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.

tbf the club did make a statement regarding the orford rumours at the forum stating that he was returning. what do people expect them to do? issue a fresh statement every week saying the same thing?
I suspect orfords manager issued the requested statement but as it wasnt a headline grabbing rumour the oz press didnt bother reporting it. It seems a remarkable coincidence that the rumours have all stopped in oz press since the forum. Also all the NRL teams have their halves in place for next season now.

If Orford doesn't come back. The club would need to get two halfbacks. I just can't see that happening.

Kearney and Sykes try, but aren't up to it. Is southernwood ready?

A lot can happen in a few weeks.

TBF the club did say they there was nothing new to add but they also said they would ask Orford to make a statement. Now to me the non silence from this is deafening and i hope i am wrong but as they are trying to attract new pledges wouldnt you have expected them to say something or get Orford to say something?

To be honest if Orford has been asked to make his statement surely it would have been to the English press, particulary the T & A rather than in the Oz press

The NRL could have their half backs sorted out by now but who says it doesnt include Orford?

If Orford doesn't come back, that frees up a largish chunk of SC cash, so it could be the Club are looking for a direct replacement (A Marquee Signing?) but these deals take time and why say something till there is something to say.
Saying Orford is not coming back without a replacement will not help the Pledges cause, and sometimes as we know making deals can be a protracted affair. So all the speculation one way or the other is going to continue!

The way I see it, rumours of him joining a club in Aus have pretty much stopped since around the time Peter Hood told us they would be getting in touch with his agent. The aussie press were never going write an article about how Orford was staying at Bradford - who would buy a paper to read that?!
But what they have done is stop spouting sh*t about him getting a deal with someone over there.

I would take some confidence from the silence rather than letting it get you all in a panic.