Bradford Bulls chairman Chris Caisley says the club has no intention of losing the Paul brothers at the end of their current contracts.

The Odsal supremo says more top class players are on the long term agenda although he denied rumours circulating yesterday that they had tabled an audacious bid for Great Britain skipper Andy Farrell amid talk of disharmony in the Central Park camp.

Henry and Robbie have become even hotter property after their star showing for New Zealand in Friday's Test with Australia but Caisley says the players are happy and he hopes to convince them to extend their contracts beyond the current expiry date of December 2001.

"I know that both players are very happy here as are all of our squad especially when you hear what goes on at other clubs. They also have a very special relationship with the Bradford public and I don't think they could match that wherever they went in the world.

"It is our aim to continue to build our playing resources up and this interest for two of our players shows we must be working on the right lines. We are delighted to see them both doing well on the international stage and furthering their careers but we believe they will do that with us.

"They are on long term contracts and there are certainly no immediate plans to discuss extensions."

The Farrell speculation followed Wigan's second successive defeat at the weekend, this time by Castleford, and stories that all was not well in the Wigan camp.

But Caisley insisted: "No-one would say that they are not interested in Andy Farrell but we have certainly not made a bid. Neither have we considered making one because as far as we are concerned he is contracted to Wigan for the next two or three years."

The Bulls Academy side hope to maintain their 100 per cent record when they visit Halifax at Thrum Hall tonight (7.30).

Referees chief Greg McCallum has accused Super League coaches of encouraging their players to cheat.

The Rugby Football League's Controller of Referees has gone on the attack for the second time this season by warning clubs to clean up their act over the play-the-ball.

"It's about time some of the coaches started to realise that it's not just the referee who needs to be consistent, but they have to be consistent with their players," said McCallum. "We're getting players sent out week after week after week trying to milk penalties."

McCallum claims that clubs are deliberately ignoring sections of a charter agreed with Super League coaches before the start of the season.

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