Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:48 pm  

No purtell tonight if means any thing . Good night matty Blythe a really nice bloke and said wants to stay

Donno and obrien next and hopefully Blythe

Come on you bulls !

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:09 pm  

I'm pretty sure Purtell is in London for his annual heart checkups.

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:08 pm  

Yep posted it on twitter. I suspect luke George will stay too, with kear and foster departing. Add a reasonable scrum half and suddenly the squad begins to look okay for next year.

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:25 pm  

roofaldo2 wrote:

So, the team for next year so far:

FB Mullaney
RW Wood
RC
LC
LW
SO Gaskell
HB Brooks
PR Sidlow / Bates
HK
PR Fleming
SR Ferguson
SR Olbison
LF

Starting to look like a decent team. Holding on to O'Brien and Donaldson should be a top priority for the club IMO.

Is Wood contracted for the championship and if so can you provide a link, the last announcement was that he wanted to stay, if you can confirm I will update the 2015 squad thread.

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:49 am  

martinwildbull wrote:

Is Wood contracted for the championship and if so can you provide a link, the last announcement was that he wanted to stay, if you can confirm I will update the 2015 squad thread.

I can't remember were but I'm sure it was in the T&A that there was only him and bates who were signed for 2015

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:24 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

I can't remember were but I'm sure it was in the T&A that there was only him and bates who were signed for 2015

It was Bates and Brooks not Bates and Wood. Last article said he's on loan til the end of the season and that he's hoping for a contract extension.

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:21 am  

It's nice too see that Jimmy is building the team from the front. He knows more than anyone the importance of having a good forward pack
As other people have said, for me AOB would be my biggest priority. He's getting better by the game, and terrorised the Championship when on dual-reg at Dewsbury.
It's very nice to be having these positive discussions on here for a change!

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:39 am  

roofaldo2 wrote:

I can't remember were but I'm sure it was in the T&A that there was only him and bates who were signed for 2015

thanks RF2 (& josefw), I thought I hadnt missed anything but thought I had better check.

Agreed Jimmy is doing it the right way round with the pack, and also showing an appreciation of Sidlows qualities of doing the hard if unspectacular work - such as missing few tackles, etc.

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:14 am  

I think people are living in a dream world if we think we can hold on to Donaldson he will be off to Wigan or Warrington . O.B is a must in my eyes especially as he said he wanted to stay in recent reports. Maybe he has signed but they are holding the news back when it is announced when someone signs for another club .

Re: New Signings/Re-Signings : Thu Jul 31, 2014 7:18 am  

Noah100 wrote:

I think people are living in a dream world if we think we can hold on to Donaldson he will be off to Wigan or Warrington .