Bulls have tweeted it and he's been named in Leeds' 19-man squad for Friday.

Fingers crossed we can sign another forward. Soon. Not bothered for Sunday but definitely for Sunday after

Indeed but could we get him back on a week to week basis?

I wonder if the hold up with visas has impacted on possible other avenues for recruitment.

Not Oledzki we can't. It would now have to be a minimum one month with no recall again before he could go week to week. Which Leeds will surely be weary about doing until that idiot and his elbow are available again.

[url=http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/49251/jordan-lilley-re-signs-on-a-month-loan-dealJordan Lilley back at Bradford for a month[/url


Also confirmed in that article that none of the Leeds lads will be playing in the cup game.

I would have expected that to be the case - it's just common sense from their point of view.

Ormondroyd picked up a knock at Fev last week but don't think it's serious. JJB and Ward could be back for the following week. Another youngster in Cam Smith is just returning from injury. Garbutt and Ferres are named in our 19 this week but not sure if they'll play but next week obviously more likely. So I imagine you'll get Oledzki back next week unless we lose a couple this week. Wasn't going to be allowed to play cup games anyway so he'll probably only be absent for a game he couldn't be picked for.

Forgetting about the cup for a second, once Lilley is available I really hope we put Smith in for Mendeika at centre.

Would be really happy with

Thomas
Campbell/Caro
Smith
Oakes
Ryan
Pryce
Lilley
Murray
Moore
Magrin
Roche
Larroyer
Bentley

Kirk
Peltier
Jordan Roberts
Oledzki (if we get him back) or Walker if not




Is Lumb injured?

Can't see Oledzki coming back tbh. He has shown up so well, his stock at Leeds must surely have risen.

His stock might've gone up but Leeds don't usually rush young props into the first team, they'll be happy to let him play at Bradford providing we have enough available forwards.

Yeah it's a big shame that.

wasnt walker on a 4 week trial like moore? I'd assumed since we havent heard anything, that trial had ended and we hadnt signed him?.

Indeed look how long its taken Baldwinson to get a start after showing up so well at Fev

I hope McDermott decides Oledzki needs a full season with us. The other young props at Leeds have taken their time to come through so this is very much on the cards.

Anyone know how long Ormondroyd is injured for?
I suspect that once Garbutt and Ormondroyd are back fit, Oledzki will come back to us.

Thats my hope. Using Baldwinson as an example Leeds fans have been going nuts he hasnt had a shot for last couple of years. The same goes for Singleton coming through too

Oledski to play this week, take his chance and not look back. His physical development is way beyond anything his age + 2 years. He is one of those specimens that don't come around so often can handle games at top level despite his their young age.

I honestly don't think they will play Oledzki. If he is in their 19 he will most likely be 18th/19th man. Miss this week anyway as he was due to and be back with us next week or the week after.

I played against Baldwinson when I was younger and even then he was destined for SL. Same with Naughton. Yet Baldwinson seems to have taken a very long route to 1st team. He he been part of the Leeds set up in 1999 he would have been in the first team since he was 17. Very much like Chev Walker was at 16. But now people won't put players in young out of fear.

I think we may get him back. If not, then it looks like throwing a teenager into the Bulls side for 3-4 weeks and they are all of a sudden SL quality. He looks great for us but playing against SL players is a different thing and McDermot will know that.
I suspect he would like him to stay with us for the season and give him the odd bench game with them to build him up slowly. What is the point of recalling him and letting him sit in the stand for months on end. I don't think we have seen the back of him but it also doesn't help us if he is now in and out at short notice.

Hopefully, this visa problem is sorted soon and there are a number of signings done but not yet announced.

Can't see this being the case.
Look at how far back we announced the Phoenix signing and his visa still isn't done.
I don't think there are any signings waiting to be announced but that doesn't mean we can't make some going forward.

Sadly, that does seem to be the most likely.

We are getting to the point in the season where clubs may be looking to 'lose' someone in order to bring someone else in, so it does open up more chances of loans or even a proper signing, assuming we've got the cash.

In the forwards I don't necessarily agree it's that different, certainly in terms of smashing into the line and making great yards; many of the better teams in the Championship have plenty of big rough old heads in the pack and I wouldn't think it is any easier to win the collision than it is in SL. In fact, the lack of big grizzled forwards has been our undoing on several occasions.

Probably a fair point. Personally I think the main difference is fitness in the forwards. SL quality forwards can go for longer at full tilt.

I'd guess that, with championship funding levels, you're talking around 4K fans to support a reasonable full time operation, without a sugar daddy that is, so you're only ever likely to see it in the larger towns and cities. Unless the emphasis on funding changes, I can't see this major difference between SL and the championship changing any time soon.

I notice that Bradford allowed Brandon Pickersgill & Keenen Tomlinson to play for Skolars in the Challenge Cup this afternoon, so we mustn't have much of a plan to use them (or to be in the cup for very long). Both won't be able to play for us in future rounds now.