On what we have to go on so far, it would appear that Sheffield are being deliberately awkward for whatever reason. I expect it to be resolved fairly quickly but probably not before the crucial Easter period. Whether they have deliberately done that once they knew he was joining a rival is anyone's guess.

It is clear that Chisholm wants to be back at the Bulls so it will be a case of when, we just need to find out why the Eagles have got their knickers in a twist over this particular move!

It's a ridiculous situation if the RFL don't check whether a player is registered with another club before entering new registration details.

Whatever happens it's ed people off on the Halifax board so it's been a success

If what Dane said on twitter is true, then it sounds to me like the papers he signed and Sheffield had promised to file with the rfl yesterday afternoon was in fact his playing registration (or release of such).
I really hope Dane is being honest and has email/text message proof of Sheffield's instructions. The speed at which Sheffield put their press release out last night kind of makes me think they knew what they were doing.

A shame really because up until now we've not had any bad blood with the Eagles. But if this is some spiteful attempt to disrupt our season then they can f*ck right off.

The cynic in me thinks the same. How long did Sheffields statement come out after ours? 5 mins? If Sheffield have said they will release him at a certain time to make us think its ok to sign him, then not done it to essnetially cry foul, then thats low. Almost laying a trap and we're naive to fall for it.

If they did sack him as Roger said then they wouldn't have a leg to stand on. Lets hope some head banging happens and this gets sorted amicably.

You could have 13 of him and we will still beat you. O Ali Ali Ali Ali alifax

I think most teams with 13 halfbacks on the field would lose to be honest.

I'll forgive the fax fan today, we all get giddy on cup final day and today's the day for them!

Hasn't stopped Toovey working

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good viewing those press releases last night. Kept me occupied right up to kick off in the SKY game. Bradford always were the best at pre match entertainment

What's it like to have no points ......

Dunno, hopefully we'll find out at 10pm tonight

Bit like having no brain cells, just have to make the best of it don't you?

I just think it's typical of Bradford to get in this mess. Irrespective of Sheffield's antics, whoever deals with contracts at the club should be sharp enough to smell a rat. This hoo hah might have been snuffed out before it got announced.

If i ever get to the stage where im more interested in another teams fortunes than my own i'll stop watching RL. Some fax fans (not all, most are decent) would rather see Bulls lose a game than their team win.

Give the hill dwellers a break, Bradfords fortunes and goings on's give them a welcome rest from having $exual encounters with close blood relatives.
Gotta love the bluesox

Not enough love for this post.

You can hold a player RFL registration without a contract e.g. Segeyaro at Leeds. However the statement suggests he is a contracted Sheffield player, so if the contact has not been torn up then you could owe a few £s for inciting Chisolm to breach his contract, similar scenario as Deny Solomona. Sheffield could argue Chisolm is an important player in the relegation battle which has a direct financial impact if they get relegated. So the cost could rise quickly if you haven't done things correctly.

They sacked him..then saw pound signs when bulls took I'm on..

Of course we have done things correctly. It's the Bulls. What could possibly go wrong....

But yeah, if Sheffield sacked him, I'm not sure what they have to complain about.
If I got sacked from my job and then got a new one, I'm not sure why my old employers would give a ****.

We needed him tonight. Simple

Bongser sees a way to sort this out. It seems that:

a) Bradford think they've signed him but can't play him
b) Sheffield say he's still theirs but don't want to play him
c) Leigh are threadbare in almost all departments due to injury

Is there such a thing as reverse dual registration? Sheffield let him play for Leigh. Leigh release him when they're staffed again and all the nonsense is sorted.

Reading this thread over the last couple of days took Bongser back to the Admin monster thread of the close season. Hopefully the new management won't prove to be as inept as the last!

Good luck on Monday. Hope you break the surface then (even though that wii cost Bongser yet another point in the predictions league).