: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:16 pm  

Really need another thread?

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:16 pm  

agree sack him

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:19 pm  

Things started to go wrong when Noble left, back then Bradford had decent team, fresh of a Grand Final win and a World Club Challenge win. But then Fielden followed Noble to Wigan. You had one of the best winger/centre partnerships in Hape/Vainikolo. but they let Vainikolo go to make way for Tupou, and a year later, Hape went. Tupou is a good player, not as good as Vainikolo.
Also gone Gene, Ferres, Withers, Henderson, Bai and Pryce (both), all good players, that never got replaced with equally good players.

Ok nothing the club could have done about Bai who suddenly decided to retire and Henderson who wanted to go back to Australia.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:20 pm  

andysilsden wrote:

Things started to go wrong when Noble left, back then Bradford had decent team, fresh of a Grand Final win and a World Club Challenge win. But then Fielden followed Noble to Wigan. You had one of the best winger/centre partnerships in Hape/Vainikolo. but they let Vainikolo go to make way for Tupou, and a year later, Hape went. Tupou is a good player, not as good as Vainikolo.
Also gone Gene, Ferres, Withers, Henderson, Bai and Pryce (both), all good players, that never got replaced with equally good players.

Tupou was a replacement, we didn't "make way" for him.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:22 pm  

sack him and do us a favour and take noble back!!! We'd both be happy then!

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:24 pm  

andyed-wiganrl wrote:

sack him and do us a favour and take noble back!!! We'd both be happy then!

Yup, atm I'd have Noble over Macca.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:26 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Tupou was a replacement, we didn't "make way" for him.

If I remember, Vainikolo was let go to make way to free up salary cap space for Tupou.

Given the choice of Tupou or Vainikolo. Big Les anyday for me.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:26 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

Yup, atm I'd have Noble over Macca.

That is a horrible image!!

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:27 pm  

andysilsden wrote:

If I remember, Vainikolo was let go to make way to free up salary cap space for Tupou.

Given the choice of Tupou or Vainikolo. Big Les anyday for me.

Maybe you're correct, but I thought it was the other way round. Most peopl would have Big Les anyday.

: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:28 pm  

Click Signed as a direct replacement for Lesley Vainikolo

Click Signed as a direct replacement for Lesley Vainikolo