FORUMS FORUMS






RLFANS.COM
Celebrating
25 years service to
the Rugby League
Community!
  
FORUMS > Bradford Bulls > McNamara: the mother of all polls
178 posts in 13 pages 
<<   PREV  NEXT   >>
Subscribe | Moderators: Admin
RankPostsTeam
Player Coach12310
JoinedServiceReputation
Oct 200618 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
28396_1358365565.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_28396.jpg



Quote: Bully_Boxer "Have a word with yourself will you..

I'm not jumping for joy about this news either, but the last thing the club needs is people not renewing their season tickets. There is still plenty too look forward to next year, Silverware will perhaps not be one of them though.'"



I just said i've already renewed. I said it would make me think twice, I doubt i'd not actually renew, but it does make you think where we are going as a club. I'm looking forward to see more young Bradford products next season, and more of our good performers like Nero, Halley, Lynch, Scruton & Beaver. What i'm not eagerly awaiting is to see Sculthorpe in action.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach3859No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Feb 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Jul 2017Jul 2017LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
12722.gif
:12722.gif



Quote: Ewwenorfolk "I just said i've already renewed. I said it would make me think twice, I doubt i'd not actually renew, but it does make you think where we are going as a club. I'm looking forward to see more young Bradford products next season, and more of our good performers like Nero, Halley, Lynch, Scruton & Beaver. What i'm not eagerly awaiting is to see Sculthorpe in action.'"


Poor you.

RankPostsTeam
Player Coach12310
JoinedServiceReputation
Oct 200618 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
28396_1358365565.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_28396.jpg



Quote: Paul124897 "Poor you.'"

I know.

It will be poor us come the end of next season though.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach8877No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
Others/combustable.gif
Red Amber and Black Fantasy Rugby League Champion 2012. By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013 Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know: Mystic Eddie has been right all along! - copyright vbfg 05.01.2017:Others/combustable.gif



Quote: Bully_Boxer "There is still plenty too look forward to next year'"


Like what?

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach8877No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
Others/combustable.gif
Red Amber and Black Fantasy Rugby League Champion 2012. By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013 Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know: Mystic Eddie has been right all along! - copyright vbfg 05.01.2017:Others/combustable.gif



I have said for long enough that McNamara was clueless and a joke of a coach and this off-season is doing nothing to suggest otherwise.

We have lost half a team (admittedly some that needed replaced) and have hardly recruited very well at all. Reardon is a crocked has-been, Sculthorpe is a never was and whether Kearney, Hall and Le'Strange are better than the players they replaced, only time will tell.

Last year we had one decent winger, next season (at this point) we have none. Our backs are a joke and the latest signing of Sculthorpe just about sums up the ambition at the club at the moment.

Another season of abject failure ahead with this poor excuse for a side. Hopefully this will hasten the departure of the chump that is making us such a laughing stock.

No doubt we will get the usual Macca apologists telling us that there was no-one available or OOC. Burgess was not OOC and he left - we took the cash for him - will it get used? It could have been used to buy someone that was not OOC but this seems to be ignored.

Reardon and Sculthorpe??? Bloody hell.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach9154No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Nov 2024Nov 2024LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
13462.gif
:13462.gif



Quote: mystic eddie "Like what?'"

I'm looking forward to seeing how the likes of Donaldson/Whitehead/Olbison progress in the 1st team. I'm also hoping to see some of Crossley and maybe even 1 or 2 games from one of the Burgess twins.

I reckon with a bit of luck Brett Kearney could be a pretty exciting player for us.

I'm looking forward to seeing if Halley can continue his rise at FB. I thought he was probably one of the big success stories of 09.

I'm looking forward to seeing if Scruton can start next season like he finished this season. I thought he started to show that with a little more work he could come into reckoning for the England side.

I am looking forward to seeing Menzies again, he's a legend and I thought he did magnificently for us last season in a side that was often quite poor.

Perhaps I am easily pleased but I always look forward to the new season for my RL fix.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach8877No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
Others/combustable.gif
Red Amber and Black Fantasy Rugby League Champion 2012. By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013 Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know: Mystic Eddie has been right all along! - copyright vbfg 05.01.2017:Others/combustable.gif



Quote: Bully_Boxer "
I'm looking forward to seeing if Halley can continue his rise at FB. I thought he was probably one of the big success stories of 09.

'"


Indeed. Shame it took McNamara longer than most to realise his potential.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach9154No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Nov 2024Nov 2024LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
13462.gif
:13462.gif



Quote: mystic eddie "No doubt we will get the usual Macca apologists telling us that there was no-one available or OOC. Burgess was not OOC and he left - we took the cash for him - will it get used? It could have been used to buy someone that was not OOC but this seems to be ignored.
'"

I think everyone was hoping that the funds from Burgess would be re-invested in to the 1st team. The fact that it so far hasn't and looks likely it won't surely says something? You may call it lack of ambition, but what if we simply cannot afford to spend that cash?

What do we do then?

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach8877No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
Others/combustable.gif
Red Amber and Black Fantasy Rugby League Champion 2012. By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013 Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know: Mystic Eddie has been right all along! - copyright vbfg 05.01.2017:Others/combustable.gif



Quote: Bully_Boxer "I think everyone was hoping that the funds from Burgess would be re-invested in to the 1st team. The fact that it so far hasn't and looks likely it won't surely says something? You may call it lack of ambition, but what if we simply cannot afford to spend that cash?

What do we do then?'"


We look to have saved considerable money from the player movement for next season so that should have been some sort of money saver.

As for us not being able to afford to spend that cash, lets look at it another way. Our crowds are dwindling rapidly - therefore we are bringing in less money per week. Answer - sell the crown jewels for next to nothing and replace him with players who are hardly gonna entice the fans back. Our biggest draw leaves - we bring in a couple of journeymen. Crowds dwindle further, cash becomes scarcer.

Spend the money? Maybe get in a name that will excite the people of Bradford and the floating voters. Put more bums on seats, maybe make us competitive for 2010? A better bet than just cashing the cheque.

We keep getting told that we are not in financial trouble, therefore the fee for Burgess should be made available. If it cannot be, then, once again, we are getting lied to.

The club will start losing more money the longer this goes on and if they do nothing to address it it could be curtains.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach9154No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Nov 2024Nov 2024LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
13462.gif
:13462.gif



Quote: mystic eddie "We look to have saved considerable money from the player movement for next season so that should have been some sort of money saver.

As for us not being able to afford to spend that cash, lets look at it another way. Our crowds are dwindling rapidly - therefore we are bringing in less money per week. Answer - sell the crown jewels for next to nothing and replace him with players who are hardly gonna entice the fans back. Our biggest draw leaves - we bring in a couple of journeymen. Crowds dwindle further, cash becomes scarcer.

Spend the money? Maybe get in a name that will excite the people of Bradford and the floating voters. Put more bums on seats, maybe make us competitive for 2010? A better bet than just cashing the cheque.

We keep getting told that we are not in financial trouble, therefore the fee for Burgess should be made available. If it cannot be, then, once again, we are getting lied to.

The club will start losing more money the longer this goes on and if they do nothing to address it it could be curtains.'"

I'd like to think that an expensive big name signing would see the crowds flocking back, but I am extremely doubtful that it would. We had one of the biggest names in RL in Burgess last year but the people of Bradford didn't flock to see him in Bulls colours.

RankPostsTeam
Player Coach1755
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200817 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Jan 2023Jan 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
38511.jpg
[b:3v5chy3z]Brian McDermott paraphrased Peter Fox. "He'd say if we had 13 Bernard Dwyers we wouldn't lose many RL games. It's the same for us with JJB"[/b:3v5chy3z]:38511.jpg



i think that the bulls should keep bananna,it's obvious that he has the clubs wellfare upmost in his list of priorities,hence the reason he replaced sam burgess with danny sculthorpe icon_lol.gif

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach9154No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Nov 2024Nov 2024LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
13462.gif
:13462.gif



Quote: Jonesy's a Legend "i think that the bulls should keep bananna,it's obvious that he has the clubs wellfare upmost in his list of priorities,hence the reason he replaced sam burgess with danny sculthorpe If you're going to attempt a troll try make it a good one or at least a funny one.

RankPostsTeam
Club Coach8877No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200520 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Feb 2023Feb 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
Others/combustable.gif
Red Amber and Black Fantasy Rugby League Champion 2012. By far the most sensible posts on this thread have come from mystic eddie. - copyright Ewwenorfolk 09.04.2013 Aye, and Eddie is hinting at it too. And, as we all know: Mystic Eddie has been right all along! - copyright vbfg 05.01.2017:Others/combustable.gif



Quote: Bully_Boxer "If you're going to attempt a troll try make it a good one or at least a funny one.'"


He has a point though. Leeds fans will be delighted to see the mug still in charge of the club. He has made us a complete joke of a side.

RankPostsTeam
Player Coach1755
JoinedServiceReputation
Mar 200817 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Jan 2023Jan 2023LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
38511.jpg
[b:3v5chy3z]Brian McDermott paraphrased Peter Fox. "He'd say if we had 13 Bernard Dwyers we wouldn't lose many RL games. It's the same for us with JJB"[/b:3v5chy3z]:38511.jpg



Quote: Bully_Boxer "If you're going to attempt a troll try make it a good one or at least a funny one.'"


i'm not the one who tried to make it funny,your club did it for me icon_wink.gif

RankPostsTeam
International Chairman14145No
Team
Selected
JoinedServiceReputation
Dec 200123 years
OnlineLast PostLast Page
Aug 2020Oct 2019LINK
Milestone Posts
0
100
Milestone Years
0510 1520 2530
Location
Signature
45_1302643626.jpg
:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_45.jpg



Quote: mystic eddie "Answer - sell the crown jewels for next to nothing and replace him with players who are hardly gonna entice the fans back.'"


Sorry, I thought for a minute you were alleging that the club deliberately sold Sam and chose to accept far less than his market value for him. Maybe you should share your deductions about why this should be so with the rest of us, since the previous 72-page thread on this subject was clearly insufficient?

178 posts in 13 pages 
<<   PREV  NEXT   >>
Subscribe | Moderators: Admin
178 posts in 13 pages 
<<   PREV  NEXT   >>
Subscribe | Moderators: Admin



All views expressed are those of the author and not necessarily those of the RLFANS.COM or its subsites.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure that news stories, articles and images are correct, we cannot be held responsible for errors. However, if you feel any material on this website is copyrighted or incorrect in any way please contact us using the link at the top of the page so we can remove it or negotiate copyright permission.

RLFANS.COM, the owners of this website, is not responsible for the content of its sub-sites or posts, please email the author of this sub-site or post if you feel you find an article offensive or of a choice nature that you disagree with.

Copyright 1999 - 2024 RLFANS.COM

You must be 18+ to gamble, for more information and for help with gambling issues see https://www.begambleaware.org/.



Please Support RLFANS.COM


3.8115234375:5
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
19m
Film game
karetaker
5662
22m
Ground Improvements
Trojan Horse
159
27m
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
Recent
Salford
Uncle Rico
18
Recent
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
The Dentist
4029
Recent
Fixtures 2025
Jake the Peg
69
Recent
2025 Shirt
apollosghost
18
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
52s
Game - Song Titles
Boss Hog
40739
1m
New Players
BigTime
143
1m
2024
poplar cats
12
2m
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
2m
Ground Improvements
Trojan Horse
159
2m
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
The Dentist
4029
2m
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
Bent&Bon
3
2m
Mike Ogunwole
Wanderer
1
3m
Its all gone a bit quiet
orangeman
22
3m
Pre Season - 2025
RockNRolla
184
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
Mike Ogunwole
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Bailey Dawson
Wanderer
1
TODAY
2024
poplar cats
12
TODAY
Dan Norman Retires
Cokey
1
TODAY
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
TODAY
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
Bent&Bon
3
TODAY
Catalan Away
Dannyboywt1
6
TODAY
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
2025 fixtures
Smiffy27
15
TODAY
Fixtures
Willzay
13
TODAY
Salford
Uncle Rico
18
TODAY
WCC Off
Choc Ice
11
TODAY
Leeds away first up
Big lads mat
49
TODAY
Jake McLoughlin
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
TODAY
Noah Booth out on loan
Big lads mat
22
TODAY
Luke Gale testimonial match
BarnsleyGull
2
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
2025 Betfred Super League Fixt..
882
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To N..
564
England Beat Samoa To Take Tes..
1291
England's Women Demolish The W..
1121
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
1358
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
1145
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
1409
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1951
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
2161
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
2404
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1969
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
2210
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
2677
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
2104
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
2176
POSTSONLINEREGISTRATIONSRECORD
19.65M 2,390 80,15514,103
LOGIN HERE
or REGISTER for more features!.

When you register you get access to the live match scores, live match chat and you can post in the discussions on the forums.
RLFANS Match Centre
 Thu 13th Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R1
20:00
Wigan
v
Leigh
 Fri 14th Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R1
20:00
Hull KR
v
Castleford
20:00
Catalans
v
Hull FC
 Sat 15th Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R1
15:00
Leeds
v
Wakefield
17:30
St.Helens
v
Salford
 Sun 16th Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R1
15:00
Huddersfield
v
Warrington
 Thu 20th Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R2
20:00
Wakefield
v
Hull KR
 Fri 21st Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R2
20:00
Warrington
v
Catalans
20:00
Hull FC
v
Wigan
 Sat 22nd Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R2
15:00
Salford
v
Leeds
20:00
Castleford
v
St.Helens
 Sun 23rd Feb 2025
     Mens Super League XXX-R2
14:30
Leigh
v
Huddersfield
 Sun 2nd Mar 2025
     National Rugby League 2024-R1
04:30
Penrith
v
Cronulla
06:30
Canberra
v
NZ Warriors
 Thu 6th Mar 2025
     National Rugby League 2024-R1
09:00
Sydney
v
Brisbane
     Mens Super League XXX-R3
20:00
Hull FC
v
Leigh
 Fri 7th Mar 2025
     National Rugby League 2024-R1
07:00
Wests
v
Newcastle
09:00
Dolphins
v
Souths
     Mens Super League XXX-R3
20:00
Castleford
v
Salford
20:00
St.Helens
v
Hull KR
ALL SCORES PROVIDED BY RLFANS.COM (SETTINGS)
Matches on TV
Thu 13th Feb
SL
20:00
Wigan-Leigh
Fri 14th Feb
SL
20:00
Hull KR-Castleford
SL
20:00
Catalans-Hull FC
Sat 15th Feb
SL
15:00
Leeds-Wakefield
SL
17:30
St.Helens-Salford
Sun 16th Feb
SL
15:00
Huddersfield-Warrington
Thu 20th Feb
SL
20:00
Wakefield-Hull KR
Fri 21st Feb
SL
20:00
Warrington-Catalans
SL
20:00
Hull FC-Wigan
Sat 22nd Feb
SL
15:00
Salford-Leeds
SL
20:00
Castleford-St.Helens
Sun 23rd Feb
SL
14:30
Leigh-Huddersfield
Thu 6th Mar
SL
20:00
Hull FC-Leigh
Fri 7th Mar
SL
20:00
Castleford-Salford
SL
20:00
St.Helens-Hull KR
Sat 8th Mar
SL
17:30
Catalans-Leeds
Sun 9th Mar
SL
17:30
Warrington-Wakefield
SL
17:30
Wigan-Huddersfield
Thu 20th Mar
SL
20:00
Salford-Huddersfield
Fri 21st Mar
SL
20:00
St.Helens-Warrington
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Mens Betfred Super League XXVIII ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wigan 29 768 338 430 48
Hull KR 29 731 344 387 44
Warrington 29 769 351 418 42
Leigh 29 580 442 138 33
Salford 28 556 561 -5 32
St.Helens 28 618 411 207 30
 
Catalans 27 475 427 48 30
Leeds 27 530 488 42 28
Huddersfield 27 468 658 -190 20
Castleford 27 425 735 -310 15
Hull FC 27 328 894 -566 6
LondonB 27 317 916 -599 6
This is an inplay table and live positions can change.
Betfred Championship 2024 ROUND : 1
 PLDFADIFFPTS
Wakefield 27 1032 275 757 52
Toulouse 26 765 388 377 37
Bradford 28 723 420 303 36
York 29 695 501 194 32
Widnes 27 561 502 59 29
Featherstone 27 634 525 109 28
 
Sheffield 26 626 526 100 28
Doncaster 26 498 619 -121 25
Halifax 26 509 650 -141 22
Batley 26 422 591 -169 22
Swinton 28 484 676 -192 20
Barrow 25 442 720 -278 19
Whitehaven 25 437 826 -389 18
Dewsbury 27 348 879 -531 4
Hunslet 1 6 10 -4 0
RLFANS Recent Posts
FORUM
LAST
POST
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
19m
Film game
karetaker
5662
22m
Ground Improvements
Trojan Horse
159
27m
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
Recent
Salford
Uncle Rico
18
Recent
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
The Dentist
4029
Recent
Fixtures 2025
Jake the Peg
69
Recent
2025 Shirt
apollosghost
18
FORUM
LAST
VIEW
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
52s
Game - Song Titles
Boss Hog
40739
1m
New Players
BigTime
143
1m
2024
poplar cats
12
2m
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
2m
Ground Improvements
Trojan Horse
159
2m
DoR - New Coach - Investor & Adam - New signings
The Dentist
4029
2m
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
Bent&Bon
3
2m
Mike Ogunwole
Wanderer
1
3m
Its all gone a bit quiet
orangeman
22
3m
Pre Season - 2025
RockNRolla
184
FORUM
NEW
TOPICS
TOPIC
POSTER
POSTS
TODAY
Mike Ogunwole
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Bailey Dawson
Wanderer
1
TODAY
2024
poplar cats
12
TODAY
Dan Norman Retires
Cokey
1
TODAY
How many games will we win
Trojan Horse
21
TODAY
Leigh Leopards - 2025 Fixtures
Bent&Bon
3
TODAY
Catalan Away
Dannyboywt1
6
TODAY
2025 Betfred Super League Fixtures
RLFANS News
1
TODAY
2025 fixtures
Smiffy27
15
TODAY
Fixtures
Willzay
13
TODAY
Salford
Uncle Rico
18
TODAY
WCC Off
Choc Ice
11
TODAY
Leeds away first up
Big lads mat
49
TODAY
Jake McLoughlin
Wanderer
1
TODAY
Assistant Coach - Langley
exiledrhino
30
TODAY
Noah Booth out on loan
Big lads mat
22
TODAY
Luke Gale testimonial match
BarnsleyGull
2
NEWS ITEMS
VIEWS
2025 Betfred Super League Fixt..
882
Magic Weekend 2025 - Back To N..
564
England Beat Samoa To Take Tes..
1291
England's Women Demolish The W..
1121
England Beat Samoa Comfortably..
1358
Operational Rules Tribunal –..
1145
IMG-RFL club gradings released..
1409
Wakefield Trinity Win Champion..
1951
Hunslet Secure Promotion After..
2161
Trinity Into Play Off Final Af..
2404
Wigan Warriors Crowned Champio..
1969
York Valkyrie Win Back to Back..
2210
Hunslet Book Relegation Play O..
2677
Penrith Panthers Secure Fourth..
2104
Wigan Humiliate Leigh For Gran..
2176


Visit the RLFANS.COM SHOP
for more merchandise!