Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:49 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I suspect we’re on a budget and big signings aren’t going to happen. I expect top 5 was the goal but with injuries and loss of form it’s looking a bit unlikely now. Top 8 was more realistic.

Personally I just want to go and enjoy the rugby which I’ve mostly done this season. While we have played some pretty uninspiring rugby at times we’ve had some major highs too. Bit of a mixed bag. At the moment we’re struggling but things have been worse.

I would assume it's the same budget that we started the season with though? I would expect that our wage bill has decreased with the departures of McNally and Chisholm. Yes I know we've brought in Roche and Brown but they will surely be on considerably less. I still can't believe we didn't make a bid for Liam Finn, he wouldn't of cost the earth and would of provided some of the game management and kicking skills we badly lack.

[Bullseye]

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:53 am  

By all accounts Fax lost up front to Batley last week and as a result Murrell had no time on the ball. We gave him far too much time yesterday and he made us pay on a few occasions. I think a lot came down to a lack of experience and a lack of ability. When playing Fax you know that Murrell will be getting the ball on the 5th tackle so you ought to have a plan to pressure him. It’s not rocket science.

When he ran the ball in and created the try near the sticks he was running straight and had two support runners. Basic but effective. Certainly much more so than Lilley’s repeated scurrying toward the touchline. Whether that was down to our lack of go forward, lack of support play or just some odd idea of what might unlock a defence I don’t know.

One thing I would do for the Batley game is bring Bustin back in. He may be short of match fitness but we need to freshen things up and he takes a lot of tackling. He has faults in his game but doesn’t everyone?

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:55 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I still can't believe we didn't make a bid for Liam Finn, he wouldn't of cost the earth and would of provided some of the game management and kicking skills we badly lack.

I have watched Dewsbury as a neutral a few times this year. He's nowhere near where he was. Weight has been gained and there is no sign of game management or kicking skills either.

That said - he will likely turn it on when we play them!

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:29 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I would assume it's the same budget that we started the season with though? I would expect that our wage bill has decreased with the departures of McNally and Chisholm. Yes I know we've brought in Roche and Brown but they will surely be on considerably less. I still can't believe we didn't make a bid for Liam Finn, he wouldn't of cost the earth and would of provided some of the game management and kicking skills we badly lack.

Bradford are paying some good money out for players, Webster £70k, Hitchcox £70K and Chisholm £70K (before he left) Ryan is on decent money too however you have just pumped your money into Lilley.

Bradford have 4th highest spend in the Championship behind Toulouse, Toronto & Widnes.

[Bullseye]

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:30 am  

Are those figures based on something concrete or just what you think they're on?

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:36 am  

These guys were on the open transfer market at the end of last year and Bradford were a good fit for them being Yorkshire based. I haven't seen their wage slips if that's what you're asking.

All clubs are being put off Brierley's 6 figure a year deal at Toronto.

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:00 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I would assume it's the same budget that we started the season with though? I would expect that our wage bill has decreased with the departures of McNally and Chisholm. Yes I know we've brought in Roche and Brown but they will surely be on considerably less. I still can't believe we didn't make a bid for Liam Finn, he wouldn't of cost the earth and would of provided some of the game management and kicking skills we badly lack.

Unless we've started renewing contracts of players we want to keep, but haven't publicised it yet.

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:02 pm  

Binosh wrote:

Bradford are paying some good money out for players, Webster £70k, Hitchcox £70K and Chisholm £70K (before he left) Ryan is on decent money too however you have just pumped your money into Lilley.

Bradford have 4th highest spend in the Championship behind Toulouse, Toronto & Widnes.

Sorry but you are completely wrong

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 12:05 pm  

Binosh wrote:

Bradford have 4th highest spend in the Championship behind Toulouse, Toronto & Widnes.

And that's on one of the lowest central funding allocations in the championship. If we get a decent uplift in funding for next year, depending on who comes down, we may be able to get spend up to 3rd highest in championship and can push for promotion. No boom or bust here anymore. We can slowly increase the size of our cloth.....

Re: Fax (H) Cup Quarter Final : Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:12 pm  

roger daly wrote:

Sorry but you are completely wrong

Well I guess you are closer to the heart of things, Roger, and therefore more likely to know

But how wrong can he be (given that he's likely guessing..)?

Toronto obviously the big spenders, then Toulouse and Widnes - yeah, I can see that. Who amongst the rest would be spending more than us? Featherstone maybe? Leigh? Doubtful...