Interesting, might be garbage but a rumours a rumour mid-season! www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A65493679 You guys heard or seen him play?

Interesting, might be garbage but a rumours a rumour mid-season! www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A65493679 You guys heard or seen him play?

Brough going is one thing but Cain is someone I have been waiting to see in super league (not friendlies).
I don't know why he would want to go to Bradford?????

I aren't going to get into a bickering session about whether Bradford or Wakefield are better. If he wants to come to us, so be it. Just wondering what he's like as a player.

To work under Orford & Kearney to gain experience, and maybe being promised the 6 (or is he a 7?) shirt once they've gone.

I won't read much into it unless more develops, but i'm sure, like me, many Bradford fans would be very happy with it if it came off.

Why! Once again not impressed with your own young uns. Poor poor attitude.

I recall John Kear saying that Cain is the best scrumhalf in the country at his age level so it would be a shock if Wakey let him go.

Bradford made enquireies around a month back when we asked about the availability of a young full back of theirs. If Cain foes go expect to see said full back come in the opposite direction

KH i presume.

Heard musings on here that he may have had his head turned by other clubs who were interested in him last year. I believe this is his last year of contract so it wouldn’t be a case of letting him go, more so him choosing to go else ware for a better deal.

Mopsey posted something last year about him wanting away, IIRC. Don't know whether this is still the case.

Why would we need another fullback? Or are we collecting them now instead of hookers?

The people in charge of our recruitment have got a very good track record over the last few seasons. Lets trust their judgement after all they know the full facts and we don't.

Stop talking sense!

Let's blame everyone at the club instead, after all it couldn't possibly be the player or his agent that start these things off, it's always the Boards fault.


Seriously, I sometimes think if we didn't have whinging fans we wouldn't have any at all!

Don't think any of the posters has whinged yet, it's more a case of merely passing comment upon a potential situation, no one is blaming anyone. However, the usual suspects will soon be here rectify that.

I know Cas tried to sign him back, One thing is for sure Cain will be a top SL player in the next few years

also can play Stand off...

I would be more gutted about this if it happened than Brough moving on.

I have been very impressed with him when I have seen him play, great ability to control the game and a wonderful kicking game to boot.

I would not be surprised to see more than 1 or 2 clubs monitoring him with interest especially given his contract status.

Without breaking the wage structure, perhaps any money saved with the Brough deal could be siphoned off and used to offer Southernwood a deal that his relative talent commands. If a number of clubs are monitoring him then it will only push his price up.

If it's true Wakey are interested in Hyde, i'd be surprised if they didn't want a fee aswell.

Don't get me wrong, Hyde is a good prospect, but Ben Hellewell is one of our best prospects at the club and is a full-back. I'd say Southernwood is potential international class, whilst Hyde is probably SL class (although as a product of our academy, I'd love him to prove me wrong)

I know, any club who tries to get the best possible academy talent they can are obviously a group of idiots. The club hasn't put any faith in Crookes, Whitehead, Donaldson & Olbison who have all made their SL debuts, or T Burgess, G Burgess, O'Brien, Addy, Straugheir, Wardle, Crossley, Hyde & Tate who are all in the first team squad.

Difficult one this. When it comes to contracts for players so young and inexperienced, do you gamble on potential or let someone else take the risk? Without him playing regularly in the first team, it's hard to say. Having never seen him play when it really matters, I'll let someone who has a better eye for talent decide that!

It is difficult, I agree, but I'd go with the first option rather than the second. It's probably even stevens in terms of investment at the end of the day, but it's much nicer to see the players you brought on as youngsters and who do make the grade prosper with you than see them prosper elsewhere.

Hmmm Maybe a little bit of PR and mind games from Mr Kear,

From what i have seen of Southernwood, i think Mr Kear has a pretty good case.

I see you agree with me then. Which is nice.