If anything he is to loyal for his own good. As Tom Gilmore was in his younger days. He needs to play to improve as did Tom earlier in his career.

The whole system is not fit for purpose. 

Once players are older than 18 it is difficult for them to get game time. Even for the Top Clubs have a limited number of reserve players, they fulfill their limited reserve fixtures roughly every 2 weeks with a small reserve squad supplemented by Academy Players. Saints, Wigan, Leeds, Hull, Warrington are competitive against each other hopefully. Leigh have abandoned their reserves, Salford, Newcastle, London, Bradford are not competitive. Huddersfield, Wakefield, Cas, Hull KR somewhere in the middle. 

Catalans in a better position with French League able to provide game time.

Widnes loaned players to Rochdale who loan their own players to Salford Reserves. Some Young players over 18 have no idea where they will play week to week.

Widnes are stuck in the middle. They need 30 players for the season but nowhere outside of the 17 man match day squad where lads can play. 

I don't know what the solution is. There is no money.

I would probably allow Super League Clubs to take over or set up League 1 Clubs. This is what effectively happens in Australia. Possibly with some sort College Feeder System for Championship Clubs. IMO Widnes need to set up an Academy (Cat 3) in conjunction possibly with Cronton. As Wire have with Priestly (Cat 3) players who shine are promoted to their Cat 1 Academy or given game time in the Reserves to see how they go.

What are your thoughts on this mess.

What does the Club want to be, what is its ethos, what does it stand for.

I knew exactly what is stood for before Jimmy Rule crapped on us from a great height. I have no idea now.

All I see is mediocre crap with no plan, no vision and no idea how the club intends to make it better.

But hasn't that always been the case though (re: not playing)? Ultimately, your squad is more than the 17 (now 18) players you have to select.

There will always be players who do not get picked, even with a 'pathway'. Tilleke would be too old to play academy, and if the club had reserves, then it would need another 17 players to fulfil the games (in reality, you would need more to cover for injuries, which then means when everyone is fit, there'll be a player like Tilleke not playing for the reserves).

He's been on DR with Rochdale - have they deemed him not good enough?

What does the Club want to be, what is its ethos, what does it stand for.

I knew exactly what is stood for before Jimmy Rule crapped on us from a great height. I have no idea now.

All I see is mediocre crap with no plan, no vision and no idea how the club intends to make it better.

Why he isn't playing isn't necessarily a reflection on him, it's JK who picks the team and recent results show he's got that wrong.  Didn't he get man of the match last time he played?