LANCASHIRE Lynx boss Steve Hampson has blasted the League bosses for making teams play two games in four days over the Easter holiday.

Hampson's paper-thin squad were annihilated 4-40 by Widnes Vikings on Easter Monday, which followed Good Friday's 16-58 defeat at the hands of Barrow.

Hampson fumed: "For a small squad it is very difficult to field a team so soon after the last game.

"The performance on Monday was a lot better than Friday's, but we still had a lot of players out of position.

"There was commitment and guts displayed on the field and I thought we were in with a shout."

Hampson pointed to Doc Murray as an example of the spirit in the team, saying he played well out of position and "set a good example."

Things will be tough for the team this weekend when they play local rivals Leigh Centurions at Victory Park on Sunday. A couple of loan signings are expected to arrive before the match to ease the burden on the thread-bare squad.

Hampson added: "The other clubs are being none too helpful as we look for players."

Scrum-half Neil Flanagan won't be back for a fortnight, while Steve Gee, Shaun Geritas and Tommy Hodgkinson are all ruled out of the Leigh clash.

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