Hard to know whether the injured players could have played or not. Assuming there was choice, I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating when you rest players. If you lose a game you would expect to win, then inevitably questions will be asked. If you win then it's the right decision.

I still think a first or second place finish is a real possibility, but it would start to look fairly unlikely if we lost tonight. Top 4 is a must I think (despite our past success from below there, I wouldn't want to count on replicating it) and I definitely think there's an advantage to playing the big play off games at home (though I would put home advantage second to form and momentum on the list).

You can get a passable pint of Black Sheep bitter in the sports bar on the cricket side of the north stand.

I keep bloody forgetting about that place!
Cheers Old Feller.

With the weather looking this bad then the absence of the three quarters might not be too noticeable as we had similar weather vs Hull a few months back and it really wasn't a game for the backs to have too much of an influence on then.

It's going to be a grind and not pretty.

You're welcome just look out for the short measures though.

Can anyone explain Yorkshire Day to me? People keep banging on about it, but when I ask them what it actually means / is for, the answer I seem to get is 'well, y'know, it's Yorkshire Day!' or 'it's Yorkshire Day - for all things Yorkshire'.

It almost feels like no-one actually knows what the point of it is. Maybe a bit like Easter has become in more recent times (ooh, a bit of religious / social satire)

For some reason, I now think that this would be an excellent name for a backing band made up of dwarfs.

"Give it up fro Old Feller and The Short Measures!"

No?

Oh well.

When local govt reorganization in 1974 did away with the East, North & West Ridings administratively, there was a backlash leading to the formation of a Yorkshire Society who decided that August 1st would be Yorkshire Day. There does not seem to me to be any firm historical data that associates this date with anything specifically Yorkshire related: www.historynet.com/today-in-history It is not like Easter but is akin to Mother's Day, Father's Day & any other commercially motivated so-called special days. Just regard it as a day to celebrate this wonderful county of ours in any way you wish. Beating the Bulls would do just fine for me.

When local govt reorganization in 1974 did away with the East, North & West Ridings administratively, there was a backlash leading to the formation of a Yorkshire Society who decided that August 1st would be Yorkshire Day. There does not seem to me to be any firm historical data that associates this date with anything specifically Yorkshire related: www.historynet.com/today-in-history It is not like Easter but is akin to Mother's Day, Father's Day & any other commercially motivated so-called special days. Just regard it as a day to celebrate this wonderful county of ours in any way you wish. Beating the Bulls would do just fine for me.

Have you been peeping again?
By the way I'm not a dwarf, I'm small but perfectly formed.

Don't forget if its not from Yorkshire it's s**te.

Team announced:

Hardaker

Briscoe
Sutcliffe
Walters
BJB

McGuire
Burrow

Leuluai
Aiton
Singleton
JJB
Achurch
Delaney

R.Ward
L.Briscoe
Kirke
Minchella

It's bad isn't it. Hope proved wrong, but think the Bulls will get their desired win tonight, and probably comfortably.

McDermott is taking some risk - centres look a bit odd

Against London yes but I think Bradford must be in with a real chance tonight

Imo that team should still beat a poor Bradford side