best signing the clubs made in years. absolutely outstanding player, who could make this team a contender again.

I'm flabbergasted, I didn't think this would come off.

Does Deacon going mean the end of the Hari / Gari / Bari / Lari Georgson?

I came here to support the Orford signing, he'll be great for you guys. You've got the best halfback in SL 2010.

But what's this about playing Kearney in 6? Has this been officially signalled or something? It's madness, he would absolutely rip up from fullback.

WE AR OFF TO DA WIGAN BORD.

Cant beleve deacs is of to wigin iam very sad gud look deacs we wil alwas luv u!

It is certainly where we intend starting Kearney at, if it doesn't work out then I he'll end up at FB.

Confirmed on the bulls website.

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The only think I'm worried about is the 3 year deal. I hope he can play well till 34, as that is pretty old for a Scrum half. Ah well, if he's owt like Menzies he'll still be going strong.

Gives us 3 years to develop a couple of young british halves through the academy.

Form is temporary, class is permanent. (Only applies to scrum halves).

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Do'nt go Deecs ,I luv you.





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My seeson ticket monney is of to Wiggun.

The big added bonus about this signing - if the follow-on with Deacs also proves correct - is that we'll see the end of Hari Bari and Gari. Some of our regulars will have to dust off some different alter-egos now!

I don't expect you will be there long.

scrub that i cant add!

Great addition to what looks like a strong squad for next season. The only way the board were going to replace a fan favourite like Sam was to sign a star player and there aint many better than Orford.

Hes a great scrum half and a proven leader. My only doubt is how 4 Overseas players will settle in, in a new enviroment.
Definetly glad i got a season ticket now!

Well given 3 of them are from the same team, two of them are best mates and they're joining another ex-team mate who has obviously been instrumental in them all coming, I can't imagine it will too hard.

What with that and the marked similarity between manly in the summer and the environs of Bradford in the winter I'm sure they'll love it



Seriously though, an Ox is only a castrated Bull, once he's got his balls back at Bradford the sky will be our oyster, if that's not mixing my metaphors...

The only negative I can find is that there is nothing to be negative about in this deal.

So given all the new signings what should your 17 look like for next year? I guess Orford will be playing alongside Sykes now Jeffries has gone?

Other than the fact he's an Aussie, he is allegedly costing a fortune and he's the wrong side of 30 ...

Probably something like...

Halley
Sheriffe
Sykes
Nero
Reardon
Kearney
Orford
Lynch
L'estrange
Scruton
Hall
Menzies
Langley

Godwin
Sculthorpe
Worrincy/Donaldson
Kopczak

And Manly were quite happy giving him a two year deal. By that logic hes got 4 years in SL.

Nothing wrong with having some experience bearing in mind the rest of the squad (apart from Menzies) is pretty young.

Indeed.

We must be worrying the opposition fans a bit, given how they are all so keen to deride this signing? Or, maybe, we've hacked them off because this inconvenient truth of a signing shatters their perceptions about the terminal decline of Bradford? Either way...are we bovvered?