They can't raise a team for this weekends game up at Whitehaven, this seems strange considering the first team don't have a game.

Where have you heard this?

Confirmed the game is off.

What's the reason for the game being off?

dunno

Yep, I've been told the same.

Why strange? why risk your first teamers (many of whom are carrying injuries anyway) for a reserve game at Whitehaven? its playing the system plenty do it.
We have a number of reserves injured from a small squad and have released a couple back to their clubs as well. Nothing sinister all in the rules.

Can we not get 17 fit [ish] people off this mb to play for our beloved Leigh RLFC or do we have to be registered blah blah blah?????

registered players only

Booo

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?