Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:16 pm  

Can we have Kopczak?

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:34 pm  

cant see lawrence going on loan, one of the first names on the team sheet the season just gone and anderson rates him highly. Mainly for his defence. We have brought in bailey though so there is competition on the 2nd row.

Patrick too is a first team player even with kaufusi, think it will be patrick/kaufusi/crabtree/kopczak for the starting props next year.

more likely be these

aspinall (2nd row)
blackmore (wing)
connor (full back)
fairbank (2nd row)
johnson (prop)
mullally (prop)

if we keep a fit and healthy squad though who knows, players on the fringes will need game time.

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:29 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

cant see lawrence going on loan, one of the first names on the team sheet the season just gone and anderson rates him highly. Mainly for his defence. We have brought in bailey though so there is competition on the 2nd row.

Patrick too is a first team player even with kaufusi, think it will be patrick/kaufusi/crabtree/kopczak for the starting props next year.

more likely be these

aspinall (2nd row)
blackmore (wing)
connor (full back)
fairbank (2nd row)
johnson (prop)
mullally (prop)

if we keep a fit and healthy squad though who knows, players on the fringes will need game time.

thanks for the info: we need cover for the four first line props and Mullally has a low missed tackle to tackles ratio, 22 years old and a bit of beef, in teh world cup squad, so fits what we need, however the same factors must apply for the Giants. Perhaps the deal is on a match by match as available basis rather than a season long, which saves on the money but means less cohesion in team play.

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:20 pm  

Sitting Bull wrote:

If it had been the Bulls that had been caught poaching you can bet that the RFL would have given us a large fine and a points deduction. When are the RFL going to treat all the clubs the same and not pick and choose how to deal with a particular team or player. It’s supposed to be a governing body laying down rules which everybody (including its self) has to abide by rather than a kangaroo court made up of self centered individuals who answer to nobody but themselves.

The RFL will always be more understandering and lenient in their dealings with the bigger and more influential clubs in the league .

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:28 pm  

Buck Tarbrush wrote:

The RFL will always be more understandering and lenient in their dealings with the bigger and more influential clubs in the league .

[Durham Giant]

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Sat Oct 12, 2013 4:54 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Agree 100% with that. I've never had an issue with Hudds previously so it was a pity the whole episode occured. I for one am more than happy to draw a line under it and recommence normal relations with our chums from Fartown

I dont think there are many Giants fans who feel we acted well in this or Masongate but hopefully it can all be put to bed as it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

Re: Bulls Huddersfield settlement : Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:59 pm  

I hope as part of the deal, we would get at least some say in who we had.

: Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:00 pm  

Same as Batley.