Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:59 am  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Played with Elliot Culling at Wibsey for a bit before he signed up on a professional deal. Absolute freak of nature at that age and one of the best I have played with. Put on some height and size too over the past year with the Bulls. Wouldn’t be shocked to see him feature in a Cup game or at least a friendly or two first!

Good to know pal. You at Wibsey this next season?

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:03 pm  

thepimp007 wrote:

Good to know pal. You at Wibsey this next season?

Yeah mate. Pre-season started two weeks ago but I missed Week 1 due to illness and Week 2 as I was in Benidorm haha!

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:49 pm  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Yeah mate. Pre-season started two weeks ago but I missed Week 1 due to illness and Week 2 as I was in Benidorm haha!

Whats gonna be your 3rd week excuse? Running out of them now haha

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 19, 2018 1:38 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

Like Ellery Hanley, Gary Schofield is an utter playing legend of the game, who couldn't coach for toffee and became a professional talker of crap.

Saying we will finish 8th with Leigh 2nd, is rather eccentric.

Agreed, 10th and 1st is much more realistic!

Seriously, I would be ecstatic if we managed 5th - although places are definitely up for grabs, after Toronto, Toulouse, Widnes and 'Fax. I would also expect you and York to have a good season.

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Tue Dec 25, 2018 7:25 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

I mean, even by Schoeys standards i'm baffled at that. If he has us finishing 8th then fair enough. But Leigh 2nd? They have around 16 players signed up at this moment in time. Ridyard is the stand out, but the rest? Bracek & Thornley from Swinton who finsihed bottom last year? Higham who I believe has come out of retirement. A fair few young kids from SL clubs. They've no FB and only 1 HB with the season 6 weeks away. We know all from experience how hard it is for young players week in week out in this league. 27 game regular season plus the CC and/or 1895 Cup

Leigh for 2nd is a rather silly prediction, but they do have 3 HBs in Ridyard and Josh Woods, and cover in Oliver Russel on loan from Huddersfield. They also now have a FB.. McNally

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 26, 2018 2:20 am  

Have to wait and see

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 26, 2018 8:14 am  

To be honest, I think McNally has been pretty underwhelming so far in a Bulls shirt so if allowing him to go frees up some space for further strengthening it might be a good deal for all parties. I’m sure he is a better player than we have seen though and he was named as our number 1 in the squad numbers so must have been in Kears plans for 2019.

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 26, 2018 11:08 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

To be honest, I think McNally has been pretty underwhelming so far in a Bulls shirt so if allowing him to go frees up some space for further strengthening it might be a good deal for all parties. I’m sure he is a better player than we have seen though and he was named as our number 1 in the squad numbers so must have been in Kears plans for 2019.

Yep, I've already said I'm not fussed if he goes. He'll be on a wedge and missed far too much of last season.
Kear brought him back for the home game against York and he had a shocker.

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:08 pm  

Seems weird because you'd assume McNally would be on a FT contract with us, but Leigh are PT next year.
So unless he's got some other business interests which mean a PT contract would be more in his favour, you'd have to wonder at the move

Re: 2019 Squad Numbers : Wed Dec 26, 2018 12:11 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Seems weird because you'd assume McNally would be on a FT contract with us, but Leigh are PT next year.
So unless he's got some other business interests which mean a PT contract would be more in his favour, you'd have to wonder at the move

Think it could be more because of his wife being ill and with them living in leigh it would make sense him being closer,if his wife would be full of health I'm sure he'd stay with u guys