Dont worry he is off to Wakey next year.

I'm not, as long as we bring someone in of reasonable quality. He used to among the top few hookers in SL, he has dropped well down the order nowadays I'm afraid. Do you need a goal kicker too?

I'd be worried. There's no-one the Bulls can recruit that will be as good as Newton. Especially with the influence he has on the field.

Julien Rinaldi

I think you and I must be watching different players.

Yep, you did indeed say that the crowd was "dreadful". I was part of that crowd and I do not consider myself to be "dreadful" nor in fact do I think that the vast majority were in any way "dreadful".

Worryingly low in numbers maybe, but each and everyone who was there wanted to be there.

Sorry to be a pedant, but you appear to have form for it.

I was referring to the size of the crowd. Surely that should have been bloody obvious given the context of my original post, and certainly from my reply to yours? And I'll thank you not to throw cheap insults at me.

Didn't take you long did it?

Looking for cyber aggro were you?

Eloquent as you may be and intelligent as you think you are, you and your band of merry men are one of the reasons that there are now merely a few hardcore people who even dare question your opinion and hence even post anything at all in fear of incuuring your ever widening wrath and ire toward your fellows.

You may say what you wish to me. I may respond in a few minutes, an hour or two, days, or maybe not at all. you really don't fuss me all that much.

What is clear to me is that you consider this forum your own domain to deride, mock and even belittle anyone who even may consider questioning or challenging your writings. After all the gospel according to Adey is the one true gospel eh?

Hardly - but its clear YOU were.

What the hell have I done to warrant that tirade of garbage from you? I have anyway hardly posted on here for several weeks. Something has clearly rattled your cage big-time, but if that is your attitude you can go to hell.

If I went to the other place sir, I wouldn't know anyone.

I was going to say you'd been a way a while. On another note nice jollies

Not my colour. I prefer a sort of stone colour with butterflies.

[url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/4481752.Newton_to_end_Odsal_stay/Newton admits he is leaving[/url

Interesting. I would say his desire to win more silverware is a pipe dream. Unless he fancies dropping a division & going for the Northern Rail cup.

Considering his reasoning (wanting a 2 year deal and Bulls would only offer him 1), wouldn't it be funny if he ended up at Hull along with Sean Long, who signed for that same reason.

After Long "refused" to accept his apology in that incredibly pathetic way years ago.

[url=http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/4317/NEWTON%20TO%20LEAVE%20BULLS%20AT%20END%20OF%20SEASONConfirmed on Bulls site now too[/url

Just hope we get a decent replacement. There was a rumour of us being interested in Aaron Gorrell somewhere but I hope we can do better than that.

From the games I've seen him in this year it does seem that he is just slightly over the hill although - to be fair to him - the lack of suitable interchanges has meant that he is playing for too long each game.

I definitely wouldn't have given him a 2 year contract based on what we've seen this year. One year would have been OK - but not 2...

There was an article on the sydney telegraph web-site a while a ago that heath L'strange was open to offers from SL!!

I agree, he's a very good SL hooker, but he's not the player he was. If we cannot find an equal replacement who maybe has room to improve then its a shame he's going and I would have also offered him one more year but probably no longer as he must be one of our top earners too, but watching his game over the past few seasons its clear his best days are beind him IMHO. He's done a fine job for us and I'm sure he'll do well at wakey or wherever he ends up. (nailed on for Cas apparently!)

As for rumoured replacements, whats the list? We have Godwin on contract next year to carry on as impact hooker probably and the option of Rinialdi as cover for 9 and 7, but neither would give you confidence at the moment of stepping into the starting 9 role. Any academy lads ready to step up to the 1st team?

Rumoured players in so far that I've heard;

Diskin - would be happy with that myself, but unlikely.
Gorrell - looked good from what I can remember from his time at Catalan, goalkicker too. No idea as to his current form, if we went with him hopefully it would be a short deal so we could try it and see. Could be a good choice if there is not much else available.
heath L'strange - Hopefully not as this might be implicated in Sam leaving, but other than that I dont know much about him to be honest.
Obst - No thanks, not the type we need, too much like Godwin
Drew - No thanks, decent player but would be a backwards step from Newton IMO with no prospect of improvement given his age.
Wing - If he comes he'll be playing 6 not 9. But I doubt he's coming to do either.

Anyone heard any others?

What's Jimmy doing these days?

Let's hope the club aren't going to sign up Rinaldi full time. Now is the perfect time to show that the club has at least still got some ambition.

I heard that that club had actually signed somebody decent to replace Newton but I've no idea who. Whether my definition of decent is the same as my source I don't know either.

Good scoop this eh?

Finger on the pulse stuff