Any more rumours?

Outs:

Newton to Wakefield.
Tadulala to Union?
Jeffries to celtic?!
Morrison to retire?


Ins:

Craig Wing?
Gareth Raynor?

Sounds like the Newton one is nailed on but would be dissapointed if we let Jeffries go, Joint top in the league for try assists and has genuine pace which we have struggled to have at half back for a number of seasons.

Someone on another thread says that Burgess will be off to the NRL (Manly I believe) and it will be announced on Thursday.

Make of that what you will but I cannot see it myself.

Hari/Bari/Gari Georgeson also threw the name of Rob Burrow into the mix.

Rob Burrow -

Now now, don't shoot the messenger.

Perhaps he wants to come & learn from the greatest scrum half of the 20th century?

Burgess to Leeds.

You get Gibson, Worrall + Cash.

If you mean Anthony Burgess then it's a good deal

If we let Burgess go then it totally ridicules the building for the future and a bradford born team ideas.

I could see that. Gibson & Worrall are the quality that would fit in perfectly with current recruitment.

We'll see what happens then. He shall not be bought or released !

Tbh If we could disregard contracts altogether and have a clearout then.....

Out
Sykes
Godwin
Sheriffe
Platt
Deacon
Cook
Solomona
Morrison
Jeffries

Imo these are either not good enough to get us anywhere or are too injury prone. Obviously this ould be providing we could find quality replacements.

Diskin, Obst and/or Drew are all rumoured. But think most or all of them are definately going to Cas.

Was told Manly are very keen re Burgess by an Oz friend with reasnable contacts.

Also told Bulls may be cutting player spend by 10%+ in 2011.

Please God, no.

I realise that we are pretty damn poor at the moment but could you imagine two hookers of Godwin and Obst with Deacon at 7?

Embarrassing.

A massive clearout is needed at Bradford starting with McNamara and his shambolic coaching set up including Martin Clawson, the team looks so unfit.

If Hood does not act soon we are going to be in a massive hole. Beautiful day yesterday and nearly 9,000 turned up, thats shocking. We are no longer a big club and don't deserve to be classed as a big club. However a new coaching staff, get rid of the dead wood, get some new players in the team, more advertising and the crowds will go up, if they keep going down we wont be able to afford any top players.

Think it will take more than that. I know the purists hate it but you have to have a reason to take the family to the match and that means entertaining the kids.

Hood claimed last season that the club was losing money staging games at odsal with crowds of 11,000?

Surely with crowds much lower than that regularly at odsal this season that something has to give in regards to future player recruitment

No he didn't.

I would keep jeffries, not really anyone better on the market, and i doubt hes all that expensive. That is if newton is going and wing is coming, then he would play hooker.

as for the others i agree they should go but i doubt they will all leave until there contracts run. Another year for deacon then Richie Myler?? Platt will rot in t reserves until his contract is up.

Morrison is the only one I would maybe be tempted to sign up as he is quality but would be a massive risk due to injuries, so would have to see if there is anyone else out there who is any better.

Now mate this Is one of those proper rumours so here goes: my cuz has the same hairdresser as big Sam( I know you couldn't make it up) but he said that Sam has been offered a deal in oz and wants to go! Bradford have been offered money and players(which is almost unheard of) but the bulls won't let him go and Sam is most pi$$ed off about it!!

Rightly so, he signed a contract and should honour it. Either way, a rumour is a rumour so we should probably take it as a pinch of salt for now.

Defo take it with a pinch of salt my cuz is a good bloke and honest as!! But it came from a hairdresser

TBH, if he is piddled off that he can't go we would, depending on the quality of players being offered, be better taking the deal IMO. An unhappy player is not what is wanted at the club.

Of course, assuming this is all true!

And if it was, I thought that McNamara was the reason he wanted to stay in the first place?????

I agree, but still.. he shouldn't be piddled when he was the one who signed the contract.

Either way, if we get some decent players in and a huge transfer fee then that's great.