Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:01 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

Don't shoot me down but did anyone see micks comment on twitter about an nrl director that is putting a bid together?

It has since been removed,

There may be some interesting bids coming in, I know it's Mick but a bit of food for thought

Dont think ut was Mick, think it was a parody account. Actually the parody account is more likely to be accurate than Mick

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:04 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Bradford's best bet would be to move from Odsal. If there's no money then everything else is wondow dressing and nobody has learnt a goddamn thing. Screw around with team budgets, deckchairs, etc all day. I suggest chiselling the concrete boots off.

Can't disagree.

I would suggest, New Club, new start in CH1, keep your academy lads & blood a good few at this level. Cut costs, (this will happen anyway as the best players, Chisolm, Moss et al find a new gig elsewhere).

Stabilise the Club & base future prosperity on youth set up.

Get Away from Odsal !!!

Toronto Rat-Pack & Rowley already rumbling discontent at New Bradford in Championship, this would remove that particular issue.

Go CH1 to CH hopefully in 1 season then build over 3 - 4 seasons towards SL, if the finances/support base/squad depth allows.

Just a thought.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:14 pm  

vbfg wrote:

No it's not. Mick averages three deleted tweets a day.
Ask me how I know!

(I exaggerate. It's a lie that points to a greater truth)

How do you know?

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:15 pm  

Pity Sheffield are gonna be dual reg with Leigh, we could of done with that, would of been quite interesting

[Wheels]

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:16 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Toronto Rat-Pack & Rowley already rumbling discontent at New Bradford in Championship, this would remove that particular issue.

To be fair to Rowley, he didn't actually say anything wrong.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:17 pm  

HamsterChops wrote:

And there goes O'Brien. Confirmed by Huddersfield on a 3 year contract.

The sheer amount of young talent Huddersfield take from Bradford is unreal. Not that I blame them for signing him or O'Brien for securing his future. But why would Huddersfield bother with a proper academy system when they continue to get the best young talent from us?

Last year Giants had about 34 in their squad. I think 14 were academy products inc 3 full internationals + 1 England Knight + several academy internationals. (with 4 non UK players)

In 2016 ofthe top 34 Bulls players there were I think 7 from the Bulls academy. No full internationals among them. (with 6? non UK players)

So it looks like The Giants academy - though not in your class - is doing a decent job and is probably worth persevering with.

last year ex Bulls Wardle / Roberts and Patrick (briefly) featured for the Giants. In 2017 Roberts, Foster and O'Brien will be valuable members of the squad but it would be a stretch to say that they outnumber or outshine the club developed talent.

Now the Giants are playing Friday nights I hope you guys pull through and play Sundays - I'd try and get to plenty of your home games.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:24 pm  

With every player that's announced as leaving, I become more comfortable about not finding a buyer. The prospect of what we will be left at the moment doesn't really appeal to me.

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:25 pm  

roger daly wrote:

Pity Sheffield are gonna be dual reg with Leigh, we could of done with that, would of been quite interesting

Might as well dual-reg with Huddersfield - most of their squad know their way around Odsal already

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:33 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

Might as well dual-reg with Huddersfield - most of their squad know their way around Odsal already

That's a bloody good idea

Re: Phoenix from the flames? : Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:35 pm  

roger daly wrote:

That's a bloody good idea

Oh god, can you imagine the hell it would be on here if that was the case...