Yeah, it's not what I'd have done. Drawn a line in the sand, but maybe also made a rod for his back (2 for 1 at the metaphor megastore this week).

The wiggle room would be making a 'real' signing, for beyond this season. Don't think that'll happen either, unless things get even more desperate, but it remains an option.

Don't see massive value in self-imposed rules. A general principle that we're moving towards a different approach, would be fine by me. But I can understand it. My move towards a healthier lifestyle tends to always drift back to next week, or maybe the week after.

Having said all that, JP seems to be open to strengthening the squad, from his quotes on the Rovers website. Just not short-term loan deals. With Sio and Horne possibly out for a while and a few walking wounded, possibility a necessity now.

It's alright saying this stuff but with no quota spot available, where are these players going to come from? Our usual sources of loans are facing their own injury crisis and no player worth the name is going to be freed up.

No answers, just questions.

Maybe you'll pay a few quid and get dean early?

Highly unlikely. If there is any truth in the story then he will obviously be one for the future, in the same way Oakes is. Peacock recognises the need is for this season to be bolstered.

Tough ask then as plenty of teams with long injury lists

You don't say. I always knew you were smarter than the average bear.

I like to hide my intellect then once in a while I show the smart asses up for what they are

Keep trying. One day you might succeed

The big error made on Saturday was starting with a front line of mulhern and tilse.neither of these players have the impact needed to get on the front foot early. Once we'd lost a couple of tries we went into panic mode and it became a rerun of the catalan game albeit against a weaker opposition.
As said above ruling out the loan market is an odd thing to do, it may be a necessity soon if we lose anymore bodies.

tilse made 111 metres on saturday.

I take it it was is turn to bring the water bottle on to make that many meters

I wasn't slagging him off was just saying he's not a hard hitting impact type player. He should be paired up with green or walker not mulhern.

Apparently he needed gas and air at full time

Yea he made them metres in the warm.up