Interesting when you watch it back how much we didnt need to sign Harris.
We had Deacs, Robbie, Leon and even Pratt who could play in the havels.

Obviously all financial mess involved in the court case that screwed us. But the money he was on should have been used to keep Peacock and it would have lead to Leon playing 6 and staying as well.

That one signing completely ripped us apart from both a financial and playing side.

As big a sliding doors moment as you will ever seen in any sport.

From that video, it sounds like the real downfall of the Bulls was down to Noble. Who’d have thought that?

It did feel like that was the underlying narrative. Brian Noble wanted to run the entire show. Coaching, contracts, player retention etc. The old spinning plates idiom comes to mind. All of Noble's plates came crashing down at once. Interesting comments from Duffy on Iestyn not being the only one on a sizeable contract at the the time. I assume Lesley, Fielden and Hape were all on something similar.

I've had healthy mistrust of Noble since reading Peacock's autobiography. The stunts he pulled at the time must have been unsettling e.g. trying to swap Reardon, Langley and A.N.Other for Ellis without telling them he was going to try, sh4tting on Lynch to bring Morley in.. lord know's what else he did that hasn't come out.

The anger is still there in Peacock's voice and body language even after all these years.

You mean the guy who is now proferring his wisdom to the current leadership

The guy who thinks there isn't a problem with player fitness?