Not in mine but the point is that the list that Pearson and McCrae will have drawn up headed 'good quality props we have a cats chance of signing' would have had a lot of white space on it. My guess it would have looked like this;



Andy Lynch

OK....at which point Adam Pearson would say to his DoR, what's the most we should be paying for this player at 32 with a year left on his contract.

If Andy Lynch has any sense he would leave Bradford as they are very much a club in decline. At least with fc he will have a chance of winning something in his 2-3 years with us.

With regards to point b, in a salary cap sport I cannot agree. Maybe, for instance, Peacock would come if we offered a ridiculous amount of money to him. What happens then? The rest of the squad is of much lesser quality simply because we paid way over the odds for 1 player.. It doesn't work.

And the answer would be , 'it depends on how much you want to see Dowes in a black and white shirt next year.'

FC have nowhere to go with this. Is Pearson the sort of bloke who's going to fund good quality recruitment from the NRL and put it behind a pack which has finished 7/8th and lost Fitzgibbon and Lauaki (sp)?

Thinking about it you're probably right, the only example I can think of in recent years where a player truly at the top of his game at a successful club, made a move to a less successful club is Fielden to Wigan, who were subsequently found to have broken the salary cap!

But he would still be giving an opinion on that players worth, rather than Pearson not taking his advice on a players value. Every player has a value based on age, ability, contract length, etc.

I'm not disputing with you that Lynch maybe the best option, but he will have a value put on him by the team at Hull FC and they will not exceed it.

and FWIW, losing Lauaki is generally not considered a bad thing

It all comes down to lynch really if he wants out then they will sell him if he is happy to stay at Bradford then they will keep him unless fc pay over the odds for him imo.

If Lynch wants out no matter what, Bradford can hardly hold Hull to ransom can they? We would say ok just keep him we aint paying that sort of money. Then they are left with a very unhappy player.

i think our squad looking very so far for next year but we obviously need a backrower, prop and a centre/winger in an ideal world and been realistic i would like larne patrick, liam watts but andy lynch would be good for a year or 2. as for a centre what about Yileen Gordon?

Your not going to become the best side in super league by paying players inflated wages.
You have to manage a salary cap (or cheat) so anyone who thinks we can simply wave a cheaque book and get a great squad over night is deluded

That said if you are a winning side you can offer competition win bonus as an incentive. This would make it even harder for us to sign a player from wigan, warrington, saints etc.

Lynch signing expected to be announced early next week !!