That's absolutely correct and I'm not for a second suggesting they don't get a chance.

What I'm saying is that the overall number who come through from, academy to first team is itself relatively small, and most of those take a while to become accustomed to first team requirements. In a position like half back you really want to bring these lads into the side gradually and definitely not be depending on them being 'shooting stars'. Sink or swim is rarely the ideal way, so simply put, if the kid is ready then give him a shot, but if he's not then don't and bring in a loanee if possible.

Mick said on commentary it was 732 days since his last try for us

So can we surmise that the T&A now get their source of RL information from that widely known reliable source, Mick Gledhill, and even then they misrepresent what Mick says? You'd have thought that paraphrasing Mick's facts would arrive at somewhere close to the truth, but apparently not.

He's had a hard life !!

Yeah, but pandemic? Only a few games last year? And then wasn’t he signed by Leeds the year before?

I’m not sure what your point is? He last scored a try for us 734 days ago