I think Yeoman must have got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning. Although things like that do happen its not always the way. With rostering anything can happen. Some people claim to use Carmen with some success, I personally believe it seems to work against you. In the summer at LGW and MAN you can expect a mixture of long and short haul. Almost all of the long haul trips are bullets or involve some positioning. LGW tends to get the majority of the longer trips available. BHX does not have any short-haul at the moment but the long haul trips are almost all bullets. BHX is full for Captains but seems a little short of FOs. In the winter there is no short haul. No one is entirely sure how the Nordic program will operate this winter but it will probably be covered from all bases.
Hopefully all the industrial relations issues will be sorted by the time you join. I hope you enjoy your time here and have no regrets in joining.