With 20 posts in 10 years I don’t think any of the threads is for you then mate

I'm not on Facebook (thankfully) but on the whole (from my experience) I thought Wire fans had turned the corner in that regard and were willing to give youngsters a go......we definitely seemed to have improved in that area - barring a few idiots.


Also I've heard Vaughan has signed for York and if the wages (I've heard) York are paying him are true.....then I'd cut the board some slack for not matching it, however much we'll miss him. 

Fair points. 


Jake has done well I think filling in. As an understudy to Ashton he is fine. 


Wrench cannot really be classed as an academy player promotion now after making his debut 5 years ago(?)  He needs to be putting down a marker to earn the starting centre shirt now. 


Holroyd is limited in attack and undersized at 13 stone currently. Surely there is no debate on that. But I'm looking forward to how he progresses, he has a massive heart. 


Ridiculous to criticise Irwin.




There are some other players in the squad that I would like to know what is happening with their progression. 


Tupaea
Bardsley-Rowe
Green
Thomas


I am miffed about Whitehead being moved on due to "lack of opportunities" at 2nd row, and then we recruit a 2nd row. 

Totally with you that our support base is a worry. 
How would anyone throw crap at Jake Thewlis/Holroyd ... it is just sick.  We can't pretend that if we pick lots of youngsters then the negativity will stop.
We have to be very careful judging our support base with those who post on Facebook or various forums. There is a group of people/fans who just don't get involved and don't enjoy the online "banter". 
 

Yes Wrench should have passed - and did in an almost identical position vs Catalan a couple of weeks before, I think he saw the cover coming across from Cas and wasn't confident Sneyd would make the line.

I think the communication can be improved on whats happening with recruitment and the academy etc.  


You hit on a good point in terms of us knowing how the academy prospects are developing, would be good to hear from Chambers every couple of months on topics such as Recruitment / Retention, Development and progression of academy players, Scholarship and PDP progress and Community Club engagement.  I know they can't always tell us who they are chasing and who they are letting go, but to know that we are avoiding signing new backrowers despite an apparent lack of depth because we have a player in the academy who is really promising is good to hear as a fan - just getting some insight in the the strategy rather than the specifics.


On Whitehead specifically it seems to me he hasn't impressed enough in training to get a sustained run in the first team, with younger players coming up behind him who are perhaps more promising, seems reasonable to release him.  If the youth system continues to improve we'll likely see more of it.

He's on $700k a year. There's no way we can afford him. He'll be back in the NRL next year.