Wakefield Trinity • Academy
charlie wrote:
Most end up more interested in the B&B.....booze n birds!
Absolutely. Talent alone is never enough. Also because RL is a very working class sport many make the easy choice and go with the crowd. I don’t blame them, if you come from a family with unsupportive parents and no positive roll models it takes a lot to dedicate yourself, when you can be a local legend.
On a positive note the last few years have seen a nee bread of youngsters many from less traditional groups of people. I think this widening of the RL gene pool is having a very positive effect. I also think clubs are starting to look at players in a broader way. Skill and physicality is still vital but I think they also look at the player as a whole. We certainly seem to get less of those ‘should of made it’ players.
The future may be brighter than we think.
Statistics: Posted by vastman — Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:47 pm — Replies 87 — Views 8645