Quote ="Mild mannered Janitor"You are right about club trained players, but Standee is also right about the over hyping of "local lads". In the past there was far to much expectation put on the shoulders on the likes of Lee, Washbrook, Lyne etc. There was far too much blinkered sentiment on the likes of Paul King. If we want a team which can be considered as genuine contenders then the mentality of wanting "local lads" needs to change to one of wanting champion players.'"
What also needs to happen, is that these players are mentored, and guided away from the 'distractions' that seem to have enticed some of their predecessors from the straight and narrow, and seen some promising careers go by the way.
