We need a squad if we ever going seriously challenge.

That's been one of the problems this season - too many players sure of their starting slot because we only have the exact number of players to fill the slots. Then there are injuries to factor in. So we need plenty of bodies.

Full Back : Halley / Platt / Hyde

Wings : Tadulala / Sheriffe / Rudd / Halley (if needed)

Centres : Millard / Nero / Sykes / Crookes

Stand Off Kearney / Sykes / Hyde

Scrum Half Deacon

/ (hopefully) a new signing

It's about creating competition for places....

Hes a good players this kid. hes impressed me a number of times

Alot better than the centre your bitter rivals have just signed anyway

Oh you are too naughty, and you'll get told off....

That said, he's a good signing, lots of potential, right age and in a position we need.

so no doubt the club will be out soon to deny any such good news story...

Why

there's something in the AUP about youtube links. It'll be removed eventually, will look better on you if you did it yourself.

Yep, they're rushing out a statement now ' The Bradford Bulls Board would like to make it clear that in no way have we ever considered signing quality players from the NRL. Some of our players are still contracted to us, and might remain so, despite Russel Crowe coming calling with his merry men. That said Russel has agreed to do the tear jerking motivational speech for Macca at our next fans forum, for a small fee of a prop/second row/loose forward who shall at present remain nameless. For all other enquiries please contact Dave Craven.'

Apparently Big Pond trawl this forum looking for wealthy individuals to sue for posting links to their videos on You Tube, or something like that...

Ah OK

I've never been on a forum before that didn't allow YouTube, in fact some even encourage it by providing the facility to embed YouTube on the page.

Oh well, I've editing my post to remove the link. Apologies all round...

I had a quick look just before you did...looks like Ewwen maybe getting his classy centre

While he's not a regular for the Bulldogs he seems to be rated by their fans and his stats on the Sun Herald suggest he's better than what we have.

Hopefully he's bound for Odsal.

The only thing is, with all this talk of a new centre, i've just one question:

What about Jason Crookes?

He'll be used as cover next season then fill Nero's spot the season after.

I would like one yes, but how did you know ??

Just a guess

We need more than three centres in the squad to cover for injuries and provide competition for places. This season has shown that, on occasion we've had to contend with the loss of Nero (our best centre!) to injury, a huge loss of form to Sykes, and the complete loss to injury of Crookes. That's left us struggling for form and penetration in the backs.

Playing Menzies at centre is ok but not an option for every week (even if his defence is a mile better than Sykes).

Halley
Sheriffe
Millard
Nero
Rudd
Kearney
Deacon
Lynch
L'estrange
Hall
Menzies
Burgess
Langley

As a starting lineup that would be an improvement on last year but it's not exactly top 4

Not surprising considering the Star and Express are realy the same paper.

Didn't know that. I thought being an Express reader indicated that I was some kind of highley educated academic.

It is quite glaringly obvious where the weak points are though. Namely the wings and the halves. Rudd looks like he might be a decent player, but he's very much the unknown quantity. Sheriffe and Deacon are the obvious weak areas, with the likes of Kearney, L'Estrange and Hall around the "unknown" marks until we see them play in Super League.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Millard

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Millard

We've got more, there called academy and reserves.

Halley
Rudd
Millard
Nero
Tadulala
Sykes
Deacon
Lynch
L'estrange
Hall
Menzies
Burgess
Langley

Would be better. Dont expect much from Kearney, you wont be get it.