Heh heh heh.

Six players released from Trinity:

Cooke
Bibb
Latu
Gleeson
Demetriou
Johnson

No money worries at trinity then. Absolutely not.

Clearly there are money issues as the inept Board have got on the wrong side of the tax man again. However, none of these players were going to get a new contract anyway - two of them having already signed for Salford.

...and the others being gash.

Bradford signing dross yet again.

Ah Van
Hargreaves
Elima

Not the signing you want to be seeing if your a Bulls supporter imo.

Luke May released by Quins. Announced at annual awards night, confirmed in fans e-newsletter.

Poor young guy hardly got a look in. I've no idea how good he is/was.

That's 9 (plus head coach) released and not a single new signing yet.

Ah Van - i'm expecting he'll be an improvement on Sheriffe, as he's at least got a few games in the NRL.

Hargreaves - a big improvement on having Sculthorpe on the sidelines or using a backrower at prop. English and young aswell.

Elima - international back-rower, off quota, experienced and will add size to our pack.


If you're one of the people who likes to put a downer on everything we do, it may look like you say.

But imo, improvements on ehat we have and as long as we keep making signings like that it can only improve us.

Silly season has definitely started, someone has posted on our board that we've asked Huddersfield if we can speak to Luke Robinson

Well out of those three you have a good one in Elima, an average one with Hargreaves and a completely unknown one in Ah Van. That is however an improvement on the palyers who have left. Potter would not have gone for Ah Van unless he rated him so definite improvements.

You talk more sense than the last one!

I'm not going to judge Ah Van till I've seen him play, but i'm sure Potter sees something in him to give him a contract as he takes up a quota spot.

Your board are trying to get those pledges in.

They are better than last season's signings under McNamara.

I think people are missing my point. The signings Bradford are making will not turn them into cup contenders, not a chance.

Salford are making bigger and better signings.

Sibbit to bulls from salford

Jeez, Bradford and Salford are turning over some players. It'll be a whole new team down at The Willows next year.

Another 3 or 4 to come for Bradford too..

Tyrer - Salford to Widnes. 1 year permanent deal. www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=2659

Tyrer - Salford to Widnes. 1 year permanent deal. www.widnesvikings.co.uk/article.php?id=2659

What a pathetic signing.

Why? A cheap squad player to cover while Donaldson and Whitehead develop?

What's pathetic about that?

I wouldn't bother anymore, people have been saying that about all our signings.


We'll see

Well to add to my point further the Bulls sign Sibbit!

Stop being so defensive, you're signing very poor players, that my friend is a fact!!

It is not a fact, it's an opinion.

And i'll value Mick Potter's opinion more highly than yours, and he thinks Sibbit will add something to the squad.

ATEOTD, he'll be a squad player, and we haven't had any of those this year, we've been desperately short of bodies.

You've signed Ian Sibbit from Salford City Reds. It is a truly pathetic signing IMO. Your recruitment has been absolutely atrocious.

Did Salford release Sibbit? Was he offered a new contract at Salford?

Honestly if I would have said you are signing Ian Sibbit for 2011 a few weeks ago would you have been pleased?

Wigan have signed Ryan Hoffman from Melbourne Storm. An Australian test international who is 26 and is approaching the peak of his career.

You've signed (to replace the worst player in Super League, Michael Worrincy) Ian Sibbit. A Salford City Reds reject who no-one outside of Salford has heard of.

It is an appalling signing and doesn't make your poor recruitment look any better. Aside from Oliver Elima and possibly Bryn Hargreaves, your recruits have been shocking.

All of the above is my opinion of course & you'll defend your club to the death. But as an outsider looking in, it looks very grim at Bradford for 2011.

But by that, you admit it's an improvement on what we had. Sibbit will be a bench warmer at best. But he provides something Bradford lacked this year, extra players with SL experience.

For instance, Bradford started this season with 18 1st team players over the age of 20. 18, the number of players you announce before a game. The rest of the 1st team are under 20's. Some even under 18's. Now, once the injuries hit, how well would Wigan, Leeds, Saints do in that position? Especially if they started the season with only one actual half back.