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Also mentioned on there is Kieran Hyde who's broken his scaphoid

So much for hoping to bring in youngsters to cover the backs

gutted for the lad , big blow for a young player

Pity he would have got a few games this season, pity about hyde as well as reckon he would have got a couple in.

It's going to be one of those seasons. If it isn't already!

Don't worry. It's all Steve Mc's fault. When he is sacked they will all miraculously recover

It is his fault for bringing on young players who are injury prone.

In Crookes' case it is doubly his fault for actually playing him, as if he had not done so, the young lad would not have got injured, and we could have kept him up our sleeve, to not play in the future.

Hyde's injury isn't so easy to explain, but I put it down in the end to poor training methods, and not eating enough calcium, for all of which McNamara is obviously ultimately responsible.

Gutted for the lad.

Lets hope the Bulls support him in his recovery and not give him the same treatment as Tame Tupou.

I don't think that's called for. Tupou was entitled to make the claim he did, even though he lost, but over the years, recently and even as we speak, the Bulls have a fantastic record in the area of supporting and rehabilitating players who have suffered serious, long term injuries, that i would say is second to none. Fsck knows we've had enough of them these past few seasons.

What rotten news. A real shame given that he had a great opportunity to break into the side this season.

That's why Mac puts them on the bench and doesn't play them. To save them getting injured. Once again, Macnamara is getting shown as the master tactician he is. Brilliant coaching.

Excellent word choice. Not "if", but "when".



As for the lad? Terrible news. I wish him all the best.

Another big blow and the last thing we need, going to be a long season.

According to some on here, it's already over.

13th in league and out of the cup. It is any suprise people think it's over?

Bad news. Gutted for Crookes, was looking ok imo. Hyde is bad aswell, we've got hardly any cover in the backs.

We have a reserve and u18's teams set of backs that could be chosen.

Would they cope at SL level?


Not that we're playing at SL level atm.

How do you know unless they get a chance.

Fair point, doubt Macca feels the same way though.

Are there any others in the reserve grades worthy of a shot?

Duane Straugheir and Eddie Kilroy would go OK.

OK, the major positive at the moment has to be that we are genuinely running out of thing to go wrong this season. Any moment now Yazz and the plastic population have to start playing.....

Wow, we really are scraping the barrel for pre-match entertainment aren't we?