Re: Bradford 17 : Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:10 am  

rover 2000 wrote:

its not the championship clubs we are bothered about its the middle 8s were our problems may start if we cannot beat Rochdale Swinton etc we may as well give up

You should be bothered about the Champ clubs. Look at us last season? Same attitude and we finished outside the top 4. As an SL relegated side we had the attitude of "We will walk this league and get promoted". Please don't fall into the same trap. You should finish top in theory but there's still games to be won.

Re: Bradford 17 : Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:58 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

How did abdul go?

I really rated his performance against Bradford tbh. Not quite as good as Jamie Ellis who was a justified choice for Mom but JA put in a decent shift and contribution and didn't really put a foot wrong. He switched play well, he passed well, he ran forcefully, supported some runners, made good yards in attack. His last kick options could have been a bit better.

In defence, he was solid and enthusiastic.

Also to put the record straight, Bradford scored their final interception try from Danny Addy's pass and not Abdull's pass as was widely reported.

He has shed some timber since he's been with us and looks fit and hungry. He will only get better with more game time and to do that he knows he will have to play well. I think Sheens rates him too, judging by his post match comments. As a failed clairvoyant in another life, I predict he will sign with us permanently when we get promoted back to SL in Sept.

Re: Bradford 17 : Tue Feb 07, 2017 2:57 pm  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

You should be bothered about the Champ clubs. Look at us last season? Same attitude and we finished outside the top 4. As an SL relegated side we had the attitude of "We will walk this league and get promoted". Please don't fall into the same trap. You should finish top in theory but there's still games to be won.

theres no way we will finish outside the top 4 cant see a championship club stopping us getting promoted it will be a superleague club

Re: Bradford 17 : Tue Feb 07, 2017 5:05 pm  

rover 2000 wrote:

theres no way we will finish outside the top 4 cant see a championship club stopping us getting promoted it will be a superleague club

Privately this is my opinion and belief.

However in sport, definitive statements like this at the start of a campaign have a history of backfiring. Expect the unexpected and take nothing for granted. Just look at Leeds last year in SL. You should also take a look back at the posts of Zook Ema's Hose which he made during the Middle 8s last year. Unerring similarities in tone to yours and look what happened.

Don't underestimate Toulouse either.

Re: Bradford 17 : Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:26 pm  

hope the coach is not as pessimistic as you what I am saying is we will be in the middle 8s come july that's all. haven't mentioned we will be promoted. our chances will improve depending on strengthening the squad before the middle 8s . I am most definitely taking it for granted we will be in there hopefully with 4 home games