Originally Posted by
Budgiezilla
Totally agree Ged, Derek Beaumont scrapped the Academy, the season we gained promotion to Super League. At that time we were just buying the finished article, and players like Joe Bullock, Chris Hankinson, Tom Davies & Nick Gregson ended up being released after not being given much of a chance in the 1st team. Even though not many Leigh based players are currently playing in Super League, any young talent at Leigh East/Miners get snapped up by Saints, Wigan, or Warrington. We do have a college based academy at the LSV, but tyou have to be a student there to play for the team.