This is where I am. A team full of local lads would be the ideal scenario if they're as good as anything else, but what I really value is those who come in from the outside and 'get' us and get the club immediately. You look at the influence the likes of Meninga and Holbrook have had on the town and club in different eras and realise that you can have players and coaches who have a connection with the fanbase without having grown up in Thatto Heath or Clock Face. And, you and I grew up watching homegrown local lads like Connolly and Platt (he was from Billinge but you get my point) come through the system then bail for Wigan, and other local lads like Thompson disappeared for the NRL at the drop of a hat as well, so no guarantee having a group of local lads means that they won't ditch us for better offers either.