We got him when we were in L1 and it's there where he looks most comfortable. He gives 100% and is a likeable person but if the team is going to progress we need someone better.

He’s an excellent clubman, has played well in the reserves this year but isn’t the quality of winger that the teams around us have.

I echo all that. He's a bloke that grafts and plays to the maximum of his abilities. In a team where some people have evidently not being playing close to their natural ability, I respect that immensely. He's what we needed at the time.

Bloody hell, we've given Flanagan another year

Interim Head Coach Lee Greenwood said:

“You need to get the balance right of youth and experience, George loves the club and he is certainly a really important part of the playing group, not just through having the right mentality but also keeping the lads sociable and making sure that there’s a good bond.

“They are quite a tight knit group and that is a lot to do with George and what he does off the field but on the field he still has something to offer. He trains exceptionally hard for a guy his age, he leads from the front and he has certainly got a part to play.

“When you get to a certain age it gets harder and harder to play at a high level but he has shown he can still do it and he will have an important part to play next year.”

Eamon O’Carroll said:

“I am really happy we have managed to extend George’s contract for a further 12 months. After a number of phone calls with George it was clear to me that he is Bradford through and through and is desperate to be a part of what we are trying to do.

“Having watched this season’s games and having spoken to the rest of the staff and players, it is clear that George is highly valued within the group. He has real leadership qualities and leads by example on and off the field, which is something I really value.

“I am really looking forward to working with George and him being a big part of the club moving forward.”

This is enough to convince me George is right to have another year.

Seems a bit odd to me but I suppose he won't be expensive.

For what GF Is on, you won’t find much better value for money, even if that’s just the off field stuff, morale, energy etc

Really not sure about this one. He's not been as good on the field this year and I think he'd be better packing in while he's still healthy.

I'm OK with it. He's OK at this level now, but he'll be our third choice Hooker behind Lilley and whoever we replace Segeyaro with.

He'll be cheap plus what he brings off-field is important too. Remember when Appo first arrived in the country without his family, Flanagan was key in helping him settle and integrate.

I have mixed feelings about GFS. On one hand he looks like he is a spent force, he doesn't bring the same energy, doesn't really have the ability to change a game anymore and has been/is a liability of he loses his cool.

On the other, he clearly loves the club and fair play to him as one of only a few that has dropped to the reserves without seemly complaining too much (could anyone see Patton doing this?). Maybe the coach sees his as someone who can play reserves and be an older head to help the younger ones develop?

Either way, I can't see it blowing the budget and as long as he isn't a disruptive influence then I can see why its worth another year.