Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:29 pm  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Sign everybody off contract up first. Even the ones with lesser ability. Then plug the gaps with other signings/youngsters. Don't register Purtell yet. Sammut/Gale as halfbacks with Southernwood as backup. Stranger/Diskin/O'Brien/Windley as hookers. Need some forwards so we have Manuokafoa, Scruton, McAvoy and Joseph but I would push Langley to prop this year. Bateman/Donaldson at LF. Olbison/Whitehead/Bateman/Murphy at 2nd Row.

Buy Murrell and Fielden. Possibly Adamson who has SL experience.

What's the point of not registering Purtell? If we use his quota spot on someone else we won't be able to play him unless we deregister/release another overseas player mid season.

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:31 pm  

MicktheGled wrote:

Just for the avoidance of doubt - Luke Gale isn't going anywhere.

Omar and Gerry see him as the key pivot to build the side around and also realise that we have a distinct lack of British Super League quality halves to adequately replace, compensate the team with.

Omar and Gerry may have this opinion, but he can leave ala Koppy.

I hope you make the above comments, as a result of talking to Gale, not OK?

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:35 pm  

Priorities should be:

New Coach!
New deals for Nas/Addy/Donaldson/McAvoy/Ainscough
Contract extension for Bateman
Sort out the mess with Koppy one way or another
New Prop(s) - new deal for Joseph as a last resort

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:36 pm  

Only had 2 weeks to decide not to stick with bradford, which is up today, unless he is now sold he cant just sign elsewhere.

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:38 pm  

We should just pillage Wakefield. Just to annoy them.

(except Sykes of course)

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:40 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

We should just pillage Wakefield. Just to annoy them.

(except Sykes of course)

Is there even anything to pillage at Wakefield?

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:41 pm  

Hmm:

Kearney
Kear
Platt
Lulia
Ainscough - NEW DEAL

Sammut - NEW DEAL
Gale

Scruton
L'Estrange
Langley
Olbison
Whitehead
Bateman - EXTEND CONTRACT

Diskin - Retireing at the End of 2013 I believe.
Manuokafoa - NEW DEAL
Donaldson - NEW DEAL
Walker - NEW DEAL

With these in back up:

*New Signing* - Hopefully Stuart Fielden
Addy
O'Brien
McAvoy
Murphy
Pryce
Joseph
Purtell - Don't register him until we know if he can play or not.

Hopefully one or 2 more signings. If Fielden signs then he would go into starting 13 in place of Scruton.

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:42 pm  

ritz wrote:

Only had 2 weeks to decide not to stick with bradford, which is up today, unless he is now sold he cant just sign elsewhere.

I understand that but if any of the players have/are intending on leaving via the Koppy route, us fans won't realise/find out until next week at the earliest. Who's to say, he hasn't already served notice, or will serve notice at some point today?

Now that our SL status has been approved, I would feel 'warmer' if some of the young players come out and confirm they are here for 2013.

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:47 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Is there even anything to pillage at Wakefield?

Good point. The only thing Wakefield has is <going too far there>, a couple of hundred thick and bitter RL fans and one braincell to share between the entire population.

[Bullseye]

Re: Rumours 2013 : Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:48 pm  

Steady on Eddie!