Shooting ourselves in the foot by letting Ryan go to a playoff rival.

Still I guess the all knowing, all powerful Brian smith knows best.

Its a bloody daft thing to do. Not sure who had the final word but they need a check up.

I like Matt Ryan as much as anybody but lets not go over the top with this. I think he's had one standout game for us this year against Hull where he looked like he did last season but for the most part he's been as ordinary as the rest of them.
As for coming back to bite us I honestly don't think he's going to be the difference between us staying up or going down.

How many times have players upped their games against their previous clubs, just look at Miller against Hull. I presume we have pre arranged game plan even if the players don't know it and because he trained a played for us under the Smith era they will now.
I expected the usual defence of he's was not really that good but it is not what he can do but what he knows. I know we have made a string of dumb decisions both on and off the field but this could have the greatest impact. Why let him go to a team we know we are competition against and yes I still think it was to save money..

Generally this year he's been getting battered during most games he's played. At one point it seemed him and Kirmond spent more time laid out waiting for treatment then playing.

Not sure why we just didn't enquire about James Clare who for me is miles better than Riley and probably ahead of Johnstone at moment. Would have saved moving Ryan for now.

He was good last year but missed pre season and never caught up tho year as he kept getting little niggles.
If we look back at peoples selected sides on the various team for......topics alot weren't even picking him in the 17. Now he's gone people are in uproar???
Like the majority he has been bang average this year. If BS has made the call that he is the one to make way, so be it.

Is there any chance we could have agreed that he couldn't play against us this year?

The issue is more about letting a player go who knows our tactics (ROFL) to one of our main rivals for SL status, that's what the uproar is about. If he were just released and went back to Auz no one would bat an eye lid.

What's he going to tell them?
He is hardly giving defensive structures away.
Everything they need to know about us is on video.

Puts a bit more pressure on Tupou to perform IMO. Letting one player go to free up a quota space to bring someone else in builds some pressure, the fact that by letting him go we have potentially strengthened one of the teams we will be fighting makes that pressure even greater.
If Tupou doesn't live up to expectations then expect a real outcry from the moaners on here.

I know you like to take the club's stance but not everything can be found by watching video. Why did we release him now and allow him freedom to sign for any club. It was obvious that it would be one of the clubs in the middle 8. Why did Bradford only sign him until the end of the season, I know it's our current policy but that once again is more to do with finance.
If you were told out of the blue that you were no longer required and were free to leave what would you think of your employer especially after working for them for two years. I bet you don't see any other club in the middle 8's releasing players so that they can sign for other clubs. I know Salford did with Locke but that was more to do with their chairman believing his own hype and the ability of the Salford team.
I am not surprised all the chairman find ours easy to deal with and accommodating.

I'm not taking the clubs stance on this as I have no idea what it is.
I don't even know he's actually signing for Bulls.

I do know although I quite liked him, I'm not too worried about him leaving or if he goes to a team in middle 8.. He wasn't that great this season.

Ironically, if he plays he'll be taking the place of the last irreplaceable guy we let go to a middle 8 team.