No, you're right, of course I dont want the team I have supported for over 20 years to succeed.

rlJourneymanrl.

Some of our best ever signings have come from the NRL and were never classed as world beaters etc when they joined, I will wait, watch and then pass judgement when they are in a Bradford Jersey.

Yup.

Terry Monster, what did you reckon of these signings when we made them ?

Hape
Vainikolo
Henderson
Ben Harris

In which case why are you firing out a stream of negatives? I quite like what Jimmybull just said - isn't that a more reasoned approach? As I said, on this I'm afraid IMO you ARE coming across that way. Surely the T&A site is the place you should be doing that?

Withers!!!!!

Good one, forgot about him.

I'd never heard of Hape, I thought Vainikolo was superb, I thought Harris was superb and I'd never heard of Henderson

I'm not firing anything out Adey, I'm commenting on the players signed as I find them, do you wish for me to say 'oh I think they are brilliant players', even though I dont think they are, and I dont think they ever will be?

Well IMO, I think some people are badly misjudging the ability of the players we have signed and are being to positive and getting to excited, but it's OK to do that, same as it's fine for me to feel negative and down hearted about the players we have signed.

IMO they are a bunch of average journeymen that will not improve the quality of our team, and I'm expecting a dissapointing season in 2010, on par if not as dissapointing as the current.

Just as I see things I'm afraid.

Ben Harris...Rugby League's slowest centre.

Would've struggled to outrun my Grandma

Ben wasn't blessed with pace, but he's a damn site better than any centre we have at the club currently. I'd have him back in a heart beat. The lad is genuine quality.

And what I wouldn't give to have him back

So does this fella

I'd hate for it to get like that again on here.

But don't get me wrong...opinions are fine and anyone's right to express, and at least we are hearing a range of views on this subject. I've insufficient knowledge of any of them to be able to comment objectively, which is why its interesting to see the different POV. I just called your running thread of comments the way I saw it. Hopefully next season (assuming of course we sign Kearney!) you'll be able to come on here and say that your pessimism was overdone and that you could not be more pleased!

I would have him back too. IMO another Scott Naylor, both of whose defensive efforts tended to be under-rated in many peoples' eyes wouldn't you say?