Please lord NO! Terrible defender is Thomas and very much a one good game in 4 attacking wise

Beggars can't be choosers unfortunately, you need to remember what division we're in now. We have very little money and no real incentives for players to come to us.

Given the current trend of selecting players who have a strong affinity with the club, there is a certain full back who I think may be OOC with his current club next month.

No insider knowledge at all here, just a punt/suggestion at someone I think would fit the mold and do a job in League 1.... Elliot Kear???

Tbh I was gutted we didn't keep hold of him when he left. I'd take him back in a breath and hand him the 1 shirt.

Didn't I see somewhere that his dad and Joe Keyes' dad are pals too? I may have made this up...




Signing Oscar Thomas again would be taking desperate to a whole new level.

My lad starts pre season tomorrow night so might have more of an idea about new players

We aren't signing Elliot Kear. Why would he leave a side at the top of the championship and join a league 1 club?
Thomas is a far more realistic signing for a club in our position. Plus he scored against the kiwis so he can't be that bad

Apart from he may be out of contract and has no other offers on the table? Because he's a lifelong Bulls fan? Just a couple of reasons why he might choose the Bulls.

Aside from that, Thomas would be a major disappointment, as re-signing Davies was. Both are no where near Championship standard players and I'd have to suggest they won't stand out in League 1 either. I've played with and against better guys in the Pennine and Yorkshire Leagues. His main issue is that he is a confidence player and given the amount of unforced errors he makes, his confidence is not going to have a chance to improve wherever he plays next season.

Well he did play in World Cup over the weekend. Perhaps he is Mick's 'inside scoop'

So based on current signings, I still think we are short in quite a few positions. I was surprised how many players we have that can play in the front row, although you could argue two are unlikely to receive much game time this year.

This is where I think we are with the current squad in terms of strength in depth and ability to cover across the park (ranked in order). ..

Full Backs – Smith, Ryan, Pickersgill, Rickett
Wingers –Ryan, Rickett, Smith
Centres – Oakes, Gibson, Smith, Halafiha, Ryan, Garside
Stand Offs –Keyes, Smith, Minchella, Pickersgill
Scrum Halves – Chisholm, Keyes, Pickersgill
Props – Crossley, Peltier, Kirk, Wood, Davies, Milton, Hodgson, Wilson
Hookers – Hallas, Halafiha, Butterworth
Second Rowers – Minchella, Garside, Davies, Storton
Loose Forwards – Minchella, Hallas, Garside, Milton, Halafiha, Storton

I think we are weakest in the back line and back row. Definitely need some workhorses to help the forwards out. Going on who we have had confirmed already we have I still think we have 4-5 regular playing positions left to fill.

1 Smith
2 Ryan
3 Gibson
4 Oakes
5
6 Keyes
7 Chisholm
8 Kirk
9 Hallas
10 Crossley
11 Garside
12 Minchella
13 Milton

14 Peltier
15 Wood
16
17

Squad players –
Rickett
Halafiha
Pickersgill
Davies
Wilson
Hodgson
Butterworth
Storton

If Magrin and Sironen could be convinced to stay then out pack would seem much stronger (but I can only see one of them staying). I really do think the backs is what could let us down.

Could you spell my surname correctly please. This could get most annoying