Why are you naming wingers? We have 3 capable wingers on our books already and Jay Rossi in the academy if we get that desperate.
We need a 6 and some props as our main priorities.

Williams and Sharp are both below Ainscough in ability for mine.

Jay Rossi stated when he signed he is not here with ambitions of playing 1st team, he wants to complete his studies then go back home. Sharp is no straight away and I would take Williams as cover. If Kearney gets injured Kear will be there, Williams and Ainscough on wings.

What happened to Alex Ball? Isn't he the huge fella who also plays on the wing? Any good?

Who are the three on the books? Can only think of kear unless your counting u20's. Pryce and ainscough are both ooc at moment.

We are desperate for Props, lets hope we can re-sign Manoukafoa and maybe bring in Fielden if the deal is right. I also think its time to move Langley to Prop and maybe give Joseph another season for cover..

Judging by what was said last night the Bateman deal is still up in the air and i've been told Leeds have snapped up one of our "promising players" nothing confirmed yet.

It is also good news to hear that Purtell is on the mend and looking to possibly resume his playing career although if he stays on with us it looks like we'll have to lose Sammut which is a blow.

I'd prefer to keep Sammut personally.

Walkers one year added. one piece of the jigsaw, but quite a few more needed, wings (2 more suggestions added - Williams looks the sort of option for our circumstances) props and no 6 particularly.

Alex Ball was injured all last year, and as with all those other u20s/ younger squad members a bit of clarity is needed

Sammut will not leave if offered a decent deal. He is not on quota as the RFL recognise his Maltease passport. Sammut himself said on twitter he is not on quota.

Ainscough and Pryce I expecct will be offered new deals as we simply have no cover on the wings.

It's not the quota spots we need to worry about, it's the non-fed trained players we have. Currently there are 6 on our books and we are only allowed 5. We can't keep both Nas and Sammut for this reason, unless one of Purtell, Lulia, Heath or Kearney leaves.

According to the Bulls' facebook page JB is on the phones between 4pm and 6 this afternoon taking orders for season tickets, maybe someone wishing to book a ticket could ask?

Though I, sort of, take the view that the fact he is going to be manning the phone gives some kind of message.......

yes, its going to be up in the air until they have the deal done and dusted, given that the one year probation is coterminous with Johns contract its going to be an interesting negotiation

The management team didn't seem to think the 'probation' bit was very important and it was pretty clear last night that they fully expect to carry on in SL for the two seasons, but yes, it might cause players and agents to think a bit, even though there is nothing to lose in a sense, particularly for a young player, in that if the club were to lose its licence then they would be free anyway.

Apparently there is nothing explicit in the agreement regarding "probationary". They think that, if nothing else, it is a precaution by the RFL against the same happening again.

Pretty much my take on it too; no problems and the licence just continues until 2014 as it would have done without the meltdown. Ultimately, and more important in terms of signing players, there is really no real need for agents, or players, to make an issue out of it.

If he doesn't accept the new deal (better wage icluded) then he's on his old contract till the end of 2014 on his current wage probabtionary lisence or not. Bateman is a genuine Bradford lad and will stay if given the chance.

Except his current deal expires at end of 2013 not 2014.

Got a tweet from Ainscough saying if anyone needs a personal trainer at exercise4less gym in wigan - not far from me - he is available.

Maybe he is doing this to bring in some extra cash during off-season or maybe its his new career path.

Seemed to remember an article in T&A by him a while back saying that this was an alternative employment if he did not find a club.

Sure it wasn't as stand in for Ashley Peacock in Corrie?

Suspect he wasn't overburdened carrying his paypacket home... good luck to him, I say.

Scott Taylor is leaving kr, 21 year old prop, worth a punt?

He would be as a player, but there is no way we should (could) enter a bidding war with Hull FC and Wigan, i think he's off to Wigan....which might mean Fielden is surplus to requirements?

Rumours in Hull are he's joining FC

FC is a bit ambiguous nowadays

Him and 200 others probably. Are FC putting out 5 superleague teams next year?