It always depends on injuries and if Bradford lose Gaskell and O Brian. Likewise Leigh losing Brierly and Beswick it will make things difficult. Their will be more injuries with 7 intensive games. So all goes down on squad depths etc.

I get that thank you. As with Kevin Locke will he be able to "Get Fit" and make that much of a difference so close to the business end as is coined. I guess we will have to wait and see.

The fans have mentioned about our own ambitions, the team are playing consistently championship footy. I just can not understand the signing of Mendeika and Crossley although I am not disappointed about Crossley. When we have been passionately asking for quality half back cover. Also having the negotiations around contracts means distractions. I hope I am wrong and the team become what we are hoping in the last few to gear up. My personal view is there is only one space to go into SL. What happened with Sammut? we could have had him till the end of the season and said " Show us why we should offer you more "

It's alright sayin we need a half (which I agree) but there just aren't many out there. Steve Ferres has done a great job in recruitment and im sure he's been scouring for a HB.

Sammut was never going to come to us this year (as much as I wanted him to sign) as Wakey wouldn't have released him from his contract to allow him to sign for us.

I think Mullaney would be a better HB option than signing someone at this late stage (unless it's a player like Gareth O'brien)

Professional sportsmen with agents holding well paid contracts do not simply shake hands and say goodbye. Anyone who seriously thinks Sammut has walked out on £15-1800 a week for £300 at Workington needs his bumps felt. Either he's been paid up or they're still paying, probably the latter on the stipulation he doesn't play for us. The agents of Collis and Paea will have negotiated notice periods or what on earth are they for?

Miketaurus is right. The half back situation has loomed large all season. Siejka was unknown and hadn't been fit for two years, although I still he (and the team) could get it together with a little bit of luck. Nevertheless, Lowes has gambled massively on a very small pool of playmakers for reasons I don't fully understand.

Considering Michael Carter has stated before he couldn't afford to sack James Webster or Richard Agar, I highly doubt he's paying Sammut in full or a massive pay off and then Collis and Paea notice periods, and then being able to afford Michael Sio, Stuart Howarth and Kevin Locke.

How do you know Jimmys gambled with the halves? again do you really think Steves Ferres hasn't been looking for HB? I think everyone would love another HB.
But let's not just buy another HB for sake of it. Chances are we'll end up with another Marc Herbert.

One criticism I do have with Jimmy is why he didn't give Brook more of a go. Sounds like he is ripping teams apart for Keighley. Addy just isn't good enough to play at HB. What harm would it have done to see what Brook can do against Doncaster, working in the cup etc

Well I know RL players aren't the brightest, but I doubt Jarrod would have walked away from his current deal until the end of the year without a fairly significant amount being paid up. If he had managed to secure a couple of years somewhere else by leaving early then maybe so but he's joined a part time team on you would assume taken a significant pay cut.

Only guessing here but Brook's salary structure may change depending on him making any first team appearances etc.
Nobody knows just how close to the cap limit we were at the start of the season, half way through, or right now after we've loaned some players out.
The decision to play some players and not others might actually be the result of a little bit more than just Jimmy being stubborn.

Where did Carter state that? Irrespective, what he can or can't afford is irrelevant.

Unless we're saving something special by way of a surprise, nothing so far this season has led me to believe that we're anywhere near good enough to go up. Whatever we say about Leigh, they've been consistent throughout and look the part. One up, one down for me and it'll be Leigh promoted.

Leigh have been no more consistent than we have. They might have played as a more cohesive unit, but given their squad has been together longer than 6 months and is more familiar with the league, teams and stadia that they play against, that shouldn't be a surprise. When Leigh beat us, they only scored 1 more try than we did and had cooler heads prevailed on the opening day, I believe we would have come away with the points. Given that it's a 7 game series at the end of the season, I think that 4 wins would be enough to push for a promotion spot. So that's the 3 other Championship sides plus taking points off one of the SL clubs. With a fully fit squad I think that's an achievable target for Bradford

Wakey add Jordan Tansey from Cas too: www.totalrl.com/wakefield-snap-up-jordan-tansey/

Wakey add Jordan Tansey from Cas too: www.totalrl.com/wakefield-snap-up-jordan-tansey/