His squad no was 4 but he played right centre against us and scored his hat trick in the 1st half

Nash also linked with Leigh, but i suppose it depends which league we will be in !

I understand your argument, and yes its a problem, and i am all for adding quality players to the squad, but we are in the championship and therefore alot of players will not be complete players who play in our league. We could go through our team and pick fault with quite a few players, they cant do this or that, and many people on here this season have done that. I think it would be a mistake to let him go, loaning him out would be the better option, as he needs more game time. However i understand the financial situation and maybe it wouldnt make sense to do that. The lad has potential, and given the right opportunities could become a good player.
I think its vitally important that we start to add homegrown players to our squad in preparation for the next round of franchise, but not to the detriment of the team of course. I know we havent been running a reserve side, and that hopefully will be resolved in 2010, however we are lagging behind the clubs in our league that we will be competing against, we need to tick as many boxes as possible and not rely on the ground etc... to be in contention next time.

I am not passing judgement on individual players here, but I don't prescribe to the notion that just because someone is local means we should sign them.
Truth is, local players, at the moment, are not good enough...otherwise they would be playing for fax. James haley is an exception to the rule. There is a programme in place, led by mm, to address the dearth of young talent, and i'm sure it will produce a plethora of talent.
But until then, I want the best players possible at fax; sentiment shouldn't come into it.

There are local players that are too good to play for FAX as well.

Went back to Oz on Monday, could be for a break but you never know. Hope he does come back to play for someone as he is a good bloke.

went back oz on monday after signing his new contract at Fax

I agree. But IMO Bowman is good enough to play for Fax. Needs tto be playing regulary for the 1st team. I would have him in the backrow over Roberts.

I hope the fact that Luke is here now will sway his decision.

How many aussies do you want ?

4 this season, we are putting everything in place for SL. so next year we will increase the Aussie count again.

There's a level for all players, if lads find SL contracts good luck to them, this sort if mimics the "Gaz Widdop for Halifax" thread last week, what were folk thinking, [icome home Gareth, give up your Storm contract and your new life and settle back into Fax life[/i ???

The management & coaching staff in charge of recruitment can only go for resonable targets with the ever-decreasing salary cap in this division.

Lads like Gaz Widdop who's making the most of his family's move to Aus, and the others who've found SL contracts elsewhere who have come through the Halifax system should be, and are, used as examples to the boys that are currently "in the system" and to the supporters of our club, let it give you all confidence that while ever Martin Gonzalez is nurturing their talent, the club will benefit from this system in the future, patience is key to this particular subject.