He'll almost certainly end up at Manly and I wouldn't be surprised to see him follow Beaver over for a few years at the end of next season. I'd like to then see him return a much better player for the Bulls but that is unlikely if we're still achieving similar results to this season.

How good are his younger brothers? Do they have genuine potential as SL players? He'd no doubt relish the opportunity to play alongside them but hopefully not as keen to play with older brother Luke!



I certainly wouldn't stand in his way if he fancied a stint in the NRL, if I got offered employment over there I'd probably go too.

There is always an exception to every rule but good point, well made.

Peacock was luckier though in the fact that he was playing in a top side who were THE team at the time. Burgess is not and carries a huge burden on very young shoulders.

Does anyone know our average so far?

10,268

I was referring to a discussion where only two of us and a very senior club official were present.

So getting a little too close for comfort to losing a franchise point as well..

I hope we have some positive signings next year to compliment some promising youngsters.

And considering the Leeds, Saints and both Hull games have gone, it doesn't look good.

The only one left that realistically has a chance of beating 10k is our next one against Wigan (which I'm due to be in the corporate facilities for - irrelevant, but wanted to mention it anyway lol).

Harlequins, Catalans and Salford to come at home. None are going to be good crowds at all.

That average WILL be under 10k come the end of the season.

I've been saying this for ages. And its not just one point, since you get a point for having aground more than 40% full (on average) too. But we get a point back for the salary cap breach dropping off, so we are still well within B License territory - provided they do not move the goalposts. But finish outside the top 8 this year and next year and we'd likely lose another point, so three down one up = net loss of two points. Still B license but marginally so then rather than one point short of an A license.

We couldnt even get 10k for a playoff game on a friday evening after we had finished third in the table in 2007, little chance of us breaking the 10k mark in to weeks time in my books.

Nice, not a bad meal actually either and a good view of the game.


It's depressing reading that's for sure and certainly not a great time to be a Bull. It will take a lot of hard work to get people back through the gates the way things are right now. We need somebody with some charisma and media skills to get out there and try to sell our club again. Robbie Paul...

The figure is 11k and this only applies to the two Hull clubs as West Yorkshire police demand a higher police presence at these games. There can be up to 3 times as many police at these games. This i a problem which effects all the West Yorkshire clubs when the Hull's travel.

I was only quoting the number that I'd seen plastered on here many times in the past.

True !

No it isn't

Chris Thorman to be a Bulls player next season

P!ss off!!



Now that would depress me..

In which way.

Rooney to Hull, Thorman to Bulls. No joke.

Deary me, I hope not.

Why not sign him, he's mediocre.

I also heard the 'Burgess to Manly' story from a half reliable source. Seen more bizarre things happen.

Heres what Hood said:
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I'd take Thorman over Deacon. I'd also take him as an extra to Jeffries to create competition in our halves.

If he was coming in as a straight replacement for Jeffries though without any other halves coming, I'd be somewhat disappointed.

Thorman may not be that good these days, but having 3 half backs of ANY kind is better than only having 2 that are guaranteed to get picked week in, week out.

That article is full of stupid statements



No. What raised expectations is that, at that point, we were still the 2nd most successful side in SL. We're a team that should be fighting for championships, not scraping at the bottom of the table.

Give how things are and that it can take some sides a year to get up to speed in SL (Castleford, Catalands, HKR are what I'm using as examples here) i fear that next year, if there are serious changes at the club. We'll be 14th

We're a team that very nearly got relegated within less than twenty years ago. A team that went out of existence in front of three hundred people less than fifty years ago. If you're going to appeal to the annals of history, at least try to leaf through a fair spread of the pages.