The signing of Adam O'Brien and hopefully James Clare say we can build a team long term. Rohan Smith seems to have one hell of a reputatation down under. Hopefully that will give us an advantage trying to sign some young players from down under.

According to League weekly today Gaskell is down to sign for Huddersfield for next season. I believe if he was playing yesterday we would have taken the two points. He seems to be the only player we have with the ability to unlock the opposition defence when we are in their 20. GET US A SCRUM HALF!!!!

Someone on Bulls Banter was quoting Green as saying Gaskell is out for 12 weeks.

If that is true and he's leaving at the end of the season, then its doubtful we'll ever see him in a Bulls shirt again.

I wish that people would realise that it really is not as simplistic as this. He may well know the players, yes, but with the RL overseas rules here, and the high likelihood that they would struggle to meet the criteria required to secure a visa, then we could be somewhat snookered.

Thus further enhancing my views on him a week or so ago that I was (once again) shouted sown to for suggesting.....

He is a waste of a wage. He plays nowhere near the amount of games to justify the wage he is earning and it could be better used elsewhere.

It's true heard the comment myself.

And yet Make-It-Up-Mick responded to someone on Twitter asking when 4 players were back, suggesting they may be back for next Sunday. Knowledge!

If that's true then I think we can write this season off.
What's the central funding for finishing 6th? Like, 50p or something?

Claire and Caro re-sign.

Indeed. Clare for 2 further years, as the T&A stated last week, and Caro for 1 further year.

Happy with Clare. I think the jury is still out on Caro.

Over the moon with Clare. That's a brilliant re-signing. Caro i'm OK with. Hasn't been brilliant last couple of weeks, but there's about a dozen others i would release before him.

Pace to burn but seems to lack confidence to take anyone on down the flank and his defence needs a lot of work IMO.

Decent Championship player, but if we ever got into Super League, I'm not so sure I'd want him staying.

That incident where Caro had the chance to go in the corner but stopped summed him up for me. He's not incisive enough. He's big but lacks the aggression to make the most of it. He's quick but takes a long distance to get up to speed. He's ok at championship level but I think Clare and Williams offer more.

Caro is a good resigning - as long as it's at the right price.

Good calls both imo.

Caro gets a bit of stick, sometimes justified, but he does a lot of good things too and he's got some pace to burn which is always a crowd pleaser.

Clare is a solid and versatile back and well worth his corn as far as I'm concerned.

www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Rugby-Le ... story.html Hopefully this has taken their interest away from Mitch!

www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Rugby-Le ... story.html Hopefully this has taken their interest away from Mitch!

FFS change the record. How can anyone be "shouted down" in a forum where you can say what you want, when you want, as often as you want, unimpeded by anyone, simply by typing your desired text in a box?

You do it all the time FA. If you disagree you just fire in all guns blazing.

And you are usually wrong in fairness.

That frankly ridiculous 85% appearances you made up is looking more and more ludicrous now eh?

There you go again shouting me down, I do wish you'd stop it

In your head, it may be (though I suspect you're just trolling as per, TBH). But of course no, that frankly 100% correct 85% appearances I referred to was exactly that. A 100% correct figure, on the date I said it. And, it will always have been 100% right, even if Gaskell never played again. HTH

Er can we please stay on topic lads? That being player recruitment and retention. I've started a Gaskell thread for specific discussion.

Ridyard? Stumbling block maybe that Leigh don't want to sell to a promotion rival www.totalrl.com/aston-expresses- ... t-ridyard/ If Sheffield do get him before us that really would be taking the pee.

Ridyard? Stumbling block maybe that Leigh don't want to sell to a promotion rival www.totalrl.com/aston-expresses- ... t-ridyard/ If Sheffield do get him before us that really would be taking the pee.

Rumors around the game that Bradford need a total overhaul of players as its not a very happy camp at the moment. Im not sure Gaskell and his other non playing 1st team playing mates taking the mick rather than showing encouragement in the loss on Sunday is very helpful to team morale.

What a load of tosh

Rumours around the game eh? I heard one about Adam O'Brien wanting to sign for Halifax.. that one cracked me up as well!