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| Quote: mystic eddie "Inexplicably losing to Wakefield and seeing them stay up because of it therefore costing us about 100k to get Solomona who we would probably have gotten for nowt had we beaten them and relegated them.'"
Yup, that was a stinker. |
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| Quote: Bulliac "I can't remember the players, other than the ones you mention, but IIRC Ryan was about fifth choice in the centres when he left, and letting him go was pretty inevitable. To be honest, as others have said I don't think he's [ithat[/i brilliant; he looks good in a good side but is far from a world beater.
One I would disagree with is Wardle. I don't think we "let him go" as such, I think we were simply outbid by someone with more cash to throw at the juniors (which he then was) than we had. Not quite so sure about Larne Patrick but I'd guess the same applied there too.'"
I saw Atkins play a few acadamy/alliance games in the year or so before he left. Looked a decent player at that level but certainly not a future international.
He seems to me to be the mirror image of Donaldson ie Donaldson = very talented junior but stopped growing once we signed him, Atkins = decent junior who then had growth spurt around the time he left us. |
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A couple for me
Tame Tupou - turning circle of a bus
Nick Zsiti ( a few year since now) - He made me laugh. The first fans signing he did had to go inside as he was cold....
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| Shaun Edwards...was never really gonna work..Tame toupu....never did any work .  |
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| Quote: smiffythebull "Shaun Edwards...was never really gonna work..Tame toupu....never did any work . ![]()
Shame his metres made and tackle bust's don't back that up.
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11. Pattrick Ah Van
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| Quote: smiffythebull "Shaun Edwards...was never really gonna work..Tame toupu....never did any work . ![]()
Don't remind me about that game at home to Leeds in 1998 when the pass should have gone to Mr Edwards for a try that would have taken the score to 6-6.
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| Quote: Mick Gledhill "Don't remind me about that game at home to Leeds in 1998 when the pass should have gone to Mr Edwards for a try that would have taken the score to 6-6.'"
Remember it well Mick...who was it that wouldnt pass ? it was either Matt Calland or Scott Naylor...IIRC. |
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| Quote: smiffythebull "Remember it well Mick...who was it that wouldnt pass ? it was either Matt Calland or Scott Naylor...IIRC.'"
Calland mate. |
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failed signing of ellis caused a lot of unrest
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If only we had signed Brendon Tuuta, we'd have been the team of the 90s.
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Brough from Cas (we signed Jeffries from wakey same off season)
Myler from Widnes
Robinson from Salford
Brown from Wigan
4 half backs who've moved clubs, who would not have commanded high wages, who would have jumped at the chance to come to Bradford, who are a vast improvement on anything we've had at 6 or 7 (Orford excluded) in the last 5 seasons. When you look at the dross we've had in key positions it is utterly shaming.
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Tbf, all of whom would have been greeted with scepticism. They were all available for a reason, save Myler who I don't think was ever going to come here.
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| Quote: af "Tbf, all of whom would have been greeted with scepticism. They were all available for a reason, save Myler who I don't think was ever going to come here.'"
When you look at who we signed instead they were greeted with scepticism too (apart from Orford). |
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Who are you asking that we be fair to? The people who signed Sherriffe, Sykes (x3) Herbert plus many others. Whilst all signings are greeted with a mixture of hope and scepticism it is the role of management of the club to make decisions based on professional judgements. We're in 11th position and have been beaten by 60+ points at the weekend because the people in charge of recruitment and retention have shown appalling judgement. And I'm afraid that is a very fair assessment
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