: Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:24 pm  

I fancy a Bradford win by 30-12. I don't understand all the pessimism after just one match which we dominated against decent opposition!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:49 pm  

30 - 6 bradford win

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 6:51 pm  

andycapp wrote:

I fancy a Bradford win by 30-12. I don't understand all the pessimism after just one match which we dominated against decent opposition!

watched you against hkr, watched hudds against cas. i'd say 18-12 to hudders.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:02 pm  

andycapp wrote:

I fancy a Bradford win by 30-12. I don't understand all the pessimism after just one match which we dominated against decent opposition!

Where have you been for the last couple of years?

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:32 pm  

Where have I been? Some of us have followed Bradford for a considerably long time and for years were happy just to see the club get to semi finals and perhaps win the odd away game. We turned out in all weathers to cheer them on and just playing the likes of wigan and st helens was appreciated without having to beat them. We all hoped we would but knew deep down it was unlikely. We were realistic and I think the newer post super league bulls fans have been conditioned into expecting too much success and they are the poorer for it!
It takes 14 teams to make up super league and no one team has a divine right to win it. Not too long ago leeds fans were bemoaning their lack of success but it is there turn now.
I am reasonably happy with what McNamara and his team are doing even though they came up a bit short last season and there were reasonable excuses for that.
I have more optimism for this season which hasn't been helped by the postponements and I think you should give this squad a chance to bed in and get some games under their belts before you start calling for the coaches head.
I bet you'd be a bundle of fun if you were a wire fan!

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:43 pm  

andycapp wrote:

Where have I been? Some of us have followed Bradford for a considerably long time and for years were happy just to see the club get to semi finals and perhaps win the odd away game. We turned out in all weathers to cheer them on and just playing the likes of wigan and st helens was appreciated without having to beat them. We all hoped we would but knew deep down it was unlikely. We were realistic and I think the newer post super league bulls fans have been conditioned into expecting too much success and they are the poorer for it!
It takes 14 teams to make up super league and no one team has a divine right to win it. Not too long ago leeds fans were bemoaning their lack of success but it is there turn now.
I am reasonably happy with what McNamara and his team are doing even though they came up a bit short last season and there were reasonable excuses for that.
I have more optimism for this season which hasn't been helped by the postponements and I think you should give this squad a chance to bed in and get some games under their belts before you start calling for the coaches head.
I bet you'd be a bundle of fun if you were a wire fan!

...and good for you. Reasonably happy? Clearly your standards are pretty low then.

BTW, I was not calling for the coaches head. Yet.

: Tue Feb 24, 2009 7:47 pm  

MR BROWN wrote:

watched you against hkr, watched hudds against cas. i'd say 18-12 to hudders.

Nice one, that was the worst we've played so far out of the 2 major friendlies and 2 league games.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:25 pm  

Anyway, Macca names squad Matt Cook Elliott Whitehead Rikki Sheriffe Sam Burgess Paul Sykes Nick Scruton Steve Menzies Terry Newton Jason Crookes Paul Deacon Matt James Glenn Morrison Wayne Godwin Craig Kopczak Ben Jeffries Semi Tadulala Michael Worrincy Michael Platt Chris Nero Bradford Bulls

Anyway, Macca names squad Matt Cook Elliott Whitehead Rikki Sheriffe Sam Burgess Paul Sykes Nick Scruton Steve Menzies Terry Newton Jason Crookes Paul Deacon Matt James Glenn Morrison Wayne Godwin Craig Kopczak Ben Jeffries Semi Tadulala Michael Worrincy Michael Platt Chris Nero Bradford Bulls

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:37 pm  

We satta see wot appens.

I don't think the Giants have had a better opportunity than Friday to beat us at Odsal.

With the fractured start to the season I think we will still be very rusty.

Bulls 12-18 Giants. Gulp.

: Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:51 pm  

That Whitehead looks a big youth, good to see him in the squad but him and Crookes to miss out?