I'm quite chilled ta. I have simply stated MY OPINION it's you that's got your knickers in a twist over it.

No it's you, really it is. Your reference to me had little to do with Burgess moving down under and was more a personal swipe. You know I know what it was..

Just chillax dude, nobody is getting suckered in, they are just replying to posts.

lets face it, Sam has had his head turned by Russel Crowe and is set to go. It will bring a substantial fee in which if used correctly could signal the start of a much brighter era. The big problem i have is the timing. Who is out there to buy? and will it be like Man UTd who cannot bring anyone in because the price has gone up due to everyone knowing they have money!

We need to move quick and send Sam on his way like Leeds did with MOrley. We should be proud that he is wanted in the NRL and wish him all the best. also, securing him a couple of yeras ago on an extended deal was good business, and maybe this was planned? knowing he would go at the end of 2009 and bring a fee??? perhaps i give hood too much credit?

I'd be amazed if there is much of a fee to be honest - as far as I understand it transfer fees count towards the salary cap down there.

The fee will no doubt be undisclosed, which means you cant buy much more than a box of matches with it.

Apparently not.

They don't count on the cap? We might get something the, it was an Aussie league fan who told me they did, though it is so rare a fee is paid he said he wasn't 100% sure.

You'll have to forgive me, because I have no idea where I read it, but in some Aussie press Shane Richardson said that the fee wouldn't count on the cap.

Would there be a sense of irony if he eventually came back and signed for Leeds only for GH to discover that he had a contractual arrangement with the Bulls that resulted in a court case and an out of court settlement...

It's a shame to see one of your best players leaving at a time when your club is already at a pretty low ebb, but you should never keep any player who does not want to be at your club, and the only thing left to do then is get the best deal you can for them (see Newlove and Fielden).

Hope you can improve the squad (over and above those already named as additions) for next year. It would be good to have some regular competition from this side of the hill.

Yeah, I remember how much Southstander loved the competition we provided in the first decade of Super League.

Hello???......Michael Platt???

Can have Fielden back if you like.

Whilst I've been sat in the background for the majority of this Burgess debate, as I always felt he'd leave at the end of 2010 (and I still hold a few shreds of hope this remains the case), the stories that are breaking in Australia seem to suggest Sam will not be wearing a Bulls shirt next year, which I find disappointing on so many levels.

If he wants to play in Oz fair enough, but is it right for him to go at this age? Does he owe Bradford at least another year? Will he sign some sort of agreement that will see him return to us? These are all questions that remain to be answered over the coming weeks. Our silent chairman Mr Hood has questions and signings to repsond to, how does he seriously expect fans to get season tickets if we're letting the likes of Morrison and Burgess to leave and replacing them with.. er... help?

If you were referring to leaving the starting line-up..... Worrincy?

Oh god I'm getting the shivers.