So how hard would it have been for the club to let us know that Max was injured ??
One sentence in the press release naming the 21 man squad would have sufficed !!

Is Anthony England injured, and just to save my embarrassment, could it be a different player?.

Maybe there's some value in keeping ones powder dry, so that opposition coaches of upcoming fixtures don't know what to prepare for until the last possible moment?

To be fair it wouldn't have been difficult would it ,but the thought obviously did not occur to them, because the Coach etc don't see the same issues that we do re Max.
The omission of such comment however, led to the previous comments on this thread. As Max is injured then there's no questioning CC's team selection for me.
C C has to put out what HE feels is the best team for the job - I get that - but to say the least, Max Jowitt has, in the past been an extremely unfortunate victim of circumstances, of which he has no control. His loyalty to the club, is without question .

I think it could be my (and Bradford's) embarrassment, I never noticed his name on their squad list

So let me get this right, you want the club to tell the supporters why certain players aren’t in the 21. Why just Max, why not say Bachelor or any other player who is not in the squad, the one line sentence would fill a whole page.
Out of interest, a few months ago some were clamouring for Hampshire to be in the backs so now you have seen Jowitt play there, who is now in your opinion should play in the backs if not Brough ?

On page one I said is he 100% fit. A lot jump in with 2 feet a lot of passionate and emotional fans following trinity.

Brough is still our best half back and needs a run out. No brainer for me for him to play this one. Max has done well but not looked like some world beating half that some are pretending he has done.

Max and Jordy both out with strains and not being risked. Brough and Faffita playing. Chris mentioned in his interview. We'll name a strong team and not take them likely. It'll be a good game hopefully!

The difference is that CC is on record as saying Broughy would have to fight for his place back and then the squad is announced and there is no sign of Jowitt but Brough back in the squad. I think it's reasonable to question why no Jowitt and as we're not mind readers a one liner would have explained it away - as has been the case many times in the past!

Correct, and I'll stick my hand up and say I was one of them.
I've pointed out elsewhere what I think about the Max situation.but his day will come, if not here, elsewhere.
Meanwhile I'm not gutted that Broughy is playing - a fit Brough is still a joy to watch, and I'm looking forward fo seeing how Big Dave fares, so no doom and gloom from me!

The point is that Max was playing and then wasn't. That is worth a comment.
Even more so when MC chastised someone for not knowing it.

Jordy played last week and isn’t in the 21.

Connor Bailey was in the 21 and isn’t this week.

No clamour for news about them

The bottom line is that some people think our head coach doesn’t like Max. That’s despite him signing Max on a 3 year deal. He must be mental signing someone he doesn’t like.

Fair comment DC, and with no disrespect to Jordy or Connor, but Max has been THE key player in THE key role since Brough and Rocky got injured and with Chessie saying Brough would have to fight for his place back in the team because Max has been playing so well, then surely you can understand people's frustration when IT APPEARS as though Max has been dropped because Broughy is back. As has been stated above, when other players have been injured in the past, all it took was a one-liner on the press release to say that "X" picked up a knock last week/in training, so isn't in the squad, especially with the squad now being announced 48 hours before kick-off ???

Or alternatively tell the fans whats happening a little earlier, thus avoiding the agenda.