So here it is ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.

What I will say is that if we play with the same determined and resolute attitude like we did tonight, we'll not only give the possible Super League record crowd something to shout about .... BUT we'll give Leeds one hell of a game.

The performance tonight was one of heart, passion and pride.

Six days to go!!!

Thought you'd exiled yourself Mick?

Glad to see you back.

How can I exile myself when our club is in it's hour of need?

Good to see you back Mick!

Can't wait for Bulls - Leeds as its my first game of the season due to being away at university!

Will be backing the lads for a win against Leeds, and hopefully a performance and crowd support will be similar to that of the Bulls-Hull game!

#COYB

Can't wait. Walking from headingley to Odsal, and then I'll be doing my part to make Odsal even louder than we made the KC tonight!

Well done to the lads behind me starting most of the chants up, but for a change the whole crowd joined in. Can see how much the club means to everyone. Someone said on FB Heath was in tears at the end. He wasn't the only one.

The Squad is: Addy, Burgess, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Jeffries, Joseph, Kearney, Langley, L'Estrange, Lulia, Manuokafoa, Olbison, Platt, Pryce, Purtell, Sammut, Walker, Whitehead.

The referee is Ben Thaler (Wakefield).

Bradford under Thaler in 2012:

Played: 3
Won: 2 (Castleford 12-20 Bradford & Wakefield 18-36 Bradford)
Lost: 1 (Bradford 18-38 Salford)

Interesting penalty stat in that in the above Three games Thaler has awarded 36 penalties against us.

How many has he given us Mick?

Thaler has awarded us 22 penalties (see below).

Castleford 12-6 Bradford
Wakefield 13-8 Bradford
Bradford 8-11 Salford

Incidentally 4 of those 36 penalties were awarded against us for dissent offences.

I'm not for one minute suggesting a perceived bias from Thaler towards the Bulls, just that the games he's been in charge of us this year have seen some pretty inconsistent awarding of penalties and yellow cards.

Most of those penalties were given in the 2nd half too! Get ready for a caning in the first 40!

Squad for Friday Addy, Burgess, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Jeffries, Joseph, Kearney, Langley, L'Estrange, Lulia, Manuokafoa, Olbison, Platt, Pryce, Purtell, Sammut, Walker, Whitehead

I guess that means we'll line up along the lines of

Kearney
Pryce
Purtell
Lulia
Platt
Sammut
Jeffries
Hargreaves
Diskin
Manuokafoa
Whitehead
Elima
Langley

correct mate.

Seven consecutive to Castleford and an unbelievable Eight on the bounce to Wakefield.

Inconsistent is the word with Ben Thaler.

Is Jeffries fit? Hope so, but thought he not back til Monday.
Interesting to see Olbi in there too and why no Ainscough?

depends which squad list you look at. one micks posted has walker in and ainscough out. one on SL website has ainscough in and walker out.

Surely that's consistent?

The one I have reads: Addy, Burgess, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Jeffries, Joseph, Kearney, Langley, L'Estrange, Lulia, Manuokafoa, Olbison, Platt, Pryce, Purtell, Sammut, Walker, Whitehead.

Update on the Bulls FB says the Ainscough one is correct.

Yes Ainscough in for Walker.

Tend to forget theres a game friday dont you.

Feel it could have come at great time financially but wrong time mentally. Credit to the lads for the effort at hull but i think this time everyone is going to so wrapped up in survival mode then the performance will suffer.
for once the result is unimportant but i fully expect leeds to come and do fully proffesional job on us and win by 16-24 points

missing crookes and bateman, so i would put leeds on for a 12-24 point win over us but if we can drag it into a dog fight like we did against saints we could give them a run for their money

Given all the emotion surrounding the game , the Bulls should be pumped up to bursting point , that combined with the current Leeds wobble in form , I expect the Bulls to win by 10-12 pts . Just hope its a good game not spoiled by whistle happy officiating .

Hopefully a monster crowd to swell the fighting fund

I hope and reasonable expect that it will be the opposite. The response so far from the players in assisting fund raising has been exemplary. Leeds will be expecting a "backs to the wall" performance from the Bulls.

Glad Ainscoughs in. I was about to say it could be the slowest back line in history with Pryce/Walker/Lulia/Purtell, though it would be big.

My line up.

1. Kearney
2. Pryce
3. Purtell
4. Lulia
5. Ainscough
6. Jefferies
7. Sammut
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Manuokafoa
11. Elima
12. Whitehead
13. Langley

14. L'estrange
15. Addy
16. Joseph
17. Burgess

Think Ainscough could have some luck in attack outside Lulia. Another thing is Lulia is one of the best defenice centres i've seen for some time and will look after Ainscough. Cannot wait for this. COYB!!!!

If your left side is good defensively then you will be tested by Watkins and BJB .
Our left side has been pretty weak lately but don`t see it troubled much by you in this game.
Alot will depend if Webb and McGuire are fit.
If they are we will win by 12.
If not and you play like you should then you could win it by 12 to 16.
18k plus crowd Diskin MOM

You can only look after a winger so much. Ainscough got hammered at Keighley. I expect Hardaker & Hall (I guess it's them) to terrorise that side all night.

Good old Jamie again: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17600538

Good old Jamie again: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/17600538