Just been on radio Leeds sports news that Matt Orford will be arriving ontime for pre-season training and is looking forward to playing out his remaining 2 year contract with the Bulls....kinda puts that one to bed then.

OMG . . . . . . . .

I'll believe it when he's training.

If it is true though, here comes another 2 years of "He's homesick and leaving for [insert Australian Club here next week" in t'press.

Great news for the club.

Orford and Pryce is a deadly combination.

As others have said i will believe it when i see it!

Just think how many tries there going to orchestrate

I'd love to see a committed Matt Orford leading the Bulls of 2011. It seems beyond doubt that he has been seeking a return to the NRL though. I just hope we can clear this saga up asap.

Is it April 1st?

Maybe he saw the Grand Final and saw what Mick Potter could do with no halves and thought hang on....

If Orford is returning and commited then great, although i can't see the club having the money to buy Pryce out of his contract at Saints and pay Orford's wages.

Exactly this.

[iIf [/iwe have a healthy and commited Orford for 2011 it will be like a new signing after all the speculation. But it is an if.

Its clear as day he has been looking for a move back home, so it probably would have been better for both parties to find a solution that lets him go back to the NRL....but that does not automatically rule out the possibility of him being 100% professionally commited to his current employer whilst he is with us during 2011. And I for one will not pre judge him on that until I see the effort on the pitch for myself.

Connor's latest birdy noises thing: "Just working on latest announcement for tomorrow. Another left-field one."

Who were the other "left field" signings? Was that how Sibbit, Raynor and Royston were described? I can't quite remember.

Raynor, if he is a left winger.

Connor says 'an announcement' - he normally says signing if it is one, doesn't he?

I think Orford returning counts as a left field announcement.

Has anyone apart from the OP actually heard this report on radio leeds about orford?

He says in another message "it is a good addition"

Dont forget your coat..

If anyone has the time/inclination the claim should be able to be verified here: [urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_leeds/20101005[/url

Agreed.

Thats a disengenuous post! I heard Ryan stating on the 4pm sports news that "......they expect Orford to return to training in November!" basically he was saying the same as was said at the Fans Forum! I think its just the first public shot from the Bulls to Orfords camp and its now up to him to come out and publically state otherwise!

Now listened to the I player it gives out more succint information that the 4pm edition did. this does give a more positive spin so not disengenuous as I first thought!

[urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00b962k/Liz_Green_05_10_2010[/url

Listen from 1:29:38

Well, it certainly sounds promising.