Deaperate move from a desperate club at present.
The fact we are in a situation where we have to take a poor player who can't get in a poor team says it all.
Stone said before he will be bringing some players in who will help the club long term. Well all this does is help us till Brough gets back in 2 week if at all.
One side of the argument is Leigh obviously don't feel Ridyard will make a difference to win us a game or they wouldn't allow it, given we are competing with them for top 8. They obliviously want their man to get some game time in case they need to call upon him in a few weeks so he's match fit.
The other side of the argument could be in some way they maybe looking at it in the view of it may actually be better for Leigh if we beat Catalans, Wakefield, Warrington and St Helens as it keeps them within distance of top 8 if they get a couple of wins
That said we do need some experience to guide us around the pitch but I can't see Ridyard making a difference to win us a game so we may as well give Farrell the opportunity.
Problem is if we do lose the next 2 middle 8s is a definite. Which means we will be behind yet again with recruitment like this year and all we will hear next year is well we are some way behind the other clubs in terms of recruitment.......