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Bit of #rugbyleague gossip - Bradford's Paul Sykes bound for Wakefield
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Has anyone else heard anything. It would be a goal kicking option.

Worth it for his goal kicking alone and Mellers isn't really pulling up any trees at centre.

Had me worried then, thought daft lad had risen from the grave!

I think we have a chance of turning his career around and his goal kicking would be a great addition. But what about Walshaw? I don't rate sykes as a half back at all ! Don't want Walshaw to take a back seat.

Would be happy enough with this for his goalkicking alone.

Double edged sword this one.
Looked the business at London, gone well off the boil at Bulls and defensively poor.
Very good goal kicker though, and half decent in attack.
TBH fitting a Kicker in anywhere else on the field is going to be equally awkward, its just a shame one of our youngsters may miss out on a shirt if its the case.

Sykes is not a half back. He's said so himself. He played there for Bradford only because we had no one else to take the spot.

He's a solid, if unspectacular player. He's on the fringe at Bradford and likely to not be called up to the first team any time soon.

He was after a fair sized wage in pre-season, thats why we went for Mathers. I wonder if we have struck a similar kind of deal?

I'm not a fan of Sykes, but we do need a kicker. If true, I'd be tempted to put him on the wing and let Cockayne replace Mellars in the centre.

Bags of effort but he's just an honest plodder. Had an absolute blinder against the Giants last season but those games are few and far between nowadays.

he can kick goals, and can't be any worse than mellars is at the moment (is he carrying a knock?).

i'm trying to find other positives.

British

good call.

can he catch a cross field kick?

couldnt catch a cold if i remember correctly. Bit harsh. Maybe he needs a new club to start again like so many of this years team. Wakefield Ragtags

Dosn't seem that long since he was a GB player. However some of his performances were the worst I have ever seen in the international team.

Thats right Mable, we'll accept anyones cast offs!!!!

Sykes isn't a winger so this kind reshuffle would make zero sense.

Not sure why everyone has got it in for Mellars tbh, he's been no worse (or any better) than many others and we are only 3 games in.

Not really a big fan of Sykes and not too sure that he's a good enough goal kicker to merit being shoe-horned into our line-up either

Not sure where he would play tbh.

Mellars has been fine so far bar the few positional mistakes which I hope doesnt happen again in last match

Cant you remember the thrashing we got down at Brentford, when he played for the Broncos, I think he kicked 12 from 12 that day and they were so far in front he started curling the ball from all angles. That was without doubt the best kicking performance I've seen in rugby League.
It will be interesting where we slot him in though !

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And a journo from Bradford on twitter says:
"just had long chat with Peter Hood - "utter nonsense" about Paul Sykes being Wakey-bound..."

would be a very good signing potentially for us.

has some class, seasoned pro with international honors behind him, top class goal kicker and a brit to boot. Bit of a rough time lately and gone the wrong way but has ability in there somewhere.

Pretty sure many on here last year vomited at the thought of Sykes joining us?

agar's quashed this rumour. good.

but we do need a kicker.

not a player we should be thinking of, hes hit and miss. Ok he can knock a few kicks over, but thats about it.

If we need a kicker then let's look to our youth/reserves. If John is working on Improving his goal kicks I can be a little more patient.