I get the feeling we all agree Oford is the man we all want to come back , or he would nt be filling page after page of debate , my feeling is that he will come back , but only if he has to ie, he has not been fixed up in the NRL I also think that this will be earlier than the pre season date , poss mid oct ,

Fair point

What Dilligaf said.
Sinfield is easily the best captain in this country, not necessarily the best palyer though.
There was an instance a couple of years back, GB/NZ, IIRC there was a bust up with Webb smashing the ball into Wilkin's mush, the ref's decision went against GB which was harsh to say the least. Peacock couldn't even speak he was so shocked, he stood there aghast, I thought he was going to cry. Someone such as Meninga, Hanley, Farrell would have been in the ref's face making sure they evened it up later. World class player but terrible as the face of England RL. If ya know warramean.

Wouldn't want him playing in the front row at Bradford though.

Might have him on the wing though, he knows how to travel at the speed of light, it was on the discovery channel.

I've got to say, I've never understood having a player who doesn't direct the play on the field as a Captain. Yes, they can be there to motivate (yada yada yada - fat lot of good Lynchy has been in that department this year) but to me one of the people who directs on the pitch should be the captain.

I know teams tend to differentiate between a 'club' captain and the the person who controls the plays on the pitch, and go for having 'a team of leaders' (think I saw that one on Boots n All) but I can't see the point myself.

Ok they are all fair points , so I guess that's me firmly put it my place

I've heard he talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk............

Is anyone else concerned regarding the silence around Orford returning. At the forum Mr Hood said he would be asking Orford to make a statement if one was not forthcoming from his agent. As yet i have heard nothing.

I just wonder that something has been agreed but they wont announce it until after the pledge dates. More concerning is that if we had agreed a release and havent got an adequate replacement as surely this would be better news in terms of the pledge numbers and at least give what many feel will be predictable news but counter that by announcing a suitable replacement

Surely if he was returning and again bearing in mind the pledge now would be a perfect time for a positive statement

The fact no positive statement has come, does kind of suggests it's not good news.

I know if it were me, and an agreement had been reached to release him from his contract, I wouldn't announce that until after the pledge deadline.

Exactly. If he was deffo staying then they would surely announce this via a statement from him

More worrying as i see it is that we havent got a replacment for him. As i said if he was going, which a lot of people think he is, then countering this announcement with an adequate replacement would surely be the best in terms of news during the pledge period.