Don't know if I'm merely picking up on phraseology here but ... Kyle Briggs hasn't been 'offered a deal for 2012' ... he has a deal and a squad number (27) with Bradford Bulls.

We'll all have our preferred choice tonight when the name is announced.

No doubt there'll be cringes and cheers whichever way it goes.

I hope everyone will try to back the club in whatever way possible regardless of who it is.

Personally I'll be happier with Kyle Briggs than Paul Cooke simply because Kyle is less of a risk. If it is Mr Cooke I hope he'll be there to answer questions because we'll all need some reassurances from him.

Well I hope you are all wrong and it's not Paul Cooke.
Because if it is, I will be in a bit of a quandary.
To back or not to back ... that will be the question.

I don't see how the hell he can get back up to speed, given that:-
1 He has been out of the game for a year.
2 Showed a disaffection for rugby.
3 When he was fit and playing in his last year he was pants.
4 He'll be too fat.

I will sit at the back so I can sneak out.

That'll be the cue for a certain chant.

Indeed ... and I am famous for walking out if things aren't going the way I hoped.



Going back to what chunkster has said, and he's the only one who knows, I will be disappointed if it is Cooke since chunkster said he is a class above the likes of Rooney and Briggs et al.
The Paul Cooke of TODAY would not get within twenty yards of any of them in a 100 yard sprint.

TBF When Chunkster said 'No disrespect to the above players but this player is on another level in my opinion', the list didn't include Kyle Briggs as it was ....

(Jamie) Rooney? Jordan Tansey? Gareth Raynor? Jamie Thackray?

Fair play, but I would have Rooney any day of the week.
I just don't see how anyone can say Cooke is a class above him or even Tansey. The others in the list are irrelevant anyway, not being halfbacks.

The point still stands. Is Paul Cooke, as of today, a class above the likes of Jamie Rooney?
I would say no definitely.
Chunkster said we would not be disappointed, well clearly that's another area of contention, since a lot of us are!
So I don't see how Cooke fits the description, and if it is him, the club are taking an extraordinary step which could backfire.
We'll see.

Cannot make it tonlght, struck down with the dreaded lurgy.



David will be there to give me a report .

ill b there

Just got back ... it is Paul Cooke.
I am going to pledge some money after all.


COYD

Really positive meeting tonight, Drooling over the prospect of a Player of Paul Cookes calibre joining the club. I will pledge a small amount at the moment but next year slowly increase if this squad builder continues.

If we can raise the funds to sign Paul Cooke then watch out cos the DONS are marching on COYD

I intend to contribute. Lets hope we can raise enough through the squadbuilder to sign Paul Cooke.

Its a risk to sign Cooke, but in my opinion, a risk worth taking

Come on you Dons