Rumour Mill

[The Phantom Horseman]

3 hours ago, Bulls2487 said:

We only have Taufua,Blackmore and Oakes as wingers.

 

Tempted to put my Monty Python Three Yorkshireman sketch voice on here... "Three wingers?! Luxury! We used to DREAM of having three wingers!"

[Blind side johnny]

On 18/12/2023 at 17:00, Keep The Faith said:

Why is it a mockery? I wish we could shift 5,000 season tickets and maybe we could compete with them 

We’d be lucky to sell a thousand ST 

just shows what happens when a ambitious owner comes along after been stale in SL for the last 10 years 

I’ve heard a few rumours of the last few weeks so we shall wait and see 

I heard Huddersfield wanted a four figure loan fee for McGowan which is ridiculous 

It depends what that fee covers, surely? If it includes contract payments and he only gets match fees directly from Bradford it would be quite reasonable. The fact is that none of us knows what is contained in any individual agreement, so to slate something as ridiculous when you don't know the details seems a bit strange.

[Blind side johnny]

2 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

Tempted to put my Monty Python Three Yorkshireman sketch voice on here... "Three wingers?! Luxury! We used to DREAM of having three wingers!"

Hurtling off-topic here but I assume that everyone knows the Three Yorkshiremen sketch wasn't from Monty Python.

[The Phantom Horseman]

46 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Hurtling off-topic here but I assume that everyone knows the Three Yorkshiremen sketch wasn't from Monty Python.

Indeed, It was also of course Four Yorkshiremen, not Three, but those of us old enough to remember it can hopefully be forgiven the odd memory lapse!

[Keep The Faith]

4 hours ago, Blind side johnny said:

It depends what that fee covers, surely? If it includes contract payments and he only gets match fees directly from Bradford it would be quite reasonable. The fact is that none of us knows what is contained in any individual agreement, so to slate something as ridiculous when you don't know the details seems a bit strange.

The fee is monthly plus the match fees as it is but I'm sure you’ll know more anyone else as usual 

[Blind side johnny]

13 hours ago, Keep The Faith said:

The fee is monthly plus the match fees as it is but I'm sure you’ll know more anyone else as usual 

I said "none of us knows". Where does your inside information come from?

[toffeedog]

I know were short of money and players but giving Greg Johnson a game why 

[Keep The Faith]

5 minutes ago, toffeedog said:

I know were short of money and players but giving Greg Johnson a game why 

Maybe he’s proven his fitness and Value to the squad 

rumour has it he’s dropped 2 stone 

[Rene_Artois]

On 20/12/2023 at 15:56, Blind side johnny said:

Hurtling off-topic here but I assume that everyone knows the Three Yorkshiremen sketch wasn't from Monty Python.

1948 show? Marty Feldman and Tim Brooke Taylor in it. Remains quotable to this day. They nailed it.

[graham fisher]

58 minutes ago, Keep The Faith said:

Maybe he’s proven his fitness and Value to the squad 

rumour has it he’s dropped 2 stone 

18 st is still heavy for a winger

[toffeedog]

Ide agree what we been paying him pies ???

[Keep The Faith]

6 hours ago, graham fisher said:

18 st is still heavy for a winger

I doubt he’s 18st but he’s been training well 

probably didn’t help himself getting too big doing weights while injured with his hamstring 

 

[toffeedog]

I must be confused he looked twice the size of jonny campbell not muscular just round 

[Blind side johnny]

I see that you managed to scrape together 22/23 for yesterday's game. Not too bad at this stage of the year, is it?

[distantdog]

37 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

I see that you managed to scrape together 22/23 for yesterday's game. Not too bad at this stage of the year, is it?

Positive supporters or players?

[distantdog]

59 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

I see that you managed to scrape together 22/23 for yesterday's game. Not too bad at this stage of the year, is it?

........ and it was 19.

[phildog]

Greg Johnson IMO looking at him yesterday has clearly trimmed down and he looked sharper in game contribution than for a long time. In fact when he came on and Kear moved to centre (where he SHOULD be anyway) we were tight on the left. Greg had a couple of decent moves. As one who has criticised, he is obviously putting in the hard yards and there's nearly 4 more weeks of work to go.

[RogerT]

Roll on the 4 weeks.

[Batley Bob]

 

[toffeedog]

I know were in financial struggle this season but how is Whitehaven who struggled last season yet can get aussies to.cone join them I really don't understand thus we are shopping in duv 1 while a team who finished 5 places below us can find funds to attract these players 

[coolie]

On 20/12/2023 at 15:56, Blind side johnny said:

Hurtling off-topic here but I assume that everyone knows the Three Yorkshiremen sketch wasn't from Monty Python.

Wasn't Tim Brooke Taylor in that.. And he wasn't in Monty Python

Wasn't it more the Footlights clan? 

[redditchbulldog]

11 hours ago, toffeedog said:

I know were in financial struggle this season but how is Whitehaven who struggled last season yet can get aussies to.cone join them I really don't understand thus we are shopping in duv 1 while a team who finished 5 places below us can find funds to attract these players 

just because they are an aussie ,doesn't mean they are any good and they may have a sponsor paying for the player and employing them as well. BTW im frustrated as well as most supporters are by our lack of signings and do honestly think we will struggle this season BUT if we ain't got the money to sign quality players , pray tell us how we fund this without going bust and there been no club to support . The problem is we have been spoilt by over achieving over the last how many years and our expectations get higher each year but by the same token all those that have attended the big games like grand final and wembley , most don't attend week in week out because if they did we would be able to match other clubs in signing quality players.... its the way it is unfortunately and also a big factor is central funding from RFL has been cut year on year and odds on there will be a club or two come end of next season that will go bust if they don't get in the top 4 by end of the season .

[toffeedog]

I see your point its just so frustrating losing our best players and trying to be posative with untried and unproven players at this level. 

[POR]

2 hours ago, coolie said:

Wasn't Tim Brooke Taylor in that.. And he wasn't in Monty Python

Wasn't it more the Footlights clan? 

The sketch was written by Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman, and originally performed in 1967 on their TV series At Last the 1948 Show. The sketch was written as "Good Old Days" but when Monty Python started performing it live changed to The "Four Yorkshiremen"

[Keep The Faith]

I prefer the days of the Batley news when we’d hear that we were signing York’s Dan potter or Richard chapman for the 10th time under GT at least we had to wait and didn’t hear the moaners screaming on here! 
 

them were the best days if club is doing the business right it’s quiet which is good