Bradford Bulls • Re: 2024 Squad and Recruitment
What's going on with our shirts? Cutting it a bit fine if they want to sell any as christmas presents aren't they?
Statistics: Posted by Nothus — Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:58 pm
What's going on with our shirts? Cutting it a bit fine if they want to sell any as christmas presents aren't they?
Statistics: Posted by Nothus — Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:58 pm
Abe Froman wrote:
NO WE DON'T
Who I speak to had never heard of Duckie until I mentioned him. They now of course know of him and his posting history. Let's leave it there.
Statistics: Posted by rubber duckie — Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:45 pm
Thetalentboy wrote:
Wasn't he binned for mouthing off to the ref for a hat trick try and it was deffo a try against cas ( just looked it up on YouTube now )
Should be allowed to mouth off when you know the ref is wrong
And imo last season apart from Clifford and swift was our best player
I can't see the big deal. It was a practise run.
Just get it right in the next one and you are fine.......if you were in fact right.
Statistics: Posted by PopTart — Thu Dec 07, 2023 6:26 pm — Replies 290 — Views 39445
Exeter Rhino wrote:
Reads like he wasn't happy being selected at prop, and didn't like being lower on the pecking order in the back-row.
“I felt as a man and what I stand for". He's 22 and needs to earn his place in the team instead of spouting this sort of thing. We need players who are willing to be patient and put the good of the team first.
Can someone please enlighten me as to what you are all talking about.
I went to club shop, told them which seats I had reserved last season for son and myself(even though we never sat in them) . Looked at stand grid , agreed which two were mine, paid for them Given copy of block, row and numbers and told would be notified when ready for collection.
Didn't know I had to do anything else.
Are you talking about those who reserved on line?
Statistics: Posted by Borderboy — Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:56 pm ... Читать дальше...
Looking at the squad numbers given out at Huddersfield, Fenton has been given no.25 which doesn't exactly seem like a ringing endorsement ahead of the new season.
I'm gutted for the lad if that is the case, especially as he could end up on DR with Dewsbury if not getting game time. Looking at us now compared with last year, no doubt he would certainly boost our front row:
2023 - Lawrence, Scurr, Baldwinson, Rogers, Doro, Matongo, Okoro & Johnson
2024 - Lawrence, Scurr, Baldwinson... Читать дальше...
Dave K. wrote:
He definitely isn't a Rovers fan, just a bit misguided, I think Rovers will do slightly worst than last season, lost some good quality in eth backs with Ryan, SKD, Coote/Walker and Schneider, not sure there replacements are better. Two forwards in Linnett and Kennedy replaced by two forwards with injuries problems.
I'd say that May is an upgrade on Schneider, but is very similar to Lewis, so not sure that will work.
Kennedy was a pudding (like a younger Kane Evans)... Читать дальше...
jbuzza wrote:
Unless we bring in some quality we are looking like a mid level Championship side. The academy was scrapped to supposedly allow they club to focus on other areas of the ranking criteria. The 2 highest ranking criteria are fandom and performance. We won't pick up many performance points with a sub standard squad and nor will will attract many new fans to the club.
Yes next week
Statistics: Posted by Ellam — Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:08 pm — Replies 134 — Views 28319
FIL wrote:
The wife called in at the shop this morning and collected our Boxing Day tickets but we then found that they are only £17 each over the counter and not the £20 + £1 booking fee they are through the website !!
So we've made an extra donation of £12 to the club this Christmas for our 3 tickets
I hope they put it to good use
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CobraCraig wrote:
When you read that list I think a lot are underpaid rather than overpaid so shows how well we have done to get this squad under the cap (I understand this is a guess but it equates to the cap limit).
Elkie Brooks
Statistics: Posted by Boss Hog — Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:54 am — Replies 50765 — Views 1375420
bonaire wrote:
yes i agree but its usually catch and pass and the ability to kick and drop goals
Look at Sexton in the world cup did nothing but catch and pass and kick goals and he is a legend in the game
My grandad has more movement in his legs than Sexton did on the pitch.
Will remain the same whilst the game is dominated by penalty goals and gives you 3 points for a drop goal
Dunkirk Spirit wrote:
Quite right, as they say “it’s not how you start it’s how you finish”, after watching trinity for 70 years I never take them for granted, I’m optimistic we’ll be a top 5 club in the championship, but even then promotion doesn’t happen on the field, the battle for promotion points takes place off field.
MadDogg wrote:
Had a crack at guessing the salary cap spend across the squad. Might be way off (would welcome any feedback) but if its anywhere close you can see how it's possible to fit in the big hitters of Field, French, Smith and Thompson when utilising the three marquee spots.
Field 200k
Miski 75k
Keighran 75k
Wardle 100k
Marshall 100k
French 150k on marquee
Smith 50k on marquee
Thompson 100k on marquee
Leeming 100k
Dupree 125k
Farrell 100k
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Armavinit wrote:
He also said players can only apply for a visa once their contracts come into force so guess that was 1st November? As you say pretty decent to get them here in the time frame and that Brown would be afforded another couple of weeks because of his involvement with New Zealand’s Pacific cup run. I’d expect him to be another couple of weeks but then again, if they’re allowed Christmas and New year back in Oz, he may as well come over afterwards?
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Featherstone appear to have announced their signing of Wellington. Nice of the club to give a farewell and thanks to those exiting.....
Statistics: Posted by Knocker_White — Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:35 am
Sounds like he is disillusioned with RL.
When I first saw him play I thought he had a great future in the game.
Lots of natural talent, but he never developed his physique that was necessary for a Super League forward. Whether that was because he wasn`t prepared to do the heavy weights in the gym or he has a natural metabolism that won`t acquire any extra weight as a young man?
Most people fill out as they age, so he could still make it, and a couple of seasons in the Queensland... Читать дальше...
It's a shame to see him lost to the game, not sure how he went on at Featherstone last year, thought that would have been a good move for him.
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Statistics: Posted by Alffi_7 — Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:14 am — Replies 1 — Views 73
Stopped buying it years ago, when it moved out of Wakefield. Its £1.70 for a little bit of local news, a load of generic 'filler' articles and pages of adverts...waste of money.
Statistics: Posted by AgbriggAmbler — Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:43 am — Replies 8 — Views 2020
CW8 wrote:
Abe, does Mike Rush even like Coldplay?
Statistics: Posted by Captain Hook — Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:36 am — Replies 1826 — Views 412200
Well so far he's proved me wrong.
Firstly, who is this man, friendly, articulate and optimistic? Not what I was expecting at all.
Secondly, and to be honest this impression came from Cas fans, he hasn't filled the team with old Cas players, in fact he hasn't signed many old players at all.
Most surprisingly of all is that he's signed a lot of young players, especially from our youth set up. TBH I didn't think they would get a chance.
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I don’t think you quite get the advantage staying full time gets you. The last 5 competitive years in the Championship, the full time team finishes 1st. 100%. If there are two full time teams, they finish 1st and 2nd. 100%. Playoffs are a different matter (see last season…) but basically you’re in a head to head with Toulouse over 1st & 2nd place. All the part time teams will take points off each other fighting for third.
Statistics: Posted by Highlander — Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:15 am
I used to enjoy reading "Reports from the courts" to see if I could spot anyone I knew.
My dear old Grandad would get it to see who had died that week.
The Express is not much use for anything else.
Statistics: Posted by charlie — Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:14 am