they don't need to be out there every week carrying some of there team mates in a competition like this, that just plateau's there development and enthusiasm.

how can you say theres no quality after a few league games the trouble with some people is they expect to much to soon the best players in the world needed time at some point

todays game : Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:22 pm  

In truth Doncaster are a very poor side and what has been written about our discipline or indiscipline I agree with. The touch judge who ruled out Alstead,s try baffled me unless he has 20/20 vision. Maybe the DVD of the game will vindicate him.

We should have won easily but didn,t and I really am concerned what will happen when we play a good side, if we continue like this.

Having said that I am always happy with a win and were slightly better than last week.

Oh the aphostrophe after Alstead is in the wrong place.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:26 pm  

Mr Mad wrote:

how can you say theres no quality after a few league games the trouble with some people is they expect to much to soon the best players in the world needed time at some point

In the real world the only youngster we have capable of progressing to a higher level if brought along correctly is Higson.

Some may find that harsh but it is IMO the truth.

Some of the other youngsters we have can hold their own in this division against the bottom half like Donny etc, but they will be exposed for what they are like a streaker at Lords during a 1 day international against the likes of Fax, Barrow and the Chemics.

Re: todays game : Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:29 pm  

frankb wrote:

In truth Doncaster are a very poor side and what has been written about our discipline or indiscipline I agree with. The touch judge who ruled out Alstead,s try baffled me unless he has 20/20 vision. Maybe the DVD of the game will vindicate him.

We should have won easily but didn,t and I really am concerned what will happen when we play a good side, if we continue like this.

Having said that I am always happy with a win and were slightly better than last week.

Play badly and get a win. It'll do for me. I accept we havn't got a world beating team. Whats the point In this non promotion league
Like I say not world beating but they atre still MY team.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:32 pm  

i would like the club to state wether we are skint or is the still some money in the pot.

are we still looking overseas, loan deals from super league or thats it for this season.

it would end this particular debate

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:34 pm  

soldiers field wrote:

i would like the club to state wether we are skint or is the still some money in the pot.

are we still looking overseas, loan deals from super league or thats it for this season.

it would end this particular debate

or fuel it

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:34 pm  

Kelly's Eye wrote:

In the real world the only youngster we have capable of progressing to a higher level if brought along correctly is Higson.

Some may find that harsh but it is IMO the truth.

Some of the other youngsters we have can hold their own in this division against the bottom half like Donny etc, but they will be exposed for what they are like a streaker at Lords during a 1 day international against the likes of Fax, Barrow and the Chemics.

well lets hope not everyone is like you and gets behind the youngsters

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:34 pm  

Again i refer to my previous post i love leigh rl and it doesnt make me feel good writing blogs but.....we have no more or no less money than your donnys batley gatesheads and whitehaven(who nearly went bust not so long ago) My point is they seem to play a faster speed of rugby than Leigh from the play the ball to actual passing moves ...we seem so lethargic at times that you want to go on some times and shake them... i will still go to every game as i believe that youth is the way forward it ,maybe might mean that its the way they are being schooled that may be the problem???

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:37 pm  

Mr Mad wrote:

well lets hope not everyone is like you and gets behind the youngsters

Its called realism, sorry if its hard to take.