HXSparky my response wasn't aimed at you. It was at our multi-accounted friend. I'm sure Leeds and Hull have much greater resources than we have in terms of being able to have a larger squad. If they're not needed guess what, they can go on dual reg. If Featherstone have a squad of 26 and everyone is fit, what do the other 9 lads do? Twiddle their thumbs?

They were a laughing stock, only to you.

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Afterwards, Purtill held no punches.

“They turned up with 14 fully committed players. But I don’t think our guys were committed to the cause.

“Maybe we looked on the sheet and thought it would be an easy day. But as individuals, we have a responsibility to get ourselves ready for the game and I don’t think we did that.

“We were disgraceful and I don’t think we would have beaten Leigh Miners Under 12’s with that performance.”

When I first started watching the game, each team had 13 players and one sub. There was only one interchange allowed. Somehow we seemed to manage. Nowadays, even with only 14 players in the squad, although it obviously restricts your choices, you've still got 10 interchanges available, it's just far more difficult because each player coming off only gets a 5-10 minute break before having to go back on again.

Perversely though, Fev's momentum wasn't interrupted, by changes of personnel. Ours, on the other hand was constantly being interrupted as we tried desperately to find a combination that worked!

Catalan should be fined and a points deduction too, disgraceful not selecting fully fit players.