: Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:53 pm  

To be fair to McNamara he didn't concede two tries in two minutes and then put a kick out on the full and then throw the ball away behind their own line. The players have to come out and take responsibility. Just like on the pitch I don't see any of them putting their head above the parapet. There seems to be a lack of leadership and the more senior players seem to be the ones not doing their job.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:58 am  

finglas wrote:

To be fair to McNamara he didn't concede two tries in two minutes and then put a kick out on the full and then throw the ball away behind their own line. The players have to come out and take responsibility. Just like on the pitch I don't see any of them putting their head above the parapet. There seems to be a lack of leadership and the more senior players seem to be the ones not doing their job.

I'm not one for saying you can't blame the coach for what the players do on the pitch. You do not see top sides making the elementary mistakes Bradford are making at the moment. I like the expression 'the more I practice the luckier I get'.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:10 am  

finglas wrote:

To be fair to McNamara he didn't concede two tries in two minutes and then put a kick out on the full and then throw the ball away behind their own line. The players have to come out and take responsibility. Just like on the pitch I don't see any of them putting their head above the parapet. There seems to be a lack of leadership ..

Pretty much true, but TBF our main leader of men and main worker/tackler too, Glenn Morrison, had just been ruled out for 3 months. he would have made a difference. I don't know what difference but would bet more than 3 points. And yes you have to take your injuries on the chin but the fact is his absence did not help when we got to Collapso Time, and I suspect won't help on Friday either. Burgess was as quiet as I've ever seen him, and he needs to be back up at his best for Leeds.

: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:26 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Burgess was as quiet as I've ever seen him, and he needs to be back up at his best for Leeds.

Lynch wasn't doing anything to get himself noticed either. Hope they're both back on form for Leeds game.