Quote ="AS108"Again I wouldn’t say Judderman was criticising Warringtons recruitment as such. He’s simply saying that Warringtons signings play well at their previous clubs and when they make the move their performance dips. It’s not a criticism because they look like good signings, until they play. On paper Warringtons recruitment is (most of the time) good apart from one to many experienced Aussies. I’ve certainly not criticised Warringtons recruitment over the last 10 years, as a club you are ambitious and pay good money for players who are better than most in SL. Unfortunately for you up until this point it hasn’t been as successful as perhaps (for the money spent) it should have been.
I also aware that our recruitment has been (up until now) rubbish for the past 10 years with the exception of Walmsley, Amor, Barba and on paper Naiqama. Thankfully we have a great academy system full of talent and that has got us through the years of poor recruitment. However, I’ve no doubt the new stadium and KC in charge contributed to the poor signings. The likes of Dawson, Tasi, Vea, Owens etc would never happen under Holbrook. The only criticism I could have of Warrington is their academy is rubbish. That’s the difference between Wire and Saints, Wigan, Leeds.'"
Fair play as108 and a descent post, though I think its a bit harsh to call our academy rubbish. Admittedly Wigan, Leeds and Saints seem seem to cultivate their youth players better. As much as it pains me to say, I think Wigan are outstanding in terms of youth talent making the grade- there's a case for saying that Wigan, man for man, per head of population, produce better rugby players than anywhere else on this planet.
