Who is deffo leaving,,, I know of
Ryan
Garside
Wildie
Green

Perhaps helpful to have the list of people out of contract? (Copied from squad thread)

Dee Foggin-Johnston
Josh Rickett
Dalton Grant
Ethan Ryan
Ashley Gibson
Ross Oakes
Rhys Evans
Matty Wildie
Sam Hallas
George Flanagan
James Green
Liam Kirk
Callum Bustin
Ross Peltier
Jon Magrin
Matt Garside
Mikey Wood

... none of them can currently be signed as we know

Which of this lot do we even want to re-sign? Which are likely to be in demand elsewhere?

Bustin
Magrin
Gibson
Can all go for me

Id say flannagan as well but it looks like hes staying

Would think Evan Hodgson will end up at Donny as well

I'd add Grant to that list

Well, going by Chalmers interview on Sunday, the budgets for next year have been submitted to the RFL and they're expecting the special measure to be lifted shortly, which should hopefully be announced along side a number of re-signings for next year which should then give the season ticket sales a boost

I'll quote my own post. Assuming Ryan, Wildie and Green are already out of the door, from the list above I would really only be looking to keep Ross Oakes, Sam Hallas, Liam Kirk, Ross Peltier and Mikey Wood (and possibly Rhys Evans if he is cheap enough).

No point in keeping people like Josh Ricketts, he's never going to get a chance in the first team. Yesterday was the perfect chance to give Ricketts a game - but Kear predictably went for his old mate Dalton Grant again! Might as well let the kid go elsewhere and get a chance. Same goes for Evan Hodgson, frankly...

I think unless a deal has been done elsewhere I'd expect Oakes, Hallas, Kirk and Peltier to re-sign.

I think Mikey has previously said he would like to stay but I don't think he was ever offered a deal and I believe he may have sorted himself one out elsewhere (don't hold me to this, i'm just reading between the lines on what I've been told). If the case then I'm sad about that as I think he offered a lot to us in the future and his work rate in defence in particular was very under-rated.

I would deffo keep Bustin. He has the credentials to be a decent prop and won't cost the earth. Young and powerful and with some coaching from Carvel could turn out to be a decent prop. I don't think he has been given a fair crack of the whip this season and has been far better than Magrin.

I wouldn’t keep Bustin. May be young & powerful, but is also slow, lazy in defence and a tendency to give up when the going is tough ie about 15minutes into a stint.

So, in reality, the only glaring area of weakness in the team is prop. Our only confirmed props for next season are Crossley and young Foster. If Kirk resigns, we’ll need 3, maybe 4 more

Get these special measures gone and we should have Hirst up front too.

Hirst
Kirk
Peltier
Crossley

Wouldn't be too bad?

If you mean Keegan Hirst I believe he has already signed with Halifax so that's one missed already due to special measures.

I’d heard Keegan Hirst was also Halifax bound. Surely a sizeable pack will be even more crucial on that tight Dewsbury pitch, so I just hope we still have options available and willing to sign.

Losing Green is a definite blow to our plans.

Isn't Hodgson signed until the end of next year?

Yeah done deal. We are just waiting for Keyes to find a way out of his contract now.

I am sorry but if Joe is to leave us (whih you have been telling us he is coming to fax for 2 years might I add) I see a move to Halifax as a step down in his career. The lad has SL potential for me and in the right system would develop no end

With no disrespect intended fax finished lower down the table than the cub he's at. What would be his logic for coming to Fax?

..and to add why would he go part time when he's in a full time contract?

What do you know that we don't?

Pretty simple really ain't it pay the fee Bulls are asking from Halifax for Keyes.

Not very much.

I refer you to President Lincoln’s quote in his sig....

In asking for a fee Bradford know theres not a cat in hells chance Fax could afford to pay it. It looks as though Halifax are pinning their hopes on worst case scenarios for the Bulls now.

I think Halifax fans have been pinning their hopes on worst case scenarios for the Bulls for as long as i can remember.

Where have people read that we've asked for a fee?

Presumption, I am presuming



Joe is under contract for us, and IF Halifax want him (and there is zero evidence that they do) then they will need to pay a fee as he is under contract to us. That's how it goes, unfortunately (for Halifax...

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In any event, I'd be more inclined to believe it if it were a SL club wanting him - he's too good to be playing for us, if truth be told, so he's certainly far too good to be slumming it at Halifax.