Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 4:52 pm  

I saw Keal Carlisle's name being mentioned somewhere

Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:27 pm  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I saw Keal Carlisle's name being mentioned somewhere

Would he count on our home grown quota? I'm pretty sure he came through our academy

Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:33 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

And that's why we're in special measures. There's no reason for it other than to ensure that the Bulls in 2020 are weaker than 2019

No, it's because you reached (or possibly exceeded) your spending limit and they haven't been lifted as the club has submitted a fantasy budget for next season.

Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:40 pm  

just out of curiosity how many bradford fans spend as much time on other teams pages as their fans do on ours? amuses me how many crawl out of woodwork with helpful opinions!

Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:15 pm  

Highlander wrote:

We need props. I’m fairly sure we’ll have at least had a chat with Annakin (sp?) but missed out.

I think Annakin and Addy (not everyones cup of tea I know) would have been good additions for us.Im not sure whether we ever had a chance or whether the special measures ruled us out.

Re: Signings 2020 : Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:44 pm  

domthebull wrote:

just out of curiosity how many bradford fans spend as much time on other teams pages as their fans do on ours? amuses me how many crawl out of woodwork with helpful opinions!

Mr Dog always seems to be on hand to find the cloud in any bull-shaped silver lining. He is a real bearer of joy and optimism.

Still, if it makes him feel a little better.....

Re: Signings 2020 : Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:26 am  

Highlander wrote:

We need props. I’m fairly sure we’ll have at least had a chat with Annakin (sp?) but missed out.

I see Keegan Hirst is confirmed as a Fax player for next season.He,s another that might have gone well for us.

Re: Signings 2020 : Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:55 am  

domthebull wrote:

just out of curiosity how many bradford fans spend as much time on other teams pages as their fans do on ours? amuses me how many crawl out of woodwork with helpful opinions!

The thing that irks me about it all, and look we absolutely don't help ourselves and I believe we are in special measures because they genuinely do have concerns about our budget, but when fans come on here all high and mighty to throw stones at our glass house, you'd think everything is perfect their side of the fence the way some lecture us.

Fev and Leigh couldn't even field a 17 from the shield final last year without the RFL allowing special dispensation (yet only Leigh get bashed for that, people seem to forget Fev had the same issue too) Our nearest and dearest neighbours Halifax had to give a significant pay cut to their playing roster not so long a go, they change directors more often than Chalmers releases an SL bashing article and finished level on points with Swinton this year. Yet everything's fine over there.

Look we've got issues, but I think all the clubs are on a fine line and are a bad season away from being in trouble financially. Maybe it's out turn to have a bumpy off season.

Re: Signings 2020 : Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:23 am  

paulwalker71 wrote:

I saw Keal Carlisle's name being mentioned somewhere

Under contract but his club is open to offers........

Re: Signings 2020 : Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:27 am  

Mr Dog wrote:

No, it's because you reached (or possibly exceeded) your spending limit and they haven't been lifted as the club has submitted a fantasy budget for next season.

Sometimes I wonder if there’s anything more to it than just tit for tat childishness?

Chalmers - so here’s the budget - basically it’s baded on the fact that the majority of our stadium expenditure is going to revert to the landlord - oh wait, that’s you
RFL- , laugh this one off sunshine- you’re in special measures
Chalmers - you cant do that.
RFL - meh, sue us- oh wait, you can’t, not without giving up membership of the RFL
Chalmers - ffs. Oh well, enjoy the £300k hole in next years accounts, I’m off to NZ