Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:06 pm  

Well, the article is essentially a distillation of everything you could read on this forum and Bulls Banter FB - with the swearing and ranting filtered out!

I'm not sure why we need another centre - once Purtell, Welham and Blythe are fit we'll have plenty of decent enough centres fighting for the two slots.

Obviously we need a scrum half and full back. In other news, the sky is blue...

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:47 pm  

The facts are that the RFL won't give the ground back to Green for the reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:50 pm  

Peter Hood wrote:

The facts are that the RFL won't give the ground back to Green for the reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

No reason at all then? There are no reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:01 pm  

Peter Hood wrote:

The facts are that the RFL won't give the ground back to Green for the reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

T&A wrote:

However, the RFL's top brass have refused to sell the lease back to Green and there is no sign of things changing.

a) they weren't being asked to "give", they refused to "sell";
b) they mention no reasons;
c) they won't sell the lease is one fact. What other "facts" are there?

So is there a point to what you wrote?

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:48 pm  

Coaches always want two more players......I,m struggling to keep up with who we've got there's been that many comings and goings.

We shouldn't be buying any players until we give the under 19's an extended run in those positions. Joe Lumb and Ethan Ryan are not out of their depth from what Iv seen. We must have others???

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 7:54 pm  

rambull1967 wrote:

Coaches always want two more players......I,m struggling to keep up with who we've got there's been that many comings and goings.

We shouldn't be buying any players until we give the under 19's an extended run in those positions. Joe Lumb and Ethan Ryan are not out of their depth from what Iv seen. We must have others???

Agreed. Dread to think the amount of cap we've used on players Lowes has no intention of using whatsoever.

Being in championship is perfect opportunity to blood a few youngsters and save cap money to get genuine quality in. Could have tried a promising scrum half we had last year...

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:10 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Peter Hood wrote:

The facts are that the RFL won't give the ground back to Green for the reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

No reason at all then? There are no reasons mentioned in the T&A today.

I suspect the RFL don't want Marc Green making a killing in the pocket from the sale of Odsal to developers.

Peter Hood's decision to sell Odsal has ensured the grounds longevity. Bravo Peter.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Mar 31, 2016 10:46 pm  

Peter Hood wrote:

I suspect the RFL don't want Marc Green making a killing in the pocket from the sale of Odsal to developers.

Peter Hood's decision to sell Odsal has ensured the grounds longevity. Bravo Peter.

Just one small correction required, the hole is actually owned by the council, the RFL and formerly the Bulls just lease it. Only the council could sell Odsal to Marc, and given the even larger financial hole the council has resulting from Gideon's long term economic plan they would want serious coin for it.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:10 am  

According to today's T&A Lovegrove may be back soon. Hope he is, quality player

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:24 am  

roger daly wrote:

According to today's T&A Lovegrove may be back soon. Hope he is, quality player

That read to me like he's going to be out longer. concussions are tricky