Cummins weighs up Bradford Bulls options in twinning deal (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Francis Cummins weighs up Bradford Bulls options in Dewsbury twinning deal
7:30am Wednesday 30th January 2013 in Bulls
By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
Adam O’Brien is one of the Bulls players who could turn out for Dewsbury against Doncaster this weekend
Bulls coach Francis Cummins could send a number of fringe men to play for Dewsbury this weekend as the partnership between the clubs begins to gather pace.
Bradford have a twinning agreement with the Championship outfit, which will allow Glenn Morrison’s side to tap in to the players that do not make Cummins’ 18-man match-day squad.
Cummins has met with Morrison about the prospect of certain younger players turning out for Dewsbury in their Championship opener at Doncaster on Sunday.
Adam O’Brien, James Donaldson and Danny Addy are among those under consideration to play for the Rams this weekend.
Cummins will again be without Luke Gale as he recovers from ankle surgery going into the Super League opener at home to Wakefield on Sunday but Heath L’Estrange and Jamie Langley look set to be passed fit.
The Bulls boss said: “Morro and I have had a good chat on the players likely to be available and at the moment it’s between Adam O’Brien, James Donaldson and possibly Danny Addy.
“Who goes to Dewsbury will depend on Heath and Langley being fit but it’s possibly going to be one or two players every week.”
Cummins revealed that Adrian Purtell could have spent time at Dewsbury in order to regain match fitness when he returns to action in early March.
But Purtell’s visa as an overseas quota player does not allow him to play for any other club than Bradford.
The Bulls coach, who hailed John Bateman’s inclusion in the England squad that will meet in Bury today as “excellent news”, said: “Purts can’t play for the under-19s or Dewsbury and that’s something we need to look at as a game.
“But I need him to play somewhere so we’re going to have a look at how we handle his situation. It will certainly be great to have him available again though.”
Cummins, meanwhile, has paid tribute to City’s giant-killing exploits in reaching the Capital One Cup final and says he plans to meet Bantams counterpart Phil Parkinson at some point.
The Odsal coach said that depending on when the Bulls’ home match with St Helens was scheduled for – a decision is expected today from the RFL’s independent board of directors – his squad could possibly head to Wembley to support the Bantams on February 24.
Cummins said: “It’s been great for Bradford and I was at Valley Parade for the Arsenal game. You could see what it means to the fans and it just proves what sporting success can do for a city.
“Let’s not forget that Bradford City have been through some tough times as well – but it just shows how important sport is and how it lifts everyone.
“The respective owners of the Bulls and City are really close but it would be nice to sit down and have a chat with Phil Parkinson. It’s something I’d like to do.”
Meanwhile, the Bulls’ trip to London Broncos is now likely to be played at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday, April 5.
It was originally scheduled for Sunday, April 7 but has been moved due to Harlequins’ Heineken Cup quarter-final with Munster at the Stoop on that day.
Comments(24)
Sheffieldbull
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8:25am Wed 30 Jan 13
barbarian mike wrote:I disagree with you Mike. He clearly states that only 3 clubs were genuinely willing to help us in our plight, help received from others by way of increased share of tickets money for away matches has actually been clawed back, with interest!. If the Sky money had been used to pay back any monies actually owed to other SL clubs and the remaining balance used to pay other creditors of the previous regime, then fair enough imo. Just one more point. Fans of the Bulls and many other teams, who contributed their hard earned cash didn't get their money back whilst their Clubs prosper by 'divvying' up our Sky money share.Thats not great, is it?
Think Mr khan went a bit far calling the other clubs selfish in the other post, bearing in mind some of the help received from them past season. I understand his frustration, but not sure he should have had a pop like that!
barbarian mike
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9:01am Wed 30 Jan 13
Sheffieldbull wrote:And I don't disagree with too much of what you have said either, I just don't think it needs saying in public like this!! I agree that moneys should have gone elsewhere rather than other clubs, but the fact remains, even if they have clawed their money back, when we were at our lowest last season, the majority of clubs helped. Given the state of the financed of sl as recently published this was still very generous!
barbarian mike wrote:I disagree with you Mike. He clearly states that only 3 clubs were genuinely willing to help us in our plight, help received from others by way of increased share of tickets money for away matches has actually been clawed back, with interest!. If the Sky money had been used to pay back any monies actually owed to other SL clubs and the remaining balance used to pay other creditors of the previous regime, then fair enough imo. Just one more point. Fans of the Bulls and many other teams, who contributed their hard earned cash didn't get their money back whilst their Clubs prosper by 'divvying' up our Sky money share.Thats not great, is it?
Think Mr khan went a bit far calling the other clubs selfish in the other post, bearing in mind some of the help received from them past season. I understand his frustration, but not sure he should have had a pop like that!
I agree the sky money going to other clubs is a tad out of order, and whilst the clubs decided to share it, the rfl are the ones who have actually allowed it, unless im wrong and the clubs have the final say. I pay a rediculous amount for my sky, so know what a bitter taste it leaves as a bulls fan!
wembley bound
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9:13am Wed 30 Jan 13
Thee Voice of Reason
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9:35am Wed 30 Jan 13
kira171239
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9:48am Wed 30 Jan 13
Old Dave
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9:56am Wed 30 Jan 13
look forward. As a game we need to look at this and ask just how much of the games governance should remain with the clubs.
I would guess that the clubs who supported us are the ones who think we should receive the sky money.
I will never forget the conduct of the huddersfield club in this whole debacle, and hope that when they find themselves in a similar mess, karma kicks in!
-HCK3R-
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10:15am Wed 30 Jan 13
Bull4eva
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10:16am Wed 30 Jan 13
kira171239 wrote:Of course it doesn't you idiot! It was a donation!
the money the bulls forfeits should have gone to the creditors.By the way do the bulls supporters who gave £100 remain creditors
Uglytruth
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10:57am Wed 30 Jan 13
Essexbull2
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11:12am Wed 30 Jan 13
I might be wrong, but despite the product being great (in the view of most RL supporters) there are clearly many questions about the business-side of the sport at present. Quite frankly, the senior guys at Red Hall do not appear to be up to the job and are consistently painting a very rosy picture. Sometimes you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself some difficult questions and the RFL should do that, now.
Sheffieldbull
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11:27am Wed 30 Jan 13
No money paying Title sponsors for the last two years (to date), many of it's members in dire financial difficulties, Funding via Government pulled back. The World Cup will save the day? Will it? I've my own thoughts on the way thats been organised too, but as they say, that's another show!
-HCK3R-
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11:35am Wed 30 Jan 13
Uglytruth wrote:Dont you mean grammar ? ......D'oh !..
Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs
Sheffieldbull
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11:48am Wed 30 Jan 13
Uglytruth wrote:"Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying.." is was buying ?? D'oh!
Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs
Bone_idle18
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1:10pm Wed 30 Jan 13
so 3 or 4 clubs performing well, plus us is 5 clubs, that means the £68 million is split between the other 9 clubs at an average of £7.5 million per club. That makes what we owed look a pittance.
then RFL can't pick a club with so much debt over us, not without changing the rules on finances.
wembley bound
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2:18pm Wed 30 Jan 13
JAtkinson
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3:21pm Wed 30 Jan 13
Uglytruth wrote:"a low figure of money": tautologous at worst; ugly at best.
Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs
Oh, and you've used a comma splice in "joke he is, anyone seen". Here, you require a full stop, colon or semi-colon, depending on how strongly you want to relate the two sentences.
The '?' denotes the end of a sentence, so the next letter should be capitalised.
"The more he moans" is a fronted dependent clause, so requires demarcation with a comma.
You've missed a full stop at the end of the paragraph.
However, you're the grammAr and spelling expert; what do you think?
Parz
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3:32pm Wed 30 Jan 13
Solomon Grundy
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3:42pm Wed 30 Jan 13
The previous board and management of the Bulls were charlatans who fiddled and blagged while the club nearly went out of existence. Rugby Leaguer as a whole should learn from that experience.
I think the people at the top are of questionable ability and should be moved on sooner than later for the good of the game. They are failing and we need new blood and new ideas, just as we did in the mid 90's when the Wigan domination was leading to stagnation. The concept of summer rugby and superleague was a massive success.
RL needs similarly bold thinking now.
pweibj67
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4:33pm Wed 30 Jan 13
my god why hasn't this been on the BBC news!!
albut71
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4:51pm Wed 30 Jan 13
Uglytruth wrote:i deplore commentary like this be thankful he actually put his hand in his pocket and you describe him as a joke because he doesnt spell check on twitter (dont follow him then!). SL currently is in a state of flux at least hes realising the asset that Odsal really provides and is showing some innovation for generating revenue.
Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs
Sheffieldbull
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5:24pm Wed 30 Jan 13
albut71 wrote:Well said sir!
Uglytruth wrote:i deplore commentary like this be thankful he actually put his hand in his pocket and you describe him as a joke because he doesnt spell check on twitter (dont follow him then!). SL currently is in a state of flux at least hes realising the asset that Odsal really provides and is showing some innovation for generating revenue.
Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs
Wipsi
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5:40pm Wed 30 Jan 13
JAtkinson wrote:Priceless, must be an english teacher!
Uglytruth wrote: Mr Khan knew exactly what is was buying when he bought Bradford Bulls for such a low figure of money.What a joke he is, anyone seen his grammer and spelling on twitter? he hasn't got a clue. The more he moans the more we get laughed at by the other SL clubs"a low figure of money": tautologous at worst; ugly at best. Oh, and you've used a comma splice in "joke he is, anyone seen". Here, you require a full stop, colon or semi-colon, depending on how strongly you want to relate the two sentences. The '?' denotes the end of a sentence, so the next letter should be capitalised. "The more he moans" is a fronted dependent clause, so requires demarcation with a comma. You've missed a full stop at the end of the paragraph. However, you're the grammAr and spelling expert; what do you think?
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Starve the trolls and they wither away from lack of attention.
People who genuinely want to discuss are allowing thmselves to be smothered by the likes of bound and gagged or the voice of treason.
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Maybe even Haitch may appear again one day,are you still around Haitch,if so,hope you are keeping well.
portugalbull
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9:00pm Wed 30 Jan 13
RFL not fit for purpose.
Morally should have passed to creditors of old club, failing that used for the benefit of the whole game.
Just where are all these debts? If new stadia (Saints, Salford) new stands (HKR) included then 68million is minimal and BBC trying to make a storm in a teacup and RFL should clarify for media. However if those investments not included then the game needs investment which RFL should be leading with sponsors for SL.
When compared to football even 68million is chickenfeed and RFL should be defending with media to offset negative bad publicity with positive.
barbarian mike says...
7:50am Wed 30 Jan 13