We were in for him when he was at Fev as were most top clubs but he chose Leeds.

He will be Leeds fullback next season.

Of course you have.

I mean it's not like Bradford need the money.

take it you didn't notice the 1.2 million sponsorship deal a couple of weeks ago. We aren't as hard up as people think now historical debts are gone. Us knocking Leeds back over lulia is a matter of public record.

No one doesn't believe you, Lulia or both knocked back Leeds.
What we are all incredulous about is the rumoured £250k transfer fee offer from Leeds.

If Bradford knocked back 250k for Lulia then I have no faith these new owners will take them further then the last lot!!

Take the cash, use his wages to pay another signing who they could probably get for free (Tonga? Gleeson?) or less then 250k anyway (Moon?) and have a tidy sum to take forward for other players/projects.

It's not as though he's a Bateman type who people would be devastated to lose. I can't see the figure being right anyway tbh.

I don't reckon Hetherington would offer that sort of money for anyone

The Leeds backrow has a maximum age of 27, excepting JJB. (Ablett, Delaney, Ward, Achurch, Clarkson), and there's a pair of young hookers in McShane and Hood.

Yes, the props are aging and replacing Peacock is going to be difficult, but generally I'd say Leeds are pretty well set for the future (barring the 3/4s heading off to the NRL). The one thing I'd say they've got wrong is holding on to Leuluai instead of resigning Amor.

Especially not someone who's only rep performances are for the Cook Islands. I'd take him, yes ... but for 250 K ???

Someone is kidding someone big time.

That's like saying that Wigan have no 30 year olds in the pack except O'Loughlin.

Four of the six starting forwards are likely to be over 30.
Leuluai, Burrow, Peacock, JJB and then there's Bailey who is 29. Hardly a young dynamic pack.

id rather have a pack of predominantly old heads and a set of young outside backs. its exactly the old heads that keep winning leeds the sl

Moon replaced at Salford menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... moon-walks

Moon replaced at Salford menmedia.co.uk/manchesterevening ... moon-walks

I would say 3 not 4 of the first choice pack. It'll be Leuluai *or* Bailey. Now Ablett's moving back to the pack Bailey won't play at Loose, and there'll be games that JJB won't start.

However Leeds *could* field a pack of Bailey, McShane, Achurch, Ablett, Delaney, Ward (Singleton, Clarkson) which would be pretty young. But it's not all about who can field the youngest team...

This

People are keen to dismiss a team because the have a few 30 plus players. IMO a good experienced pack will more times than not beat a young pack.

Its a great thing to have lots of young players in a team, but winning games is the main focus. Leeds, Saints and Wire have all done quite well with these teams full of crustys.

The experience in the Wire and Leeds teams is what got them trophies.

absolutely, i cringe at thinking our props could be Mossop/Prescott/Taylor/Dudson

not that these aren't fantastic players, just can't think that with the lack of experience, we'll get absolutely battered up front