Whitehaven has put out an intriguing message to their fans to stay behind after their game this weekend for announcements about the club’s future.
It is inviting fans to stay behind after the clash with North West Crusaders on Sunday.
Its intriguing message on social media said the club would be making ‘a couple of announcements’ at 5.30pm.
The announcements will be made at the Kells end and supporters can congregate near the picnic tables.
Meanwhile, two Oldham players, who could have been heading for Workington this Sunday, will now turn up at Whitehaven.
Marcus Geener and Sam Littler have joined struggling North Wales Crusaders on season-long loan deals.
Picked up by Oldham as a teenager ahead of the 2025 campaign while playing for local community club Waterhead Warriors, forward Geener made his Roughyeds bow last April against Bradford Bulls.
Now 20, he has only played twice this term, with his most recent appearance coming on March 27 against Hunslet.
Since then, he has sporadically been the unused 18th man and on one occasion was an unused interchange.
He joins the Crusaders alongside Littler, who has already spent time away from the Roughyeds this season.
With three appearances to his name for Keighley having joined them on a season-long basis back in March, Littler was recalled and made a try-scoring debut for Oldham as they beat Workington Town 74-4 on April 26.
Geener and Littler make the move to Crusaders in the week the Roughyeds, who sit fourth on the Championship ladder, are gearing up for a trip up to Workington.
Instead, they will hope to make their debuts for Crusaders seven miles away as Mike Grady’s side travel to Whitehaven.
Meanwhile as the two young players head for North Wales 29-year-old Papua New Guinea international Emmanuel Waine has been recalled from Keighley and will be in contention for a spot in Kilshaw’s Roughyeds squad at the Fibrus Community Stadium.
Three-times capped Waine, who has played in Super League for both London Broncos and Salford Red Devils, joined Oldham ahead of 2026 and featured twice in their colours at the start of the year.
One of those games saw him score a try against Dewsbury Rams in the Challenge Cup, but having fallen down the pecking order, he was allowed to head out on a season-long loan to Keighley in mid-March.
Whitehaven will be looking for a third successive win when they host the Crusaders on Sunday after victories over Keighley and Midlands Hurricanes.
