Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:10 pm  

I just really cant see what Royston offers. No-one expects a lot from Bradford, and Royston isnt going to be the difference. Surely giving Crookes the chance, or even Olbison out of position, would serve Bradford better going forward than Royston.

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:32 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

I just really cant see what Royston offers. No-one expects a lot from Bradford, and Royston isnt going to be the difference. Surely giving Crookes the chance, or even Olbison out of position, would serve Bradford better going forward than Royston.

You can't see what the best back in the country not currently playing SL offers?

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 7:38 pm  

Roofaldo wrote:

You can't see what the best back in the country not currently playing SL offers?

i cant see what a 28 year old Australian who has no experience of first grade and has been judged not good enough for SL for the past 7 years offers as a cover player that Bradford wouldnt be get better value long-term from giving game time to Olbison or Crookes.

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:06 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

i cant see what a 28 year old Australian who has no experience of first grade and has been judged not good enough for SL for the past 7 years offers as a cover player that Bradford wouldnt be get better value long-term from giving game time to Olbison or Crookes.

From what I've heard, Royston plays best at FB or LF, Crookes is a centre, and Olbison a 2nd rower. Where's the problem?

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:15 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

From what I've heard, Royston plays best at FB or LF, Crookes is a centre, and Olbison a 2nd rower. Where's the problem?

well that seems even stranger then considering you have Halley, Platt, and Finnigan to cover FB, and Donaldson, Addy and Langley who are Loose Forwards

Its disappointing for a team like Bradford to be giving a shot to a 28 year old Aussie never-was than there are young ambitious English players like Danny Allan in the 2nd teir and Addy in your reserves

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:24 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote: well that seems even stranger then considering you have Halley, Platt, and Finnigan to cover FB, and Donaldson, Addy and Langley who are Loose Forwards Its disappointing for a team like Bradford to be giving a shot to a 28 year old Aussie never-was than there are young ambitious English players like Danny Allan in the 2nd teir and Addy in your reserves Yup it really is bad to see.......http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1021

SmokeyTA wrote: well that seems even stranger then considering you have Halley, Platt, and Finnigan to cover FB, and Donaldson, Addy and Langley who are Loose Forwards Its disappointing for a team like Bradford to be giving a shot to a 28 year old Aussie never-was than there are young ambitious English players like Danny Allan in the 2nd teir and Addy in your reserves Yup it really is bad to see.......http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1021

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:29 pm  

Easty wrote: Yup it really is bad to see.......http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1021 Except we only have four quota players - Widders, Youngquest, McGoldrick and Chase. Five overseas if you count Evans. On the other side of the coin we have 14 homegrown players in our squad this season, many of which we have brought through since our promotion in 2007 - three years. (Owen, Huby, Westerman, Milner, Harris, Orange, Holmes, Davies, Walker, Orr, Arundel, Massey, Thompson, Clark). OK, three of those - Clark, Orange and Harris - are yet to make their debut but I've no doubt they'll be part of the squads this season. Bit of a stupid link/comment to make really wasn't it?

Easty wrote: Yup it really is bad to see.......http://www.castigers.com/article.php?id=1021 Except we only have four quota players - Widders, Youngquest, McGoldrick and Chase. Five overseas if you count Evans. On the other side of the coin we have 14 homegrown players in our squad this season, many of which we have brought through since our promotion in 2007 - three years. (Owen, Huby, Westerman, Milner, Harris, Orange, Holmes, Davies, Walker, Orr, Arundel, Massey, Thompson, Clark). OK, three of those - Clark, Orange and Harris - are yet to make their debut but I've no doubt they'll be part of the squads this season. Bit of a stupid link/comment to make really wasn't it?

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:32 pm  

Fully wrote:

Except we only have four quota players - Widders, Youngquest, McGoldrick and Chase. Five overseas if you count Evans.

On the other side of the coin we have 14 homegrown players in our squad this season, many of which we have brought through since our promotion in 2007 - three years. (Owen, Huby, Westerman, Milner, Harris, Orange, Holmes, Davies, Walker, Orr, Arundel, Massey, Thompson, Clark).

OK, three of those - Clark, Orange and Harris - are yet to make their debut but I've no doubt they'll be part of the squads this season.

Bit of a stupid link/comment to make really wasn't it?

Not at all. The comment made was "Its disappointing for a team like Bradford to be giving a shot to a 28 year old Aussie never-was than there are young ambitious English players like Danny Allan in the 2nd teir and Addy in your reserves" Have Cas not done the same thing albeit with a 27 yr old?

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:35 pm  

Not really. He improves our squad and adds experience to help bring through the youth we've brought through in the past few seasons. Simples really isn't it.

That's fundamentally the argument that Bradford fans are using, however, in the case of Youngquest, we don't have an abundance of wingers chomping at the bit ready to come into the first team squad. The lads in our academy are very much raw and still 16/17.

Re: 2011 SL Transfers : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:41 pm  

it is a little disappointing Cas have plumped for Youngquest, there are a fair few wingers out there they could have gone for instead, Zak Hardaker springs to mind

Though coming from a Hull KR fan it seems a little strange what with their continued employment of Fisher and Lovegrove and signing of Blake Green