Any truth in it, if he has bet I know we're he has gone! Apparently the bulls new legal team are seeing what they can do, can't see them being able to do anything?

Confirmed

Very disappointed with his timing of this, I can only assume there has been a dummy spit over something? I can understand players wanting to secure their employment but still very surprised with the timing of this.

Big loss to our forward pack, I can only see further pain to come unfortunately. We need a decision one way or another now on SL.

Sad thing is Im sure he's not going to be the last! Luke gale is supposed to be poised to do the same, with his destination being the same!

No great loss. Average at best.

Confimed where?

Print version of T&A apparently..

I am disappointed with Koppy.

The saga of the bulls future is finally sorted and he does a bunk.

Huddersfield are winning many bulls over with their recent behaviour!

I hope this is the only player to go down this route

I agree, Eddie. He's hardly a bone crunching, rampaging prop forward.
He's replaceable for sure.

However, it still stinks the way this has happened, and if he can't stick with us for another couple of weeks till we know where we are, TBH, I don't want a kind of player that shows no loyalty to his club or team mates playing for us.

Hopefully win this and stick him up for sale.

Pretty disappointed over this as is my dad who used to coach Koppy. Both annoyed at the timing of this but I suppose he needs to secure his future. However technically he is breach of contract if he just terminates so if we win the legal battle we keep his registration but don't pay him (due to said breach) and he sits in the stands all year. (is that right or have I got it wrong somewhere)?

Huddersfield want around 3-5 players. If they get them, they get them. Shows the type of club they are and tbh I will cheer on any team playing against them even if it is Leeds. Sh*t team, sh*t club.

If he had done this at the end of the season I don't think we would have a problem with it to be honest. Anyway I know it's my imagination running wild but I hope we win, Salford win and we go far in the playoffs

Likewise disappointed with Koppy.

It would be fair if their was a contract offer ready "if" we didn't retain our super league status but as that isn't the case yet I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the right to terminate his contract! But I'm not a lawyer though.

Last thing we need is contracted players leaving along with the 17 out of contract...

So has he been induced to break a contract? At least we know the going rate for that.

I thought it was TUPE to OK Bulls which he can simply decline to do, so no breach of contract. If its classed as TUPE as has been mentioned on another thread then technically they are all out of contract, from their side of the equation anyway.

well, i would of liked koppy to stay but if the player doesnt want to play then there is no point fighting for him. Good luck to the lad, has improved a lot but would have liked him to be loyal and see if where in super league.

Hope we try and sign Fielden, I know he's getting old but I presume he would like to finish his career at the Bulls. Sign him up for 2-3 years if Wigan don't offer him a new contract. Tackled his ar*e off last night, was top tackler before he was removed. Got angry at being taken off which shows passion and desire to play. And also when he ran he bounced 2-3 players so still has got some fight.

Atm he's ideal replacement for Kopczak

I`m new here after losing patience with some of the idiots who post on the T&A forum.
I think Koppy has looked after himself and rightly so, but how must the coaching staff who have worked on a voluntary basis feel. a real kick in the teeth. Well done Huddersfield for breaking the code the RL implemented in saying no contracted players should be approached. They scavenged Wakefield if I remember rightly. What about a transfer fee?

Various Shuddersfield supporters seem to have assumed that Koppy has been nailed on for them for some time.

Bit strange for a player still in contract?

Bit strange when the clubs supposedly agreed not to seek to poach Bulls players?

Wonder if he was "cohersed" in any way?

Gale to follow shortly????

Hard not to wonder if something has gone badly wrong up at Odsal in the last couple of weeks. Burgess suddenly disappearing from the squad, the drubbing by Hull and now Koppy quitting the side that has been so tight all season?

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Also why aren`t the RL ratifying the new ownership quickly, this dragging on does not help OK to get the players signed up.

Gutless Pratt didn't even have the guts to tell Mick Potter and left it to his agent.

And why would he tell Guilfoyle, he doesn't run the club no more does he?

Seems Kopczak has refused to be TUPE'd to the new co, which is his right, so there's not much to be done there.

Doubt there's much redress to be had against Shudds either, as they've (allegedly) simply breached a "gentleman's agreement" between the clubs. Though no doubt such behaviour will be remembered in the future...

Bulls will still hold his registration so he can't play anyway and the RFL will surely not release him that easily from it? I wonder if he's been advised by a certain Leeds based Solicitor??

Desperately poor form from a Bradford lad.

Considering the state the club's in and the importance of the club to the city for a kid who's come through our own academy to do this is very disappointing.

As a fervent non-booer I'm prepared to make an excpeption in this case