Just reading an intresting rumour on the BBC board, and someone reckons the Bulls will unveil 3 international signings at the end of the season, quite a few players mentioned and some mentioned by more than 1 person...

Gareth Raynor - Hull / Been on here before.

Danny Brough - Wakefield / Really can't see this one.

Ryan Bailey - Leeds / Certainly hope not.

Lee Radford - Hull / I would take him back for a good price.

Ben Westwood - Warrington / Can see this one, although he is from Bradford.

Anthony Watmough - Manly / A few have said we have made a mammouth offer for him really cant see this one though he would be one of the best signings in super league.

Paul Johnson - Warrington

Martin Aspinwall - Huddersfield

Chris Thorman - Hull

Craig Wing - Souths

Thers is a lot of people saying Brough, Raynor, Radford, Bailey and Westwood.

For Radford, read what i posted in the Thorman thread.

Watmough? Hell yeah!

I dont really belive the Watmough rumour, but if there is anything there we may have asked for him in a straight swap for Burgess.

why take radford back? we've plenty of 2nd rowers already

Well i just like him as a player he is committed and a hard player.

The only ones out of those I think we need or would improve our squad are Brough, Watmough and Wing.

There's absolutely no chance of us getting Watmough so we can forget about him straight away.

The Craig Wing rumours have been all over these forums for weeks but it looks as though he's off to Japanese RU.

Brough would be a great signing, and one I think we have the potential to actually manage to get on board.

Maybe it is just rumours, but would any Bulls fans be happy about losing Burgess for Watmough and Brough, i would anyway.

Another player i like and think is under rated is Martin Aspinwall, but he get's a few Injury's.

that would be a decent deal if we could pull it off imo.

Yes. Just. The whole 'sale of Newlove sparking bullmania' theory appeals to me right now.

I do think that our centres should be more of a focus than our second row though.

The majority of those aren't internationals are even anywhere near international class.

That could be a very big straw to break the proverbial

Most would be okay signings apart frokm Bailey or Thorman. If we get Watmough + cash to buy Brough for Burgess that won't be too bad, but i'd still want first refusal.

Watmough was outstanding in both the WCC and the third SOO match, and he's a big rep future ahead of him including the Four Nations, so I can't imagine he'll be coming. Wing will go to RU I presume. Brough on his day is great, brilliant kicker, smart rugby brain, hard hitting tackler, but rarely stays anywhere long enough to prove his true worth - although I'd be happy to see him at the Bulls. Westwood and Johnson are journeymen and Thorman would be a step sideways. However if Bailey is coming I shan't be bothering with a season ticket.

Wouldn't it be easier and more cost effective to relocate the club to Manley rather than paying each individual Manley player to relocate to Bradford ?

Yes, that thought crossed my mind too

Do you think they'd be willing to finance the relocation of a small sample of their fan base as well? Perhaps BSC can start a poll as to which posters should be eligible?

I'd say right now that Watmough is probably a better player than Burgess, but Sam probably has the potential to be a little better. But I'd certainly consider it a fair exchange in a swap deal. However like somebody else has said 2nd row probably isn't our weakest area at the moment.

Can't see why Watmough would give up Origin to come play for the Bulls though. So probably about a 5% chance of that happening.

Quote ="anarkik" Westwood and Johnson are journeymen '" Disagree entirely about Westwood. One of the best 80 minute forwards in the league. Would grace any team in SL. 2 teams in 10 years is hardly journeyman. Cracking photographer as well www.benwestwood.co.uk/

Quote ="anarkik" Westwood and Johnson are journeymen '" Disagree entirely about Westwood. One of the best 80 minute forwards in the league. Would grace any team in SL. 2 teams in 10 years is hardly journeyman. Cracking photographer as well www.benwestwood.co.uk/

Manly would never swap watmough for burgess, they are not stupid. Also I think Watmough may struggle to get a visa think he has been naughty in the past, may be wrong though. If we were to sign him it would be unbelieveable one of the NRLs best players, it would never happen though.

the only ones i wouldnt mind out of them are westwood, brough, and maybe raynor if semi is off to union.

Just been told we have offered Cas £100,000 for Shenton. This is by the same person who told me we were signing Glenn Hall.

fair enough, better than sykes. he didnt want to come last year though so i doubt he'd want to come this year.

Put it on cas forum they'd love it



Also S, Burgess is NOT moving to manly. And thats from the horses mouth.

That would be nice. Shenton, Nero and Crookes in the centres, Sykes to specialise at stand off with Brough scrum half and Deacon/Thorman twiddling his thumbs in the stands.