: Mon Jun 08, 2009 3:58 pm  

Terry Monster wrote:

In what way are the club in a downward spiral?

If you compare are form with there's the's not that much difference however although are crowds have dipped a little which you would expect there's have dropped rather more to say the least, as well as the rumours of financial problems that are reported to plague the club. And to be fair Wigan's player recruitment compared to there's looks like a master stroke, living in west Yorkshire the feeling about the club have taken a big hit there's not that high in the city there once was plus the huge strides that Leeds of made. In fact Leeds the city reminds me very much of Bradford five to six years ago with the bumper stickers and genearl feeling within the city that the club is doing well. Of course this is my own personal view but I certainly don't really here any good things coming out of bradford these days regarding the club.
Don't get me wrong I hope things do turn round for them but personally cant see, not with out the new stadium at least.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:16 pm  

jonh wrote:

Do you watch the NRL?

Believe it or not I actually do, plus been to quite a few of the games, when traveling with the England A squad over in Oz. Aussie fans were great to when I went over for the WC last year.

I agree with the comment below your's, our home atmosphere is very very poor, we have a drum, great stuff, no songs that all of the fans know.

Were as Leeds and Hull KR have an atmosphere which is 100x better then ours.

I'd be happy next year with

FB - Briscoe (Will come for the right ££ I think)
RW - Roberts
RC - Gleeson
LC - Carmont/Pryce
LW - Richards
SO - S. Tomkins
SH - Myler (Will be killing himself to play for a high reputation club come the end of the year)
PR - Fielden
HK - Riddell
PR - Lynch (Think he's the only prop in GB worth a pop at whos off contract, plus the only prop I think we'll get)
SR - Hock
SR - J. Tomkins
LF - O'Loughlin

Bench
Feka
Tommy
Hansen/Mossop
Coley

If Carmont was to go at the end of the year, could people see Richards as a Centre on the left?

LC - Richards
LW - Ainscough

Problem sovled with the high balls, Richards would provide very good support play on the left hand side to Ainscough who breaks for fun.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:21 pm  

LovesToSpooge wrote:

If you compare are form with there's the's not that much difference however although are crowds have dipped a little which you would expect there's have dropped rather more to say the least, as well as the rumours of financial problems that are reported to plague the club. And to be fair Wigan's player recruitment compared to there's looks like a master stroke, living in west Yorkshire the feeling about the club have taken a big hit there's not that high in the city there once was plus the huge strides that Leeds of made. In fact Leeds the city reminds me very much of Bradford five to six years ago with the bumper stickers and genearl feeling within the city that the club is doing well. Of course this is my own personal view but I certainly don't really here any good things coming out of bradford these days regarding the club.
Don't get me wrong I hope things do turn round for them but personally cant see, not with out the new stadium at least.

No, there isn't a lot of difference in form, in fact Wigan have lost 1 more game than the Bulls and played 2 more so there's a chance the Bulls might over take them soon. About the crowds, all teams experience dips and rises in their crowds, that doesn't mean much, in fact Bulls still have one of the highest crowd averages in the league despite a dip in form. I wouldn't listen to the reported 'rumours', because ythat is all they are. The Bulls are not plagued by financial problems as stated by their chairman Peter Hood and just last year posted a large profit. I don't see what you're getting at with the recruitement either? Do you mean last year? This year? Master stroke? Wigan have lost more games than the Bulls and have 2 games in hand? What dya mean a masterstroke?

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:29 pm  

Mark1987 wrote:

Believe it or not I actually do, plus been to quite a few of the games, when traveling with the England A squad over in Oz. Aussie fans were great to when I went over for the WC last year.

I agree with the comment below your's, our home atmosphere is very very poor, we have a drum, great stuff, no songs that all of the fans know.

Were as Leeds and Hull KR have an atmosphere which is 100x better then ours.

I'd be happy next year with

FB - Briscoe (Will come for the right ££ I think)
RW - Roberts
RC - Gleeson
LC - Carmont/Pryce
LW - Richards
SO - S. Tomkins
SH - Myler (Will be killing himself to play for a high reputation club come the end of the year)
PR - Fielden
HK - Riddell
PR - Lynch (Think he's the only prop in GB worth a pop at whos off contract, plus the only prop I think we'll get)
SR - Hock
SR - J. Tomkins
LF - O'Loughlin

Bench
Feka
Tommy
Hansen/Mossop
Coley

If Carmont was to go at the end of the year, could people see Richards as a Centre on the left?

LC - Richards
LW - Ainscough

Problem sovled with the high balls, Richards would provide very good support play on the left hand side to Ainscough who breaks for fun.

ive heard hes going back to cas

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:32 pm  

lothlorian wrote: ive heard hes going back to cas http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/102 ... -the-roost He's alos expected to sign a new deal with Bulls according to this new article

lothlorian wrote: ive heard hes going back to cas http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/102 ... -the-roost He's alos expected to sign a new deal with Bulls according to this new article

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:37 pm  

I have also heard this. good player and a hard grafter.

i would still like an o'meely type player who will ruffle a few feathers.

has anyone heard about Crabtree coming over?. there was a few folk talking about it on friday. not to sure myself mind.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:37 pm  

Terry Monster wrote:

No, there isn't a lot of difference in form, in fact Wigan have lost 1 more game than the Bulls and played 2 more so there's a chance the Bulls might over take them soon. About the crowds, all teams experience dips and rises in their crowds, that doesn't mean much, in fact Bulls still have one of the highest crowd averages in the league despite a dip in form. I wouldn't listen to the reported 'rumours', because ythat is all they are. The Bulls are not plagued by financial problems as stated by their chairman Peter Hood and just last year posted a large profit. I don't see what you're getting at with the recruitement either? Do you mean last year? This year? Master stroke? Wigan have lost more games than the Bulls and have 2 games in hand? What dya mean a masterstroke?

Well I wouldn't say the players that Bradford signed this year were that great with the exception of Menzies, rich coming from a Wigan fan with the dross we have signed I know but I think the difference is that Wigan aren't playing to there potential where as Bradford are just a poor side and badly lack creativity and poor signings at the start of this year have gone no way to fixing the problems.
Regarding Peter Hood's comments about finances he's not going to come out and say their a sinking ship is he, in my opinion Bradford are papering over the cracks that Odsal stadium is giving them and there incredibly reliant upon the new stadium going through which obviously they would be.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:39 pm  

Mark1987 wrote:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/102019/Noble-looks-set-to-rule-the-roost

He's alos expected to sign a new deal with Bulls according to this new article

that story was doing the rounds a couple of weeks ago. i think it has been denied by the roosters CEO recently.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:13 pm  

Mark1987 wrote:

Believe it or not I actually do, plus been to quite a few of the games, when traveling with the England A squad over in Oz. Aussie fans were great to when I went over for the WC last year.

I agree with the comment below your's, our home atmosphere is very very poor, we have a drum, great stuff, no songs that all of the fans know.

Were as Leeds and Hull KR have an atmosphere which is 100x better then ours.

I'd be happy next year with

FB - Briscoe (Will come for the right ££ I think)
RW - Roberts
RC - Gleeson
LC - Carmont/Pryce
LW - Richards
SO - S. Tomkins
SH - Myler (Will be killing himself to play for a high reputation club come the end of the year)
PR - Fielden
HK - Riddell
PR - Lynch (Think he's the only prop in GB worth a pop at whos off contract, plus the only prop I think we'll get)
SR - Hock
SR - J. Tomkins
LF - O'Loughlin

Bench
Feka
Tommy
Hansen/Mossop
Coley

If Carmont was to go at the end of the year, could people see Richards as a Centre on the left?

LC - Richards
LW - Ainscough

Problem sovled with the high balls, Richards would provide very good support play on the left hand side to Ainscough who breaks for fun.

Briscoe won't come, why would he?
Pryce in the reserves is boarding on a lost cause, looks really disinterested.
Myler is under contract, would cost more than he's worth.
Lynch is going to Cas, plus not that good.

Richards started at Wigan as a centre, it was a disaster.

: Mon Jun 08, 2009 6:35 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqnews/silly-joel-may-be-movin-out/2009/06/08/1244313085764.html

could we recruit another to our bad lads army??

Good lad Joel!

Wouldn't mind us signing him he has always impressed me and maybe is getting tired of not being picked for Origin and Aus and is ready to cut his losses.