I think it is quite simple! - this is an extract from the RFL letter - " Having taken the view point they were not going to play many, if any, games in the first team in 2013 all six players have agreed to the transfer arrangements and their new employment contract with Swinton Lions RLFC. These players are now not registered or contracted with Warrington Wolves and therefore do not count towards the regulation regarding only allowing 5 loan and/or dual registered players in any matchday 17."



The six were subsequently increased to 7 with the inclusion of Danny bridge.



As the rules have it, swinton have loaned Mendieka to london, the seven players have no contracts with warrington. It has been announced on the swinton website.



You may note the careful wording on the warrington website which avoids saying he is currently a warrington player...vague.



I suspect that the reason they still appear on the warrington website is due to the fact that warrington have received sponsorship for the player and it is not political to have dumped your reserves.



That said, click your fingers and I am sure they will find a way back.

Just to muddy the waters a little bit more why would Swinton now loan Glen Riley to Warrington as he is in Warrington's 19 man squad for this week. Loans are for a minimum of 1 month so why would Swinton do without one of their better players for a month? This is getting so out of hand.

Because Swinton have no say in the matter.

This all gives me a headache.

Just bring in Peacocks suggestion and sky can give a bit more to SL2, bring in yearly loans so if you want to fill a championship club with your academy players you do it on a year basis with no recall options.

I've not necessarily got a problem with the concept of a partner club, it could be beneficial for both parties.



The problem seems to be that the limit on player movement is entirely one-way, is either vague, open to abuse, or full of loopholes and the contract situation appears, shall we say, ambiguous at best. The result is SL clubs are using Championship clubs as little more than an A Team, decent, local lads who are trying to earn a part-time living in the game are being pushed from pillar to post and supporters who want to pay to see their team, as opposed to players who are wearing a jersey of convenience, are being represented by strangers and are disenfranchised as a result.



As with many things in RL, irrespective of whether it's a good or bad idea, the problems have been compounded by it being badly implemented, badly communicated, badly enforced and badly planned.