: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:04 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

We're certainly well placed to move if a quality player comes on the market, unfortunately so are a few other sides.

There are only really 2 options when it comes to making mid season signings, if you haven't got cash to tempt someone with a transfer fee.

You go rooting around the reserve grades in the NRL to find someone who can't quite crack it down under, but could do a job here (eg Michael Dobson, Ian Henderson), or you pick up someone who has been cut because of problems or misdemeanours (eg Bird, Tupou, Tim Smith).

The former is the most favourable, but as a source of players it seems to have dried up at Bradford in recent years, after notable successes with the likes of Withers and Hape.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:42 pm  

Some good news lets just hope we move on and use the space and money freed wisely.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:54 pm  

well i'm still not convinced we DID have spare cap space for Bird. I think the plan was to get rid of Tupou and his wage to go to Bird. But even so, we do now have, or should have, some space on the cap to bring in someone if we need to

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:58 pm  

Michael Platt's been unable to play rugby for well over six months. Do you think we can get him on the same clause?

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:06 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

at the time he looked like a good buy.

He was, 'good buy' to a lot of money and a squad place.....b'dum t'sch.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:35 pm  

http://www.smh.com.au/leaguehq/articles/2009/04/08/1238870005496.html Brett Finch?

http://www.smh.com.au/leaguehq/articles/2009/04/08/1238870005496.html Brett Finch?

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:45 pm  

chris20 wrote: http://www.smh.com.au/leaguehq/articles/2009/04/08/1238870005496.html Brett Finch? You would hope so. If you look round super league I can only see 3 probably destinations.

chris20 wrote: http://www.smh.com.au/leaguehq/articles/2009/04/08/1238870005496.html Brett Finch? You would hope so. If you look round super league I can only see 3 probably destinations.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:04 am  

redeverready wrote:

You would hope so. If you look round super league I can only see 3 probably destinations.

Us, Wire and who else?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:06 am  

chpntpsr wrote:

Us, Wire and who else?

That presupposes that Wire have not had to reduce their costs because of certain ongoing discussions with Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs...?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:07 am  

chpntpsr wrote:

Us, Wire and who else?

Huddersfield.