: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:29 am  

It was dire. Again. 2 home games. 1 pt. No idea. No spark. Good defence. But I think we could camp on the oppositions try line for 80 mins and not score. I fear for us when we play Saints, Leeds, etc.
Without Morrison we would have lost by 40.
We can blame the ref if we like (yes the Hudds try was a mile forwards, etc) but that would hide our absolute deficiencies. FFS we couldnt even catch the ball from the kick off. What 4, 5 times we let it bounce? Painful. Im not sure I've ever been quite as depressed after a Bulls performance.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:31 am  

Very, Very dissappointed tonight. Take too long to itemise the bulls deficiences, though much was lacking in any semblance of game plan or attacking structure.
Huddersfield were not exceptional but stuck to a simple game plan and executed it efficiently as a team. Mob tackle the ball carrier and stop offloads. Quickly upto the tackle area. Pace and urgency from their own play the ball. Supporting the ball carrier.

Whilst I never considered Macca a tactical genius or extraordinary man-manager I did hope that he could kick on from some rather insipid performances last year.
He has not and this is a huge concern.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:37 am  

debaser wrote:

It was dire. Again. 2 home games. 1 pt. No idea. No spark. Good defence. But I think we could camp on the oppositions try line for 80 mins and not score. I fear for us when we play Saints, Leeds, etc.
Without Morrison we would have lost by 40.
We can blame the ref if we like (yes the Hudds try was a mile forwards, etc) but that would hide our absolute deficiencies. FFS we couldnt even catch the ball from the kick off. What 4, 5 times we let it bounce? Painful. Im not sure I've ever been quite as depressed after a Bulls performance.

Sorry but how do you come up with good defence

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:38 am  

Unfortunately it seems that the side is suffering the same problems that it has over the last 2 seasons, and no doubt they will get the same old response, with the same old result at the end of it.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:43 am  

Asim wrote:

Unfortunately it seems that the side is suffering the same problems that it has over the last 2 seasons, and no doubt they will get the same old response, with the same old result at the end of it.

Just the point I made in the very first post. We are no further along as a team than we were in 20076 in some respects we've gone backwards.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:45 am  

debaser wrote:

It was dire. Again. 2 home games. 1 pt. No idea. No spark. Good defence. But I think we could camp on the oppositions try line for 80 mins and not score. I fear for us when we play Saints, Leeds, etc.
Without Morrison we would have lost by 40.
We can blame the ref if we like (yes the Hudds try was a mile forwards, etc) but that would hide our absolute deficiencies. FFS we couldnt even catch the ball from the kick off. What 4, 5 times we let it bounce? Painful. Im not sure I've ever been quite as depressed after a Bulls performance.

and yours was a knock on !!

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:49 am  

debaser wrote:

It was dire. Again. 2 home games. 1 pt. No idea. No spark. Good defence. But I think we could camp on the oppositions try line for 80 mins and not score. I fear for us when we play Saints, Leeds, etc.
Without Morrison we would have lost by 40.
We can blame the ref if we like (yes the Hudds try was a mile forwards, etc) but that would hide our absolute deficiencies. FFS we couldnt even catch the ball from the kick off. What 4, 5 times we let it bounce? Painful. Im not sure I've ever been quite as depressed after a Bulls performance.

Which one? 3 tries to one wasn't it? Sour grapes I think, with the penalty count at one stage being 12-2 in Bradfords favour I don't think you can blame Ganson for the loss.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:51 am  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

and yours was a knock on !!

Give over.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:53 am  

One of worst things today was surely the fact that the giants came to odsal and looked far classier than bradford. Our attack is just so poor in the backs. They never looked like breaking a tackle.

It was all a bit clueless to say the least.

And if i wanted to see penalty goals i'd watch union. That just showed to me how unconfident the team are at unlocking a defence. Everyone of them penalties was in a position i'd expect a home team to be looking for a try that early in a game. Poor tactics. Not bad if you win.. but what was it.. 3 tries to 1.

: Sat Feb 28, 2009 12:54 am  

redeverready wrote:

Give over.

further back in the tackle count !!


anyway we scored another 2 so its immaterial