Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:36 am  

psychostring wrote:

Good signing that. Happy with how the squad is shaping up. My wish list/order of who I hope re-signs from the remaining members of the 2017 squad:

Sironen
Ryan (I know he is more than likely going to leave but it is a wish list)
Roche (again, more of a faint hope)
Magrin
Wilkinson
Rickett
Pickersgill
Davies (only as a squad player and not at the expense of us being able to recruit a more powerful/fiery player)

I would like to see us get one or even 2 big/tough old head type props to balance out the age of the squad a bit and give us some fear factor in the pack.

Any more rumoursnof new signings doing the rounds? I know James Harrison was mentioned earlier which I'd be happy with.

I've heard a Fev player mentioned.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:42 am  

HamsterChops wrote:

Bradford signing a player that came through Huddersfield's academy is like some kind of mirror world. Next up, Mike Worrincy wins top tackler award immediately before Ryan Bailey is given a lifetime achievement award for fair play.



Yes I'm aware of Chris Bridge

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:50 am  

Bulliac wrote: Garside just announced http://bit.ly/2xLtD05 A few of his comments are a bit worrying; at first I thought he'd been "Chalmered" "..........Bradford. It’s a big club ..........................." NO - we used to be a big club - now we're just a club ".....it will be good to get back up north and play in front of some big crowds......." - Strange - I thought he had signed for Bradford - unless he thinks 3000 is a big crowd ".........Bradford are still a massive club ..........................." NO - Stop it, you will upset our neighbours ".........Next year is about winning those games and making sure we get straight back up into the Championship........................." Sounds like a plan to me; and proves he's not been sold the "we're not getting relegated" sales pitch

Bulliac wrote: Garside just announced http://bit.ly/2xLtD05 A few of his comments are a bit worrying; at first I thought he'd been "Chalmered" "..........Bradford. It’s a big club ..........................." NO - we used to be a big club - now we're just a club ".....it will be good to get back up north and play in front of some big crowds......." - Strange - I thought he had signed for Bradford - unless he thinks 3000 is a big crowd ".........Bradford are still a massive club ..........................." NO - Stop it, you will upset our neighbours ".........Next year is about winning those games and making sure we get straight back up into the Championship........................." Sounds like a plan to me; and proves he's not been sold the "we're not getting relegated" sales pitch

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 12:40 pm  

I have this weird feeling that the outcome of the MPG could be really important to the Bulls. And I don't know why.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:05 pm  

".....it will be good to get back up north and play in front of some big crowds......." - Strange - I thought he had signed for Bradford - unless he thinks 3000 is a big crowd

Compared to the successful but poorly supported team he has been with for the past three years, 3000 home supporters is pretty good.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 1:11 pm  

Smack him Jimmy wrote:

A few of his comments are a bit worrying; at first I thought he'd been "Chalmered"

"..........Bradford. It’s a big club ..........................." NO - we used to be a big club - now we're just a club

".....it will be good to get back up north and play in front of some big crowds......." - Strange - I thought he had signed for Bradford - unless he thinks 3000 is a big crowd

".........Bradford are still a massive club ..........................." NO - Stop it, you will upset our neighbours

".........Next year is about winning those games and making sure we get straight back up into the Championship........................."
Sounds like a plan to me; and proves he's not been sold the "we're not getting relegated" sales pitch

Don't forget he started at Huddersfield and then went to London - I guess that does put 'large crowd' into a different perspective.
He does seem to be very quickly, 'on message', though and I'm not too sure who management are trying to fool with all that nonsense though, seeing as we worked out the reality some time back. Surely not the players..

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:03 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

I have this weird feeling that the outcome of the MPG could be really important to the Bulls. And I don't know why.

Damn. Could have done with Leigh winning that.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:30 pm  

Leigh's indiscipline has been poor all season. You can get away with it in the championship but it was never going to fly in SL and ultimately it's what got them relegated.
Hope someone's on the phone to Ethan seeing if he wants to reconsider his options.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:05 pm  

It all depends now on whether we stay up. If we do he can play full time with us or travel every day and not get a guaranteed place with Leigh. There may be other options for him though.
As long as we don't try and sign Burr again. He was let go quickly by Widnes and has been poor at Leigh so before people start to ask about him ------ please no. Clare might be an option when some players will now wonder if it is worth all of that travelling to play in a championship team if they live over here.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Sat Sep 30, 2017 5:07 pm  

So three years of the Middle 8s, lots of heartache in the million pound car crash TV spectacles, and we're back to where we started...with the same clubs still in Sl.

I now await the rfl telling us what's next in the grand plan....for starters, how many games are we playing in 2018? And is league 1 keeping it's current structure? (these shouldn't be tricky questions!)