I phoned the club shop today to see when they are due to be released, he said that it's likely these wont be decided until after the pre season fixtures, sounds like Jimmy is giving the boys a chance to earn a starting number in the upcoming weeks.

Latest photos from the army camp suggest Addy has no. 13, Gaskell has 6, Williams has 5.

I'm going to take a punt on what I think 1-17 will look like

1. Mullaney
2. Uisele
3. Purtell
4. Blythe
5. Williams
6. Gaskell
7. Seijka
8. Clough
9. O'Brien
10. Sidlow
11. Pitts
12. Ferguson
13. Addy

14. Walker
15. Olbison
16. Davies
17. Walshaw

Can make out a few others on Facebook pictures if their training gear is correct. Chev is wearing 22. Siejka 7. Ulugia 19, Purtell 3. Olbison 11. Henry 20. Is that Shaw with 27?

Would help if I actually knew their faces. We have so many different people in the squad, I don't recognise half of them!

Mmm, so on that basis, the skipper is to wear no. 22. It can't be [ithat[/i often that a club captain hasn't worn a 1 - 13 shirt.

Paul Wellens is a recent one I can think of

Didn't Wellens return part way through a season though, due to an injury 'crisis'?

I seem to recollect it was well after the squad was initially announced and not a planned number and probably not a planned captaincy either .

Don't think so. I think he was always captain and always number 17 last season. It was something along the lines of letting Lomax take the 1 shirt as a nod to him deserving it and being first choice fullback, with Wellens being intended on playing at Loose Forward or as a utility, so 17 suited more. Something like that anyway.

Official squad numbers unveiled at Thursday's dinner

Do you mean Thursday's 'Audience [or 'Evening', depending on which you read] with the Bulls', which to the best of my knowledge doesn't come even with a bag of crisps, or is it Saturday's dinner?

Saturday, the squad numbers will be unveiled (not just presented which presumably precludes them being announced on Thursday) when the three course meal will be unveiled as prawn cocktail crisps, barbecue beef crisps with cheese and onion crisps for vegetarians, and cheesecake and chive crisps for pud.

That looks like a good team to me.

Think we need 2 recognised Props on the bench? swap Walker for Tahraoui and i'd agree..

We have currently 30 in the squad and, for my money, Jimmy will make up his 17 for the day based on the opposition. Some games will be 4 prop games and some probably won't be.

I'd definitely agree that the more intense games will warrant a four prop approach and that that would be our 'best' side.

Squad numbers set be announced this evening [Thurs] according to Bulls' website.

30 - Sam Bates
29 - Adam Brook
28 - Samir Tahroui
27 - Ryan Shaw
26 - Vila Halafihi
25 - Nathan Conroy
24 - Lucas Walshaw
23 - Alex Mellor
22 - Chev Walker
21 - Dave Petersen
20 - Adam Henry
19 - Chris Ulugia
17 - Jean Philippe Baille
16 - Karl Davies
15 - Dan Fleming
14 - Jay Pitts
13 - Danny Addy
12 - Dale Ferguson
11 - Tom Olbison
10 - Adam Sidlow
9 - Adam O'Brien
8 - Paul Clough
7 - Harry Siejka
6 - Lee Gaskell
5 - Danny Williams
4 - Matty Blythe
3 - Adrian Purtell
2 - Etu Uaisele
1 - Jake Mullaney