I think our back room team are quite busy renegotiating contracts from the current squad who we want to keep, as of now we only have 4 players officially signed for next year so far, if they are still coming (and I hope addy isn't) I'm sure it'll be announced in due course

Addys not sure now he said he has other offers besides ours and also could stay at Bradford

Much as I have a lot respect for Danny, I think he needs to move from the Bulls. If he gets a deal somewhere in SL he'd be mad not to take it, I guess, with KR's unfortunate relegation his end of season has turned turtle along with the the rest of the staff at Craven Park.

I'm sure that there was a statement from Hudgell on the Scuton signing suggesting he was loyal still joing the club when he could have backed out... suggests others have done so.

With no announcement, I'd assume this could be the case with Mitch and Danny. Why would they look to further their careers with another club in the same league?

Implied in the League Express this week that Stone is having second thoughts as they agreed to sign under Anderson. I imagine Gaskell has burned his bridges at Odsal, rumours has it so has Clough. Would keep Fergy on a reduced pay but imagine he could still get a better deal elsewhere if the Giants say no.

Fergie wants to stop signed for Hudds while Lowes was in charge didn't see eye to eye with him totally different situation with Smith.

I think that was just another dig at Adam Walker tbh.

Yeah, got that impression from him at the sponsors quiz night. Nice guy, really hope we can keep him.

The rest can go for me, even Mitch Clark. Had stormer of a first half of season although think he's been poor since coming back from injury. He has aspirations above championship, but not ready IMO. Needed another year at least and if he's ready to jump ship after just one year then he can go for me.

Different story with Fergz.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have noticed this. Before the injury, he was outstanding. Since coming back, he's done next to nothing. Yeah he's solid enough, but nowhere near the player we all raved about. Sure that could be down to not being fit, or it could be down to not being motivated due to being in the tin pot competition. But nevertheless, he's been a shadow of what he was earlier in the season.

I think Ross is pretty clear in today's T&A that all of them, including Ferguson, are definitely leaving. In fact it clearly says that Fergy 'has left' i.e. Past tense

I wonder what Ross will fill his articles with when Addy, Clark, Gaskell, Clough and Ferguson finally leave?

The Israelites leaving Egypt

Surely that was before they were supposed to even approach him, let alone give him a contract to sign?

Depends if he was given permission. If a player is allowed by the club to speak to someone, they can do it whenever they like. If him and Lowes didn't see eye to eye, there's every chance Jimmy would have let him speak to whoever he liked.

Yeah, I know that - it's just that Hudds have 'form' for things like that. At least he did it properly and saw his contract through and didn't just not bother turning up for the coach on an away game...

ant tamper deadline was changed a couple of years back it isnt september anymore, more like may now IIRC.

Lowes had gone by end of April so even with the new date it still looks dodgy - unless, as Hamster suggested, he may have had permission.

IIRC last year of a contract they can start talking to other clubs from April. Don't think they can sign anything until May though.

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Meh. Glad Addy's got the move he needed. Thought we might have tried to hang onto Clark.

Maybe we did and he's simply got a better deal at KR?

Addy definitely needed a fresh start. As for Clark, well, he's hardly pulled up trees in the second half of the season.

I assume that neither had a credible offer from any SL clubs, which is interesting...

Surprised Midge couldn't get another gig.

Sort of agree to be honest, though I would guess that virtually all clubs would have had their 'ins and outs' sorted well before the relegation was decided, so maybe it's not totally surprising.