A bit OT but Doncaster have made another decent signing in Joe Lovodua, someone who I had hoped we might have been in for at some stage.

That makes 8 very decent signings (alongside Craig Hall, Alex Sutcliffe, Reece Lyne, Suaia Matagi, Pauli Pauli, Josh Guzdek and Luke Briscoe).

Are Donny a team to be genuinely concerned about in terms of securing a top 4 position again?

Most of the players signed are in their twilight years but sill decent players who pose a threat.

If they can keep all of them fit and on the field they'll be a real handful next year.

Impressed by Donny's recruitment but nobody keeps every player fit all season. Don't look behind you, Bulls, look forward.

Fixtures out tomorrow?

Matagai I think he was at fax for a game or 2 and was awful and I’m never convinced on pauli Pauli maybe good for a couple of good runs and then vanishes Lovodua could be okay depending on attitude strongest signings for me are Hall, briscoe and sutcliffe

I think Doncaster will be focussed, rightly in my view, on not getting sucked into a relegation battle.

The last time they came up, they went straight back down. They'll be keen to consolidate this year - hence lots of one-year deals for older players. Smart move, in my view. Although they'll need to bring in some younger players later.

I suspect they'll be happy to be mid-table next year.

Matagi has been playing for Bradford Salem RU this season.

The club will announce 'an eagerly anticipated announcement regarding their Dual Reg' status tomorrow at midday. I assume we will either link up with Leeds or perhaps offer our players to a team in League One.

Can't see it being Leeds. Why hype the announcement if it's a repeat of last year's setup?
Not being linked with a SL side might be noble, but also smacks of us cutting off our nose to spite our face a little.

I don’t think we’ll have an SL D/R partner this year. I think we’ll have “learnt our lesson” on how “disruptive “ it can be and will maybe do a D/R with Hunslet for example.

Well I've never been a fan of dual reg. It seems to cause more problems than it solves. When we stopped making use of it as much we seemed to improve last year but there will have been other contributory factors too. If we do go for a partnership with a SL side I hope we don't see the same revolving door used on 1st team selection as early last year. I'd be happy enough to see us not bother and use our academy and longer term loans if needed.

Dual reg wasn't a huge success for us in 2023, there will be players available for longer term loans who would jump at the chance of coming to Odsal for the season. Fenton was a huge success, if we manage to get player of his ilk again that seems a far more sensible route.

Fenton was brilliant for us, I really hope he kicks on at the giants next season and hits the jackpot, I see him as a future international no danger

Wonder if we're gonna be lazy and do the Catalan thing cos of Eamon?

Would that be lazy or smart depending on who we might get?

Its the most obvious link up but personally I can't see it. Duel reg players tend to be last minute additions so how that would work with being based in South of France I don't see.

Plus don't they run a second string in French Elite (St Esteve Catalans?)

Duel reg scrapped. Excellent move IMO and over a season, the benefits of scrapping it far outweigh the short term gains.

Agreed and with us now running a decent sized squad compared with previous years there should be no revolving door on the playing squad with players coming and going within weeks. That will help continuity and team spirit. If we need to plug any gaps the loan system remains available.

This could be a good bit of business by the Club! https://www.totalrl.com/bradford-bulls- ... elens-duo/

This could be a good bit of business by the Club! https://www.totalrl.com/bradford-bulls- ... elens-duo/

So to sum up where we are now see below, I may have missed some.

Confirmed Members & Contract Expiry Dates

Tom Holmes - 2024
Ben Blackmore - 2024
Jorge Taufua - 2024
Will Oakes – 2024
Mackenzie Scurr - 2024
Joe Arundal - 2024
Kieran Gill - 2026
Jayden Myers – 2025
Will Adams - 2024
Lee Gaskell - 2024
Jordan Lilley - 2026
Billy Jowitt - 2025
Dan Moss (On Trial)
George Flanagan - 2024
Mitch Souter – 2024
Jayden Barraclough - 2024
Michael Lawrence - 2024
Ebon Scurr - 2025
Eribe Doro - 2024
Jordan Baldwinson - 2024
Dan Okoro - 2024
Chester Butler - 2024
Brad England - 2024
John Davies – 2024
Kallem Rodgers – 2024
Dom Waites - 2024
Dan Smith – 2025
Eliot Peposhi – On Trial
Keven Appo - 2024
Sam Hallas - 2025

Loanees:

None Yet

Departures:

Connor Wynne – Featherstone
David Foggin Johnston – Keighley
Fenton Rogers – Returned to parent club – Huddersfield
James Segeyaro – Released
Jason Baitieri – Released
Myles Lawford – Wakefield
Dec Patton – Swinton
Bodene Thompson – Retired
AJ Wallace – Hull KR
Brad Foster - Released

New Signings:

Will Oakes
John Davies
Dan Smith
Mitch Souter
Sam Hallas

Rumours:

All quiet for now.

So, we’ve given out 23 numbers and have 4 players brought up from the academy and 2 trialists from Saints. Do you think that’s us? Getting all your signings done early isn’t as exciting as previous seasons . I think there’s room for 2 more.
Where are we short? I think we need another prop. Possibly a 2nd row also

It's probably strong enough to begin the season if players aren't available right now. But they may also hold back a signing to announce nearer Christmas?

I like all this stability. I expect O'Carroll wants to work with what we have for now.

I'm getting worried now, with you and Bully Boxer showing a bit of optimism for the forthcoming season!

wasn’t the last Christmas signing lauaki?