Northern Relic ... Too true, I hear that loud and clear. As Bulliac has pointed out we have no reserve team playing, Does that mean then, that the players JL has said are improving in the regular first team games are dead certainty's and those trying to get in to the team are where exactly, without having the first team game time to show their quality?

On the other hand, I believe JL is smart bloke and he is In the hot seat where as we have the comfort of being armchair coaches.

Bulls 17

Shaw, Williams, Purtell, Henry, Uaisele, Gaskell, Addy, Clough, O'Brien, Sidlow, Pitts, Olbison, Mellor
Subs: Baile, Lauaki, Fleming, Ferguson

Very strong team. Should be a good game.

Whitehaven standing strong in the first 15 minutes.

Bradford putting a lot of ball on the ground during the early stages of the first half.

Bradford finally break down the Whitehaven defence. Purtell in for a score. Shaw converts.

Whitehaven 0 Bradford 6

Bulls extend their lead. Purtell in for a brace. Shaw misses the conversion.

Whitehaven 0 Bradford 10

Gaskell with a bit of magic. Bradford starting to kick on now.

Whitehaven 0 Bradford 16

Addy with a howler from the restart. Whitehaven go in and score from the mistake.

Whitehaven 6 Bradford 16

sounds like another no brains performance, when will this lot learn

Whitehaven in again. Bradford very poor. Jimmy Lowes has a job on here.

HT: Whitehaven 10 Bradford 16

Whitehaven score again. Bradford not at the races here.

Whitehaven 16 Bradford 16

Ryan Shaw having a nightmare at full back. Whitehaven almost score off another Bulls mistake.

Hepi and Pitts in the sin bin. Scrappy game.

A second fight breaks out. The referee is losing control of this game.

Very very poor today. Whitehaven fancy a massive upset here.

Super Danny Addy. Bradford back in front.

Whitehaven 16 Bradford 22

SL, side not on this performance

Gaskell goes for the drop goal...and misses.

Danny Williams scores and finally kills off the Whitehaven fight back.

Whitehaven 16 Bradford 24

Williams in again. Bradford running away with it in the final 10 minutes. Shaw converts

Whitehaven 16 Bradford 32

Full time. Potential banana skin avoided. Played poorly and still won.

Whitehaven 16 Bradford 32

Be interesting what the fans say who went to the game. I fortunately got to hear it on the wireless !! I heard Jimmy on a post match interview, Poor performance Mr Lowes, possibly a shade worse than the team today

Didn't go to the game, but listening to it on the radio we did not sound at the races. Seems that we were as bad this week as we were good last week.

We've got two weeks until our next game now. Hopefully the team can go away, get refreshed and come out all guns blazing at Blackpool

You actually played well, Whitehaven were well up for it but ran out out steam in the end, full time training will always beat part time in the fitness stakes.

I am starting to think there is a lack of mental preparation when playing teams we should beat with ease, maybe Paul McKenna is needed