[Mild Rover]

Re: Players for next year : Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:16 am  

I think Donaldson is the victim of us going with a ‘small, mobile pack’ for what feels like 50 years. In a team with a better balanced pack, he’d certainly offer energy and a change of pace. He did that even for us tbf, and in some ways i’m sorry to see him go. Seems a really good character too. However, we’ve desperately needed more physicality and aggression for a long time and he was the undersized backrower who was ooc.

Re: Players for next year : Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:19 am  

Is there still a requirement to have a certain number of academy graduates within the first team squad?

[Mild Rover]

Re: Players for next year : Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:38 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Is there still a requirement to have a certain number of academy graduates within the first team squad?

No, not for a few years now.

Re: Players for next year : Sat Oct 06, 2018 9:05 pm  

Bulls4Champs wrote:

Is there still a requirement to have a certain number of academy graduates within the first team squad?

The vast majority of clubs in League 1 and the Championship don't even have an Academy

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:24 am  

Confirmed that Reiss Butterworth has gone: https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... eld-giants

Confirmed that Reiss Butterworth has gone: https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... eld-giants

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 11:38 am  

League Express reports that Brett Delaney is leaving Leeds as a player but will be staying at their Foundation. He is looking for a part time deal. We could do much worse.

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:01 pm  

Bullnorthern wrote:

League Express reports that Brett Delaney is leaving Leeds as a player but will be staying at their Foundation. He is looking for a part time deal. We could do much worse.

A firm no from me.

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:06 pm  

Bullnorthern wrote:

League Express reports that Brett Delaney is leaving Leeds as a player but will be staying at their Foundation. He is looking for a part time deal. We could do much worse.

Too injury prone these days I'm afraid

[Bullseye]

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:44 pm  

Delaney is past being able to play the way he wants to. He'd miss more games than he'd play. If he was dead cheap then he may add something but according to Leeds fans he's broken. More important we sign up Garside for 2019 and probably Laithwaite and Mikey Wood too.

So far in the backrow we’ve only got Minchella, Milton and Storton signed up for 2019 out of the current 1st team group.

Re: Players for next year : Mon Oct 08, 2018 12:58 pm  

Bullseye wrote: Delaney is past being able to play the way he wants to. He'd miss more games than he'd play. If he was dead cheap then he may add something but according to Leeds fans he's broken. More important we sign up Garside for 2019 and probably Laithwaite and Mikey Wood too. So far in the backrow we’ve only got Minchella, Milton and Storton signed up for 2019 out of the current 1st team group. Sure about Garside? http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/50272/bradford-acquire-the-services-of-garside

Bullseye wrote: Delaney is past being able to play the way he wants to. He'd miss more games than he'd play. If he was dead cheap then he may add something but according to Leeds fans he's broken. More important we sign up Garside for 2019 and probably Laithwaite and Mikey Wood too. So far in the backrow we’ve only got Minchella, Milton and Storton signed up for 2019 out of the current 1st team group. Sure about Garside? http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/50272/bradford-acquire-the-services-of-garside