Re: Workington Away : Tue Jun 23, 2015 6:58 am  

Its not as if the Bulls switching off during a game is a new phenomenon, I remember the Bulls Teams from when Jimmy and Robbie playing were just as guilty and more annoyingly lost a few games because of it! I don't think Nobby ever found a cure and I'm sure Jimmy wont, like he said it's up to the Players individually and as a Team to keep the Tempo going and not drop off thinking job done!

Re: Workington Away : Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:01 am  

I watched his interview, though I think Jimmy realises that it's very hard for everyone to maintain full-speed full-intensity for 80 minutes when there's no need. It might be easier to do this if you don't have a stuttering, predictable, slow semi-functioning half-back pairing directing the traffic.

But you gotta love Jimmy's style - in the T&A the quote is:

“We were terrible today – terrible – and I’m really p****d off to be honest,” said the Bulls coach.

To me, it's another reasonably comfortable win chalked up, and another week nearer Gaskell coming back. Players not seemingly wanting to stay in high gear for 80 minutes is one thing, (though maybe people are overlooking that the squad knows we have 3 games in 8 days coming up) but the most interesting point out of it for me is whether during those weeks Siejka will stake a claim for a starting spot. Don't think you can make any real judgments after his comeback game after a long lay-off but it's fair to say he was pretty unremarkable. Let's hope a game under his belt got some fitness into his legs and that he starts to show some of the promise Jimmy has clearly seen. God knows we need it right now.