The average age of the Bulls wasn't that much lower than that of TO. The problem isn't youth but the quality of the youth being coached and of course the training methods. TO played well enough yesterday but not as well as they have done this season. Ford had a quiet game for him though the centres and second rowers were awesome. Marguerite looked dangerous as did Ader with great support from Planas and Curran. Marion looks the part and with K Bentley is keeping out Kriouache who is useful too. Greg White can't get a look in but i'm sure his time will come as injuries kick in.
Ford is away on international duty next weekend so Kheirallah, rested for the Bulls game wil robably play at s/o with Maurel staying at fb.
A good bench testerday with Hepi looking better every week with Mika and Leha doing their bit. Talk of signings if the right player comes along but where would anyone slot in and who would drop out ?

I disagree about the quality of the youth and also the coaching methods. How could you even know anything about Bulls' coaching methods? We have a track history of bringing quality players through our academy and into the sport - you only have to look around super league and even the England team to see it littered with Bulls academy products.

The problem right now with the Bulls is the positions where we have no option but to play 18 and 19 year olds. You can get away with young backs but as soon as you start playing 18 year old forwards you're always going to struggle.

I'd also remind you that our team of poor quality, poorly coached youths have already beaten Toulouse this season

The quality of your youngsters was pretty obvious yesterday. Your 'Director of Football' no less said some of the youngsters on show weren't up to the standard required and that recruitment would be undertaken for next season, assuming the Bulls stay up and that is by no means certain after recent performances. On that showing the Bulls are C1 material. Marguerite, the MOM for me yesterday is also 19 and he was way above any of the Bulls' 19 year olds on show. Marcon the 20 year old winger also shone and looked a different class to Caro and Campbell who look like donkeys in comparison.
Leon P, one of my RL heros is a liability and shouldn't be anywhere near a RL pitch. Toovey is obviously embarassed to have him in the squad...
Bulls deserved their victory against TO without their three most influential players Kheirallah, Ford & Minga but on that showing they will struggle to get out of the hole they are in.
The Lee Smith 'losing his passport' saga stinks of the York debacle last year where certain players had no desire to travel to France. Strange he never lost his passport when playing for the Rhinos in Perpignan or indeed for Rochdale in the Final at Toulouse last summer.

By "England and super league" being littered with Bradford lads you mean Sam Burgess aye? Well done.

Regards

King James

Could well be referring to Craig Copczak. The word "littered" would be apposite in so far as he's rubbish.

Well that might have been because he was playing for Leigh at the time in the middle 8 s

Yes, that would have a lot do do with it !!

Sam Burgess, George Burgess, Tom Burgess, John Bateman, Elliot Whitehead.

Or, in other words, enough to make up the entire England pack.

Attendance was 2312 according to the League Express, who incidentally don't have an agenda. #whotobelieve

That's also what the Toulouse website gives it as.

Maybe 3603 is 2312's full name as detailed in all official documents?

Nevertheless good on Toulouse.

The figure announced was 2312 so where 3603 comes from God only knows. I reckon there must have been between 300-400 Bulls fans.

It doesn't matter

The figure of 3603 came from Michael "Mick" Gledhill, the outstanding Bradford commentator who was calling the game on BCB 106.6 FM radio with the accompanying commentary of Bradford luminary Robert Hunter-Paul. I heard "Mick" Gledhill's crowd announcement all the way over in Kiev, Ukraine. "Mick" must have misheard the official announcement of the crowd, or maybe the official announcement was initially wrong. Who knows? But if "Mick" Gledhill was mistaken, it was his only blemish in an otherwise extraordinarily exciting call of the game.

Utter crap. But keep posting it, you will be fine.

Yeah, I saw him and Robbie Paul at the game but the attendance was never put over the tannoy but as starbug say, it doesn't matter.

Mick makes up the attendance everyweek! Usually putting an extra thousand on his figure than what gets announced. Other week he got called out on it to which he replied "its an estimate" he's one of the biggest planks in the game. Has the nickname billy bull$h1t on our board. The Bulls players, fans and other RL journos think he's a joke.

Quote ="Bull Mania"Mick makes up the attendance every week! Usually putting an extra thousand on his figure than what gets announced. Other week he got called out on it to which he replied "its an estimate" he's one of the biggest planks in the game. Has the nickname billy bull$h1t on our board. The Bulls players, fans and other RL journos think he's a joke.'" That is interesting information. It jibes with the fact that "Mick" Gledhill's radio announced attendance figure for Toulouse vs Bradford was more than a thousand over the subsequently posted official figure. Gledhill's call of the game from Toulouse was very good, had plenty of excitement the way I like to hear games called. It made me sorry that I wasn't there. What a pity he is such a BS merchant as well. Note however from his Facebook page that his Facebook friends include Steve Mascord and Martyn Sadler, who must not know his techniques and overall reputation with Bradford fans. https://www.facebook.com/TheGameCaller

Quote ="Bull Mania"Mick makes up the attendance every week! Usually putting an extra thousand on his figure than what gets announced. Other week he got called out on it to which he replied "its an estimate" he's one of the biggest planks in the game. Has the nickname billy bull$h1t on our board. The Bulls players, fans and other RL journos think he's a joke.'" That is interesting information. It jibes with the fact that "Mick" Gledhill's radio announced attendance figure for Toulouse vs Bradford was more than a thousand over the subsequently posted official figure. Gledhill's call of the game from Toulouse was very good, had plenty of excitement the way I like to hear games called. It made me sorry that I wasn't there. What a pity he is such a BS merchant as well. Note however from his Facebook page that his Facebook friends include Steve Mascord and Martyn Sadler, who must not know his techniques and overall reputation with Bradford fans. https://www.facebook.com/TheGameCaller

I'm pretty sure they do know, considering he used to post regularly on the TRL forum and people thought he was a joke on there too.

Shame you couldn't make it to watch wonderful Wakefield crush the crap Catalans, poor old Gregory was as sick as a parrot literary with the defeat


It would appears that Wakefield have the knack of shutting your gob up on a regular basis now

Kiev??? That's the 2nd row of freezers in Iceland isn't it, near the chicken nuggets I believe. Impressed you got a radio I signal in there

There is actually some rugby league activity in Ukraine, though unfortunately it is mostly in Kharkiv, the second biggest city, not in Kiev the capital, which is the biggest city in Ukraine.

When you have wi fi in your apartment, as I do here in Kiev, and the radio station you want has an internet feed, then you can get access to English FM radio broadcasts anywhere in the world. That is how I came to listen to Michael "Mick" Gledhill's call of the Toulouse vs Bradford game on Bradford community radio, BCB 106.6 FM.

I prefer his soubriquet William "Billy" Bull$hit to be honest.

I must say that it has a certain ring to it.