Thought we played very well first half lots of 2nd phase ball when attacking 25 metres out, bombed a few chances but sooner or later everything will stick, reckon we were worth another 2 scores by half time.
Can,t explain the second half lots of basic errors, players not knowing what they were doing with the player position change all this coinciding with Halibuts alien interpretation of the game which rewarded the Bulls with lots of possession.

Positives, Lomax and Roby and there contribution thats been missing, stand out player Wilkin had an enormous game in attack,defence and leadership. Jordan Hand was a bit disappointing with his discipline.

Overall we played for about 50mins of the 80mins and we won due to playing a team around our level at the moment. Looks promising if we can perform consistently like our 1st half.

Just shows how better turner, Manu and jones looked with lomax and O'Brian in the halves and wilkin working as a extra pivot

I think he is the player we thought we'd signed, but we've had problems with runners all year. It was only the move of Lomax to full back that started to see space being opened up for other people, he then got injured with Roby and the problems started again (though less so with Makinson at fb rather than Wellens).

A full team, with Lomax at full back, Roby at hooker and pace out wide with the likes of Percival, Meli (who is still worries defences with ball in hand), Turner and Makinson will see more channels for players in the middle start to open up.

You explained in the second clause of your sentence the reason for the problems you outlined in the first clause of your sentence.

Why the feck did Brown change things around at halftime? Can't he just leave well alone? He drives me mad.

I feel lomax and O'Brian are the pair to take us forward

He was stinking the place out at 7 at the beginning of the year though.

I agree the move of Wilkin to 13 is better for him and the team, I'd possibly bring Hohaia back to play alongside GOB to play the running role (which is his game really) or possibly one of the U20s? Our major issue is the end of the loan period though.

That's fair enough

He was stinking the place out but that was with hohaia and Gaskell with him in the halves. If we play O'Brian at #7 and wilkin at #13 it gives jonny a free role and not got the pressure of having to ball play like early in the year.

Doing it this way gives us two good halves which has been a big big problem. It allows wilkin to get back to playing a more complete game of actually running those lines he's famous for.

As already mentioned the first half performance with the ball was very good. We were far more adventurous and constantly looking to offload. We came up with some delightful moves and given the possession we had, we should have been 30+ up at half time. I wouldn't read too much into it as Bradford put absolutely no effort into the game and were just going through the motions.

The second half was a complete shambles really. When Roby went off everything completely collapsed and we looked farcical again. It was a real worry that with 15 or so to go, we were only 6 points ahead in a game we would have been leading by 50 or 60 had we shown more composure. Our goal line defense is appalling still, Bradford scored with pretty much every one of their rare spells in our 20.

Standouts are the usual suspects (Of late) really. I thought Willie Manu was the man of the match, he was superb. Sia put himself about and Roby was superb, back to his usual self. J-Lo looked bright and spritely, showing absolutely no sign of his injury. I have to also give a big nod to Jordan Turner, who had his best game for us. I've been critical of him, particularly his defense, but he was solid as a rock today and looked very dangerous today, making several half breaks. He seemed very motivated today, determined to prove himself. I'll take the credit for that.

What annoyed me was Paul Wellens playing. I would love to know what hold he's got over the club and why he can't be dropped. He pretended to play fullback in the first half but did absolutely nothing. He was then playing a mix of centre and half back in the second half and was anonymous there too. His stats at fullback will have been something like metres made 0, tackles 0, missed tackles 2. He didn't do much more in the halves either.

I think the pleasing thing about today was how threatening we looked and that was a complete contrast to Monday night. That has to be down to Lomax's inclusion and although we all want him at FB, I thought he was equally as impressive from the position he was playing today, virtually a FB in the attacking sense. I'm happy with him playing that role for the remainder of the season as it gives a far better balance to the team IMO.

I thought Manu was exceptional yet again, as was Turner who was rightly moved back to centre. LMS is starting to make good yards too and that is good to see as he has been garbage so far. Obviously Roby was great too - unsure why he was taken off really and that seemed to change the flow of the match.

I also thought Meli was great today and looked very dangerous and his kick returns were a big part of why he impressed me. Compared, in that respect, and his overall wing play, to Gardner it is clear who we SHOULD be offering a contract to.

Negatives: I thought Soliola was quiet today, as was Walmsley. Those two have been impressive this season and probably our stand-outs, yet they looked ordinary today. Walmsley took that knock so in that respect it is understanable, but I'm not sure why Soliola was quiet? I also thought Jones was pretty average too and he bombed a lot of chances. I thought he was poor vs Hudds, I don't think he is a good enough centre.

The young lad Hand seemed to blow his chance really. Came on and gave away two stupid pens and they scored off the back of that. Wonder whether he'll be given another chance next week?

I'm unsure on GOB tbh. I think that he made too many unforced errors today and we should be expecting a lot better. I think if that was Ashe he would have been slaughtered on here (by me). But, at the same time he has shown a good passing game and can kick. I'm not sure whether I'd want to make a move for him permanently, I'm on the fence currently...I obviously do not want to write the lad off already but the more he plays the more he should settle into a role.

Yes, for the first few games of the season. But NOT in round 18 when we have been losing loads of matches. Had we lost today as a result of his stupid meddling, there would have been outright dissent on the terraces. Why do you think McManus put that piece in the programme? He knows that fans are not only unhappy but making it known they are (there were boos weren't there, the last time we played a home game?).


I don't care about next season right now. I care about us making the best of this season first. I'm a season ticket holder and I want this season to end up a good season. That will not happen if he changes the team around mid game, or indeed midweek. He now needs to stick with the team who played in the first half and bar injuries or major drops in form/attitude, he should go with that and allow it to settle so that us paying punters can get something good from the season.

I haven't written Saints off and I don't care whether others have. I want my team to play to the best of its potential, especially now as we approach the business end of the season. I expect the coach whose wages I help subsidise to have that aim in mind also, regardless of next season.

It did feel like Soliola was holding back a little, so it would not surprise me if he was not 100%. But given how cautious Brown has been with injuries this season I dismissed this as a reason.

I think sia has started to miss some of the big hits he goes for. Maybe the new shoulder charge rules have effected his big hits.