Yes as you say, my club as a lot of experience with mercenaries so can speak from experience

King James.....not if either of those sides were in the 3rd division would they be, expansion lover.

Didn't Richie Myler and Stefan Ratchford come through Salfords academy? This kind of disproves your point that it's not worth them trying, as has been pointed out Wakefield and Castleford manage to produce a lot of their own players despite not winning trophies.

Crickey,out of the limelight for a decade and the cream start dictating what should be to us..

Funny.

Leigh have been the pick of the Championship for the last 3 years and were "ready" for Super League but, havent got their own academy ?

Regardless of exactly how many players make the grade and whether they end up at Wigan, Saints or Warrington, every SL club should run their own academy, unless, by pooling resources, they can produce more "better quality" players.
If all clubs followed the Leigh/Salford model, we would have to increase the quota for second rate Aussies.

Sotty but, much as Leigh deserve their spot in SL, they should be running their own academy. (as should Salford)

Was a stipulation of the franchisee licence at one point.. As was Stadia..What changed? Or rather whats not changed in a decade?