I stand corrected.

But I think it tells its own tale that - having tried Sykes at 6 - London then decided to move him to another position and bring in someone better... McLinden perhaps (sorry if my memory is failing me)

It would hardly have opponents quaking with fear for us to have a No6 next season who was tried and replaced at London something like 7 or 8 years ago.

putting sykes at six would be a big mistake bcus he gives us nothing in defence or attack and don't know why we give him a new contract and deacs has been a legend but his time is up but personally i'd give hyde a chance at six or sign two quality half backs but who'd want to come to bradford at the moment and we better not sign ashley gibson because we've got crookes who's just as good and we don't want another leeds reject.

How depressing. Deacs and Sykes as our staring half back combo next year.

I wonder what we are going to spend this money we have on next year? I'm beginning to think that it going to be nothing.

"Irons in the fire" - positive spin to say we have noone signed yet and are struggling to sign anyone.

That was Howes who coined that phrase, Hood said'This rich seam of young talent will be complemented by the established senior players already under contract and the two NRL Grand Final winners Glenn Hall and Heath L'Estrange who will be here from Manly next year. And I would expect before too long to be making further announcements of further quality signings.'

Whether we'll agree with his idea of quality signings remains to be seen but it would appear we're fairly advanced if not completed our recruitment.

Vicious circle: sod all fans turn up, income drops, scope for quality signings reduces further.

If you were the club accountant, telling Hood how much he has available to spend on players next year, and looking at what has happened to gates this year...what would you be telling him? Remember that the club cannot borrow money so can only spend what it earns, and cannot spend more than that in the hope that more fans turn out. There are personal legal and financial implications for directors who do that.

He made 13 appearances at stand off or scrum half out of 125 games for Londonquins.

You are stating this as a definite fact, along with your statement that Deacs WILL be captain next year. Just out of interest, is this just an over-stated opinion or do you have a source?

Personally I'd play Menzies there but, along with several other posters, I think it's pretty irrelevant without a new scrum half.

And to those saying that 'irons in the fire' isn't enough, the club has stated openly in the past that we only announce new signings once the season is dead. Those that are announced prior to that is only owing to the selling club releasing the info. At least wait until the squad for next year is finalised before slating the 2010 recruitment policy.....

Yeah it's just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure it will be very close to what actually happens.

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Does that mean BJ is done with for his Bulls career, and it's pretty certain that Sykes will be playing 6 next season? In my opinion yes it does.

I'm worried about this Kearney signing, I dont want to see some average Aussie come in and take the Jersey off of Dave Halley who has made the FB position his own this year. He should be rewarded and given the NO1 shirt, and first chance at making the position for his next year, but if we do sign Kearney, it's pretty certain he's going to be back on the wing in my books.

Bj's still recovering from ankle surgery .No point risking further injury by coming back to early.

tend to disagree. all reports about kearney have mad a point of mentioning hes played in halves in past. I see him coming in and taking deacons spot personally. or at the very least providing competition in the halves.

If you sign Gibson you will have the 2 most over rated players in SL in one team.