Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:50 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Shame there's not some compensation package in place. Presuming the £15k clubs received when another club sigined one of their U21 no longer exists?

If it did, I'm sure we wouldn't receive it because the previous club went into administration/liquidation. Like most other money we're entitled to, it's usually diverted to pay some previous crook's debts.

[Bullseye]

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:51 pm  

John B is working hard to get some deals done with our most promising kids. He knows just as much as us the importance of hanging onto players. The challenge is to give them a future once they've broken into the 1st team. Otherwise we just become a nursery, we have a great reputation for developing players into 1st teamers but they then have to go elsewhere because our 1st team is poop.

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 1:26 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

John B is working hard to get some deals done with our most promising kids. He knows just as much as us the importance of hanging onto players. The challenge is to give them a future once they've broken into the 1st team. Otherwise we just become a nursery, we have a great reputation for developing players into 1st teamers but they then have to go elsewhere because our 1st team is poop.

And realistically, you can't see that changing any time soon.

I think we are destined to become known as one of the country's best feeder teams. Actually scratch that, we already are.

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 4:02 pm  

HamsterChops wrote:

If it did, I'm sure we wouldn't receive it because the previous club went into administration/liquidation. Like most other money we're entitled to, it's usually diverted to pay some previous crook's debts.

I would assume we'll get 1 year worth of development compensation, as we are a new company which started in mid-January. The RFL will have to decide.

Because all the aspects of this have been fully thought out by the RFL....

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 4:04 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

John B is working hard to get some deals done with our most promising kids. He knows just as much as us the importance of hanging onto players. The challenge is to give them a future once they've broken into the 1st team. Otherwise we just become a nursery, we have a great reputation for developing players into 1st teamers but they then have to go elsewhere because our 1st team is poop.

Our only hope is a bit of a "sweet spot" in the next couple of years, where we get some good youngsters into the team which drives a bit of success, which they & the fans commit to and we go from there.

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Mon Aug 14, 2017 6:26 pm  

Let's get the media man on this and give it a positive spin... "Are you a promising youngster? Why not sign for the Bradford Bulls. In no time you too could be snapped up by saints/Wigan/Huddersfield etc"

In serious, the best of luck to James. He has been a rare positive in this season and always have it everything he had. I hope we have at least attempted to wrangle him back on a year long loan next year as he is unlikely to get into the saints first team straight away.

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Tue Aug 15, 2017 5:38 am  

There we go again - giving one of our best players to help a SL club.

Our club motto should be "Bradford Bulls - the club that just keeps on giving"

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:46 am  

Have to agree we are just being bled of our future heritage.We ought to receive something and sell on options surely.In a real business world you would not be able to give away your assets.

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:53 am  

I aren't sure why people are getting upset, out of contract players move on from big clubs, it happens, not just to us

Re: Ryan & Bentley : Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:32 am  

PHILISAN wrote:

Have to agree we are just being bled of our future heritage.We ought to receive something and sell on options surely.In a real business world you would not be able to give away your assets.

He's an employee who's fulfilled his contract,just like you changing job for more opportunities or money