The numbers don't make pretty reading. We may be about to play our fourth loan of the season. In contrast we have played just three new permanent faces this season; Bassett, Natoli and Stock. That's the grand total of the successful recruitment.

On 1st November Eccles said "“We’re close to striking deals with several players currently playing in the World Cup, We’re hopeful we’ll be in a position to have those names announced in December.”

On 10th JanuaryONE new signing that has made the team; Ethan Natoli. That's three and a half months. Most of the off season plus the first month of the new season. It's fair to say they certainly haven't "rushed into signing players" !

I share your frustration. There’s something about this result that’s really annoyed me as well. Keighley were at home and have spent money but they aren’t really ‘there’ yet. This was a result we should have trousered and our second half collapse is just poor. Our squad’s far too thin. Players we have signed aren’t around. The squad is pumped up by kids, who one assumes aren’t at the standard yet but never will be if they don’t get game time. They can’t get game time because we are already in a dog fight so we rely on young players from an SL side who are likely to be of a better standard. I welcome the fact we have got a DR with Wigan because quite a few of the other Championship sides have a DR with someone and we would have got left behind but 4 games in were relying on these loanees that is not how it’s supposed to work.

On the plus side very reasonably priced availability in the ‘GoldLounge’ last time I heard.

Junior Nsemba's loan with Whitehaven has I think come to an end, so I would be keen to see us make a move for him on DR if we can. Sounded as though he played well against us the other week and could give us some depth.

To see what!!!!!

The one small flaw in their plan. #Always next year.