Brown envelopes and the W team aside still doesn't seem to add up that our collection of players earn the same as Wigans or St Helens. Is it down to Bradford not having the pull of old and players will prefer to go to the likes of Leeds, Saints, Wigan for potentially less (or at best same) money ?

Jimmy was definitely 'solid', he was also a good acting half who seemed to know [iexactly[/i when to attack the line and he also had that winners mentality, that determination not to be 'bested', which from an opposing crowds viewpoint (I speak with experience) comes across as arrogance or even nastiness, but which all fans like to see in [itheir own [/iplayers.

I don't know why he blossomed at Odsal, maybe it was because he felt wanted (he said he didn't at Leeds), maybe it was having an ex GB hooker like Brian Noble as coach, maybe he was just the right man in the right team at the right time, I dunno to be honest. I do know that in his pomp he was one hell of a player.

Jimmy Lowes, joint best Hooker in the super league since 1995.

On his day he could rip teams to shreds and fight Barrie McDermott, Terry O'Connor and Wayne McDonald

Just wanted to add the late Terry Newton to the list of stars signed by the bulls in recent years. Highly regarded as one of the best SL hookers at the time a signed him.

Newton was a good servant for us but was past his best and mired in controversy. Wigan could have signed him but instead preferred Higham. But on the point we're discussing, "one of the best SL hookers" is damning with a bit of faint praise, isn't it? He would at that stage of his career have got nowhere near any NRL team, for instance. But anyway I really don't see though how you can class signing a player who can't even play for you for another 6 months due to being banned, as "attracting the top players". "Taking a punt" would be nearer the mark.

Talking about good signings. Best bit of business the Bulls ever did was recieve £250,000, Bernard Dwyer, Sonny Nickle and Paul Loughlin from St Helens for Paul Newlove.