I just hope that the players are as fired up as some of the fans it will be a cracking game if they are. I may have written off our chances at the start of the week but i am just starting to fancy us grabbing a close win by a couple of points. However if we do get to the end of march without winning any more games then of course simon should be under pressure that is what he is paid for. We can not rely on going on a 10 match wining run every season to get in the playoffs.

Looks like jouffret or walmsey, probably jouffret will get there chance as Martin is cup tied https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 44097?s=21

Looks like jouffret or walmsey, probably jouffret will get there chance as Martin is cup tied https://twitter.com/halifaxpanthers/sta ... 44097?s=21

Ah, no Roberts, surprise, surprise. It just goes to show the idiocy of DR. He was in last weeks squad and therefore presumably trained with us. Giants don't allow him to be in this weeks squad so training without him. What a waste of time. I wonder what our own players think of the situation?

Cmon Pete keep up , Hudds won’t let you play Roberts because it would cuptie to you , and Hudds couldn’t play him later , it’s the same with us we DR with Saints ,Dan Norman and Jake Wingfield can’t can’t for us , after they played against York , it’s just the rules .

It will be interesting who gets the nod at fullback because i thought aston had a poor game against widnes and if you are going to drop jouffret for his performance at batley then he needs to drop cory this week.The team i would go with is.



salty

mcomb

barber

arundel

walmsley

keyes

jouffret

gwaze

moore

kavanagh

oakley

tangata

fairbank



murray

calcott

larroyer

wood

I realise that Ian. The points i am making refer to the disruption around training for a player who in the end up didn't come and the effect on team morale. It's utter codswallop! Up The Fax!

Pete , I know yer views on DR , and respect yer opinion , the thing is the player on DR trains with his parent Club during the week till around Thursday when he goes to train with his adopted Club , I grant you not ideal but it’s how things are .

Again morale of the team can be boosted or be negative , we at Leigh keep signing all these overseas players , some fans think it’s wrong and affects the players knowing at whatever time a player can come in and take their place , it’s like familiarity breeding contempt , I see it as the original team members thinking , it will make them put in extra effort to keep their place .

Good luck for Sunday .

Roberts is a good player and probably just the sort of forward we need, especially as it sounds Matty Gee is not likely to play in the near future. Doesn't appear to feature in Huddersfield plans and therefore could well be available long term. I would personally like to see him play next week - if this weeks pack know that's a possibility you'd like to think each one is motivated to make sure its not them that makes way. This isn't about flooding the team with random different players each week but hopefully providing someone who can play regularly for us, improving the team which we couldn't otherwise afford.

In that case the loan system, with a minimum timescale, is available to be used.

Not sure in reality what the difference is - last year we had Hewitt and Borough on season long loans and they were pulled back by their clubs seemingly when they wanted. I may well be wrong but I also thought that with a loan we would be responsible for players wages but not with DR.

Simply write the minimum length of the loan into the deal. If the clubs can't agree to that, no deal and look elsewhere.

Yep the reality is that very few SL clubs are willing to allow long-term loans, simply because that injuries and suspensions can quickly decimate a squad.It makes little sense for them to send out players without a recall clause unless they absolutely can't envisage a situation where they might need that player.



I remember watching a video around January where Mick Gledhill was saying that he thought Bradford having players on long-term loans from Leeds was preferable to DR because they were less likely to be recalled and were more fringe players, and also an interview with John Kear where he sounded pretty confident there wouldn't be any recalls from the trio they had announced as coming to them.



Of the 3 players supposedly on long-term loan, one is injured, another (Jarred O'Connor) was recalled to Leeds before he even played for Bradford, and a third (Cory Johnson) was recalled to Leeds about an hour before kick off after Bradford has named him in their starting 13 at Leigh.



The loan system isn't really a lot different to DR in the modern game.

One thing that is a positive regarding duel reg is the merging of reserves , so today Ben tibbs got a run out and Oliver roberts too so if they are called upon they’re not going into the games cold, its a shame the likes of Liam whitton ( good luck at Cornwall btw ) wasn’t given a go in the Huddersfield reserves and I’d like to see Cole Oakley given a chance in this system. I’m not a fan of duel reg but if the door swings both ways that at least is a benefit .

Merged reserves? Whatever next? Utter madness!