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| Nosey Parker (yes I know ) has us down for bringing Elliot Minchella home for 2016. Not sure how desperate we're for backrow options but has anyone on here heard anything?
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| Well, there is someone on here who really [iought[/i to have some idea of Elliot's intentions....
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| Haha yes I think I might be well placed to comment on this
Shall we say at this moment in time there is more chance of my lovely wife turning out for the Bulls next season
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| I'll take that as the chances are a bit slim, then...lol
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| Well I will refrain from saying my wife would be a good hooker
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| Ha ha, you're going the right way to be making your own tea..
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| Quote: roger daly "Haha yes I think I might be well placed to comment on this
Shall we say at this moment in time there is more chance of my lovely wife turning out for the Bulls next season'"
Oh heck, has Parky got this one wrong too then?!
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| Yes I'm making my own tea tonight now. Ive bought a new blender so everything goes in there now, I'm gonna have a lovely cup of toast
Seriously though it's very hard for the Bulls and other teams to try attract any players as they don't know what division they will be in so Im guessing next years squad will be pretty much the same and if we do get promoted it will be a mad rush at the end of the season to sign any quality players from the teams that go down or stay down
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| This is just a further example of the absurdity of the current promotion system. Should we by some staggering feat get promoted we get to have the rich pickings from Wakefield to choose from because every other sod is signed up already.
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| Quote: Pumpetypump "This is just a further example of the absurdity of the current promotion system. Should we by some staggering feat get promoted we get to have the rich pickings from Wakefield to choose from because every other sod is signed up already.'"
Just one of them things unfortunately.
Better than licensing where we would have ZERO chance of getting back into SL.
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| Quote: Bull Mania "Better than licensing where we would have ZERO chance of getting back into SL.'"
Really? With our fanbase, seeming financial stability etc I would have thought we'd have an absolutely superb chance of getting back in at the next franchising opportunity. And added to that, once in SL you get to use the three years to grow sensibly and recruit accordingly.
I'd much rather have licencing or a system whereby you get 2 years protection upon promotion than the absurd faux promotion system we have now.
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| At the risk of playing fantasy RL, and putting the cart about fifty miles in front of the horse, that kid Tom Johnstone looks like one of the best young players to come out of Wakey in a little while.
On the subject of P&R, I agree that the current system leaves the deck stacked heavily against championship sides. It's going to be a very tough ask to get up as things stand, although I'm sure we can rely on the RFL to cook something new up that may, or may not, ease the path back to the top flight. Sadly for the duration of the "New Era" I'm left wondering if our best chance might come at the expense of a team that goes bust? After what the bulls have been through I'm not sure I would wish that on any set of fans.
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| I suspect that no-one will get within 'cooeee' of promotion under the current system which, at risk of serious repetition, I'll say again , was always the intention. It won't be long before the 'Championship Mafia' work out they've [we've] been had, and a new push for licensing or a genuine P&R system, starts up. Can we hold the fans for three years?
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| Good points made above. I believe that the RFL did feel that we had to go down because of the problems we had in those last couple of years - and so did I. I also strongly believe that the SL isn't as good as everyone would like it to be. I strongly suspect the RFL will do "what they can" to help the Bulls get back up when we have clearly shown that we are being run properly again. I am not arrogant enough to say they desperately need us again but they could do with another club challenging the top few clubs as SL looks a little predictable at the moment.
If I had being in charge of the RFL I would have still had this middle 8 play-offs as I do like the idea but it would have been a little different. The bottom SL club would have been relegated and replaced by the top championship club - so one club is guaranteed promotion and wouldn't that make those last few games in either division vital. The play-off's would then be against the 3 other clubs in each division - middle 6 play-off's. Same idea as now but one guaranteed promotion for the top club.
Maybe if the Bulls fail to get up but finish top a few years the RFL might just introduce this idea - or am I dreaming a little now?
Whichever way I look at it and trying to keep an impartial head on, I struggle to believe that if the Bulls prove they are run well and are a strong club again the pressure on the RFL to find a way of getting us back in will start to build. I would think other club chairmen such as Hetherington will be having a quiet word.
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| Quote: Pumpetypump "Really? With our fanbase, seeming financial stability etc I would have thought we'd have an absolutely superb chance of getting back in at the next franchising opportunity. And added to that, once in SL you get to use the three years to grow sensibly and recruit accordingly.
I'd much rather have licencing or a system whereby you get 2 years protection upon promotion than the absurd faux promotion system we have now.'"
What makes you so sure we'd get in through licensing? Wakey went into admin once, we went in twice and neither were relegated. Yes we are making money, but the super league clubs will receive a lot more money next year to get their books balanced.
Also how long do you think fans would stay paying to watch us, when we're not actually playing for anything. I pay to watch competitive sport, not who has a nice spreadsheet.
That said I do think the new system is flawed and it is pretty much now or never for us. May have an outside chance next year if we can keep Gaskell,O'brien etc
Should be simple 1 up 1 down. But given te choice, I'd choose this current version than the awful licensing system.
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