Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:32 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I'd prefer us to be steering clear of loans, it rather makes me wonder if we're having trouble recruiting. For whatever reason.

The reasons seem obvious. Reduced income stream being one also keeping the ST and gate prices similar to this year will help stave off not having any Full Time players along with the mixture of part time and some loans (there's no need for the plethora of loans the Club needed last season)

The only really dumb statement from the Club was saying they are going through the coming season unbeaten! That seems a naïve on paper statement forgetting the game is played on a pitch and there are no guarantees!

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:43 am  

I don't have a problem with a loan. Difference between this year and last year is we're not relying on loans. We had 5 players on loan at the same time for most of last year, hence we were crippled when they were recalled. I don't see us having 5 players on loan this year. Hopefully just 1 or 2. If they do get recalled, then we'll be fine as we can replace 1 player or two in the side. We simply can't when we have to replace 5.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 11:27 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I'd prefer us to be steering clear of loans, it rather makes me wonder if we're having trouble recruiting. For whatever reason.

depends.....i wouldnt say no to a season long oledzki loan

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:04 pm  

Blotto wrote:

The only really dumb statement from the Club was saying they are going through the coming season unbeaten! That seems a naïve on paper statement forgetting the game is played on a pitch and there are no guarantees!

Yeah I cringe every time I see someone from the club talk in this way.
We don't need to smash the league and go unbeaten, just bloody well do enough to get promoted!
Talking like that will only put more pressure on the players, fire up the opposition and ultimately lead to the club having egg on its face - not for the first time.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:13 pm  

Nothus wrote:

Yeah I cringe every time I see someone from the club talk in this way.
We don't need to smash the league and go unbeaten, just bloody well do enough to get promoted!
Talking like that will only put more pressure on the players, fire up the opposition and ultimately lead to the club having egg on its face - not for the first time.

Yeah, tend to agree.

It's bad enough stoking up pressure on your selves internally with that sort of talk but making it all public is just going to fire up the opposition - I can see these press releases being stuck up on the back of dressing 'oil doors as I type.

Wonder what the odds are on us losing our first home game?

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:20 pm  

Bulliac wrote:

Yeah, tend to agree.

It's bad enough stoking up pressure on your selves internally with that sort of talk but making it all public is just going to fire up the opposition - I can see these press releases being stuck up on the back of dressing 'oil doors as I type.

Wonder what the odds are on us losing our first home game?

Probably be Keighley away. It's just the way the fixtures are drawn apparently. Honest.

For the RFL's supposed pets, we don't half get screwed over in the fixtures. 2015 first game Leigh away, 2017 Hull KR away, plus having to play them 3 times in the bash. Least L1 will be fairer with it just being a simple home 7 away set of fixtures (it'll never catch on)

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:27 pm  

On the subject of season long loans I'm sure the rules state that a player must go back to his parent club after a period of so many weeks and then be loaned on a weekly basis after that. That's not a problem necessarily until the parent club want him back and they can do it with a week's notice. This can happen regardless of a player's position in the pecking order at his parent club. Daniel Murray never got a game for Salford last season yet he was still recalled as cover and we suffered badly from losing him. Larroyer was meant to be on a season loan and he was missed when that turned out not to be the case.

If this young lad from Hudders does well for us he could very easily get recalled for Easter leaving us high and dry. I don't like it. Fact is though that our owners don't have the money to spend to avoid having to rely on loans by the look of it. We're no Toronto, and if they didn't go through the season unbeaten we certainly won't.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:29 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

Daniel Murray never got a game for Salford last season

He did play in a couple. Not sure of the exact number and I'd be surprised if it was as high as 5, but he definitely played for them a couple of times.

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:31 pm  

HamsterChops wrote:

He did play in a couple. Not sure of the exact number and I'd be surprised if it was as high as 5, but he definitely played for them a couple of times.

I stand corrected. Didn't he also play vs us for Fev? Fact remains we were screwed at Easter when we needed him most. He never returned.

All the advantages are with the parent club.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Mon Oct 16, 2017 12:43 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I stand corrected. Didn't he also play vs us for Fev? Fact remains we were screwed at Easter when we needed him most. He never returned.

All the advantages are with the parent club.

For Fax on Dual Reg if I remember correctly.