phildog Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Luke Gale to Keighley, not the part of Bradford I expected! Any bets on Ferres ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeedog Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Signing big are keighly then again so is everyone but us relying on same team with couple of signings . One on loan 1 wrong side of 30 one who needs to be a prop for 80 minutes and a halfback . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep The Faith Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, toffeedog said: Signing big are keighly then again so is everyone but us relying on same team with couple of signings . One on loan 1 wrong side of 30 one who needs to be a prop for 80 minutes and a halfback . Looking at keighley’s signings they’ve signed players over 30 again… who would gale replace? white meadows and Woods are younger than him http://tombatley.wordpress.com/ Give it a read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOGFATHER Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 8 hours ago, toffeedog said: Signing big are keighly then again so is everyone but us relying on same team with couple of signings . One on loan 1 wrong side of 30 one who needs to be a prop for 80 minutes and a halfback . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerT Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Honestly what's this got to do with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatleyFanAndy Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 9 hours ago, toffeedog said: Signing big are keighly then again so is everyone but us relying on same team with couple of signings . One on loan 1 wrong side of 30 one who needs to be a prop for 80 minutes and a halfback . I don't see the issue with retaining the majority of a Grand Final reaching squad. You don't see St Helens swapping out so regularly. What we have lost we've replaced with players who are more than capable replacements. As for the Cougars recruitment I'm not really fussed over it. They're recruiting a bit like York did. Those that were big names who aren't getting offers to play at bigger clubs due to ageing and drops in form. 7 SIGNATURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildog Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Discussion Rog! Don't think we'd have turned Gale away though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Jekyll Stocking Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 hours ago, phildog said: Discussion Rog! Don't think we'd have turned Gale away though!! That would depend on how much he was asking. Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountieman21 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Too much for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batley Bob Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Sir Jekyll Stocking said: That would depend on how much he was asking. 50 to 60k I heard , I don’t class that as part time player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Batley Bob said: 50 to 60k I heard , I don’t class that as part time player Dread to think what Chisholm & Gale will be on But the national deficit of some African countries will run it close Just find it difficult to understand why someone is throwing ridiculous amounts of money at a sport that's on its backside on and off the field Without somehow re energising the current format (don't even think IMG will save it) the future looks very bleak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINNERS Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, coolie said: Dread to think what Chisholm & Gale will be on But the national deficit of some African countries will run it close Just find it difficult to understand why someone is throwing ridiculous amounts of money at a sport that's on its backside on and off the field Without somehow re energising the current format (don't even think IMG will save it) the future looks very bleak It's still rugby league, and everyone still wants to knock us off our perch as number 1 part time team, and to do that, some of them need to raid the piggy bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogo Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 18 hours ago, Keep The Faith said: Looking at keighley’s signings they’ve signed players over 30 again… who would gale replace? white meadows and Woods are younger than him We've signed 10 players in this off season and 2 of them are over 30. Luke Gale 34 Mark Ioane 32 Ben Crooks 29 Toby Everett 26 Brad Walker 25 Sadiq Adebiyi 25 Thomas Doyle 23 Lloyd Roby 23 Ellis Robson 23 Robbie Storey 22 Taking into account that Buster, Muzza, Pettybourne have all retired, Junior Sa'u gone back to USA and Jake Webster now being player coach, we've actually really freshened up the squad this year. Average age is about 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogo Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Batley Bob said: 50 to 60k I heard , I don’t class that as part time player This is about right from what I understand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Indigogo said: We've signed 10 players in this off season and 2 of them are over 30. Luke Gale 34 Mark Ioane 32 Ben Crooks 29 Toby Everett 26 Brad Walker 25 Sadiq Adebiyi 25 Thomas Doyle 23 Lloyd Roby 23 Ellis Robson 23 Robbie Storey 22 Taking into account that Buster, Muzza, Pettybourne have all retired, Junior Sa'u gone back to USA and Jake Webster now being player coach, we've actually really freshened up the squad this year. Average age is about 26 Thomas Doyle... Where did you sign him from?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogo Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 26 minutes ago, coolie said: Thomas Doyle... Where did you sign him from?? Hooker from Bulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 15 hours ago, coolie said: Dread to think what Chisholm & Gale will be on But the national deficit of some African countries will run it close Just find it difficult to understand why someone is throwing ridiculous amounts of money at a sport that's on its backside on and off the field Without somehow re energising the current format (don't even think IMG will save it) the future looks very bleak I see that you are full of seasonal spirit again. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POR Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 20/12/2022 at 09:00, BatleyFanAndy said: . As for the Cougars recruitment I'm not really fussed over it. Well it seems to be working skybet have them at 12/1 to win grand final compared to the Dogs at 20/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinb Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 (edited) Well.....I remember David Ward once saying " A good TEAM beats a team of NAMES". And to be fair , I think as a TEAM, we've proved that it's the case a lot of the time, this season and over the last few seasons. The key is to enjoy the ride, and boy what a ride we've had. Hopefully this year will be as good. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year . ColinB. Edited December 21, 2022 by colinb 8 WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO SWIPE THIS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginaldo Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 2 hours ago, colinb said: Well.....I remember David Ward once saying " A good TEAM beats a team of NAMES". And to be fair , I think as a TEAM, we've proved that it's the case a lot of the time, this season and over the last few seasons. The key is to enjoy the ride, and boy what a ride we've had. Hopefully this year will be as good. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year . ColinB. lets hope those fans that turned up for play offs Barrow Fev and Leigh come to our games throughout the regular season Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog forever Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 6 hours ago, POR said: Well it seems to be working skybet have them at 12/1 to win grand final compared to the Dogs at 20/1 Aye, look what the betting was last season and look what happened lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatleyFanAndy Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 9 hours ago, POR said: Well it seems to be working skybet have them at 12/1 to win grand final compared to the Dogs at 20/1 Last season they couldn't see Batley making the Grand Final over Fev either so I'm not really fussed about that too. SIGNATURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 23 hours ago, POR said: Well it seems to be working skybet have them at 12/1 to win grand final compared to the Dogs at 20/1 Which one are you putting your money on then, POR? Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 17 hours ago, Dog forever said: Aye, look what the betting was last season and look what happened lol. How much did you win? I don't think people really understand what these odds mean. 1 Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POR Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Blind side johnny said: Which one are you putting your money on then, POR? I'm not abetting man B but if I was it would be for the RAMS to win league 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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