Sensei-Bull wrote:
If the Bulls don't reach their season ticket target then the bloke responsible for recruitment needs to raise his hand. The Bulls had a good dig last year and I'm sure that not many will use the result as a reason not to return next year. All that was required was to keep the majority of the squad together, cut the slack from the oversized squad and use that cap space to add 2 or 3 Super League quality replacements, who would genuinely improve the squad and excite the fans. Instead they replace the slack with more slack of arguably no better quality in positions that don't necessarily need improving. I'm absolutely baffled by their recruitment of late and I'm sure that it will have an impact on ticket sales. How many props do we need? Have they set a ceiling for how much they are willing to pay a player? Why do they seem so keen on having a massive squad, half of which won't play a game? Wouldn't it make sense to use the wages of 3 un-needed players to sign 1 classy scrum half? I think I'm missing something?
If you're missing it, I think the rest of us are too. I get the need for a mongrel or two, but other than that, the recruitment so far has seemed odd considering the apparent positions we were weak in last year, and who has left the club.
But I suppose the proof will be in the pudding. If they get promoted, there was obviously a good reason behind it. If they don't, I think a lot of fingers will be pointed at that very thing.
You do half expect though to see a headline saying Lee Gaskell has left the club, but don't worry, we've signed Matt James to replace him!
