This is why sometimes i question the thought process of our fans, and the nonsece that is posted sometimes.

Imagine:
Deal from Fev. Brandon come play for us ne
as our No 1 fullback next year, you will be first choice.

Deal from Bulls. Stay with us but you will still be back up to McNally. But when hes not fit you will be 1st in line.

If the money offered is similar or even a touch less at Fev, where is the young lad likely to sign?,

Given how hes played this year he probably thinks (and justifiably so) that he deserves the no1 shirt sonewhere

Can you really blame him??

I personally can’t blame him but I personally don’t feel he is read and I wouldn’t be best chuffed if I was a fev fan signing all these kids it could go very very wrong for them...

Some fans still don't get the out of contract scenario and just think we are letting people go and this kind of questiond and gripe frequently appears. Im still waiting for the thread 'so are we promoted if we beat Oldham?'

Think you'd need to head to the infamous facebook group for that

Oh it'll be there that's for sure

Pickersgill is a promising player but if he and McNally are both fit then it's McNally every time for me.

Hitchcox with a bit of luck.

I'm not sure it's quite so clear cut.

Just judging McNally on his time at the Bulls, he's had his good games, for sure but spent a great deal of time injured and been pretty average in far too many games for someone who came with a big (and admittedly) deserved rep for his time at Leigh. I'll accept that McNally MAY well be much better with a after a good pre-season, etch etc, but Pickers has been mucked about position wise, has never been worse than good (where ever he's played) and often been brilliant and has shown a constant, steady improvement over the season, and he is also much the younger with a lot of, still unfulfilled, potential.

Also supposed to be losing Anthony Thackeray. There is rumours of a decent offer from Sheffield for him who seem to be throwing a bit of coin about.

But Fev have signed the Boas brothers, PNG international half backs as well as keeping Ridyard and signing young kid Punchard from Oz who was previously with Halifax. I'm sure if Brandon is in talks with them it has to be as full back as they have more options for the halves than we do

Anyway, things have took a twist and we may be not needing to look for a replacement after all

The "if fit" part of it is key. As you say McNally has missed a few games and has played a few when it seems clear he's not fully fit. I think that's linked to him not having a proper pre season for some time.

As backup and to have competition for places I'd say Pickersgill is our best option.

Well for the first time in like 5 week we haven announced a player on a Thursday missed my Thursday announcement!

I guess a lot depends on the next fortnight's results.

I would suspect he'd prefer Guinness to be fair...

Happy with that. Good player, lots of potential.

Great news about Pickersgill.

Now announced on website www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... yhood-club

Now announced on website www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article/ ... yhood-club

He said that as soon as they offered a deal it was sorted. This must have been done a few weeks ago and just goes to show that fans do get themselves in a bit of a tizzy on forums instead of just waiting a while and seeing what happens. It is always a game between agents and clubs when contracts are about to end.

Someone said on here a week ago that our young hooker is back with us from Cas. Hopefully, this will be confirmed and to me that would then be two excellent signing / player staying and a show of intent from the club with our youngsters along with the two forwards who played lately in the first team. Lets now keep our young lads instead of other teams coming in for them and I think fans will be happy.

If Toronto go up there are a couple of players I would go for if they are released. Sidlow would be one. The other is the forward / second row with a pony tail mentioned on here some time back - forget his name. I still think we need to toughen up the pack by a couple of players.

Reiss Butterworth did play for our reserves recently, but so did a couple of young Wigan players who are definitely not on our books so I don't think we can read too much into it. My money is on him joining Cas permanently next season.

If at all possible I would be offering Minchella & Keyes full time, minimum 2 year deals sooner rather than later i.e. no dicking around waiting for other clubs to make offers get it done.

Off to Huddersfield apparently (i know shock horror) for a transfer fee apparently.

Can't believe he's not played more this year. Gutted he's going but wish him well.

Can’t stop the lad for wanting to better himself at a higher level

So why sign for Huddersfield?

Hudders already have AoB and Leeming. Why's he off there? He's more chance of 1st team rugby with us next season.

They can play him in their reserve team and then claim to run an academy.

I don't blame Reiss though; full-time contract at a superleague club and back with a load of his old colleagues from the Bulls - what's not to like? Good luck to him.