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Things started to go wrong when Noble left, back then Bradford had decent team, fresh of a Grand Final win and a World Club Challenge win. But then Fielden followed Noble to Wigan. You had one of the best winger/centre partnerships in Hape/Vainikolo. but they let Vainikolo go to make way for Tupou, and a year later, Hape went. Tupou is a good player, not as good as Vainikolo.
Also gone Gene, Ferres, Withers, Henderson, Bai and Pryce (both), all good players, that never got replaced with equally good players.
Ok nothing the club could have done about Bai who suddenly decided to retire and Henderson who wanted to go back to Australia.
My Road to Wembley 2008
Prelim: East Leeds 6 Hunslet Old Boys 13
1st Rnd: Stannlngley 16 Shaw Cross 10
2nd Rnd: Leigh Miners Rangers 64 Vereya Bears 12
3rd Rnd: Keighley Cougars 14 Toulouse 17
4th Rnd: Bradford Bulls 98 Toulouse 6
5th Rnd: St Helens 40 Warrington Wolves 34
6th Rnd: Leeds Rhinos 23 Wigan Warriors 16
Semi Final: St Helens 26 Leeds Rhinos 16
Final: Hull FC 16 St Helens 28
Last edited by andysilsden on Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
andysilsden wrote:Things started to go wrong when Noble left, back then Bradford had decent team, fresh of a Grand Final win and a World Club Challenge win. But then Fielden followed Noble to Wigan. You had one of the best winger/centre partnerships in Hape/Vainikolo. but they let Vainikolo go to make way for Tupou, and a year later, Hape went. Tupou is a good player, not as good as Vainikolo. Also gone Gene, Ferres, Withers, Henderson, Bai and Pryce (both), all good players, that never got replaced with equally good players.
Tupou was a replacement, we didn't "make way" for him.
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