Here you go mate from the horses mouth, lee smith is injured. something to do with his knee. had the problem since he last played , been working on it. end of , no dramas

He was fit to play last week, from the horses mouth.

It's a fact mate not been training dodgy knee

So he said on Twitter before the Sheffield game - rlhttps://twitter.com/Smith2lee/status/647753872337948672rl

Also...

@RichardMathers: @Smith2lee knee still no good?

@Smith2lee: Nah mate knees good to go now

Says who?

Let's face it's just another unexplained team selection. It's a shame but it would be easy to say when naming the squad that he was or wasn't available for whatever reason. The same could be said for Ashurst, it would save a lot of speculation but I suppose on the other hand it stops the supporters questioning the selection of Lyne or Tansey ahead of them.

I wonder if James Lowes assuming it's him and not the chairman what selects the team, bothers to tell the Bradford fans the reasons he has not picked the other twenty or so players not selected.

I think it's a genuine error by the club that they don't compel Brian Smith, Head Coach and bona fide RL expert, to meet with a selection of posters from this forum once a week to run his team selections by them and get them signed off. He could also use that opportunity to disclose all the confidential details of any HR and disciplinary matters involving players - kill two birds with one stone like.

Todays League Express has Lee Smith in talks with Bradford...

Obvious now why L Smith not played well done BS !!!

Great call by BS.

Think the decision not to play Locke, T.Smith and L.Smith was a massive call by BS but if the club is to move forward and become more hard nosed and professional with how they recruit and handle players, it was right.
We have 3 players in Jowitt, Johnstone and Crowther who have massive potential bit if they see senior players getting away with murder, with no repercussions, they will move to another club a lot quicker.
Put the structures in place and make it a club that players want to play for, not an easy money ride.

Think you will find it was MC's call....as I posted on another thread, I got told that he went in to see MC demanding more money for the Sheffield and Bradford games, and was told in no uncertain terms where to go