Quote ="Winslade's Offload"I think I would agree with the point about koukash. With few local schools and clubs playing RL I am sure he will try and buy up promising kids from outside his area. That is ok up to a point, I only hope he is also using his cash to encourage more schools to get into RL and so improve the talent on his doorstep. And I agree there should be some form of financial inducement to bringing local lads through to the first team as well because in effect, any club doing this is also strengthening the total talent pool for RL - something we desperately need to encourage.
One final thought, taking off my Wire tinted glasses, I think Leeds scoring as low as they did on the accreditation is a total nonsense. Not only does it undermine the value of the whole exercise, it makes the RFL look out of touch. Leeds have had a very successful academy for many years and have brought players through to SL and England standard. For the RFL to score them so low is a bit like 'telling your grandmother how to suck eggs'.'"
And the agreed statement clearly explains why they scored the way they did, with some coaches not having the needed qualifications, along with murmurs (not that I believe them much) that some of the young players think the path to first team is blocked by favouritism - I'd imagine there was more than a dart board involved in the scoring - and wouldn't surprise me if it's nothing more than timing - I'd put decent money on Leeds scoring an "outstanding" again next year.
Limiting home grown players cap value (with lower limits for knights and full international honours) should be the way forward, and was proposed in the same publication as the "marquee signing exemption" rule - one has been pushed aside for the shiny rule ...
