To be fair Brams, the Bradford way is usually just changing the locks overnight without telling you.

From what my flat capper colleague says Cas were in for England but he earns more with his full-time job + Fev contract than Cas could offer him....

and we're really not in a position to overpay for someone who's untested at SL level. Fev don't have to sell so we'd be looking at paying a transfer fee then possible an above average wage for someone who's a gamble.
General point still stands that we're better off with cash and the choice of buying player(s) from where we want rather than being restricted to 1 clubs swaps.

This. Very good going forward but poor defensively. Got potential to improve though. Sad to see him go.

Can't see a top 4 club going for him. Hudds maybe, or wire might be interested doing a swap for Blythe. Think he will go to Salford though

Is young Beefy actually any good? If we're buying from Fev we want the Zak Hardaker not the Kyle Briggs. For every Alex Walmsley type prop from the National Leagues there's bound to be a few duds.

Not the fogiest, but I'd prefer Francis Cummins get his choice of players rather than his choice from 1 club. It's the same as bringing a player from the academy in that until they play you can't be certain. Briggs, Shad Royston and to some extent Phil Joseph haven't worked for us recently so it's about time we picked a gem

Since when has Leeds been in Cumbria.

England's off too Warrington.

I wasn't clear on that point I meant he's a Leeds lad as in Leeds Rhinos fan.

You get him told Bulls Boy

If he's got half his dad's looks & brains you will be on to a winner.

Iirc didn't elima mention in an interview after he signed for Catalans that his kids were at school age and he wanted then to go through French school system or am I mixing him up with someone else? If correct that would rule him out as an option.

Think you are mixing him up with Craig Kopzcak

We could do with a Beefy England in the pack now alright.

Big if, but if Wire were interested before, maybe the Blythe deal been made permanent and Gareth Carvell would be an option?! I've heard Carvell linked with Wakey for next season.

That would be the ideal swap IMO. A bit of leadership and some good go forward.

Give me some PACE or Guile/Leadership at half back,so Riley or Myler would do for me.

Aye, cos that will happen.

I'd take Paul Wood from Wire too if they don't mind

Agree----no chance.Wonder who'we'll get for Bateman?icon_smile.gif)))Should he follow his mate,that is.

Going back to what I was saying earlier, interesting that nothing further has come out. What would Whitehead do if nobody comes in for him?

As for Bateman, he probably gets more stick on here from some than Whitehead, I don't know why, but I'd guarantee plenty offers if he was on the market.

Sit on his brains in the stands no doubt.

Bateman's contract was negotiated after Whitehead, and from a relatively better position of strength and is a shorter deal.
I would assume that he is on better terms than Whitehead, which is probably why Whitehead's agent (who for some strange reason tied his client to a long term deal with a financially struggling club) has now advised his client to hand in a transfer request.

Interesting that a quick look on the boards shows a thread on the Wire board, where there is hardly any interest in Whitehead, and not even on the radar on the Wigan nor the Leeds boards.

JB is a better all round player than Elliott; I'd be really upset if he wanted away. Same applies to James Donaldson, who maybe doesn't have quite the attacking flair that Whitehead was showing a year or so back, but can defend far better - and generally speaking, without the penalties.

It also opens up the opportunity for Danny Addy to make a claim for the no. 13 job and for Tom Olbison to take on more game time and responsibility...for sure it's disappointing to lose a player but it just gives opportunities to others.