If his injuries aren't career threatening then we should be interested in signing Pryce for 2012 IMO. If he looks after himself we should still get 3-4 years of good rugby out of him. Saints have pulled a rabbit out the hat with their latest signing but it is always more of a gamble signing an overseas player IMO. We know Pryce will settle at Bradford and we know he is one of the better stand offs in SL.

Where would it leave Briggs, Herbert and Southernwood if we signed Pryce? Do we have to wait for yet another halfback pairing to gel in 2012?



At 30 is Pryce going to be past his best anyway? A lot depends on if he gets over his latest injury. Groin problems can take the edge off a player and can be chronic problems that are difficult to cure. I know from personal experience that operations in this area can be little use. Once you get over 30 things don't heal up so quick.

Tbh even though Pryce is class I wouldn't get him next year.

maybe lady luck could make Pryce a Morrison for us, elsewhere people were talking about Morrison/Menzies would be good for our young forwards. Pryce, having played every back position other than SH (or am I wrong) could do just the same for our young backs...



WHICH YOUNG BACKS!!!??? Silsden bulls squad shows one thing, that all the [urecent[/u home grown players are forwards, theres not a single back amongst them in the first team. What is going wrong? ARe we not able to recruit any quality backs into the academy? Is the academy not doing its job of bringing them on? Do they get fed up with being understudies to a load of previously unknown Aussies?



quite an important question for the future of the Bulls.



PS playing devils advocate on Pryce, I would not want him back.

We'd rather sign an average Aussie in Royston hence why Wardle left.

Herbert is on a 1 year deal, who is to say he will even be here in 2012. Briggs still has a lot to prove, he's struggling to get into the team at the moment and we aren't exactly blessed in his position.



If the club are serious about top four finishes then the recruitment for next season needs to have more emphasis on quality IMO. I'd say there is a lot less risk in signing Pryce then going overseas to sign another Orford. Obviously we'd need to check his injury but Pryce hasn't got a history of picking up a lot of knocks and being injury prone. Proven SL stand off and homegrown, we could do a lot worse IMO.

As things stand, I would sign Pryce should he become available.

TBH, it is a no brainer for me. If Pryce is available we should snap him up. After all, it seems from reading on here (ignoring the utter nonsense spouted by many that Briggs was outstanding against Leeds) that the two players signed to be our HB combo are not exactly setting the heather on fire.



He has experience and quality, and making him the main man in the side could make him a major asset for us.

I have doubts about Leon. 1) his lack of consistency in levels of performance. 2) he will probably be on the injury list more often than not!

On his day Leon can be a brilliant game changer but those days are now getting less and less. Emotionally would like him back. Pragmatically no!

Blotto - your point 1: don't think Stains were expressing major concerns on that score last year? your point 2: on what do you base that assertion?

His own opinion perhaps? Or maybe because he has only manage three mins RL since July due to two seperate injuries?



Seriously I just do not know why you seem to think that people need to justify everything they post?

Aaaaanyway, Leon Pryce eh? Halfback saviour or crock looking for a last big pay day?