Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:52 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Players don't seem to want to leave Leeds for some reason so I wouldn't be surprised to see Hall play his whole career there.

Guys like him and Watkins should go and give it a crack IMO but I can't see it.

Will this change if Leeds finish up in a new Division One, in which only they and Wakefield have former Super League status?

(Not that I think it will get to that).

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:18 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

Players don't seem to want to leave Leeds for some reason so I wouldn't be surprised to see Hall play his whole career there.

Guys like him and Watkins should go and give it a crack IMO but I can't see it.

You have to credit Leeds with creating a club culture that means players aren't too keen to leave. They have produced local talent that has remained loyal to the club. I wish that Joel and Sam Tomkins had treated Wigan the same way that Watkins and Hall have treated Leeds...so far.

However to be fair, their dominance in Super League has been based largely around players who, whilst great club players (Burrow, Sinfield, McGuire, JJB, Diskin) weren't really coveted by the NRL or Union in the same way that ours seem to have been.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:58 pm  

Aboveusonlypie wrote:

You have to credit Leeds with creating a club culture that means players aren't too keen to leave. They have produced local talent that has remained loyal to the club. I wish that Joel and Sam Tomkins had treated Wigan the same way that Watkins and Hall have treated Leeds...so far.

However to be fair, their dominance in Super League has been based largely around players who, whilst great club players (Burrow, Sinfield, McGuire, JJB, Diskin) weren't really coveted by the NRL or Union in the same way that ours seem to have been.

They were also at their best when there was not as much money available in the NRL or RU, so the "Leeds can hold players" argument is a bit of a myth in my eyes.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:57 am  

Elliot Kear and Adam Sidlow anybody?

: Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:23 am  

At about Jamie foster, we need a goal kicking winger

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:26 am  

Never like the idea of looking over a stricken clubs best players but the sad reality is Bradford need to shift some.

Is Lulia still there or has he left?

The mighty Bradford Bulls - its disgraceful really.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:40 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

Never like the idea of looking over a stricken clubs best players but the sad reality is Bradford need to shift some.

Is Lulia still there or has he left?

The mighty Bradford Bulls - its disgraceful really.

he left at the end of the season. its hard to believe bradford struggle.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:20 pm  

Apparently Bradford have told their players that if anyone wants to leave they can do with the club's permission. If a player does depart he'll be replaced.
They seem to have "ring fenced" the closts of their first team squad and the job losses are in the other parts of the club.
This past two years must have been awful for the Bulls fans not knowing whether they'll have a club or not.
Just me perhaps but I'd still like to see a 14 team SL and do hope that London and Bradford survive their current woes.

Re: Rumours and signings v9 : Thu Dec 05, 2013 10:01 pm  

Add wakefield to those clubs and the league is in a mess

: Fri Dec 06, 2013 7:20 am  

Not to mention Salford nearly went, crusaders did, widnes had to restart. This licensing era has been a huge disaster.