[PopTart]

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:00 am  

I think we are better going for second tier players.
While the others are all fighting over Bateman, Burgess and to a certain extent Whitehead We can pick up Hargreaves or Kopczec (spell?). Not sure whether Elima will be a tier 1 so maybe him too.

Right now I don't think we are in a place to build a team around guys as young as Bateman. We need to build around established players and add the star youth once built.

And although it weed me off when the vultures were circling us, as I felt we really were being ripped off given that Glover was on his way in, in Bradford's case you are giving a living to a player that may well lose that income soon. Nothing bad about that.

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:02 am  

Would you have J. Sammut at the club..??

[Bullseye]

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:09 am  

Sammut's obviously a jinx! Steer clear

Seriously though he'd be a good option for you at No6 leaving Sykes to move to centre.

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:14 am  

I've always liked Sammut and lamented the fact that when he first came to play in SL we didn't seem to be in for him - we were desperately short in that position, having just lost Brough.

He's slipped off the radar a bit this season - has he had a long injury?

Either way, I've always liked his off-the-cuff style - not sure it's what we need right now, given that Sykes appears to have steadied us at HB, but it would be worth a look.

[Bullseye]

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:25 am  

He broke his leg a few months back and has just returned.

He is a bit off the cuff and hard to read but sometimes you need that. Playing outside a steady playmaker he's good and a versatile player too.

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:36 am  

Bullseye wrote:

He broke his leg a few months back and has just returned.

He is a bit off the cuff and hard to read but sometimes you need that. Playing outside a steady playmaker he's good and a versatile player too.

Does he still have that awesome Captain Jack Sparrow look going on? We've been a bit short in that dept since Rinaldi moved on, so that would be a bonus.

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:49 am  

Would prefer gale tbh and make a play for kopzack

Re: Bulls Players : Wed Jul 04, 2012 10:56 am  

The sale of players during our admin was a bit strange and I’m still not sure exactly what happened.

According to the admin report the assets of the company were assessed as £26,100 when the first offer was made (£50k clipper?). This offer was withdrawn and AG had his offer of £30k accepted. This did not assign any value to the players, so Obst and Ferguson were sold for £10k each +VAT.

Hull had agreed the sale in principle before the administrators were appointed but they sold both before Spirit of 1873 bought the club. I guess to cover their own costs. According to them they did not sell or release any other players??? Were the others just released by the previous company prior to admin?

I wonder if Bradford’s players have been assigned a value? Do the administrators need to cover costs, or is that taken care of?