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Bradford Bulls: Diskin ready to ‘rock a few boats’ next season (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Bradford Bulls: Matt Diskin ready to ‘rock a few boats’ next season
8:00am Friday 23rd November 2012 in Sport
By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
Matt Diskin says the Bulls' core squad of 17 is a match for most sides in Super League
Matt Diskin believes the Bulls are capable of causing a few surprises in 2013 – despite a lack of numbers in their squad.
New coach Francis Cummins has seen a raft of players leave since the end of last season, including forwards Bryn Hargreaves, Olivier Elima, Craig Kopczak and Tom Burgess.
He has since promoted three juniors into the first-team squad, taken Warrington duo Matty Blythe and Ben Evans on season-long loans and signed Jamie Foster from St Helens on a one-year deal.
Although the squad remains light on numbers, the core has remained intact and joint-skipper Diskin feels the Bulls’ top 17 players can give anyone a game.
The former Leeds hooker, a veteran of four Super League titles during his long association with the Rhinos, said: “It’s a really small squad so we’ve got to look after ourselves and make sure we do the right things physically.
“We’re aware of that and we know we’ve got our backs against the wall with regards to squad size.
“We’re not going to be unrealistic and say we’re going to finish in the top two.
“But you look at the first 17 and it’s a very talented team.
“If we start off on the right footing then we might cause a few surprises.
“Yes, the squad is threadbare, we are under no illusions about that, but with that starting 17 we are certainly capable of rocking a few boats.”
The Bulls could have been liquidated had Omar Khan not stepped in to buy the club from administrator Brendan Guilfoyle at the beginning of September.
Cummins is now gradually rebuilding the club from the wreckage of administration and the loss of so many players.
At least one new prop is set to be recruited but Diskin echoed his coach’s sentiments about signing the right calibre of player.
Diskin added: “We could bring in players to fill positions where we might be a bit thin but it’s all about building for the future with the right players.
“If the right person comes along that has the right attitude and right frame of mind to improve this team then I’m sure Franny will consider him.”
Meanwhile, the Bulls have sold around 4,300 individual season tickets ahead of the early-bird deadline which runs until 5pm on December 1.
However, it is understood that figure could be closer to 6,000 when corporate sales from the Coral Stand are taken into account.
The club is aiming to sell at least 10,000 season tickets before the 2013 season starts in February.
Comments(48)
ifallwerelikemumby
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8:16am Fri 23 Nov 12
liverpoolbull
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8:27am Fri 23 Nov 12
TodBull
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8:32am Fri 23 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Tw*t
Matthew, Matthew, Matthew although the words will be music to your brother in laws ears you will deep down know its going to be your hardest season to date, Only 4300 sold too so the 10k mark not achievable unless everyone is holding back to pay full price to give you more money.
JAtkinson
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8:38am Fri 23 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Sshhhh, it's not your fault. It's not your fault. Ssssshhhhhhhh.
Matthew, Matthew, Matthew although the words will be music to your brother in laws ears you will deep down know its going to be your hardest season to date, Only 4300 sold too so the 10k mark not achievable unless everyone is holding back to pay full price to give you more money.
ifallwerelikemumby
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8:40am Fri 23 Nov 12
TodBull wrote:It's only a bit of banter son don't get to be a sad keyboard warrior like helga, Mumbly and sheff.
ifallwerelikemumby wrote: Matthew, Matthew, Matthew although the words will be music to your brother in laws ears you will deep down know its going to be your hardest season to date, Only 4300 sold too so the 10k mark not achievable unless everyone is holding back to pay full price to give you more money.Tw*t
Mumby was the best
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9:07am Fri 23 Nov 12
Mumby was the best
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9:09am Fri 23 Nov 12
Archie's Ghost wrote:I agree with you, we need at least another prop and hopefully FC will get one, two would be better.Lets give him some time.
Diskin is totally correct. There's some really useful players in the squad that can give anyone a game.
Those, like myself, calling for more props are not being negative, they're pointing out the basic fact that all the really positive stuff both on and off the field will be wasted unless he gets some bodies into the middle of the park.
ifallwerelikemumby
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11:18am Fri 23 Nov 12
SantaKlauscomeseaelytoodsal
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11:25am Fri 23 Nov 12
More gifts on the way. Aye up, Rudolph, got to get on. Next stop, North(ern) Pole. Up, Up and Onwards.
Remember children be good or no pressies, you know who you are.
SantaKlauscomeseaelytoodsal
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11:33am Fri 23 Nov 12
I Am The Glorious King Of Rugby League - League Freak
There are times in your life when you will be fortunate enough to meet one of those people. The type of people that make things happen. The type of people that others speak of in glowing terms, speaking of their achievements with enthusiasm and awe.
Consider today your day my friend...
I am The Glorious League Freak.
Some would suggest I am infamous among British Rugby League types. My opinions are not always popular, and I always don't care about that. The important thing is that I am always right about the direction the game is going in.
Look at the current financial troubles within all levels of Rugby League in Great Britain. I was warning of this years ago. While everyone else was looking to the cheerleaders within the English press that happily painted a rosy picture, I was the only one laying out the raw facts of the matter.
A lot of people didn't like that. The thing is, I knew I was right, and have been proven to be right time and time again.
I used to frequent Rugby League forums but I find I just can't be bothered explaining to people in thread after thread about what's what in Rugby League. These days I tend to stick to my Twitter feed, my Facebook page, and my incredibly successful web site which is located at http://www.leaguefre
ak.com
That is all I need to say really.
SantaKlauscomeseaelytoodsal
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11:35am Fri 23 Nov 12
BE GOOD, people.
ifallwerelikemumby
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11:59am Fri 23 Nov 12
bully4us
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12:59pm Fri 23 Nov 12
http://www.superleag
uefans.com/forum/thr
ead-10632.html
It was posted by a Hull supporter.
Another stupid person with another stupid name. Which of the idiots are you who comes on here and has just made up another username?
Same few mindless fools on this site - different log-ons. Simple things for simple minds. Now I have real work to do not that fiction in your head.
SantaKlauscomeseaelytoodsal
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2:06pm Fri 23 Nov 12
As to being stupid, mindless, my troll friend, I am not, having worked for over 40 years, which I doubt you do, work that is.
As to your quote, I'll finish it, " while bigger fools watch on in sympathy wishing they could do the same "
So once again you are using another name, FAKE. You'll never learn.
Mumby was the best
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3:13pm Fri 23 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Just for the f@rting duck, if you read the article it says
Bye bye Helga love, So the club say 4300 and you say 6000+ do they still drug test in the off season as I have a candidate on here.
" Meanwhile, the Bulls have sold around 4,300 individual season tickets ahead of the early-bird deadline which runs until 5pm on December 1.
However, it is understood that figure could be closer to 6,000 when corporate sales from the Coral Stand are taken into account.
Simples!!
ifallwerelikemumby
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3:55pm Fri 23 Nov 12
-HCK3R-
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3:58pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Mumby was the best wrote:Wouldn't waste time trying to point out actual facts and figures to him Mumby the voices in his head will get confused even more than usual......
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Just for the f@rting duck, if you read the article it says
Bye bye Helga love, So the club say 4300 and you say 6000+ do they still drug test in the off season as I have a candidate on here.
" Meanwhile, the Bulls have sold around 4,300 individual season tickets ahead of the early-bird deadline which runs until 5pm on December 1.
However, it is understood that figure could be closer to 6,000 when corporate sales from the Coral Stand are taken into account.
Simples!!
ifallwerelikemumby
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4:36pm Fri 23 Nov 12
were in the money
we got no players
what a joke of a club we really are,
come on sing along
Ilkley bull
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5:41pm Fri 23 Nov 12
i for one is looking forward to the season we don't have a massive squad the core of the squad is really good so shut up and wait for the season before you slate people off.
COYB!
bully4us
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6:57pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Harvard referencing will let people know it is someone else's work. Just state you read it elsewhere if you aren't aware of it - simple. Oh, by the way, I have only ever used this name and am nobody else and have also worked full time (professionally) for 35 yrs. Just pi**ed off at the state this forum has deteriorated because of a few who clearly have nothing better to do. Sorry to disappoint you.
Shelfrhino
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7:05pm Fri 23 Nov 12
There's a piece in it by Jason Crookes in which he goes on about what an eye-opener it is to be at Hull, he says the standard of facilities and the training regime is head and shoulders above anything he had at the halal hole.
So much for your "best training facility in SL" rubbish.
Mumby was the best
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7:24pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Shelfrhino wrote:You are really fixated with the Bulls, can`t even travel without scouring around for bad news about us.
Been over to Hull today so thought I'd buy their local rag.
There's a piece in it by Jason Crookes in which he goes on about what an eye-opener it is to be at Hull, he says the standard of facilities and the training regime is head and shoulders above anything he had at the halal hole.
So much for your "best training facility in SL" rubbish.
Nevermind, are we bovvered? You are as sad as Daffy the f@rting duck.
raisemeup
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7:41pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Shelfrhino wrote:WINGER Jason Crookes says the standard of facilities and training at Hull FC have been an eye-opener following his move from Bradford.
Been over to Hull today so thought I'd buy their local rag.
There's a piece in it by Jason Crookes in which he goes on about what an eye-opener it is to be at Hull, he says the standard of facilities and the training regime is head and shoulders above anything he had at the halal hole.
So much for your "best training facility in SL" rubbish.
And three weeks into his training, the 22-year-old says he's been massively impressed with his new club.
"Training is totally different to what I was used to at Bradford," Crookes told the Mail. Unquote
To disprove the theory that Shelf Rhino is an upstanding citizen and not the tow rag who is economical with the truth the above is actually what the Hull Daily Mail said in the article...
In fact would you expect anything else I think anyone with a sembalnce of intelligence will read the article and accept it for what it is.. A new employee saying what his bosses would want to here, he could could hardly say I was used to so much better at Bradford, could he???
By the way you keep going on about Halal, knowing that the owners aren't likely to serve halal..or believe in the practise of halal traditions.
I see you are still attempting to use a race card.
raisemeup
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7:51pm Fri 23 Nov 12
SantaKlauscomeseaelytoodsal
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7:54pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Bully4us, this is taken from Hull Daily Mail, and is the lead to the stupid post by ShelfWhino.
http://www.thisishul
landeastriding.co.uk
/Jason-Crookes-Hull-
FC-step-m-used/story
-17402065-detail/sto
ry.html
Anti-Firm
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9:48pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Shelfrhino
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10:29pm Fri 23 Nov 12
raisemeup wrote:According to to source I have quoted before, Omar Khan's cuisine ; Pakistani
Shelfrhino wrote:WINGER Jason Crookes says the standard of facilities and training at Hull FC have been an eye-opener following his move from Bradford.
Been over to Hull today so thought I'd buy their local rag.
There's a piece in it by Jason Crookes in which he goes on about what an eye-opener it is to be at Hull, he says the standard of facilities and the training regime is head and shoulders above anything he had at the halal hole.
So much for your "best training facility in SL" rubbish.
And three weeks into his training, the 22-year-old says he's been massively impressed with his new club.
"Training is totally different to what I was used to at Bradford," Crookes told the Mail. Unquote
To disprove the theory that Shelf Rhino is an upstanding citizen and not the tow rag who is economical with the truth the above is actually what the Hull Daily Mail said in the article...
In fact would you expect anything else I think anyone with a sembalnce of intelligence will read the article and accept it for what it is.. A new employee saying what his bosses would want to here, he could could hardly say I was used to so much better at Bradford, could he???
By the way you keep going on about Halal, knowing that the owners aren't likely to serve halal..or believe in the practise of halal traditions.
I see you are still attempting to use a race card.
Halal status confirmed by staff via telephone,
http://www.zabihah.c
om/d/Bradford+7381+O
mar-Khans/
There you go Brian, you sanctimonious plank.
raisemeup
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12:13am Sat 24 Nov 12
Which as I have said before goes against the principles of the Muslim culture.
The restaurant is not the issue,( in fact there is an Italian restaurant that serves halal food>) The culture at our stadium is..so you can spout off your tripe as much as you like, but until you are at one of the functions at Odsal to witness the situation there. You are certainly not qualified to talk are you?
But if you do decide to come to our Stadium (Ladies night is the 1st December) I am sure there are many people who would like to have a lively discussion with you!
Didn't you find anything to say about your inaccurate reproduction of the story ..No!...so I'm right then you are untrustworthy!!
Discussion over.
Shelfrhino
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12:28am Sat 24 Nov 12
raisemeup wrote:What I said was true then, thought so.
Yes as you realise that they employ women and not one of them wear the hijab and they serve alcohol.
Which as I have said before goes against the principles of the Muslim culture.
The restaurant is not the issue,( in fact there is an Italian restaurant that serves halal food>) The culture at our stadium is..so you can spout off your tripe as much as you like, but until you are at one of the functions at Odsal to witness the situation there. You are certainly not qualified to talk are you?
But if you do decide to come to our Stadium (Ladies night is the 1st December) I am sure there are many people who would like to have a lively discussion with you!
Didn't you find anything to say about your inaccurate reproduction of the story ..No!...so I'm right then you are untrustworthy!!
Discussion over.
Same goes for the Crookes bit, the gist of the article was how I summed it up. I don't have time like a loser like you to post word for word.
As far as the OK eatery goes, I couldn't tell you who wears what in these places. I don't eat in them, I am a bit more disconcerting what and where I eat, unlike the clientèle who dare to venture there, shudder.
Shelfrhino
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12:31am Sat 24 Nov 12
raisemeup wrote:What I said was true then, thought so.
Yes as you realise that they employ women and not one of them wear the hijab and they serve alcohol.
Which as I have said before goes against the principles of the Muslim culture.
The restaurant is not the issue,( in fact there is an Italian restaurant that serves halal food>) The culture at our stadium is..so you can spout off your tripe as much as you like, but until you are at one of the functions at Odsal to witness the situation there. You are certainly not qualified to talk are you?
But if you do decide to come to our Stadium (Ladies night is the 1st December) I am sure there are many people who would like to have a lively discussion with you!
Didn't you find anything to say about your inaccurate reproduction of the story ..No!...so I'm right then you are untrustworthy!!
Discussion over.
Same goes for the Crookes bit, the gist of the article was how I summed it up. I don't have time like a loser like you to post word for word.
As far as the OK eatery goes, I couldn't tell you who wears what in these places. I don't eat in them, I am a bit more disconcerting what and where I eat, unlike the clientèle who dare to venture there, shudder.
ifallwerelikemumby
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9:44am Sat 24 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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4:11pm Sat 24 Nov 12
Shelfrhino
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9:56pm Sat 24 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:Cheers mate,
Well done shelf son you have owned raise yet again.
To be fair he's not much of a challenge, he only post's what his wife tells him to write in between the cooking and the washing and ironing, This is the only place he can act a bit macho.
raisemeup
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11:47pm Sat 24 Nov 12
ifallwerelikemumby wrote:You aren't for real are you...schoolboy rants, winding people up you call it.
Well done shelf son you have owned raise yet again.
In fact your inadequate ramblings are irksome beyond reason.
You or him owned what exactly?
The mastership of intelligent repost, and/or debating skills that are somewhere below that of 7 year old, who hasn't yet grasped the concept of reading.
By the way your sad little friend, who like you pollutes this site. Probably means discerning not as he wrote,
disconcerting, unless of course he means his viewpoints? Which is putting it mildly!
Shelfrhino
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3:04am Sun 25 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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8:56am Sun 25 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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8:56am Sun 25 Nov 12
raisemeup
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12:01pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Meningascoming wrote:Doesn't matter either way, but not a lot played (not really good enough,but did have a trial for Northern.More years ago than I would care to remember) But more than you can ever imagine to the game.
Hey Shelf Rhino - I wonder how much rugby "raisemeup" has played - sounds like he's one of them "can't do comment brigade". Doesn't really contribute much to the game does he?
But you lot don't need or deserve an explanation.
With your silly and stupid comments others have now been able to identify each and every-one of you. from now on each utterance can be treated with the contempt it deserves from people like you who only wish to destroy what the Bulls have,and will be again, to the community,
Other sensible commentators of the game, take note, lets get rid of them.
Someone commented that this site has degenerated to the extent that people who used the medium to express reasonable comments about their club have gone, in disgust at the garbage we have to read.
The moderator should take note, and wheedle them out.
Mumby was the best
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1:22pm Sun 25 Nov 12
COYB
Mumby was the best
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2:50pm Sun 25 Nov 12
raisemeup
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5:06pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Mumby was the best wrote:You're right my friend.
Best way Raise is to ignore their goading and just stick to posting sensible comments and not get drawn into their games of arguing.
COYB
They just get in the way, don't they.
COYB
Meningascoming
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6:20pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Shelfrhino
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7:08pm Sun 25 Nov 12
raisemeup wrote:Had a trial for Northern what?
Meningascoming wrote:Doesn't matter either way, but not a lot played (not really good enough,but did have a trial for Northern.More years ago than I would care to remember) But more than you can ever imagine to the game.
Hey Shelf Rhino - I wonder how much rugby "raisemeup" has played - sounds like he's one of them "can't do comment brigade". Doesn't really contribute much to the game does he?
But you lot don't need or deserve an explanation.
With your silly and stupid comments others have now been able to identify each and every-one of you. from now on each utterance can be treated with the contempt it deserves from people like you who only wish to destroy what the Bulls have,and will be again, to the community,
Other sensible commentators of the game, take note, lets get rid of them.
Someone commented that this site has degenerated to the extent that people who used the medium to express reasonable comments about their club have gone, in disgust at the garbage we have to read.
The moderator should take note, and wheedle them out.
Northern Rock maybe, you come across as a bit of a banker.
I note you haven't commented yet about OK's eatery being Pakistani cuisine, is that because I am right again, and you are clueless again?
Mumby was best,
Take your trolling elsewhere you fool or I will report you.
Meningascoming
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7:57pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Is there anyone out there who wants to talk about Bulls and real issues - if not I'm ringing my mate up at Barrth - he's on the dark side but at least he would talk about rugby albeit the XV variety
raisemeup
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11:57pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Meningascoming wrote:loads of ideas that involve supporters. Buy Season tickets - support events pre season- stick up for the players and the club at all times.
Hey you two - "Raise" and "Mumby" you're so pre-occupied with bile and innuendo why the hell do you frequent a sports site - I'm on here to talk about the Bulls going forward - got anything sensible to say about what we can do to support same in 2013?
Give them the confidence and enthusiasm to entertain us all in 2013, and most of all let them get on with it, there's a lot of effort needed before February I suspect!
Oh and never agree with the Rhino kid, he's all bitter and twisted (joke, don't want him straining himself for something nasty to say ).
PS Rhino don't want to talk about Rugby, if he does , I understand that a Rugby quiz is to be held in the newly refurbished Trevor Foster Lounge on the 7th December at 8pm.
Me and Mumby are so glad you aint one of them untouchables (Trollies) Meninga!
Meningascoming
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9:06am Mon 26 Nov 12
Meningascoming
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9:06am Mon 26 Nov 12
Archie's Ghost says...
8:13am Fri 23 Nov 12
Those, like myself, calling for more props are not being negative, they're pointing out the basic fact that all the really positive stuff both on and off the field will be wasted unless he gets some bodies into the middle of the park.