Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:23 pm  

I'd love to know the thinking behind putting McComb on the bench. Hardly an impact player and a waste of an available fresh forward. Just don't get it.

Point lost or point gained? Frustrating to concede such a late penalty but at least it didn't lose us the game. Barrow beating Widnes did us a favour. Only ourselves to blame now if we don't kick on to secure a top 6 spot.

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 4:37 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

I'd love to know the thinking behind putting McComb on the bench. Hardly an impact player and a waste of an available fresh forward. Just don't get it.

Point lost or point gained? Frustrating to concede such a late penalty but at least it didn't lose us the game. Barrow beating Widnes did us a favour. Only ourselves to blame now if we don't kick on to secure a top 6 spot.

It may not have cost us the match but it cost us the win stupid move by Tangata and he should take full responsibility for us not coming away with 2 points.

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 5:10 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

I'd love to know the thinking behind putting McComb on the bench. Hardly an impact player and a waste of an available fresh forward. Just don't get it.

Point lost or point gained? Frustrating to concede such a late penalty but at least it didn't lose us the game. Barrow beating Widnes did us a favour. Only ourselves to blame now if we don't kick on to secure a top 6 spot.

Basically Grix saying McComb has done nothing wrong to be dropped but isn't good enough to start rather than picking a team for the situation we are in. Go to that sort of pitch and against a big Bradford pack and only carrying 2 out and out forwards on the bench is madness. Point given away and usual problems of poor discipline and handling errors costly again. Starting to think if we are going to change coach then it needs to be done pretty soon while the season can still be rescued.

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:07 pm  

Faxlore wrote:

It may not have cost us the match but it cost us the win stupid move by Tangata and he should take full responsibility for us not coming away with 2 points.

Utter brain FART.

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:42 pm  

Did I see Widdop at the Legends Night? Maybe the rumours are true!

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:37 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Did I see Widdop at the Legends Night? Maybe the rumours are true!

He was. I thought it odd as well having a non Halifax player at a Halifax RLFC legends night.

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:01 am  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

only carrying 2 out and out forwards on the bench is madness.

Agree greg (omg, agreeing with you quite a lot nowadays, what's going on here, then? )

I can't think of one "tactical" instance where McComb could be brought on so basically a useless substitution. In the case of an injury to a back, then we can have forwards slotting in ...................... last week, Ryan King moved to half back for Haven against Widnes and ripped them apart. Just an example!

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:30 am  

Did not watch or listen to the game, therefore can only take what others comment or the reports say.
Again it seems Fax give penalties away in places where points can be profited from.
Not to single Tangata, but seemingly his was the crucial one. After getting themselves back into the game and almost seeing the game out, Fax implode again, do they really want SG out so badly as to give points away?

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Mon Jun 19, 2023 10:31 am  

Did not watch or listen to the game, therefore can only take what others comment or the reports say.
Again it seems Fax give penalties away in places where points can be profited from.
Not to single Tangata, but seemingly his was the crucial one. After getting themselves back into the game and almost seeing the game out, Fax implode again, do they really want SG out so badly as to give points away?

Re: Bradford vs Halifax : Mon Jun 19, 2023 1:41 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Agree greg (omg, agreeing with you quite a lot nowadays, what's going on here, then? )

I can't think of one "tactical" instance where McComb could be brought on so basically a useless substitution. In the case of an injury to a back, then we can have forwards slotting in ...................... last week, Ryan King moved to half back for Haven against Widnes and ripped them apart. Just an example!

Am I right? I'm not wrong

Ryan King? Heard he's meant to be a decent player.

In my eyes Grix seems to try and make examples of certain players and its usually the ones who the fans seem to like. Remember he did it with JWH to start with, QLT left because of it, Walsmley saw some of it as well and then lately we have Doro and Inman. When they leave its usually dressed up as them been lazy or having problems off the field but part of his job as coach has to be managing that. Pickersgill I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted out at this point, it was a really strange signing anyway but im sure he didnt leave Fev to watch from the stands for us.

I'd love to see Grix turn it around been a Fax lad but I think he has his work cut out as the players for whatever reason are simply not performing for him. I always try and measure how good a player is by asking could he leave us and go and play for a better team and I think you can do the same for coaches. If Grix left at this point would he go to any team above us? Maybe as an assistant but I can't see it as head coach.