To Sheffield on loan

Looked good pre season. So does everybody else though!

Ryan & Simon playing dual reg at Fev this weekend as well.

Webster thinking ahead already - Head Coach James Webster has spoken about Molloy, saying, “Jon has been training really well this pre season and with him going on loan to Sheffield for a month will allow us to have a match fit player ready for the Easter period which we will know will require the majority of our squad to play.”[/i

What a great position to be in.
First 17 playing well and no injuries.
Being proactive by sending other players on loan to keep in shape.
Have I started watching a different team, cos this is not the Wakey way!

Loan and dual reg wioks well for SL teams. Anybody else think it makes a mockery of other leagues. I also think that there will be plenty of young lads who have been working hard in the pre season at clubs in the championship and Div one, only to find their place taken in the match day team by some SL player who has no passion for the club etc.

I have to agree it is tough on the lads who been training all pre season only to lose there place to players who wont of even trained with them but from our point it is good we get to keep these players fit and ready for when needed as they will be at some point. also if we where to be in the bottom 4 (hopefully not)and we have been lets say dual reg 4-5 players to fev throughout the season this will surely help us then too as they will then be loosing the service of theses players and playing players who haven't been playing as much.

mad to think how our player of year is been dual reg out shows how well carter/Webster have recruited

The problem of SL players shoving their own players out was a problem when dual reg came in.
There was an instance at Swinton, when Warrington sent about 3 players over the Friday before the Sunday game.
On the plus side, if Sammut, Ryan and Simon are all on dual reg at Fev, they play Dulls next Sunday, should be a good hit out for them and to get to know how Dulls play, if we meet them in the middle 8's.

Like a championship side mate.

The problem comes when it gets to the Super 8's and the championship clubs start bringing in dual reg's from the top 8 clubs. Prime for abuse.

We will just have to say no to the Championship sides when the time comes won't we?

No problem with this whatsoever.
If we can have all of our squad playing every week, they will be ready to go when needed.
With a 27 man squad and only 17 needed on match day, this is the best way of the whole squad maintaining fitness etc.

We will most likely suffer injuries/ loss of form at some point and the loan deals are an excellent option.

And, as Webster has already commented, Easter is just around the corner and this period always tests your squad.

28 with Joe Arundel.

Could not agree more.

Interesting that Kirke hasn't been loaned out. It may be that he'll have a bench spot coming up over the next week or two.