Can see it both ways, it don't look great that we can't name a 21 man squad on a regular basis but if those 18 are fit then it seems pointless bringing players in just so we can fill out the squad with no intention of playing them. And given how we have played there is no reason to bring anyone in to the 17 at this stage.

I am not pushing for us to use dr quite the opposite i just remember last year with a slightly bigger squad after the transfer deadline if a player as not played at least 5 games on dr then he can not be used on dr. With the size of our squad and being under special measures Kyle needs to keep this in mind.

Yes,good point..the complexities of all these rules can cause huge problems later..what special measures are we under ? If it was explained last night I missed it..we haven’t signed a player for months are we not allowed to ?

It has been rumoured but not reported by the club that by receiving an advance from the rfl at the backend of last season put us in special measures, similar to the salford debacle but on a smaller scale . It's my guess on reading between durgans response to player recruitment that there is some restrictions on signings and I would hope that once revenue comes into the club in the form of home games against barrow , batley , fev n bradford provided we get reasonable attendances should be able to pay the rfl loan back and take us out of special measures giving us freedom to sign more players. That's how I read it anyway.

McCarron not only out for this week but notice he has been charged with a grade D, fined and got a 2 match ban. RFL Disciplinary. Owen McCarron (Halifax Panthers) – Opposition: Sheffield Eagles – Grade D Head Contact – 2 match suspension and a fine – Penalty Points: 15 – Total Penalty Points in previous 12 months: 16