Do you not think it's poor? Our fans and club want a franchise and we can't get a fit 17 players to go upto Whitehaven for a reserve team game, when our first team isn't even playing? Doesn't look good.

No I don't think it's poor.
Halifax want a franchise and they havn't even got a reserve team.
I don't think us not playing this reserve game will be the cause of us not getting a franchise. I think it will be that we are too far north, or not far enough.

As above, what happened if we supplemented the reserves with first teamers and a few got injured? some would be ncrying about that then, it happen get used to it, it will be done on us this season.

Maybe it's a case of learning from the Keighley game and Higson's injury, as you say?

I think it is a case with no money or lack of at leigh atm bcoz we r letting lads go and not travelling?