As where the rest of the league or so we where told, think was only Wire and Hull who inquired though

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I am a bit gutted that he's leaving. 109 games 39 tries and has the potential to be outstanding. However nobody is bigger than the club. We have an even better prospect in Bateman.

I do have to say that Whitehead stuck by us last year when he could have gone to Leeds or Warrington but I have to ask this........what role has his agent had this time round? What has his agent said to make this decision come at this point in the season? Whitehead was already too big for his boots but his agent must have said something interesting especially as he made first contact with Cummins rather than Whitehead himself.

I just don't understand why he doesn't just crack on with training and playing 100% for us until the end of the year at least. Help us have a crack at the playoffs then leave on good terms instead of leaving halfway through the year?

Obviously now it is customary to hate him as we hate Koppy. Koppy at least left with 1 game to go and no chance of playoffs. We have adequate cover at second row and now if I was the Bulls I'd do one of the three things:

1. Sell him to Salford and try to get Jordan James. Salford gives us James and say £50,000.

2. Sell him to Wire for Blythe plus around £30,000 for us as Whitehead is young, homegrown and has had exposure to the international environment. Possibly just a player swap with Blythe and Evans (or an experienced prop) coming our way that way we replace Whitehead with a quality player and also strengthen prop.

3. Sell him to Huddersfield and get Fairbank plus one other.

Oh and Fairbank we have at least 8 to cover 2nd row

According to the T&A, Catalan have showed some interest but don't want to pay a fee. I hope he didn't have his heart set on that because without a fee, we're never gonna let him go anywhere. Unless they can send us some big French bruiser to give us a bit of grunt and mongrel in our pack.

I thought Fairbank was only on 1 month loan? Also, not sure I've seen enough of him to say I'd like us to sign him?

I think the bulls are saying that they value Whitehead at £100,000, not that they are expecting cash, but players to that value. The finances in the game means that there is only Salford/Huddersfield willing to pay out transfer fees.

Personally, I'd prefer players in exchange for Whitehead. I am a little pessimistic as to whether OK would release all of the funds for FC to use.

Quote ="dddooommm"Whitehead felt Kopczak had “done the dirty” on his team-mates when he left last year. Wonder what he thinks of this article now? www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... y____deed/'" Kopczak kept everyone in the dark before not bothering to turn up for a match when selected. Whitehead handed in a transfer request and informed everyone including speaking to his head coach. He then agreed to play for the club away at Hull KR. I'd say his point still stands.

Quote ="dddooommm"Whitehead felt Kopczak had “done the dirty” on his team-mates when he left last year. Wonder what he thinks of this article now? www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... y____deed/'" Kopczak kept everyone in the dark before not bothering to turn up for a match when selected. Whitehead handed in a transfer request and informed everyone including speaking to his head coach. He then agreed to play for the club away at Hull KR. I'd say his point still stands.

Same here can see where you are coming from daveyz, no point in thinking of players until we know where he is wanting to go.

Agree bulls boy hia agent must be the one engineering this move so he can get a larger slice of the pie so to speak.

I think we should look at this similar to Paul Newlove and Saints situation,we certainly got the better deal there,getting 3 quality players for 1

I'm not suggesting we get 3 quality players this time,but a couple of very good seasoned pros would be very welcome,rough prop and quality back would be nice

If he goes to Salford I hope we don't get tattoo mcgoldrick and some other tom noddy

If his head has been turned by an agent who thinks he can get him a move for nothing then the agent should be banned from representing anyone. What kind of advice is that????

What an impact that would make. It would just be a free-for-all with clubs tapping up whomever they liked and getting them all for nothing?

He is under contract. Any club that wants him either has to pay the asking price or offer a suitable player swap to us. If not, we make him sit on his backside till his contract runs out and he rots. Simple really.

Olivier Elima might fancy a return....

Whitehead is no Paul Newlove.

Depends if the Dr knows that or not

I agree, but I mean the whole scenario where we get decent players for him and not Ryan mcgoldrick

Problem everyone's overlooking with timing of request is that if he'd waited till end of season then other clubs are likely to have finished their recruitment and not have space left accommodate whitehead. Suspect we'll be stuck with him til end of season as most clubs will be at full cap, unless we can do a swap deal with whoever he goes to, to help then free up cap. Comes down to who wants him enough and has a player we'd be interested in in exchange. If Catalans are interested then they have plenty of forwards and are close to a top four team so might be acceptable to him. Wire maybe but they would have to do a player swap as there already at full cap ( reason we couldn't cancel Evans loan). Leeds maybe as longterm replacement for Jjb/Abblett.

Salford are probably only club with cash and cap space but he's seemingly ruled that option out. Maybe be an option til end of season on loan though to get him off our wage bill and we don't have to play them again while they have to play teams around us in table so we get a benefit in short term from strengthening them

Get him to Catalans for no fee but a swap to get Oli Elima back at odsal,

Or maybe even coax Beaver in to another season or two with us LOL

BREAKING NEWS

Bet Fred in Wibsey have revealed they will be making the majority of their staff redundant due to the news of Elliott Whitehead leaving Bradford.

Founder Fred Done said : I have made a fortune from Elliott over the years, BetFred is like a second home to him. He will be sorely missed by ourselves and I have made the decision to cut staff as our profits will take a big hit.

Ramsons hair studio are also rumored to be reloacting to the Salford area pending Whitehead's immediate release.

Swap him for Leon, plus Henderson,Elima,Beaver,and 2 of their big aggressive French players,nearly forgot Paea as well and that young full back,he's fantastic already

Happy with that

I can't see it, but i'd love to get Elima back. Alright, he had a habit of being a penalty machine at times, but he's what our pack is missing IMO. Big, strong and agressive, fires everyone else up, gets under the other team's skin, like when he managed to get McIlorum sent off. As much as it pains me to say it, it's what Ryan Bailey does very, very well for Leeds.

Bateman also did that against peacock when we played them.

Would love Beaver and maybe hendo back and release diskin then we also have more space, would with Heath and O'brien we are ok at hooker, to bad escare signed a new deal with them, but a big french prop wouldnt go a miss.

Is Jamal Fakir available?

His decision is to ask to leave probably a based on a few assumptions, he may not see Bradford getting into the top 8, cant see anything changing next year, his agent has been approached by another club, believes he is top 4 club material !!.
If he wants to leave then let him go as he wont have his heart in any game for us, however don't expect to go for free is going to cost you.
At least he has been honest and up front with wanting to leave rather than getting another club and buggering off

Can we think of any Bulls player who recently signed a new deal with us?

Perhaps he is thinking of the club by trying to raise money for the club (£100,000) by putting himself on the market.
No Sky monies this year, 50% Sky money next year - no brass to buy/tempt players. Shame it's come to this.

You don't seriously think that that is a possibility do you?