He (Bailey) was there with Acton, and sat with our departed players - Mata'utia, Hansen and Bodene Thompson. Perhaps that's an omen?

I didn't see Ben, but was told he was excused to attend a family event. (but that's hearsay and I shouldn't repeat it on here!

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I was referring to our defensive display , 2 games , just 3 try's conceded , it took Rochdale about 8 minutes to achieve that

Ben Reynolds is not costing the club a lot of money. In fact he is on a mere pittance, compared to some.

Rhys Evans is not for budging on his contract I would make him watch every minute he as played for us and tell him to show me something that warrants full pay

I dont understand why players are getting slated by the fans regarding contracts somebody at the club dished out big contracts at its backfired.



Like me i am sure they all have family , bills etc etc to pay, if they dont have a club to go to what do you expect them to do ??



I know what i would do if my employer did the same to me and it wouldnt be voluntary making myself unemployed.

I agree herald the players are just looking after themselves and who can blame them the way the club has treated the players last year and this year,its the people who gave them the contracts and agreed to sign them without doing their homework on how often a player is injured or there personality because looking at some of the lads this year there is no way u'd look to sign them on the money some of them were on this year with their history

i agree with all here, its a shame the position we are in but the primary reason for this is poor contracts

Understand the players' point of view, however if we're comparing with typical employers, I'm sure a lot of companies would have you on at least a final written warning with an absence record like Evans' or Acton's

i agree with all here, its a shame the position we are in but the primary reason for this is poor contracts

Employers cannot give out disciplinary action to players / Staff with injuries or illness ..as with Rhys Evans

Yes they can. Not saying Leigh can, or should, given the nature of contract signed. But employers can discipline staff for poor attendance, and plenty do. So, while players are entitled to stick to their contract, I'm not going along with the argument of "How would you feel if your employer..." when it comes to Evans and Acton.

Sympathy does wear a little thin when one of the players, is currently missing from team selection after admitting at a recent RFL disciplinary deliberate use of an elbow on a fellow professional.