Adam Walker added to squad list suggestions for prop per BB11 on another post. Gale not added as its a 2013 squad preview, but another important deal in building a team for the next few years with Whitehead Bateman Obrien

Will Sharp was released by Hull. He's a decent enough winger and if we're not holding on to Ainscough then he'd be a good replacement, especially outside someone like Lulia

Sharp is worse than Pryce -_-

So is Ainscough.

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Squad list OP updated for Nas news. could do with some news on new props and resigning of the young ooc players like Donaldson Addey etc

It might have been mentioned before, but nobody has noticed that Ade Gardner at Saints wasnt really used last year due to brilliant form from Foster and Makinson.

What about Gardner ??

Judging by today's T&A article it sounds like we can't really make any further progress until the Kopzcak situation is resolved. It's in the hands of the RFL with a final report due shortly.

Eh?

We've got 17/18 contracted players and we can't sign anyone else until Koppy is sorted out. What? So if he stayed we'd start the season with 19 players?

Am sure a report last week said the findings would be available from beginning of this week

preview squad list updated for Nas. 2 props down three more to go. The Koppygate report is available to the RFL today, who knows when it will be available to the rest of us.

I'd imagine it'd depend on how long it takes for all parties to read and absorb the information. I'd be surprised if anything comes of it before next week.

That's probably correct, though what's more important is when the club get the info and then they can, hopefully, sort out the alleged hold up in getting people (back) on board. If the Bulls get to know today or tomorrow but I have to wait until next week, I'll live with that.

Assuming the players will wish to give koppy a little tickle on his return to Odsal, we need someone bulky enough to put him on his ar se. Clearly this will be Franny's primary consideration.

Well going by the end of the story in today's T&A [url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbulls/9987834.Gale_can_go_all_the_way_to_the_top__says_Bradford_Bulls_boss_Cummins/Link[/urlKopout will be joining Huddersfield for a fee

How much do we think he's worth? I'd say about £75k myself. Maybe a bit more. Would we take any of the Shudders props in part exchange? There's not much to choose from in the way of out of contract props AFAIK.

Seems the obvious ending, it's in no-one's interest to keep it all hanging on so let's do it and move on.

Crabtree, he's their only good prop.

Half their Sky money sounds about right to me.

£75k and Stuart Fielden. It would be like the strange Newton Higham scenario again.

If only!

I fear they'll try and get rid of Mason or somebody who's obviously not up to it. Would you take the cash only in that scenario? Depends on who else is available elsewhere.

It's going to go to a transfer tribunal IMO. Could be interesting to see how they value Kopout.

If it was to go to a tribunal to settle a fee, would that rule that Hudds had made an illegal approach for Kopout?

The very fact that [iany[/i fee is involved says the RFL aren't too happy about the way he was 'recruited'.

I'm sure there will be a twist yet. Is it just the Giants that would have to cough up a fee or player transfer? (Larne Patrick anyone?)

Koppy exercised his legal rights to cancel his contract. The RFL will determine whether the approach was illegal - but that would only apply if he went to Hudds. As a free agent if he went elsewhere, a fee wouldn't apply would it?