Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:21 am  

Mat there were those comments about Southernwood during last season. BB'11 thinks 3 of the u20's/younger players are ready to step up, Cain being one with Liam McAvoy and Jobe Murphy. BB'11, why is Cain ready now when he wasnt maybe 6 months ago?

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:34 am  

Matty Blythe; season long loan from Warrington.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:48 am  

Paul Youane wrote:

Matty Blythe; season long loan from Warrington.

Is this a thought, a rumour or confirmed?

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:57 am  

Not sure I understand that one - back row and centre is not somewhere we are desperatly short.
Maybe there are happenings we are unaware of?

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:11 am  

Utility players are going to be desperatley needed, because there's little to no cover in the squad right now.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:49 pm  

my thoughts too DB, fact or fiction or somewhere between? DTB we have lost two 2nd rows (ok a net of one counting Sibbits injury time!) so maybe one that can also cover centre

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:43 pm  

The Matty Blythe rumour is an interesting one as he has been linked to us and Salford both on the 12 month loan deal and now yourselves. There was a more recent rumour that he was coming to us as a signing rather than a loan, but announcements at Widnes have been none existent so far, so it is hard to know if there is any truth in it.

Maybe Warrington are offering him out on loan to whoever is prepared to go for it, which I suspect by implication means he gets into the 17 on a regular basis, which is where he is missing out at Warrington.

I would certainly be happy for us to take him as we have let two players who provided back row cover leave and he is not a bad centre either!

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 4:54 pm  

To Martinwildbull. I believe he is ready the two years in the academy since he made his debut in 2010 may have done him good then again it may have stumped him not playing SL. He did alright behind a beaten pack in 2010. Yes he was small but he did well. Now he has put on a bit of bulk so give him a chance. We on here will only really know if he's ready if he does get his chance.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:39 pm  

Bloke on the Widnes site says Fielden is coming back to Bradford. Hope so.

Re: Preview of 2013 squad - who's left plus rumours : Sun Sep 30, 2012 5:44 pm  

M@islebugs wrote:

Bloke on the Widnes site says Fielden is coming back to Bradford. Hope so.

Suspect we'll see manuokafoa re-signing thus week. Add fielden to that, scruton and mcavoy stepping up a level and our props don't look too bad. Could still do with another one or two as backup though.