Hard to see on the replay, but it looks like he has grabbed his nose rather than go into the eye. Expect he will receive a ban for going near though. Nothing much in any incident, but the rule makers seem determined to sanitise the game to the point where nobody is interested anymore.

OK, so now that we live in North Yorkshire, I don't get to live games, but I decided to buy a month of Premier so I could watch the Bash (and a few other things over the next month).

So this was my first opportunity to watch the Bulls this season. My thoughts

1. I was embarrassed to see Crossley and Walker taking to the pitch in such a (lack of) shape. Even my wife, who was casually watching whilst browsing on her laptop, noticed their rotund shapes. It's a shame because Walker looks like he could be a decent prop - he was good impact and an offload to his game, but he's just too lardy and out of condition to be genuinely effective.

2. We look devoid of ideas in attacks - we are only ever going to score from a Patton kick to Gill or a barge over from someone like Flanagan. That makes us incredibly easy to defend against.

3. What made Dunning think it was a good idea to put Kear into the halves to replace Lilley? Lawford has been in the squad for the past couple of weeks. Why? If he isn't going to get a game even when we don't have a viable alternative, then he might as well move to another club. If the kid doesn't get a game against Workington next week, then he's obviously never getting a game.

4. I felt a bit sorry for Burton because Kear should have been in that role, and those two first-half tries probably wouldn't have been scored. That killed the game from our point of view

5. On the positive, there did seem to be plenty of effort, even if it was effort devoid of skill. This was typified by the chase back on Woodburn Hall - albeit it was a kid from Warrington who led the way. From what I read, there's been a lack of effort in the past weeks, so this was something of a positive.

6. It looks like the team needs a complete clear-out and re-set. Too many average players going through the motions. Where on earth we're going to offload some of that lot to is anyone's guess. Then there's the problem of finding adequate replacements on our budget. Maybe it's time to put the budget into a core of experienced Championship campaigners and then fill out the team with our own Academy products? Forget about challenging for the Top 6 for a couple of years and concentrate on building up from the lower reaches of the Championship with a younger, fitter, more agile group.

Thats right no one else can have a top academy poaching all best talent from Halifax because they have to balance books. But bradfraud can even though they go bust every year because the rfl doing them special favours

https://twitter.com/simmsfaxteddy/statu ... GCizE9hlxg Just to clarify it wasn’t a high tackle.

https://twitter.com/simmsfaxteddy/statu ... GCizE9hlxg Just to clarify it wasn’t a high tackle.

It should have been Fairbank sent off for the swinging arm high shot

Ha ha still can’t get over you getting thrown out of headingleybha ha. Few too many ha brilliant

What it was you shouted wasn’t even that bad apart from the swearing

Quote ="Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza"It should have been Fairbank sent off for the swinging arm high shot'" Wrong https://twitter.com/simmsfaxteddy/statu ... GCizE9hlxg Sending offs and bans should be has follows Hallas - striking Martin in the face around the ruck area - 3 matches Flanagan - attacking opposition player whilst leaving the pitch for a yellow card in front of the match official - other contrary behaviour grade f - 8 match ban . Patton - eye gouge and face rake from behind - grade f , other contrary behaviour - 10 match ban .

Quote ="Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza"It should have been Fairbank sent off for the swinging arm high shot'" Wrong https://twitter.com/simmsfaxteddy/statu ... GCizE9hlxg Sending offs and bans should be has follows Hallas - striking Martin in the face around the ruck area - 3 matches Flanagan - attacking opposition player whilst leaving the pitch for a yellow card in front of the match official - other contrary behaviour grade f - 8 match ban . Patton - eye gouge and face rake from behind - grade f , other contrary behaviour - 10 match ban .

Love it when deluded Fax fans come on here. Makes my day haha. They win the game and are still complaining haha. And this Craig_David guy is something else! Missing a chromosome I think. Bless him.

I watched a lot of the game but was having dinner. So I might put myself through pain and watch it all.

Surely the reason Lawford wasn’t picked is that he wasn’t in the 21 man squad when it was announced with both first choice HBs then one got injured and he couldn’t be added without losing a substitution . Let’s see if he is in the squad this coming week

Still would of lost you couldnt even beat us when we were down to 12 men again because of the bradfraud referee

Grixsys gonna get ya!

If you cant take the banter like a man better stay at home in shelf!

My favourite part of the coverage was when Brian noble decided to give us a once upon a bedtime story about Bradford 20 years ago , I nearly swapped my hazy janes for a horlicks and settled down , ‘ I remember when there was 20’000 at odsal blah blah blah zzzz. Bradfords a city and one of the only clubs to win super league , zzzz .

Thanks for the story about the good old days Brian but it’s 2022 , odsal looks like a landfill site , your city is a toilet , your chairman is in the Guinness book of records for the biggest suit jacket ever made and is the only person at the club with a bigger belly than ant Walker , your coach sounds like mr monotone. Deluded is certainly a word that can be affiliated with Bradford than any other club.

And yet here you are... clearly the cuts are deep. We can only apologise for the emotional hurt caused during our glory years. We promise never to repeat it.. certainly whilst we have NW in charge!!

*you're

Lol deluded dulls

Eh?

Surely at that time you were having your tea?

Great to have some visitors from Fax on here. Good to know we still live rent free in their heads.

The only thing that’s gonna be free is our stewarding costs at the shay , we won’t have to open the away stand because’ the best supported team in the championship’ won’t bring enough fans , we should be in super league because of our fans , really ? Where are they now ? Hmm

Isn't that the bare minimum to expect, especially at an event like the Summer Bash? I guess next week is a fair indicator of progress, once the cameras have gone with 1000 fans inside Odsal against a side we are expected to beat. Will the players turn up with the correct mindset?

That contact does not look great to be fair. Although Fairbank's arm is across the shoulder his shoulder is making decent contact with the head.

It’s a still. That’s why referees don’t use stills. There’s no context. The next frame will likely show Fairbanks shoulder continuing to push through Walkers head.

Don’t be embarrassed it was class. That woman was proper angry if she can’t take a bit of banter she shunt go to rugby.

Trying to read that was nearly as painful as watching the Bulls.

I’ll tell you where they are back in shelf trying to make out they always supported fax