do u not think tho TM should be looking for players now like the bigger teams do to make sure we get our fair share of quality

I'm sure he already is.

Yesterdays league weekly says bradford are very close to agreeing a new deal with lynch

They did also say ryan mcgoldrick was moving to wigan!

would be nice to anounce a big signing tho early to give the club a lift after last few weeks

He's been outstanding, done everything a good prop should and his workrate is up there with the rest of our pack, superb

Higgins and Boyle apparently wont be signing new deals with Cas, I personally would like to see them keep boyle I cant imagine him costing the club much and he’s a good squad member

Both have played really well for cas so if this is true i would be very dissapointed.

Boyle's a homegrown kid, with the importance of homegrown players ever more pressing, I'd be disappointed if we got rid without someone coming through to take his place.

I agree and ideally I would like to see us keep both, I would definitely like to see Boyle still at Cas next year he’s only 21 so still young for a prop I think given more experience then he would be a first team squad member every week and importantly like you say he is home grown.
But like I say ive heard neither will be at Cas next year and we could see them both at Hull KR or Boyle at Waky.

Boyles face (god knows why) does not fit with Terry it is plainly obvious for all to see. we are not privy to what goes on behind the scenes or at training but ryan has never been a favourte of Terry's.

as for higgins i have cases for and against him. solid player but really if we are tombecome a force we need bigger stronger skillful props.

boyle may well be a wakey player next year but dont rule out bulls!

think chris has been your best prop this year. said when you signed him "given a chance he will do ok" got a bad injury at bradford, never really got a chance after that. nice guy, hope it keeps going well for him. as for boyle think he's worth keeping and so is higgins.

I've heard one or two rumours about Boyle's off-field antics being the cause of why he doesn't seem to be in favour with TM, but whether that's true or not I have no idea.

It's a shame if so because I think he's a massive prospect for the future.

Well I think hes done a lot of growing up this year to be fair coz you don’t see any of the lads out half as much as last season, I know boyle likes a drink but whenever ive seen him out its always after the game and not before and hes usually with his missus or one of the other lads normally huby, westy or richy owen and you don’t hear stories about their off-field antics so maybe it just is that terry doesn’t like him I hope that’s not the case though and that he gets to stay at the club, I think he could gain a lot of experience from Sarge and Feather and working along side Huby who is only a couple of seasons ahead will give him something to strive for.

I can't imagine TM is dropping players just because he doesn't like them as a person.
If their attitude wasn't right then fine but just because they don't get along would be a bit off.

Blanch, Dyer, Mason

Cant remember any problems with dyer.

i can he was SH!TE

Apart from that

Spoke to some of Ryan Boyles family at the game Saturday he is having meetings with Cas at the min and he wants to stay the lad is cas through and through but he also wants to start getting some first team rugby even if it means going out on loan, but from initial talks it doesn’t seem that TM see’s Boyle in his future plans so at the minute I think he is still waiting to be offered a deal.
After how some of them performed on Saturday I think now is the time that TM gave Boyle a chance

I'd assumed Boyle had 2 broken legs on Saturday, what with Clayton getting in the first 13



One broken leg i'd have given him the nod

I'd keep Boyle at the club over Matterson, who really doesn't deserve a contract extension imo, he's taken the club as far as he can.

That would be a pleasent surprise for me as a Bulls fan. Ive always thought this lad was a really good young prop. I hope it's true.

Why because midway through the second consecutive season in SL we're not pushing for the top 3?
Not sure what you were expecting at the start of the season but to be 8th with over half the season gone is damn good in my opinion. And on top of that doing it with only really one year to build the squad we have.