Well. If he's cutting costs, then the 2 big ones are the hybrid squad and the academy. Which is why I was trying to work out the FT players. Because there isn't a lot of FT options in the championship, so they would either have to go p/t again, or try to get a lower level SL slot.
Green had several reasons for going, but the main one was it allows him to develop his mortgage business and become parttime. And York is a shorter commute.

The academy is different, as funding is matched by SL at the value of 1:1. We have to put in £100k of our own money to get another £100k funding. But that's another 100k if he were to scrap the academy.

My instinct would be we would go p/t, and keep the academy.

Jake Webster departure confirmed by the club: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... -departure

Jake Webster departure confirmed by the club: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... -departure

I facetiously posted it in the jokes thread a couple of weeks ago about Webster to Keighley.it hasn't just happened over the weekend.so 2 players have terminated their contracts other than Webster.also heard Farrell is having knee surgery at the end of the month and will be out for 6 months.

I agree the Webster deal does look like it could have been happening for a while and suit both sides. We get a high earner of the books and potentially have his salary for 2 or 3 players (assuming we still exist) and he gets a 2yr deal, ours had only one left and a job after rugby. He is also mates with their coach which I suspect only helped the deal

It will be jy or keyes, I can’t fault Jake if he has been offered something good, 35yro well done Jake dip your bread lad, and thanks for the memories

Ross Peltier has signed for Doncaster

Pleased with that

Gutted but you can’t expect anyone to wait this out and see if they’re given a new contract.

Good luck Ross.

Amazed that Ross has had to drop down a division, he's easily good enough for any side in the championship.

I thought Peltier looked your most dangerous prop against us this season. Certainly seems strange dropping a division.

It will be interesting to see how these appeals over the contract terminations go. I can't imagine the Bulls have much of a leg to stand on and are pinning their hopes on making up the pension payments that are due. From a selfish point of view Im hoping it does not drag out and it would be good to get another home town lad in our team.

Heard Keyes to Fax and Andy Lynch to Cas.

I'm pretty sure he didn't HAVE to drop down a division. Financial stability and the other players being signed along with him may have influenced his decision.

Well, given that he was in the T&A two weeks ago saying that he was desperate to sign a new contract with us, should we assume that those unsigned players have been told to look elsewhere?

Maybe, but he does have a young child so if he has another offer on the table and they say it will be withdrawn on x date...... given things are up in the air here it would be a no brainier surely?

To be honest I would have thought the new, or at least potential, owners would have had some kind of meeting, or given the fact that some players are in the international series, some other communication with players? For god's sake it's 2019 not 1819 and you don't need to send messages via ship and carrier pigeon....