Hunt on for reinforcements

DAVE ELLISON . . . the Oldham prop is making steady progress after sustaining a hamstring injury in the defeat at Doncaster. He is one of 12 players on the Roughyeds casualty list.

INJURY-RAVAGED Oldham RL have two objectives as they strive to find a winning formula for Sunday’s crucial clash with Whitehaven at Whitebank (3pm).

The first is to get some of their walking wounded back in harness. The second is to bolster the squad with a couple of new faces.

Club officials sent out a message today, assuring fans they are working overtime on both missions.

Last night’s get-together was more of a medical assessment session than a training run, but coaching staff and players are closing ranks in readiness for the weekend's backs-to-the-wall battle.

Prop Dave Ellison is the latest addition to the casualty list, having picked up a hamstring injury in last Sunday’s loss at Doncaster.

The list currently numbers 12, of whom three have broken bones and two more are long-term casualties.

Of the rest, Mark McCully and Danny Whitmore have the best chance of getting the all-clear as each is recovering from ’flu.

Oldham chairman Chris Hamilton said: “Bringing in new players isn’t easy and it doesn’t happen overnight, but a couple of fresh faces right now would come in handy and we are working hard with that in mind.”

The club will look at tomorrow night’s scheduled reserve team game at York and discuss player availability with coach Paul Ashton, who had only three subs against Keighley last Thursday.



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