: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:48 pm  

adam9641 wrote:

You think?

I don't agree and no not being biased. If he can keep playing how he is then we should get in the England team for mid season.

I know Tony Smith has been keeping a close eye on him. When ever we play Cas he normaly comes out on top between him and Shenton.

Yeman, not heard of him in some time. Sykes, don't rate him all that much

Time will tell but aslong as he keeps going how he is that will do me and Wakey fine.

Yeah that's what I reckon mate. He might get in the England team for the mid season test, but to me that isn't really a full international, although technically it would be counted as a full cap, but let's face it, these mid season test's against France and similar ones against Wales etc are nothing more than experiments. For what it's worth I dont particularly rate Yeaman or Sykes, but in my book Atkins doesn't have anything on these two. And further more, I'm pretty sure that Tony Smith is of similar opinion to myself.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:44 am  

Terry Monster wrote:

Yeah that's what I reckon mate. He might get in the England team for the mid season test, but to me that isn't really a full international, although technically it would be counted as a full cap, but let's face it, these mid season test's against France and similar ones against Wales etc are nothing more than experiments. For what it's worth I dont particularly rate Yeaman or Sykes, but in my book Atkins doesn't have anything on these two. And further more, I'm pretty sure that Tony Smith is of similar opinion to myself.

Tony was often as BV last season keeping an eye on Atkins and it was the consistency that let him down. I believe if he can find the consistency then he will get his chance. It would be great thing for Ryan and Wakey as a club.

But he needs to play at the top of his game week in week out to get that chance.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:58 am  

Cas got the better deal, they got a big, strong young lad and Bradford got a big has-been lump.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:17 am  

MDF wrote:

Wasn't the actual sequence of events that Atkins went on loan to Wakefield under Noble, and that the loan was made a permanent transfer under MacNamara? Not that that is necessarily significant - the final transfer might just have been confirmation for a player who had previously been convinced that he had no future at Odsal.

Think it was a deal that was done before Noble left. However it is often mistaken than McNamara did the deal as it came out after he had taken control.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:14 pm  

Well it certainly was not us!!!!He ws absolute tripe for us. Snitch looks a far better player.