On now

Almost over mate. Started at 6.00 pm

Just finished. If you didn't listen you saved an hour that I'll never get back



There was an announcement that that there'll be an announcement on Friday.



Apart from that..ummmm... nothing

What happened to KeighleyCougarsNewBornAndBitternTwisted's trolling thread? Did he finally manage to upset a mid or day something libellous?

He's gone.

John bastion must have his job back as he's been ringing all academy players not signed elsewhere tpncome back

shame. not

An announcement of an announcement. Vintage Bradford Bulls. Perhaps a new coach and some more players confirmed for 2017?

Fantastic news.

If that's true that is the best bit of business we have done in the off season. Signing up John Bastian!

I thought there were 2 pertinent things said:



Firstly, Leon saying that the situation in the least few weeks of the players being last to know stuff after the media and the fans hasn't been acceptable.



Secondly, Lowe referencing that there is a heck of a lot to do, it's been back to back meetings since he landed, and there is stuff that the new owners cannot yet talk about in the media.



On the first of these, the playing squad needs sorting away from the glare of publicity, and that is more important than our right to know as fans. And on the second, I assume that it refers to Odsal and the complexity of any deal that is being done, but regardless there's clearly a lot going on behind the scenes, and if there's stuff that can't be talked about then we have to take Lowe on his word that it can't be talked about.



Everyone from the administrator to the players to the owners though seems to be of one opinion that the speculation isn't helping.



Personally I have yet to hear anything that has got me either suddenly hopeful or suddenly concerned. This is going to take months to play out and we'll probably all be a lot happier if we do everything we can to reserve judgement as much as possible, support the club and support the players...

So why attempt to play a friendly on Sunday?

Am I the only one thinking we'll find out who we've signed when they run out of the tunnel on Sunday?

Well it might get folk talking about rugby for a change

Thought Lowe sounded pretty passionate about what they're going to try and do without giving much away.



Talked about supporters knowing there stuff and yo u can't fob them off and also protecting RL in the city. I found that encouraging.

He will no a damn site more than most of his vocal critics



I'm putting myself in the firing line here but he strikes me as a no nonsense RL

Manager who is set on doing a job.



Not a Cockney wide boy.

You could probably get away with it until they found out they'd be living in Bradford.

Odsal and the training facilities at Tong are both surprisingly accessible by road so they wouldn't have to live in Bradford. HTH ya great spacker.

Disagree.



When Nobby took over after the disastrous Millward period, Wigan were in freefall and looked certs to be relegated. He kept them up and in his last season they failed to make the Grand Final by millimetres, the distance by which they were tackled short of what would have been the winning try. Saints' luck had held, as always.



I'd have Nobby back in a heartbeat but it ain't gonna happen.

Oh yes I seem to recall something about that. Wasn't that the season when wigan managed to squeeze the world's most expensive prop into their salary cap midseason and Kris Radlinski returned to play for nothing? Worked out well for Bradford that. We lost Nobby, Fielden and that was the start of the Mcnamara era. It all started going down hill from there...

I guess we won't be getting drip fed news from these guys, in fairness it might be best if we sit tight and let them get on with it.

If it's an actual press conference on Friday and not just a statement being put out, then maybe they'll announce the player signings in one huge bunch then (in addition to the coach etc.).

Ian Milward not Nobby.

Lowe definitely said a press conference on Friday when he was on the radio last night pal.

Anyone else see the position with Chisholm strange? He doesn't seem to be jumping on a plane to come back and meet new owners but if he has signed for someone else, with 2 weeks to start of season you would have thought they would have wanted him back asap. I hope we get good news on him but I can't see it

I hope he returns soon as we don't have a scrum half, and you know

How hard they are to find!