think the relevent phrase is 'damming with faint phrase' for ME's contribution. strange how he can manage detailed critiscm from edinburgh seconds after every defeat yet hasnt even managed to see highlights off the game 3 days later in dublin. anyone would think the internet didnt exist in the backwaters of Ireland

. or maybe the result just doesnt suit his agenda!

Or maybe he was on holiday and so had other priorities to posting on an interweb forum.

Hence the reason I posted a disclaimer before I went.

Indeed. And given the online browsing charges in Dublin City there was never a chance of me paying the cost to browse.

However, mat has form for making himself look a bit silly when trying to be clever so I would not worry.

tbf to ME the bulls record this season is still 2-1 in terms of wins and loses. the bulls need to back up their win against cas with an improved performace against salford. there were more than a few areas we need to tighten up, mainly in defence.

The reason people take issue with ME is not FOR his criticism of the coach and the team and the club, but for the NATURE of it, in fairness. But also in fairness he DID say he would be away beforehand, and if I was off on a long weekend I would almost certainly not get to see any of the match and would likely only access the internet on my Blackberry anyway - and that would be severely limited if roaming charges applied.

We will have to take ME on trust that he would not have posted any more or any earlier had we lost again...

And too right Bulls need to back up with more progress, else it'll all be back to as it was again.

I have a season ticket for the Bulls and this weekend watched the replay of the match on my return home on Friday night. I then watched it again on Sunday morning and watched the Super league show on Sunday.

That said I am still not sad enough to waste time on holiday to go in search of details of the performance and to post my thoughts on a message board.

There is more to life than Rugby league. There is horse racing, macaroons and cherry brandy as well.

I just thought that in the Saints he was trying too hard to make killer plays. As if he believed that of he didnt create a try nobody else would.

I wonder where he got that idea from?

Right. I guess the coach has to instil into the rest of the team that they have to give Orford options so he can create things. If they don't run for him nothing will get created. This is very simple stuff though. I was glad to see they did respond at the Cas game. Obviosuly most came off Orford and L'Strange but they had runners which made a difference.

Let's hope we see a similar response vs Salford. I remember in 98 we had a bad start to the season yet trounced Cas darn t'lane only to fail to follow it up.

I've only seen Kearney/Carney a couple of times but there are similarities with a recently departed stand off.

Yeah, what was that about on Sky?

Surely that can't be the correct pronunciation?

They mentioned during the Huddersfield game that one of them (think it was Eddie) had asked him what the correct pronunciation was, and he'd said "Carney" as in Brian, not as in Stephen "Kearney".

Confirmed (in just about exactly the same words) in the programme for the Saints game.

Australians do tend to struggle with our language.

It's just plain wrong.

I'll stick to Brett then

Well he's yet to disappear in a match completely so I think the jury is out on that one.

I was on about BJ not Deacon.

So, as of course you know, was Sam.

Ah yes, I remember now. BJ went missing, Deacon was let down by his forwards. That's the mantra.

Excuse me, but aren't you supposed to be having a go at Halley this season?

Yes he is! And FWIW I think tigertot's view of Jeffries is becoming increasingly Georgeson-esque.

Fair point. How he keeps his FB spot is beyond me. Far too small.

He's bigger than you though, Munchkin.