Think we have it right, if he starts to tear it up which he is capable of, then we need to be in a position to bring him back. He will have the option I am sure of the full season but it will be a rolling month by month deal.

I am also sure that he will be commuting to Cas its not that far and there would be no need for all the disruption that could be caused if it does turn out to be a short term deal.

Hmmm. We have the opportunity to give him some Super League experience playing for us given Phelps is out. We are on top of our game at the moment so I can't think of a better time and more importantly place (i.e. with us) to re-introduce him to SL under the watchful eyes of our own coaching team.

Given the way we are playing he would IMO have a field day and given he can't play v us on 21st March for Cas would most likely get the same number of SL games with us as if he went to Cas for a month.

Once Phelps was fully fit Ainscough could return to Widnes on the dual registration deal. This situation where we have a player out, could call him back then let him return to Widnes is exactly what I thought these dual registration deals were all supposed to be about. Very flexible unlike a loan agreement.

What does he do after the month loan is up? He can't go back to Widnes and if for whatever reason the loan is not extended he would be stuck in the under 20's. If the loan [iis[/i extended then it must be with a recall clause.

Ripping up a dual registration deal to send a player on loan to another club strikes me as odd when we could have given him the SL game time here.

Dave

Why can't he go back to Widnes?

Because they have cancelled the dual registration deal. He's not registered that way any more. They would have to set up a new dual registration deal if that is allowed (and both clubs would have to agree).

Dave

so there is a chance if the load deal at cas is not extended he can go back on the dual registration deal with widnes. Wigan and ainscough are in a win win situation

Most likely I'd imagine the loan deal will be extended.

Owen's broken leg is not going to heal in a month. Presumably the deal will be extended on a month-by-month basis because Wigan want to be able to call Ainey back ASAP if they suddenly develop an injury crisis themselves.

If he can't play for Cas against us, can he play for us against Cas???

I'm glad Ainscough is on loan and getting experience at another Super League, however I would rather it was someone other than Cas. They really are a horrible little club.

Was Ainscough part of the team that went there in the Reserves/U18's when Cas returned to SL after their relegation, because if he was I would of told them where to stick it.

Swings and roundabouts... get over it, we have.

Only after showing your backsides to the rest of the RL world though, eh?

Picking on a bunch of kids. What a joke.

I suppose your club is as pure as the driven snow.

I wasn't there, so can't say what happened... anyway, we can all throw stones about things the other club has done to the detriment of the other, and I'd suggest some were worse than others, but it depends what side of the argument you're on really as to which is which...

As for getting over it, I was as soon as we were back in SL. Let's stick to the topic - it's a win-win situation for both clubs, and it's nice they can work together to help each other out after undoubted bad blood in previous years