This sounds very likely

Great news. We need another halfback for sure to provide cover for injuries and loss in form. Lilley needs regular rugby for the same team rather than chopping and changing. He's certainly good enough for us in L1 and the championship.

Says more about current leeds than bradford for me

Last week I mentioned we could possibly go for Lilly and some thought I was crazy. I am delighted to officially announce that I am not!
I wasn't bashing Chizzy but I have had a feeling about Chizzy that he isn't an organiser.
I come from a generation where there were some halves that were not quick but they managed the pack superbly. This is how I see a good scrum half. I have stood and cheered when Chizzy does a bit of brilliance but then watched the forwards for tens of minutes just plodding forward with little guidance. We then finish with a kick to the wing. We are building a very good pack but they need a general telling them what to do.
Kear himself constantly says we are not playing at our best. I now wonder where he thinks there must be an improvement. There will always be a place for players like Chizzy and Sammut but I would guess that most coaches would rather have a traditional organising scrum half. If you have pace out wide and at 6 plus a big strong and mobile pack you don't need a fast scrum half. You just need a clever one who is the general.
I hope Chizzy doesn't leave but am delighted Lilley is here and hope he can now feel belonged and start to fulfill his real potential. Keyes must now be made full time so there is no desire to move to a championship club when we will soon be one.

Chizzy is a stand out because of the league he is in.

Against better teams he d be nullified. No big queues for his services before remember.

Sorry I forgot Sheffield.....

A slightly strange move on the face of it.


It's true to say we have no 'proper' cover at half, that is to say no 'out and out' halfback, though we have a number of players who haven't let us down when asked to play there. The big question is whether he's coming to be a 'back-up' or a first choice, and to nail my colours to the mast, I don't feel we have a problem with our starting halves - and yes, I know Chissy has blown a little hot and cold lately but he had a bad injury remember and Keyes has been generally excellent. However you look at it we haven't exactly been crying out for a another half, or even an occasional hooker.

That said, JK has made the decision and he knows far more about the background than we do, so we must accept that he knows best.

I am going with the hooker cover with Sam H hitting the 2nd row.

Unless Keyes has committed the cardinal sin of signing for fax next year....

Was Keyes on a 1 or 2 year deal?

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Thanks, So if he was to sign for Halifax they would owe us some ££££?

Wasn't Keyes one of ones on a part time deal ( or am i getting him confused with Minchella?). If so I'd expect theres a release clause if someone offers him a fulltime deal.

Keyes was definitely part time originally. No idea if that's changed at any point though.