: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:08 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

If the rumours that Wilkin isn't fit are true, we're likely to be:

Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Wheeler
Meli
Pryce
Long
Graham
Cunningham
Hargreaves
Clough
Gilmour
Flannery

Puletua
Faasavalu
Ashurst
Roby

Although I'd be tempted to have TP starting and Cloughie on the bench for some added size early on with the Bulls big pack.

That is a good 17. Surprised Eastmond isn't in it from what I saw of him against Cas.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:27 pm  

Memory Lane...

Memory Lane...

[Bullseye]

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:36 pm  

Saints article wrote:

Back in 1987-88 and Saints had struggled away from home, but had just won the JPS Trophy and were embarking upon a nice thirteen match unbeaten run. Bradford, luckily for us, had that speedway track where the corners of the in goal area were raised by a few feet, and they were nicely used to effect on a couple of occasions as kicks held up in the corner and we edged our way to a 13-12 victory courtesy of tries from Mark Elia and Neil Holding.

I remember they won that game thanks to Forber and Haggerty ensuring that our playmaker Harkin was "put out of the game". That was a real blow as Harkin wasn't fit for some time and it cost us a good run in the cup.

IIRC the ref subsequently resigned after his "performance" in this match.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:42 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

If Sykes is fit:

Halley
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Tadulala
Sykes
Jeffries
Lynch
Newton
Scruton
Burgess
Morrison
Langley

Worrincy
Kopzcak
Rinaldi
Whitehead

Personally thats what i would pick maybe swap Cook round with Whitehead however we all know that realistically deacon is not goin to get dropped

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:45 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

That is a good 17. Surprised Eastmond isn't in it from what I saw of him against Cas.

He's been playing from the bench, but with the size of the Bulls pack I think we need the extra forward on the bench.

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:05 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I remember they won that game thanks to Forber and Haggerty ensuring that our playmaker Harkin was "put out of the game". That was a real blow as Harkin wasn't fit for some time and it cost us a good run in the cup.

IIRC the ref subsequently resigned after his "performance" in this match.

Was this around the time of "the header" play?
I seem to remember it being used in that game....!?

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:45 pm  

Link So to Sunday's Bradford versus St Helens showdown. Normally a belter this, but the Bulls aren't the force they were at Odsal, and are clear outsiders. Saints will trade at heavy odds-on and you have to fancy them to turn the screw at the top of Super League. A young Saints side were awesome last week, in the absence of James Roby, little Kyle Eastmond sparkled, and Saints will defy a vocal Bradford crowd to march on. Quality prediction.

Link So to Sunday's Bradford versus St Helens showdown. Normally a belter this, but the Bulls aren't the force they were at Odsal, and are clear outsiders. Saints will trade at heavy odds-on and you have to fancy them to turn the screw at the top of Super League. A young Saints side were awesome last week, in the absence of James Roby, little Kyle Eastmond sparkled, and Saints will defy a vocal Bradford crowd to march on. Quality prediction.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:33 am  

af wrote:

Quality prediction.

I can hear the shouts of "Gerremonside" & "Cheat, Cheat, Cheat" from my Leeds postcode.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:20 am  

tigertot wrote:

I can hear the shouts of "Gerremonside" & "Cheat, Cheat, Cheat" from my Leeds postcode.

That will be the Saints fans.


And the Hull KR fans. I bet they are bringing a few thousand on Sun.

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:31 am  

tigertot wrote:

I can hear the shouts of "Gerremonside" & "Cheat, Cheat, Cheat" from my Leeds postcode.

Ho on earth can you forget "FOOOOOORRRRRRRRRWAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRDDDD"?