Was always a risk letting Jack Miller go (for Keighley).

The Keighley chairman seems to have lost some enthusiasm for a near-term push for Super League, presumably because of the the new IMG criteria. I suspect this played a part in letting Luke Gale go.

If Jack Miller wasn't being missed before, he will be now.

Picking Gale over Miller was ludicrous then, and it's been made even more ludicrous now

Craig Harrison won't mind (ker ching) ££££

Kyle Kesik on loan at Midlands Hurricanes.

Looks like the Keighley bubble could be about to burst.

According to a player who has recently departed the club, the players have not been paid for the last month hence the Luke Gale departure.

Only time will tell if this is correct but could the Chuckle brothers be looking for an exit with all their whining about the IMG proposals and the huge new stand that will never be built , seems like too much of a coincidence in my opinion.

I think they'll use the IMG decision and unrealistic planning permission rejection as their get out excuse, it's been going on a while but now they can play the "blame everyone else" card

Agreed Jemmo.

Spoke to a former Dons player last night and he said the players refused to train until they had been paid.
Does not look good for the Rainbow Warriors.,

Keighley owners have given a statement with regards to their match payment structure change for this season and claimed to have agreed to stop the players £100 a win from match payments to be paid in cash by the directors at the end of the year to aid cashflow.

How is that even legal ?
I'm sure HMRC will be monitoring the situation.

I have just spoken to a Keighley supporter and he has been told that Lewis Young and Ben Crookes are looking for new clubs with more players to follow then out of the door.

They have a big squad, so can afford to lose quite a few and still function

Yes they do , hence the issue of money and non payments.

Keswick out on loan , Gale gone and other so called star players looking to head out of Cougar Park.
I think as you say, their owners will use their opposition to IMG as a way of exiting the club.

They had by far and away the largest playing budget in League 1 last year and I think they thought that was the way to go to succeed in the Championship and it looks to have bitten them on the ass if the rumours are true

Pass the bucket on the left hand side

Zac Braham has left Rochdale Hornets.

It looks like he turned out for Bentley today. Good luck to him just needs to be settled. Not sure if the Dons have room for him or even want him but in this Big mans league he could do us a job in my opinion.

Brandon Douglas is leaving Sheffield for Halifax at the end of the season:

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Would welcome him back.

Definitely. Looks like he's moving on to bigger and better things.

Good luck to him. He never let us down, always did his best. We can never ask for anymore than that.

Liam Tindall has rejected the offer of a contract extension at Leeds and will leave at the end of the current season.

Rightly so... he wants to keep his options open to join us should we get promoted!





He's a good player and obviously wants to be getting regular first team rugby - which perhaps he feels he's unlikely to get at Leeds.

Leon Ruan with a try for Leeds Rhinos on debut against Wakefield

I noticed he was on the bench. Good luck to the lad.

Wakey recorded their first win of the season to give them some hope of staying up.

Jake Sweeting has joined Keighley

Josh Johnson signs for Oldham from Bradford.

Liam Tindall has signed a two-year deal with Hull FC - moving on from Leeds Rhinos.

Always struck me as a potential star of the future when he was on loan at the Dons.