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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:05 am  
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Maybe not :!:

I suppose now its a good signing :roll: :wink:


He never said anything about it being a bad signing. ;)

On a seperate note, I highly doubt the club would announce the signing of a player who didn't have a visa yet, considering the amount of visa problems players seem to be having lately.

This signing, behind a very good pack, gives us the potential to go very well this year. I am looking so much more forward to it now.
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:05 am  
I have to say I'm really excited about this signing. I do think this is going to make Bradford a more formidable team this season
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:17 am  
Quality, quality, quality, quality.

In case you haven't noticed I think this signing is quality!
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:20 am  
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We shall wait and see how they get on first should we not?

As I said earlier, it is a great signing on paper, but we shall see how it all pans out first before eating any humble pie....


You make the mistake of thinking the world, or at least the board, revolves around you, and are paranoid that every comment is aimed at you. It doesn't, and they're not.

There are several detractors who have made several, quite different, claims against the Bulls and one of those claims was that we are a 'selling club' and not any longer 'in the market' for decent players. Another is that we would not and could not make any 'marquee' signings and indeed that the club and/or the coach had lied about the possibility of doing so. Another is that we have little or no cover in the halves and no ability or intention of getting any. Another is that no 'decent' players would come anyway to play under a 'crap coach'. Another is that we have a 'weak squad' which is no better than mid-to-worse-table.

These represent a considerable humble pie requirement, indeed easily sufficient to qualify for a substantial bulk discount.

We don't have to see "how it pans out first" at all. Whether Bird does the business on the field if and when he gets here is a completely different issue. All the above have been comprehensively demolished by the Bulls' signings so far.

I should TBF add, though, that in your case you did consume your portion of pie very daintily and without prompting. But there's plenty left. Wonder if rhinoms is feeling hungry . . .

:D
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:20 am  
I wonder if McNamara has a sneaky peak on here today.. I bet he does! :wink:
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:32 am  
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LMAO at "the worlds greatest talents" bollox.
Good player but will he be here because he has to be or because he wants to be?We all know why, although now if he does get clearence you will finish at least 5th rather than 7th!!


in the same way is buderus here because he wants to be or because he wants to op up his pension fund whilst on the sick :D
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:35 am  
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in the same way is buderus here because he wants to be or because he wants to op up his pension fund whilst on the sick :D


I doubt that.. I'm sure it's always be a lifelong dream for Buderus to swap the Aussie lifestyle and climate for the world famous City of Leeds..

I know where I'd rather live...
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:43 am  
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Maybe not :!:

I suppose now its a good signing :roll: :wink:


As Paul has said, at no point did I say it would be a bad signing for anyone. I'm just amazed that we had the money to get him, I would never have thought it was available.
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:48 am  
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As Paul has said, at no point did I say it would be a bad signing for anyone. I'm just amazed that we had the money to get him, I would never have thought it was available.


think its more a case of us waiting for the right player to become available in a position we needed- which is what the club always said they were doing only the doom mongers chose not to believe them :roll:
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: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:50 am  
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think its more a case of us waiting for the right player to become available in a position we needed- which is what the club always said they were doing only the doom mongers chose not to believe them :roll:


Hey, I've been a doom monger.. but this signing speaks class to me. It's something McNamara said he'd do if the right player became available, and he's delivered. Well done Stevie M for delivering on your promise.
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