Sadly it appears that both of these great servants to the club have decided to move on. I have been privelidged to work with both of these guys and can confirm what many know that they are great people as well as players and coaches.

I wish you all the best and hope to see you again soon at Headingley

Any word on where they are going?

I blame the Tories.

End of meassage.

Absolute tragic news to see these great servants of our club go. However we must send them off well or at least do something that will leave a lasting legacy of these player/coaches other than just on paper, in our hearts and minds. From next season I’d like to see customers at the Carnegie Cafe drinking their coffee out of Willie Poaching and Francis Cummings mugs. I mean genuine coffee mugs and not saying that these two are mugs as in the insult.

Whose up for the campaign as it’s the least we can do

Probably advisable to get Cummins name right first on those mugs Damo.

Fanny and Willie mugs may not get by the PC police.

Need to look up the definition of tragedy too Damo. Cummins and Poching moving is certainly a change but I struggle to see any aspect that could even loosely be descibed as 'tragic'

If this is correct, perhaps it supports some posters' views on the poor performance of the Academy in recent times?

Sounds like Willie got stiffed

Ah, we're going to miss gags like this.

bring powell back in as number 2 in there place

Wheels, Wheels, where are you when you're needed?

Wheels is more of "Being rather than "Been pedant and also like to through "Shanter" into threads.

Throw?

Is it just me who thinks it is a coincidence that the day after Franny announces he is leaving, Macnamara is sacked?

I would of got away with it aswell if it wasn't for you pesky kids!

Probably just a coincidence.

While he's stated he's looking for a head coaching position I'm not sure he could cope with the reduction in salary, although with tax credits it could be pay marginally better than the dole.

PMSL!
Quality Sir!

Any joke at Bradford's expence has to be quality.

And all such will be returned with interest whenever the opportunities present, as inevitably they will do.

No doubt.

At least you recognise that it's just friendly banter when coming from this side of the airport.

Indeed. "For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh a them in our turn?"

Although could you adults maybe try and keep one or two of your children on a leash? The odd one is finding its way onto RAB and poking the anthill when it should be in bed. We'll try and do the same with ours...

Indeed. But you must be party to how much Cas will be paying him next season then to know what a reduction he will be taking?

Willie's hopes of finding a new job will be crushed like a baby's head under a steamroller.

Are you wired up right? Making a comment like that?