an announcement coming later today that rochdale hornets have " got into bed" with bradford bulls



its going to make a lottery of games below s/l, but the big boys are in a "win, win" situation................so thats alright then

Well reading the comments of some on here it would seem that they think a strong SL means a strong RL, now deluded is that? don't they know that if the roots are dead/dying then nthe main 'plant' can't survive.



This latest fiasco is all about saving SL sides money by nurturing their late developers only to have them snatched away at a whim, (e.g. Hemmingway and the three Widnes had) just when they are needed most.

The only saving grace with the dual contracts are that if they are allowed to come back then they will be still registered (I think/hope).

Hope we get alined as a feeder club with Keighley.

Not being funny here because it is a genuine question.....Do clubs have to take the players ? If they don't then surely they are all in on this plan to destroy our comp.

mmmmm... Rochdale and Bradford. Which club is feeding which?

Good point! I always got feeling when we had players on loan from Wigan we HAD to play them, as at the time Tomkins and Gleeson (until home game with Leigh

) added nothing to our side and we droppoed in form players!



I presume it's justif you want them and we don't this week there yours, if not - no worries!

Wigan INSIST that any players on loan to another club play 1st team, as do many other SL clubs.



The players on a dual contract are NOT loan players, the clue is in the 'Dual contract'

TBH you can't blame then though!



Ferguson does same with Man Utd and makes sure a club that wants to loan one of his lads is the right club and have a key spot for him aswell!

So you can't blame clubs for not wanting them , you are potentially getting an unmotivated player lacking confidence and very unhappy with being sent out on loan/dual registration



You are also restricting your coach with regards him developing a team spirit and game plans



And what are you doing to your own players confidence be they senior or junior , displaced by this ' this weeks superstar ' ?

I'll ask again - Do Championship clubs have to sign these dual contract players ?

Everything can't be the governing body fault all the time. Why are Rochdale signing up with Bradford ? It must benefit them too surely.

No it is all the choice of the clubs



Feeder club , or RF club ?

What i'm thinking as it's not a 'loan' which would be on basis as above they prob don't have to be played etc.



But who decides who's going on dual contracts??? How many etc etc.