Rikki Sheriffe is gutted he won’t play a part in the Bulls revolution.

A victim of the sweeping off-season changes at his home-town club, the 26-year-old winger heads through the Odsal exit with a heavy heart.

Instead of embarking on a bold new era at Bradford, Sheriffe must make a fresh start himself, with West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield emerging as his likely destination.

Even so, his memories are not tinged with regret. The former Halifax and Harlequins star is merely proud he was even given the chance to wear the red, amber and black.

Sheriffe said: “It’s disappointing to leave. Obviously the club’s in a transitional phase and unfortunately I won’t be part of that.

“I’ve left on great terms with the club. They’ve been fantastic to me and it’s been a fantastic club to play for.

“I was very privileged to play for Bradford. Other than the results, I wouldn’t change anything, it’s been a great experience.

“We tried our best this year but it wasn’t good enough. I was part of that and it’s not a good feeling but that’s the way it goes. Hopefully they’ll do better next year.”

By his own admission, Sheriffe enjoyed mixed fortunes during his two years at Bradford.

Brought north from Harlequins for the 2009 season, he admits struggling to come to terms with the pressure of playing for the Bulls as the team struggled to a ninth-place finish during his first season.

Following a winter of hard work on the training ground, Sheriffe began to show glimpses of true potential during a promising start to 2010, scoring seven tries in the opening 12 league games as Bradford pushed for a place in the top four.

But the wheels spectacularly came off the club’s campaign and tries proved increasingly hard to come by in a side that lost 12 straight games.

Sheriffe said: “I thought we were going well. What happened in the middle of the season didn’t help things, with the coach leaving and other things going on behind the scenes. Then there were so many injuries as well and it just got on top of us.

“We just couldn’t grind anything out. We had one loss, two losses and it ended up being 12, which is ridiculous.

“At the end of the day, everyone at the club will look back on this in the future from a better position. You can only go up from here.”

The same kind of wretched fortune that followed the Bulls throughout their season even denied Sheriffe a try-scoring send-off.

His second-half touchdown was ruled out by the touch judge, who decided he had been tackled into touch by Darrell Goulding before grounding the ball. Sheriffe is adamant that was not the case.

“I did score in that corner, it was the bloke’s legs that went into touch and my feet didn’t even touch the ground,” he said.

“Obviously he slid across and it looked close but it was unfortunate. That would’ve been the perfect way to go out but it wasn’t to be.”