Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue May 20, 2014 6:51 pm  

Thanks for the link, Aston is very right.
We can't expect freebies forever from the rfl and the way the club has been managed they don't deserve a place in super league.
The game down here can survive without us in the super league and it's unlikely that after going down we will go straight back up as that mini league at the end of the season is biased towards the sl clubs.
Hopefully we keep producing more talent down here and they choose to stay with us as we should be quite successful in the championship, but as was mentioned before, these players are humans after all and will go somewhere with a better offer and you can't blame them for that.

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue May 20, 2014 7:23 pm  

The answer is no to the question.
Wallace is a below par prop who is only playing because Rea wouldn't contract
Mooney or Cox, who were the next crop of props .,apparently due to budget restrictions.Who were considered the best of the academy league props.Wallace is still on an academy contract so is of no cost to the first team.(feel sorry for him)
Shaun Keen was the future hooker coached for the role, he's gone to union..(you work it out).
Joe Keyes should take an offer if a full time contract, may stay if a northern club doesn't come on for him.
As for Erjon,Olsie etc they'll do well to go.
Mike M is the pick of the bunch I dare say Saints will snatch him.
Mason will go as will Dixon.
So...

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue May 20, 2014 8:30 pm  

georgiebrown wrote:

The answer is no to the question.
Wallace is a below par prop who is only playing because Rea wouldn't contract
Mooney or Cox, who were the next crop.

Are you related to Cox or Mooney??

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue May 20, 2014 8:41 pm  

North London Gooner wrote:

Are you related to Cox or Mooney??

No just a keen supporter who has watched the academy for the past 5 years. I forgot to mention Macani who will no doubt be snapped up. Just don't forget the club ditched off the next crop. Druce,mooney,cox,keen,little etc. Is that better?
The above mentioned was just an example.
I could go on but what is to be gained?
Or would you rather a rose colour tint to it all?

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Wed May 21, 2014 12:19 pm  

So if or when we go down of course the talent will try and go elsewhere, but bradford will have the same problem. You are tgen in the situation with only 12 top flight clubs trawling the quality up, so in effect their are less job, so not all will go.
its what happens with oromotion and relegation, the team that gets promotednext year if anyone does, thenthey most likely inherit the quality players from the team that go down! Its not just a problem we face

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Wed May 21, 2014 1:00 pm  

georgiebrown wrote:

No just a keen supporter who has watched the academy for the past 5 years. I forgot to mention Macani who will no doubt be snapped up. Just don't forget the club ditched off the next crop. Druce,mooney,cox,keen,little etc. Is that better?
The above mentioned was just an example.
I could go on but what is to be gained?
Or would you rather a rose colour tint to it all?

No disrespect to any of them players but where are they now??

If they were that good surely they'd be in Super League?

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Fri May 30, 2014 10:04 am  

georgiebrown wrote:

...As for Erjon,Olsie etc they'll do well to go...

If you're saying they won't get offers, I'd disagree with you on that. I like them both, play with a lot of heart and give it 100% every time. No they won't be the big name stars, but I think plenty of clubs would be happy to have them in their pack.

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Fri May 30, 2014 6:12 pm  

I've been quite happy with Jon Wallace as it goes, although I haven't seen a lot of the U19s.

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:28 pm  

Koukash wants to get his grubby little paws on Caton-Brown


Source: The Sun

Re: Can we hang onto our young players? : Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:38 pm  

I'd be surprised if we can keep MCB, Dixon and one or two others but we should certainly be looking for good £££ and Koukash seems willing to spend it.

I still expect us to have the makings of a strong Championship side for next year.