Lots of the threads seem to be discussing the make up of our side for 2010, with the various stories and confirmed news flying around, so heres my shot at putting it in one thread, and my guess at what our 1st team squad of 25 might look like, with a possible starting 13; (This what I guess might happen, not all what I would do may I point out...*dons hard hard and waits*...)

1 Halley
2 Sheriffe
3 Nero
4 Sykes
5 Walker
6 Kearney
7 Deacon
8 Lynch
9 Godwin
10 Scruton
11 Hall
12 Menzies
13 Langley

14 L'estrange
15 Kopczak
16 Burgess
17 Platt

18 Donaldson
19 Worrincy
20 Olbison
21 Whitehead
22 Reardon
23 Crossley
24 Crookes
25 Hyde/James/Tate/A.N.Other(hopefully an impact prop or world class HB

)

I think its good that we have players able to play multiple positions. With the likes of Halley playing wing or FB, Kearney playing FB or 6, Sykes playing 6, or FB, Walker playing or Wing. I dont think anyone will have a certain spot and moving from one to the other shouldn't be seen as being dropped (with the possible exception of Deacs

) and looking at our possible/probable recruitment I'd be midly optimistic but there are a couple of gambles in there and we're pinning a lot of hope (rightly so) in the kids pushing on.

Thoughts?

Halley
Sheriffe
Walker
Nero
Raynor
Sykes
Deacon
Lynch
Godwin
Scruton
Langley
Hall
Menzies

L'Estrange
Kopzcak
Prop to replace Big Sam




Platt/Worrincy/Crookes/Hyde/Donno/Whitehead etc.


I think Burgess will leave tbqh

Raynor??

have I missed something or is that just wishful thinking on your part?

Sorry 25 squad I expect to see :

1. Halley
2. Sheriffe
3. Walker
4. Nero
5. Raynor
6. Sykes
7. Deacon
8. Scruton
9. Godwin
10. Lynch
11. Langley
12. Hall
13. Menzies

14.L'Estrange
15.Kopzcak
16. Burgess' Replacement




17.Whitehead

18. Donaldson
19. Worrincy
20. Platt
21. Reardon
22. Olbison
23. Crookes
24.Crookes
25. Tate

26. Hyde
27. Straugheir
28. Horton

Not wishful thinking. I'd hope not, but it's what i've heard from Semi.

If only we could add numbers to our scorelines as easily.



Interesting RE raynor but Id be surprised and not too unhappy about it, he's under contract thou I think

Just extras. We are allowed

Something like this.

1. Kearney
2. Sheriffe.
3. Walker
4. Nero
5. Halley
6. Sykes
7. Deacon.
8. Burgess
9. L'Estrange
10. Lynch
11. Hall
12. Langley
13. Menzies

14. Godwin
15. Kopzacak
16. Scruton
17. Worrincy

18. Donaldson
19. Whitehead.
20. Crookes.
21. Olbison
22. Platt
23. Hyde
24. Crossley
25. Tate
26. Straughier

Possibly a few more academy prospects, Hawthorne, Wardle, Addy maybe?

Good to see (probably) large numbers of home grown products in the 1st team squad.

Well we agree on about 24 of the 25,

just listed some in different positions, and I'll second your last sentence wholeheartedly.

As long as the numbers mentioned in the thread are not shirt numbers... The number 21 shirt is not issued.

It should be.

why ?

Is that a silly question ?

[urlhttp://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3569/Bull%20Masters%20-%20Karl%20Fairbank[/url

Shirt retired.

I remember reading that now. Silly me.

Karl Fairbank a legend of the club was number 21, but it's ridiculous that a shirt number has been retired.

Concrete's gonna getch ya

Stevo said something odd in todays League Express about another blockbusting Bradford forward about to go to a Lancashire club.

What/Who do you think he's talking about?

Wash your mouth out Terry!

Hopefully Worrincy

.


Only "Blockbusting" ones I could think of are:

Burgess
Scruton (on a good day)
Menzies (just signed an extension)
Lynch (Extension)


any more?


Matt James to Wigan is going to happen

Taking nothing away from Karl, but retiring a number is a bit silly.

Sol?

Cheshire club

Stuck with us through thick and thin in an absolutely crucial time for the club, probably to the detriment of his international chances. Deserves to be remembered, and not using 21 seems to be working here in terms of jogging memories.

Its just a list of numbers from 1 to 25 to show how I think the 25 man first team squad we need to name for thr RFL will be made up, with 1-17 used to show a possible starting 17.

No squad numbers.