BULLieve
17th June 2013
As it was
the England RL VS the Exiles there hasn’t been much in the way of news
regarding the club. A massive well done to our very own Heath L’Estrange on his
Exiles call up and, as per he played very well.
Well what an
interesting piece in the Telegraph and Argus about Shaun Ainscough. Ainy (Shaun
Ainscough) has said that he has realised that he made a mistake by not taking
the offer from Coach Francis Cummins at the end of last season and regrets that
decision. Ainscough is very popular with the fans and, when he turned the offer
down he was very open and honest regarding his decision which was quite simply,
he needed more money to be able to provide for his family. However, Ainscough
has now set his sights on playing in Super League again and said he would be
willing to play for Bradford on the money he turned down last year. This is
superb news and, if we can then let’s sign Ainy back up as soon as possible as I’m
sure he will make an impact upon the lads and morale will be boosted. Ainscough
for me was the stand out player with the most passion and pride through our
troubles and he publically placed that on show with his “save the Bulls” written
on his vest at the Wigan away game.
Also
regarding making mistakes it seems Elliot Whitehead has also made one too.
It
was revealed last week that Elliot had put in a transfer request to the club.
He was put “on leave” by Cummins who was quoted as saying “I can’t have players
in my squad who don’t want to be here”. Currently Elliot is at Glenn Morrison’s
Dewsbury Rams on dual registration. Elliot is now stuck as so far his agent has
not had any offers for him which has had a negative impact on both Elliot and
us as a club. I hope something can be resolved so as Elliot is a great young
talent with a lot of potential and can be a great signing for any club.
It has been
a very good week for Alex Mellor and Nathan Conroy who have been handed full
time contracts.
Alex Mellor, a Back Row Forward who signed from Halifax side
King Cross and Nathan Conroy, a Hooker from West Bowling in Bradford were both
members of the England Academy Squad that played in France last month. They will join the Bulls on Full Time
contracts on July 1st and begin training with the First Team Squad.
Head Coach
Francis Cummins said:
“The Academy
side has had a tough season but Alex and Nathan have still stood out and you
can see their talent. It’s all about
producing players for the first-team and now they are going full-time you will
see the benefits of that. We’ve already
had a look at Alex and Nathan in the first-team environment and that’s what
we’ll do with other players as well.”
This is
great for the future of both the players and the club and, on behalf of all the
Bulls fans out there well done lads you both thoroughly deserve your contracts.
The Bulls
have also as a club had some good news as they are now part of the Parliamentary
Rugby League Group as Associate Members. You can read the full story here, Parliament Article
On another
plus note the Bulls have invested in their sports equipment up at their
training facilities within their Tong training ground.
The club is also looking
to bolster the back room staff and become “more modern”. In terms of sports
science and training equipment we are a little behind but, with the investment
in both staff and equipment we will be up there with the likes of Leeds and
Wigan which can only benefit the club and players in the long term.
There were 2
matches this weekend and both were at the Provident Stadium.
First up were
the Bulls under 16’s side who played local rivals Leeds under 16’s. Although
the Bulls were first to score, sadly they went down to a score line of Bradford
16 – 42 Leeds. Try scorers for the Bulls, Michael Paul, Matthew Dyson and Liam
Kirk. Unlucky Lads you can’t win them all.
Up next to
play was the under 19’s who were facing Sheffield Eagles under 19’s in a game
full of handling errors by both sides. Despite the errors the Bulls managed to
pull off a winning victory and post a score line of Bradford 38 – 20 Sheffield.
Try Scorers for the Bulls, Jarrod Ward (2) Oliver Roberts (2) Liam Coe, Jordan
Gale and Curtis Naughton. Adam Brook kicked 2 goals in the first half and 2 in
the second with Jordan Gale 1. Well done
lads another great win keep up the good work.
It has
finally arrived; 52 days of waiting and plenty of events at the Provident
Stadium we finally have a home game.
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This Sunday see’s
the Widnes Vikings come to the Provident Stadium in what I feel is a must win
game as we are sitting 9th in the table. We kick off at 3pm and the
gates will be open from 1.30pm let’s all get there and back the lads 100%.
Thank you
once again to each and every reader and those of you who spread the blog far
and wide it is very much appreciated.
Until next week have a great week whatever you
are doing and, don’t stop BULLieving.
