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Sounds like some Batley fans fell in love with the idea of being a Top 4 team. They over-achieved in 2016 - and well done to them for that! But they weren't going to be up there again in 2017, and won't be in 2017... whoever the coach is!

The T & A title was a bit worrying www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ord_Bulls/

The T & A title was a bit worrying www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... ord_Bulls/

I thought you said you had no inside information??

Some great quotes in that T&A article:

- really! thats a novel idea



= we'll take anyone

- you mean like we have been doing for the last x years - another novel idea then

- thats a get out clause for taking too long - but it will look stupid if the long awaited coach turns out to be the "wrong one" - again!

, lets start with the easy stuff - tackle the opponents, pass and catch an oval thing, put it down behind the big white sticks things.

- another novel idea - being aware when we are playing - and planning to turn up and play

Note for doomsayers - the above is done in all the best possible taste with no negative connotations

Lol, EVERY coach turns out to be the wrong one....eventually.

Perhaps they should have advertised starting salary.

Anyone would think Frank was Duffy or something?

Brian Smith Didn't he got the club on the boil then stepped aside and let Elliot have a go..

....and Elliott handed on a Cup winning side to Noble. So to qualify Bulliac's statement every coach turns out to be the wrong one...eventually (unless it's during a period of glory).

Lala la, it's the rare exception which proves the rule!

This is true; the Bulls have NEVER lost a single match with me in charge.

That might be correct but they were very forgettable as I clearly have done.

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So, Shock news, Jon Sharp as leading candidate



Jon Sharp Head coach, Lee Greenwood assistant. Job done, lets move on. Are you paying attention Mr Duffy?

Too busy with his harem of babes.

In many ways that would represent something of a 'dream team'

...which, this being the Bulls, means it won't happen

Are the Rollie Pollies still dancing??

the right man has to be chosen this time...
I think Sharpe with Greenwood would be bob on for C1 and championship,
I don't even think about SL anymore that is a distant dream/

SL what's that?

It'd look a bit daft for Sharp and Greenwood to get the gig after being told "oh no it's not them at all we need to do interviews and stuff" last week. Especially as both have been rumoured to have been seen up at Odsal before then anyway. If they were always going to be nailed on why the charade?

It makes me chuckle that us fans are still, despite all that's gone on in the last 10 years, attempting to apply logic to the goings on at Odsal.

That is far too much of a reasonable question Bullseye, but will you be really surprised if it is JS that's appointed?

Absolutely not! Especially after that article appeared in the T&A last week with Harrison singing Sharp's praises.

It reminds me of a job I once got several years back. I worked on a trial basis and when the permanent vacancy came up they wanted to give it to me. But rules and regulations dictated that they had to advertise the job properly and conduct interviews etc - they couldn't just hand it to me. So they did that and went through the motions then just gave it to me anyway.

I wonder if there's something like that at play here? Is there somewhere in the rules perhaps that dictates vacancies must be properly advertised etc?

Just a thought.

Big companies and the pubic sector have those rules for sure. They have proper HR setups and everything.

Tinpot clubs like ours that can't spell a press release correctly or know how much it will be to pay on the gate next season are unlikely to have them IMO.

Bradford Bulls, less professional than the adult film industry. At least we won't see any casting films from the interview process

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