Salford City Reds vs Bradford Bulls team : Mon May 18, 2009 7:17 pm  

1. Kieran Hyde
2. Rikki Sheriffe
3. Duane Straugheir
4. Semi Tadulala
5. Matt Cook
6. Ben Jeffries
7. Julien Rinaldi or Steve Menzies
8. Nick Scruton
9.Terry Newton
10. Sam Burgess
11. Steve Menzies or Jamie Langley
12.Michael Worrincy
13. Jamie Langley
Sub
14. Michael Platt
15.Andy Lynch
16. Tom Olbison
17. Craig Kopczak

: Mon May 18, 2009 7:24 pm  

I'm getting more and more convinced that this is a pi$$ take account. Firstly Kieran Hyde is injured until Late june at least, secondly, why do you think that Straugheir is ready to step up right now, in an off-form team? Sykes didn't play too badly and Nero should be ok. Why put Matt Cook on the wing and Tadulala at centre? The only thing I agree with is dropping deacon.

Stop it with the pi$$ stake account. The team should go:


Platt
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Halley
Sykes
Jeffries
Scruton
Newton
Lynch
Burgess
Worrincy
Langley

Kopzcak
Olbison
Cook
Rinaldi

: Mon May 18, 2009 7:34 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

The team should go:

Platt
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Halley
Sykes
Jeffries
Scruton
Newton
Lynch
Burgess
Worrincy
Langley

Kopzcak
Olbison
Cook
Rinaldi

Why? Don't under performers ever get dropped?

: Mon May 18, 2009 7:38 pm  

Because were Bradford Bulls and we don't think outside the box

: Mon May 18, 2009 7:43 pm  

It'll be more or less the same as last week, Macca doesn't have a clue other that to keep on plugging away and hope we'll eventually click. Anyway if he keeps on going like this he may actually find a position that Platt can play. Salford must be relishing the prospect of playing us........

: Mon May 18, 2009 8:08 pm  

Spannerz wrote:

It'll be more or less the same as last week, Macca doesn't have a clue other that to keep on plugging away and hope we'll eventually click.

So pretty much the team that beat Leeds and St Helens then less the players forced out by injury?

I'm not a massive McNamara fan but I really can't put yesterday's performance down to his selection.

: Mon May 18, 2009 8:16 pm  

Block5Bull wrote:

I'm not a massive McNamara fan but I really can't put yesterday's performance down to his selection.

I am not surprised that some people are puzzled by what went wrong yesterday. After all, the coach has no clue either.

: Mon May 18, 2009 8:16 pm  

I think he (or she) just pulls squad numbers out of a bag and picks his team that way.


I mean the OP obviously. Not Macca.

: Mon May 18, 2009 8:19 pm  

Just pointing out that our tactics appear to be go with what you know and don't try anything new. Well not unless you call warming up on the opposite end of the pitch a new tactic!
The result may not be down to his Team selection, but the tactics and training were ihs and he did pick the squad. Well I assume he did pick the squad.

: Mon May 18, 2009 9:18 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

I'm getting more and more convinced that this is a pi$$ take account. Firstly Kieran Hyde is injured until Late june at least, secondly, why do you think that Straugheir is ready to step up right now, in an off-form team? Sykes didn't play too badly and Nero should be ok. Why put Matt Cook on the wing and Tadulala at centre? The only thing I agree with is dropping deacon.

Stop it with the pi$$ stake account. The team should go:


Platt
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Halley
Sykes
Jeffries
Scruton
Newton
Lynch
Burgess
Worrincy
Langley

Kopzcak
Olbison
Cook
Rinaldi

I for one would be very pleased to see this team, it would be an acknowledgement that Deacon is not playing well and is dropped even though he is fit. It would hopefully send out a signal. A complete change would be a disaster, small changes week to week are the way forward.