Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:38 am  

Blotto wrote: Interesting this from the T & A http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ord_Bulls/ Dane Nielsen, meanwhile, joined the Bulls towards the end of last season and signed a deal keeping him at Odsal for the 2016 campaign. The former NRL centre is currently back in Australia due to personal reasons but is expected to return to Bradford before the start of the season. Take that to mean if an NRL Club doesn't sign him he should be back! Call me cynical but that's way I read it too, Especially given articles hypng up welham and pointing out uiasele can play Centre. Nielsen hasn't show much in attack so far but certainly shored up defense down that side. Certainly would prefer to keep him.

Blotto wrote: Interesting this from the T & A http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ord_Bulls/ Dane Nielsen, meanwhile, joined the Bulls towards the end of last season and signed a deal keeping him at Odsal for the 2016 campaign. The former NRL centre is currently back in Australia due to personal reasons but is expected to return to Bradford before the start of the season. Take that to mean if an NRL Club doesn't sign him he should be back! Call me cynical but that's way I read it too, Especially given articles hypng up welham and pointing out uiasele can play Centre. Nielsen hasn't show much in attack so far but certainly shored up defense down that side. Certainly would prefer to keep him.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:46 am  

And if he does come back it probably means he misses pre season which he does need.
Wellham for me would be a better centre than an unfit and uninterested Nielsen.
Hopefully he will only need a month or so away and come back and get fit but it sounds like we are being set up for him staying at home.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:01 am  

Welham's a good signing and if he stays injury free I can see him being our top try scorer next year.Godinet as well would be icing on the cake.
Hope tomorrows decider against NZ is a better game than last weeks effort.I would bring Clarke in at hooker for a start and maybe make a change at No 7.We need to move the ball out wide as Burgess/Watkins never touched the ball last week.We have the players to win this match with the right tactics.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:34 am  

I agree with the previous posters - as I read the T&A website this morning, everything seemed to be heading towards getting us used to the idea of Neilson not being here next season

The one thing that Neilson would need above anything else, judging by his performances last season, would be a FULL pre-season, because he was clearly not fit. He's obviously not going to get that, so I won't be shedding too many tears if he doesn't come back now. The last thing we need is a half-fit bloke taking up a slot and shedload of cap space.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:23 am  

It was the first thing I thought as I read the article.

Pretty much on the side of, if he misses all pre- season, then probably best he doesn't come back. I say that not knowing what the 'personal reasons' are of course, and if they're are serious and genuine then it will be different, but, 'personal reasons', has been code for 'looking for a better offer' too many times with antipodean recruits going home.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:35 am  

Didn't Nielsen say his mum was ill last year when Cas were interested in signing him, and that's the reason he didn't sign for them. I hope we can keep Nielsen, get him fit an he's a good player.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:37 am  

So both Nielson and Orford should be back from their compassionate leave soon I would have thought. People ALWAYS come back from Australasia after compassionate leave.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:42 am  

It's certainly become almost a euphemism for goodbye, though if he returns then great, if not, we're covered, I guess.

[Pumpetypump]

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:08 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

It's certainly become almost a euphemism for goodbye, though if he returns then great, if not, we're covered, I guess.

Yes when I told the missus I was going to Australia for compassionate leave she knew full well I was running off with her sister. It's just something you say.

Re: 2016 Squad Requirements : Thu Nov 12, 2015 12:16 pm  

No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
You always smile but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it shows

No, I can't forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrow
When I had you there, but then I let you go
And now it's only fair that I should let you know
What you should know

I can't live if living is without you
I can't live, I can't give anymore
Oh I don't know though, we signed Kris Welham