LYNX coach Graeme West refused to be downcast after Sunday's defeat against Keighley.

He said: "Once again we were our own worst enemies, we made too many errors in the first half, but as last week we came back well.

He said: "But I still feel that we have problems with our right sided defence and this is something we will have to work on.

"I thought Duffy, Watts and Bellamy all had good games and we should be stronger next week, when Tim Street will be available after suspension and new signing Chris Causer from Leigh will also be available."

Meanwhile Lynx club captain, Ian Talbot, gave the club some good news. Talbot had been ruled out for the season in order to undergo full knee reconstruction surgery.

But surgeons instead had discovered a small obstruction in the knee joint, which has now been removed with minor surgery meaning that he could be back in action in 6-8 weeks.

The news will further bolster the Lynx much improved start to the season with coach, Graeme West saying: "It's great news for Ian and for the club

"Now I just have to work with him because I think he'd just settled into the attitude of 'Oh well I'm not going to be playing this year'. Now we need to get him focused on the game again."

There are two more new faces down at the Lynx this week as the club completed the signing of Chris Causey and Ian Hayes. Causey, 22, is a former Leigh and Warrington Wolves player with Super League experience. The Wigan-born forward travelled to Australia with the Wolves during the World Club Challenge and has been playing recently with Orrell RU.

Tim Street is finally set for his Chorley debut after serving the remainder of a suspension picked-up in last season's NFP Playoff game between Leigh and Widnes. The former Leigh, Oldham and Hull prop forward, who once commanded a transfer fee of £70,000, can hardly wait to pull on the Lynx jersey this weekend.

New signing Street said "It's been frustrating having to watch from the sidelines. But the team have started pretty well and I am hoping that my experience and leadership on the field can make the difference between the narrow defeats we have suffered and victory."

"I am hoping the fans get behind the team this weekend against Whitehaven and it would be great to pickup our first win of the season."

Whitehaven coach, Paul Cullen, could have a case of deja vu this weekend as he brings his Cumbrian squad to the Lynx. Prior to joining Haven Cullen coached the Warrington Wolves U21 Alliance side and six members of that Wolves squad are in with a chance of lining-up for the Chorley Lynx on Sunday afternoon.

Cullen said: "I've just been watching the tape of the Keighley-Chorley game and the Warrington players have made a big difference to the Chorley side, they are very professional in their outlook."

Of the Lynx side Cullen said: "They also look very familiar. Alan Reddicliffe, John Duffy, Ian Parry, Matthew Bellamy, John Hill and Paul Noone, all came through the Academy and U21 set-up whilst I was coaching at Warrington, so I know them pretty well and they are all good players."

Cullen added that: "We'll have to be on our best form to pick-up a win on Sunday."