Re: 2018 recruitment : Sun Oct 08, 2017 7:59 pm  

Dettoriman wrote:

We’ll happily relieve you of Jake Mamo if you want to make room for Niall Evalds. Zak Hardakers time at Castleford appears to be over for the next two years. We’ll hopefully sign a full back although I’m guessing we’ll take the cheap option and move Eden to FB

Why should you need to take the cheap option- hardakers wage will cover a new fullback.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:17 pm  

But to get anyone on his level, or even close to it. It will demand a transfer fee.

We’ve just done something we never do as a club by paying £150k for Zak. And it’s lasted 12 months.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:29 pm  

sticking with mamo and not bidding for hardaker proved a wise move!

Re: 2018 recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:49 am  

Colton Roche confirmed.
Another Bradford player....
I'm not seeing stones recruitment to be any different to andersons.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:21 am  

Good young forward with plenty potential for development

And the last batch of ex bulls turned out pretty damn good

Re: 2018 recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:49 am  

Code13 wrote:

Good young forward with plenty potential for development

And the last batch of ex bulls turned out pretty damn good

Anderson was derided for recruiting three ex Bradford players. In fact he was derided for his recruitment full stop. Yet the last player he recruited was the only one to get in the dream team and was our player of the year.
Rick stone has also now recruited three ex Bradford players.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:52 am  

I clicked on this thread knowing exactly who would have posted and what they would have said...

"Another Bradford player"
"What's up with our own youngsters"
"No different to Anderson"
"Stone doesn't have a clue"

Let's look to the future, eh?

If supporting a team made me as miserable, I'd consider taking up something else.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:42 pm  

we knew about this one for a while now

roche will be a project, abit like ollie roberts was... he turned out well and so did the other bulls players we recruited

lots of experience in the championship and at 24 a good age to now kick on with the giants... he has his first crack at sl so will want to take it! looks like a second rower in the ferguson mould

Re: 2018 recruitment : Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:10 am  

Happy with our recruitment before this signing. He only makes our squad stronger, and anyone who will put in the effort in our colours is welcome in my book.
As for Stone, even I have my doubts but signing Turner and Rankin alone has added great quality to our team so his recruitment isn't as bad as some people suggest in my opinion.

Re: 2018 recruitment : Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:55 pm  

ellis to castleford then

glad he isnt coming back to the club as i couldnt see him getting in the team

not a loan deal this time so maybe give stone abit more room to get someone in if he sees fit