Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:52 am  

Not to mention Jonny Campbell and James Mendeika, who may or may not be anywhere near from returning from his serious knee injury.

Fair enough they may be squad fodder but might as well give them a chance too. They may even last longer than Walshaw.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 11:58 am  

Can't blame him for not playing Campbell, he was shocking against Sheffield. Another ridiculous signing (along with Mendieka).

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:00 pm  

Why can't the backs be

Moss
Caro
Welham
Clare
Williams
Charnock
Thomas

That's a young and quick backline with everyone playing in their correct position. Yet again Thomas was hauled off after a poor half against Dews, its about time we showed some faith in the lad.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:45 pm  

Drust wrote:

Yet again Thomas was hauled off after a poor half against Dews, its about time we showed some faith in the lad.

I didn't understand that. I've been as big a critic of Thomas as anyone in the past few months, but he was one of the very few players who looked like a threat to Dewsbury. Unlike his half back partner who had done next to nothing. It would have made more sense to take off Mathers.

I know Thomas struggled to handle Shane Grady for the first try, but we needed some fire in attack, so it seemed an odd choice to me.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:55 pm  

Drust wrote:

Yet again Thomas was hauled off after a poor half against Dews, its about time we showed some faith in the lad.

Agreed. We have got to let the lad make mistakes. He's a young HB in a side that's chopping and changing every week. Play him, let him make mistakes, improve and gain some confidence. He's the best and quickest passer out of the entire team at the moment. He was putting in some reasonable kicks as well. When he went off we only had Addy to put a kick in. Didn't have the best of halves, but neither did anyone.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:16 pm  

Did Campbell play against Sheffield? Thought he had only played at Halifax?

[Bullseye]

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Wed Jun 08, 2016 9:49 pm  

He had a nightmare versus Sheffield but he wasn't the only one.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:28 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

Sam Wood? He's a great young player. I just wish OUR academy could produce players like him the way Hudds one does

Maybe just sign up every young player in the Halifax area before them.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:31 am  

Bullseye wrote:

He had a nightmare versus Sheffield but he wasn't the only one.

And Halifax. Who can forget Gaskell having a paddy after Campbell had the audacity to try and catch a ball before him.

Re: Recruitment & Retention Latest : Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:33 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Or, in other words, he has no idea what the spirit in the camp is like, and he (or you) have built a sandcastle which turns out to be hearsay reported by someone who was sat behind some non-playing Bulls players and whatever he may have overheard or thought he did, overlaid with his own assumptions.

The truth emerges that he has NO IDEA what the "spirit in the camp" might be.

Whereas you upgraded this tittle-tattle into "Rumors around the game"!

Worse, you said these "Rumors around the game" were that "Bradford need a total overhaul of players". Obviously, nobody said any such thing, so you made that bit up. You added "...as its not a very happy camp at the moment". Based on what? Again, nothing that I can see, though if asked, I'd certainly hope that the squad weren't "happy" at teatime Sunday and there'd be something seriously wrong if they were.

I must admit I put 2 and 2 together when it came to total overhaul of players I just expected with so many of your players agreeing terms elsewhere next season that would mean bringing a lot of players in. If I am wrong and its not the case of replacing those players then I apologize.