Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 01, 2019 1:59 pm  

Thanks

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 01, 2019 5:46 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

It’s basically a re-hash of Kear’s post match interview where he states that players wishing to go to SL clubs should consider if they’d be happy if they were sent on loan or dual reg.

Which is a sensible thing for young players to consider. Just because you're signed by an SL club, it doesn't follow that you'll get in the first team there

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 01, 2019 6:48 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Josh Rickett would remain cheap and can do a job.

Rickett had offers from at least two other clubs before deciding to stay for 2019. I don't know who one of them was, but certainly the one I do know, he'd have got more game time. I'd expect if he hasn't managed to crack the first team by the end of the season, he'll be more likely to take up the offer at a club where he'll have a chance of playing.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 01, 2019 8:00 pm  

I wouldn't be concerned about the promoted club picking up players from the relegated club

IF it turns out to be Toronto they'll be setting their sights higher. They can pay transfer fees to get players and they'll doubtless have their eyes on players from the NRL. They won't need to be picking up scraps from London!

There'll be a fair few from the SL OOC list who will be dropping down. They might not want to, but they won't necessarily have the choice. Clubs will be promoting up some of their younger players, as well as signing people from abroad, and so there will definitely be some who will be surplus to requirements, just like we signed people like Webster and Evans this year.

So why not us signing up some of them? Who else is going to have a bigger player budget than us next season in the Championship?

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Wed May 01, 2019 9:40 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I wouldn't be concerned about the promoted club picking up players from the relegated club

IF it turns out to be Toronto they'll be setting their sights higher. They can pay transfer fees to get players and they'll doubtless have their eyes on players from the NRL. They won't need to be picking up scraps from London!

There'll be a fair few from the SL OOC list who will be dropping down. They might not want to, but they won't necessarily have the choice. Clubs will be promoting up some of their younger players, as well as signing people from abroad, and so there will definitely be some who will be surplus to requirements, just like we signed people like Webster and Evans this year.

So why not us signing up some of them? Who else is going to have a bigger player budget than us next season in the Championship?

If we get promoted though we will have the dregs of the list. Thankfully our name still has a pull so we may be able to tempt some others.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 02, 2019 7:24 am  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

If we get promoted...

That's not really gonna happen though

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 02, 2019 8:34 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I wouldn't be concerned about the promoted club picking up players from the relegated club

IF it turns out to be Toronto they'll be setting their sights higher. They can pay transfer fees to get players and they'll doubtless have their eyes on players from the NRL. They won't need to be picking up scraps from London!

There'll be a fair few from the SL OOC list who will be dropping down. They might not want to, but they won't necessarily have the choice. Clubs will be promoting up some of their younger players, as well as signing people from abroad, and so there will definitely be some who will be surplus to requirements, just like we signed people like Webster and Evans this year.

So why not us signing up some of them? Who else is going to have a bigger player budget than us next season in the Championship?

Technically we signed Evans from another champ club so he's a bad example. Webster and Hitchcox could have stayed in SL I reckon and yes we did well to sign them.
I'm not sure Webster has been worth money so far though. Not through any fault of his own, but our style of play means that he's not getting the ball enough and definitely not where he's most dangerous. I'd rather we make shrewd signings rather than big name ones.

As for playing budgets, we'll probably be behind London if they come down, Widnes if they stay up, Toulouse and probably Leigh if Derek starts spending again.

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 02, 2019 8:52 am  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Thanks

Go incognito (private) on Chrome and it will let you read them. I had the same problem but didn’t want to sign up!

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 02, 2019 9:23 am  

Nothus wrote:

I'm not sure Webster has been worth money so far though. Not through any fault of his own, but our style of play means that he's not getting the ball enough and definitely not where he's most dangerous. I'd rather we make shrewd signings rather than big name ones.

I think Webster probably been one of our best players. He also looks like a leader on the field that gives others around him confidence.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bulls 2020 - Contracted, OOC and potential players avail : Thu May 02, 2019 10:31 am  

Bull Mania wrote:

I think Webster probably been one of our best players. He also looks like a leader on the field that gives others around him confidence.

I agree.

He's been great for us so far.