Surely these things are looked into though when the player signs?

You would have thought so wouldnt you?

Someone is truly incompetent.

Brown stuff to hit the fan big style.

Well Halifax, you really have eclipsed yourselves this time

It looks as though nobody at the club or the RFL realised until this thread appeared! Halifax Rugby League F*ckup Club.

What a mess... Wonder how shayfax is feeling right now!!

Probably vindicated

How stupid/THICK is Michael Ostick surely he must of known he has already played in the CC?????

He is a prop.

We are a complete Shambles and deserve better... I am appalled and embarassed, the right thing to do is kick us out of the comp, whether this happened to Hull or not, it is the right thing, and for us to look at how many more mistakes our coaching team must make before they seek other employment....

How TOTALLY USELESS are the muppets that signed and picked him, its not Michaels fault, hes not responsible or paid to manage these matters, he plays rugby.

its not his fault but surely the bloke must have known ?? was he more bothered about the win pay at swinton ? some responsibility does lay with him.
What does Martin Hall do as Director of rugby ?? Direct the players to the rugby pitch !!

If I remember correctly Ostick wasn't a fully contracted player to Rochdale...maybe a glimmer of hope? He was on a game-to-game contract.

As Director of Rugby, Martin Hall should know the ins and outs of signing players and details within contracts. He should also know the rules inside out, and then ask Michael if he has played in the CC this season. Does Hall even have a copy of the regulations?

A very small portion of the blame sholus sit with Michael, but he cannot be expected to know all the fine details of player regestration etc. Martin Hall should know every single detail and rule!!!

Martin Hall must spend quite a lot of time defending his buddy and reminding people he played for Wigan and coached Wales.
Time is surely up on this now.
If his job is to allow Matt to get on with the coaching side of things he has failed monumentally, and for goodness sake even a pub dominoes team would know what cup tied means..
If we get booted out now, which could well happen the money to get rid of those 2 will be insignificant compared to lost revenue and damage to reputation.
ARGHHHHHHHH! What are you doing to our Club.

That doesnt really make a difference, he was still registered to Rochdale and played for them in the challenge cup.

stop dashing our hope VM, were just trying to find reasons why we wont be dumped out of the cup

They should kick us out of the competition. We have cheated.

IMO - nothing to do with Calland, but the directors of the clubs responsibility. They employed him, sorted contracts, and are supposed to know the ins and outs of the RFL legislation.

A very very sad day for the fans of the club.

I have no sympathy for any of the directors, it's your mess, sort it and walk. Take Ostick with you too.

What a sad and embarrassing scenario

The only punishment i can see is expulsion, i think if you had a realistic chance of lifting the trophy it might have been a big fine (progression to the next round, more money in the pot was certainly a possibility) and been allowed to continue like Hull were

However the big picture is - what damage will this episode do to your super league application?

It will make us face up to the fact that things have not been and are not right down there, well meaning maybe, but currently unrealistic and with some issues that need urgently addressing.

Shambles.

Best thing is its over a player we didnt need to sign tbh, in my opinion, the club was not short of props.

Absolute farce by the way, the player is thicker than a whale's tongue not to mention that he hasn't played in the CC already, but someone's head must roll for that.

Responsibilty as in the outside world must lay with the employer to ensure there employees are eligible, just as with Makali, we are not being managed, coached or directed properly, it would appear..

Not for me it didn't