Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 9:48 am  

TBF Chalmers hasn't let us down yet in regards to recruitment. Chisholm, Ryan, Oakes, Butterworth, all on 2 year deals, beyond anyone's wildest dreams at that first forum. We're mid October and we have a competitive squad. Obviously a few more additions needed but we're not in January. If we don't get anyone form the WC, i think it will because a better team came a long. I do think Chalmers will try his best to recruit from the WC, but we're seriously at a disadvantage as i'm sure every other team will be looking at the WC.

I'm with Woolly. I'm looking forward to this season. Rather than sliding down the pole, we're now at the bottom with a ladder to climb. HG players signing longer term to build with. Our academy complete and starting pre-season, sounds minor buy this time last year we were beginning to see them picked off one by one.

I'm cautiously optimistic. There's still lots to improve on and i probably won't fully trust/believe in Chalmers for another 2 years when we haven't had any missed wages/winding up petitions.

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:45 am  

For me we're short of a head coach, S&C coach and at least 3 or 4 tough forwards, not to mention some wingers and cover at halfback. However, I'll give him credit. I was getting ready to see the likes of Ryan, Oakes, Chisholm and Keyes lining up for other clubs.

It's a shame Rimmer came to the forum last week as it dredged up a lot of bad feeling, or it did for me anyway.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 10:59 am  

Bullseye wrote:

For me we're short of a head coach, S&C coach and at least 3 or 4 tough forwards, not to mention some wingers and cover at halfback. However, I'll give him credit. I was getting ready to see the likes of Ryan, Oakes, Chisholm and Keyes lining up for other clubs.

It's a shame Rimmer came to the forum last week as it dredged up a lot of bad feeling, or it did for me anyway.

Partially agree about Rimmer.

I'm inbetween accepting your point of view and being happy about the fact he now fully realises the anger left behind from the actions of the RFL. Whether he is prepared to admit they got it wrong is pretty irrelevant - he was never going to say so even if he secretly believed that they did, but going home with a flea in his ear will maybe make him, and the rest, realise we're not quite as gullible as they maybe thought.

Of course he may not give two hoots for anything anyone outside Rot Hall thinks. In fact, I think that is probably the nearest to the truth we'll get.

[Bullseye]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:05 am  

I'd like us to move on from the past - it can't be changed. The current owners will stand or fall by their actions or lack of them. So far we're making decent progress with still plenty of room for improvement.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:07 am  

Bullseye wrote:

World Cup hasn't started yet either so if Chalmers is going to be "all over it" then I'd expect at least 3 or 4 from there.

Now the squads are named, players from Lebanon, USA and Italy are the only ones worth targeting. The rest are out of our league. Think our biggest 'signings' will be those who stayed when we thought they'd be long gone.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 11:29 am  

I predict that we won't sign a single player from the WC. There are just too many clubs who will be doing the exact same thing as us who are able to offer far more than we can. Pinning our hopes on signing some players from the WC is a dangerous game and I hope AC realises this.

[Bulliac]

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:05 pm  

Nothus wrote:

I predict that we won't sign a single player from the WC. There are just too many clubs who will be doing the exact same thing as us who are able to offer far more than we can. Pinning our hopes on signing some players from the WC is a dangerous game and I hope AC realises this.

Chalmers has been around for long enough to know the score, I guess but nothing ventured nothing gained and if we don't make the effort I'm pretty sure they won't come looking for us.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:04 pm  

I can see a zero net from the WC.

Get stuck into local players who can do us the job needed, then think about widening the nets next season.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:33 pm  

AC said that having a part time squad would allow us to go after some of the best (part time) talent from the championship. So far the only part time player we've signed who wasn't at the club last season is Minchella, unless Garside is also part time which I doubt.
I would hope that we're doing our best to attract players from uk clubs instead of pinning our hopes on landing some obscure WC players.

Re: 2018 Bradford Bulls : Tue Oct 17, 2017 2:45 pm  

Garside is part time, he’s got a teaching job