Yep, it's a shame the town can't produce talent like Warrington born Stefan Ratchford.

So you have all these talented half backs coming through but still insist on signing halfs from elsewhere

Sam Tomkins
George Williams
Sam Powell
Ryan Hampshire

All can play half back/ broke through as half backs and still at the club.

Interesting argument coming from a wire fan whoose idol- Lee Briers was signed from St. Helens, and their other half back Richie Myler was signed from Salford.

So how many teams (Leeds apart) have halfbacks playing for them who have come through their academy system?

How many other teams (apart from Wigan) have played every game with no less than ten academy produced players in their team?

How many teams have played games with fourteen academy produced players in their team?

All this and they still can't win owt.

Come back when your world beating born & bred wannabes have got a stack of GF winners medals, WCCs & Harry Sunderlands like the ones Leeds' born & bred champions have been picking up every year for the last 10 years.

When do they pick up their Challenge Cup winners medals?

What?

Edit: Ah ok.

Sorted ta.

When do Wigan pick up [iany[/i trophies?

Considering only 9 (You could actually technically argue it was only 7 as Hardaker was signed at 18 and spent time in the academy and on-loan at Fev, and Richard Moore is a Leeds academy product but in his 2nd spell with the club, but its a pretty pointless argument) of Leeds squad haven’t come through the Leeds academy I’d assume that the vast majority of Leeds sides put out this year have included at least 10 Leeds developed players, if not more.

Whenever they play Leeds in a final for starters!

Hmmm

Should Leed's, Wigan and potentially Saints fans not be united in celebrating excellent youth production from all three sides?

Combined with that, should we all not be united against the fans of teams that have not historically produced any real volume of decent players, for sniping at those who have?

Just a thought?

Speaking of Warrington who was the last full English international they have produced??

Ben Harrison?

Played for Ireland i think?

Ben Currie won't be long off being the next. He looks a top player.

Did read somewhere he turned down the opportunity to train with the ETS recently though which is a worry. I think they mentioned he may turn out for Ireland iirc?

Such a shame you've met us in the Semi's recently then

Yeah lightyears, no other team could get near this.

Leeds 10 players out, six players backing up from exiles game on Friday, only super doper Wigan can do it and have any good young players, Wigan are so so good nobody can touch them.

They did only just about stop short of including the tea lady in the ten though.

I mean, Liam Hood...really? Vikery? Be better off with 12 men.

Can anybody tell me the 10 players who were out?

Ablett
Bailey
Leuluai
Delaney
McGuire
Sinfield
Watkins

are the first team players i see missing. Please dont tell me you are counting vickery in this? He is possibly the worst player i have seen at a top club. Not to mention the fact that he was an injury replacement for BJB who was back in tonight, so you had the better player.

We had 4 players backing up from friday too. Hood whilst not a regular would've made the team to cover for other injuries.

But as can be seen Wigan fans find it impossible to hand out praise to any other team but will happily w@nk themselves into a coma demanding everyone else praises them.

Stevie Ward makes eight guaranteed first-teamers, all of who played in last year's Grand Final.

Agree that's bad/impressive enough without Eddie exaggerating it to ten by including Vickery and Hood.

I dont think i have ever heard a wigan fan knocking leeds youth development so whats the problem?

The arrogance and ignorance stated by one of your fans that Wigan are lightyears ahead of everyone else and nobody could get close to that effort. But obviously instead of anyone congratulating another team for actually achieving such, the best is done to talk it down.

blah blah blah blah, 10 players..8 players...who cares and what does it matter? Both Wigan and Leeds produce a lot of quality players for their own benefit and the benefit of the league as a whole....do we really have to have this "my clubs better than yours" debate all the time!?! Its pathetic and pointless, when we should be congratulating both, and trying to encourage others to follow suit.