WORKINGTON Town won’t be re-signing their former prop Matty Tunstall after he was linked with a return to Derwent Park.

Tunstall has not been able to force his way into a regular squad place at neighbours Whitehaven and the clubs had discussed a possible loan deal.

But today Town coach Gary Charlton said: “That won’t be happening. Whitehaven wanted a weekly fee for a month’s loan with us and we weren’t prepared to do that.”

Town, however, are hoping to bring in a new forward on loan before Sunday’s rip to Spotland where they will take-on Rochdale Hornets.

Meanwhile the big news today from Spotland is that Hornets have parted company with stand-off and goal-kicker Dean Hatton ahead of Sunday’s clash with Town.

Coach John Stankevitch has explained his reasons for ditching Hatton who did not feature in last Friday’s defeat at Blackpool.

He said: All I expect from the Hornets players for the 2010 season is 'everything that they have got to give'. I have stated numerous times that I want to recognise in every player, a commitment to Hornets and a professional attitude.

“Unfortunately, Dean has been unable to show the required commitment and professional attitude and therefore will leave the club with immediate effect.

“The clubs' vision is to create a strong community club based upon professional ethics and attitudes and we look forward to the challenges that this season will no doubt bring.”

In addition Rochdale have also terminated the contract of Jay Duffy, a former Workington player, but confirm that this was by mutual consent.

Hornets have already played two teams also faced by Town with mixed comparisons. Whilst Town crashed 74-0 at Featherstone in the Challenge Cup, Hornets went down 56-10 in the Northern Rail Trophy.

They have also played York at home in the Northern Rail Cup and whereas Town beat the Knights 32-22 on Sunday, Rochdale went down 36-12.

But it was last Friday’s 36-14 defeat against Blackpool Panthers that produced the most illuminating comments from coach Stankevitch.

Afterwards he said: “"I have my little girl’s seventh birthday party in May and I am looking for children’s entertainers at the moment. And there are one or two who spring to mind after that performance, one or two who will spring to mind when I book that."

There will no doubt be several players practising their juggling skills in the coming weeks but, while individual errors were very much in evidence, they merely compounded an abject team performance; a fact acknowledged by Stankevitch.

He added: "We were poor. I thought in the first half we had no possession, no field position, didn’t build any pressure, our kicking game was atrocious. Defensively, on our line we held them at times but it’s the same old story. Once you allow them to build pressure you will break down eventually and that’s what happened.

“We never gave ourselves a chance, we ran out of petrol towards the end because of the work we did on defence in the first half. It was a comedy of errors. We played in the wrong areas of the field and in the first half we made seven errors inside or own 30-metre line.

“You are just asking for trouble. Even our shape off the ball, the push was down on every game we have played. I don’t think it was a lack of effort or enthusiasm, it was a lack of thought, a lack somebody to get a hold of the game."

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