Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:14 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

Oh you doomfull glass half fullers.

I prefer to think that Ferguson is so FIT that he has smashed up Peterson Henry Blyth Addy uisale Lauaki etc etc etc in training.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:30 am  

Ferguson was a very expensive luxury last year. If we don't get him on the pitch he could prove more expensive this year in more ways than one.

[Bullseye]

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:13 pm  

He was on about how he was fully fit only a few weeks back.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 3:29 pm  

Ferguson should be ready for the Leigh game. He's not being risked due to the year he had last season and Jimmy doesn't want to play him until he's 100%. Personally, i can't complain with that, it's a long season and we'll need his class at the back end of the season.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 4:28 pm  

With the year he had last year and no game time this year he will be seriously undercooked.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:34 pm  

rugbyreddog wrote:

With the year he had last year and no game time this year he will be seriously undercooked.

I'd agree he's undercooked for Leigh. But if obrien plays full 80, then we have an extra bench spot available effectively so we can ease him in playing short stints against some of weaker teams in the league. Theres a few players we're going to have to down that route with due to them returning from injury or being late joining up.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:16 pm  

If Ferguson is fit for the Leigh game do we need to give him a run out as we all know what he brings to a team from his days at Hudds. It is the new lads that Jimmy will want to see in a match situation. I am sure he has the bulk of the first 17 set in his mind already. It is a good point about O'Brien doing 80 mins as it allows 4 forwards on the bench. I imagine Ferguson and Lauaki could take two of them to give us two impact players for 15 minute spells. I would give Ferguson another month of training and work Lauaki hard for two weeks when he arrives.
Some people are getting irritated because they are not being told everything about the state of the team for the Leigh game. Don't forget that Jimmy is also not giving Leigh any clues either so we have to trust that the back room staff have the squad ready and raring to go in 3 weeks time. We have a squad of 30 not just 17 so who are the first choice players other than the two halves that we have?

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:57 pm  

@OfficialBullsRL: STARTING LINE-UP: Mullaney, Shaw, Purtell, Walker, Williams, Gaskell, Siejka, Tahraoui, O'Brien, Clough, Olbison, Mellor, Pitts.
INTERCHANGES: Halafihi, Sidlow, Henry, Brook, Ryan, Oakes, Ulugia, Martin, Walshaw, Kirk, Davies.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:09 pm  

6-0 Leeds. Watkins with a breakaway try.

Re: Leeds Away - JP's Testimonial Match : Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:20 pm  

Very one sided this. McGuire try.

Leeds 10 Bulls 0