Don’t take utter rubbish the answer is most certainly not at this stage “ the young lad that started against Rochdale “

Are these things suggested just to provoke a response like mine?

We have signed and created a first team squad for a reason . Mamo goes to full back and Ratchford atvdtand off. No absolutely not ideal but it’s the best of the options we have

If he even gets a ban

Bit touchy aren't we?

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This situation emphasises the need to look for some sort of cover for Brown.

Exactly.

What cover though? Are we paying for a halfback with a one year contract? Who will come at this stage? Anyone good? I would expect that all we would have available would be somebody's third choice or a highly rated youngster, we'd be better off giving our own youngsters a chance over giving experience to the young players of our rivals.

Austin will probably only be banned until the game after we play Wigan, no matter when that happens to be.

Any decent half is already signed up, so we're pretty much snookered, bar taking a punt on a young Aussie lad with potential, who can't get a game, because of his place in the hierarchy/better established players in his position.
No Aussie is going to sign a contract longer than this year's GF, with Widdop coming next year, so an Aussie "kicking his heels" is our only option.

I'm surprised nobody has started a Ben Barba one year deal rumour just to increase the hits to the website that Wires71 has posted a link to.

Is a ban inevitable? If the officials were sure it would’ve been a straight red.

I take your point. We aren’t going to find somebody great and I don’t have a specific name in mind. If bringing up a youngster is the answer, brill. Either way, I’d like another name in the mix for a rainy day.

How's this for a thought - play one of the academy kids and promote from within rather than getting the cheque book out!!!