Fantastic effort!

Should make for a cracking atmosphere come 7pm. I assume the neutrals will be cheering on the Blue Sox.

I'd imagine that Ferguson has picked up a knock in training. Unlike last year were we had no choice but play players who were carrying injuries, we now have the luxury of being able to rest any player who's not 100%
I don't think there's anything to worry about.

Spot on. Such a large squad allows us to only play those who are 100%z

FA - I presume your comment about Ferguson being made is biscuit was tongue in cheek. He's pretty high on the appearances listt this season. Think this will only be the 4th game he's missed. Also he's been one of our best players this year.0

2,300 tickets sold, can't wait.

Who the hell are they? Never heard of them.

The fool meant Blue Frox...

I'm a bit lost with Samir not getting game time too. Certainly, with ball in hand, he's been one of the big improvers to me - maybe he could hit harder in defence, given his size. I can only really think it may be defensive issues that Jimmy isn't keen on.

Lauaki is a strange one. Is it just me or does he seem to do more damage when he is missed out in the attack? It's as if defenders are girding their loins for a Luaki drive and then obligingly go into holes when he doesn't get the ball - maybe he's our 'nuclear deterrent', as in, hardly ever used but worries the opposition so much they don't prepare for the 'conventional forces'?

With the props in general, I think Steve Crossley's arrival seems significant, in so much as we actually had plenty of props before he came [with some not even having had a game and I'm sure it wasn't just Jimmy feeling it would be nice to have him back so, to cut to the chase, Jimmy was, presumably, unsatisfied with what he had at his disposal. That said, I'm not sure if [ithat[/i doesn't lead to more questions than answers.

=#0040FF=#0040FF


Three of our last four games V Leigh have had full team brawls, whilst we were winning comfortably. What happened in your first league game?
Its what they do and we keep getting drawn in. We will suffer with the suspensions but that's rugby.
It will be a good clean game and try to enjoy your weekend.

Don't you think they'd be better playing it at Odsal?

I mean I know Blackpool is closer for the Noth west clubs like Leigh, Whitehaven, Workington, Halifax and Featherstone.

But given that two thirds to possibly three quarters of the gate will be Bradford fans as we're much bigger than everyone else the RFL could have encouraged a much larger gate at Odsal.

It's Iconic, is less run down than Blackpool, pitch has slightly better drainage and it's closer.

Loads of room for the fan zone. Makes total sense.

I think we need to go further to put the lower leagues on the map. Ideally I'd like to see every fixture home and away at Odsal for the reasons you mention. The consistency enables you to strike TV deals and all fans of all clubs to formulate their travel arrangements easily.

An extra home game for Bradford just because your bigger than everybody else? This sounds ridiculous mate! Headingley would have been ok but realistically 'too' far from Cumbrian team to travel. Just a shame Manchester doesn't have 15-20000 venue then nobody could have complained.

Do we really need the other clubs or are they a distraction in terms of what's being marketed?

I don't see why we can't retain the existing squads of players but re-badge the various teams as Bradford Centurions, Bradford Bulldogs, Bradford Rams etc.

That way we can pool our marketing resources and really sell the product as a truly Bradford based global game.

Sorry to clarify I didn't mean every fixture for one weekend, I meant every fixture of the entire season.

I think i've read enough sarcasm for one day so see you all at Blackvegas! come on you blues!

If you want to see it that way. I was just thinking about maximising exposure for the sport but you prefer to just think about things from a Fax numero uno point of view.

Well at least with the current format you get to play another game in Lancashire so it's almost a home game for you.

Sheesh

As other posters have stated Lauaki must be on fire in training if that's the criteria for getting in the 19 ahead of our other prop choices. If being readied for the middle 8's couldn't we send him to Oxford for a bit of practice? I know he's supposed to be our impact prop but for the 20 minutes game time he gets - our water carriers make more yardage.....give Samir / Davies et al a chance and let's assess the real differences.

2300+ Bulls fans should really have the place rocking.

There would be more at Odsal

Slightly off topic. Didn't Ryan Bailey look splendid for Cas last night, I really wish we had signed him and not Crossley

I can see Cas being dragged into the relegation scrap big time. They are not the team of last year. Mariano looks like he could be out for the year. A couple of njuries and Cas could find themselves in the scrap.

Cracking atmosphere in the Bulls end.

Soaked up quite a bit there yet 12-0 up.

We really rely on Gaskell.

Bulls looking classy and as it stands now they can show that they belong in SL