Hooker from Hull FC joins on a months loan deal.

Also plays prop or second row,Jukes says cover for Fui Fui,Dixon and Hopkins who is serving a one game suspension

I thought we had an abundance of forwards? Andrew Dixon is injured, Fui still recovering and Sam has a whole one match ban. Who else is injured?

Beswick & Barlow?

I never gave those two a thought Alan as they haven't played for so long. Maybe Neil just bedding in re-enforcements for the back end of the season.

Most expensive squad we've ever assembled and we have to patch the team up with loan signings. Staggering really

Not really come the 8s are forwards will be fresh unlike some other teams because Jukesy realises that players carrying injuries need to.be rested unlike last season

Totally agree with that, Rowley got it wrong last season and blew your players out by the 8s. Let somebody else's forwards do some hard graft for you mid-season and then kick on at the end yourselves.

We don't have an academy so we have no other choice....

Spot on Norman. That was, in my opinion, one of the reasons we just weren't at the races, come the Qualifiers. I suspect other teams used their squads more wisely than we did, either out of necessity, or by a 'rotation' policy. I think the classic example, was having to chuck Ben Reynolds in to the Qualifiers, in a key role, when the lad had hardly had a look in, throughout the Championship campaign. Hopefully, he will now get more chances and be ready come the 'Qualifiers'. (providing we get there, that is!

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Obviously we must need the lad for a reason.I dont go with the keeping the players fresh scenario or he'd have been in a month ago as cover.
If we are carrying knocks then fair enough and good luck to the lad.

Dont get me wrong,I agree with rotation to a point,but that rotation has to be through the squad,not using loanees.

We are inconsistant/unstable and I just feel by adding loanees now will add to those issues.

Good luck Brad and welcome on board.

It's a fine balancing act isn't it? We need to rotate players to ensure that all are in a state of readiness, yet consistency will probably only be achieved by fielding a settled team! Glad I'm not the coach!!

Yes, we've been rotating our players this year and have struggled for consistency, hopefully we are getting there and we can meet in the middle 8's or even the MPG.

Good player is Brad and a nice kid, played a couple of times for the first team and stood up well against the likes of Leeds and Wigan.

Not very tall, but very wide and strong, plays the game wholeheartedly. Reckon Whiting might have tipped you off about him and this kind of deal between the two clubs might continue as we seem to have a good relationship.

Useful signing.

How did he go for you guys yesterday?

He had a good debut, fitted in well, he worked hard putting in good shift and a lovely ball to put Riddy through a hole.