Been onto website but can't access squad numbers for today's match. Any ideas ? Thanks in advance.

Don't think they have issued numbers, just a list of names.

I think the numbers from today is squad numbers

That's what I thought until someone pointed out that Ulugia has number 18 today, but the Bulls are also running a competition for a fan to win the 18 shirt squad number, so now I'm not so sure.
Also Gaskell is wearing 20 and Brook has 6, so I'm not sure that's right either.

Squad numbers from today:

1. Mullaney
2. Uaisele
3. Purtell
4. Baile
5. Williams
6. Brook
7. Siejka
8. Clough
9. O'Brien
10. Sidlow
11. Olbison
12. Pitts
13. Walker
14. Tahraoui
15. Addy
16. Conroy
17. Halafihi
18. Ulugia
19. Shaw
20. Gaskell
21. Davies
22. Walshaw
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28. Mellor

The players that didn't feature today were Flemming, Henry, Blythe, Bates, Peterson, Luauki and Ferguson

Don't think today's numbers will have anything to do with the eventual numbers. I expect VBFG to predict those.

They won't have been real numbers. As well as what has been mentioned about number 18 being a fans number, I can't see the likes of Ferguson and Blythe being given numbers later than 22. It seems way too coincidental that all the players fit enough and available to feature yesterday just happened to be numbers 1-22 (plus one later on).
Some may well be accurate, but I'd be amazed if all of them were.

Agree with that.

Not sure why they haven't firmed up the squad list, unless they intend to restart the 'shirt presentation night', but it's usually been done before the pre-season games.

What happened to the rumour about the players picking their own numbers? As a matter of interest, One of the players did the autograph thing of putting no. N on the Bulls Xmas card I received; maybe habit, maybe psychic, maybe a little bird had whispered in his ear? Maybe pretty obvious too, I guess and yes, he played in that number yesterday.

Do they still do shirt printing in the club shop?

Can't say I've noticed the printing facility when I've been in there. If they don't, it might explain why they're not so fussed about getting the numbers out yet.
When they make money off printing shirts, it's in club's interests to get the numbers out quite early, to maximise people willing to get it on their backs. If they either aren't doing it, or make no money out of it, they presumably aren't that bothered.

.....or they're not that organised!

The club responses on Twitter last week said they would be released "in due course, watch this space". Which we all know means "we don't really know".

They still do shirt printing. People who ordered shirts at launch event were supposed to get names put on for free. There's been talk on Facebook that club haven't got the letters/numbers in yet so weren't doing the printing yet. If you were cynical you might think their delaying releasing squad numbers until they get stock in to do the printing to prevent people going down to sports shops in town and giving them money to put names on rather than paying club shop to do it.

Then call me cynical. That sounds like a very good reason to delay releasing the numbers to me.

Hopefully they are delaying it for that reason.

Can't say I'm too fussed when they release the numbers, as long as it's before the Leigh game so I know who I'm watching!

They used to have the machine on that long counter in the old shop and the new shop's counter is quite a bit shorter, so maybe there just isn't room to keep it out. They were advertising printing earlier in the piece IIRC because some people were posting about it not being done when they'd paid for it.

The club had their media day today. I would assume that the squad list is now finalised and will be launched shortly.

Maybe they are waiting just to make sure everyone given a squad number actually stays with the squad...?

Now now, we'll have non of that negative and defeatist talk 'ere..

They're just checking the squad with Wakey and Shudds to make sure they haven't signed any of em in the last couple of months.

I phoned the club shop today to see when they are due to be released, he said that it's likely these wont be decided until after the pre season fixtures, sounds like Jimmy is giving the boys a chance to earn a starting number in the upcoming weeks.

Latest photos from the army camp suggest Addy has no. 13, Gaskell has 6, Williams has 5.

I'm going to take a punt on what I think 1-17 will look like

1. Mullaney
2. Uisele
3. Purtell
4. Blythe
5. Williams
6. Gaskell
7. Seijka
8. Clough
9. O'Brien
10. Sidlow
11. Pitts
12. Ferguson
13. Addy

14. Walker
15. Olbison
16. Davies
17. Walshaw

Can make out a few others on Facebook pictures if their training gear is correct. Chev is wearing 22. Siejka 7. Ulugia 19, Purtell 3. Olbison 11. Henry 20. Is that Shaw with 27?

Would help if I actually knew their faces. We have so many different people in the squad, I don't recognise half of them!

Mmm, so on that basis, the skipper is to wear no. 22. It can't be [ithat[/i often that a club captain hasn't worn a 1 - 13 shirt.

Paul Wellens is a recent one I can think of