There looked to be no passion or desire to win the game from the majority of players in the last 20 minutes tonight, Morrison, Menzies, Tadulala Nero and Kopczack were about the only players who played with any determination.

Like a lot of people are saying, we've got a very capable pack, but no idea whatsoever how to score. We aren't conceding a lot of points, mostly due to our discipline and ability to get the fundamentals right, but we've also scored less points than everyone barring quins. We're desperately lacking any initiative or mobility in the halves, when the ball gets to Jefferies any flow just seems to stop.

McNamara has some very big problems to sort out very quickly if we're going to win games this season. If we don't see a turnaround in the next couple of weeks It's going to be another pointless season.

I rated Jeffries as one of the best SHs in SL, enigmatic granted. You lot have seen a lot more of him at Bradford than I have so I will go with your opinions, but I still maintain he is not a SO.
As regards the general, I thought that was what your much vaunted SH was supposed to be brilliant at. IM(well known)O Deacon has always been crap (relatively), now that is open to much argument but what cannot be denied is that since he had a class SO to make him look good he has done absolutely nothing. He has nothing to his game, never has, apart from kicking. You could pick any SH in SL & they would put together a few good performances in a season. Deacon had one decent game last year that I saw, against Hull, when they were easily the worst team in SL & with Wembley on their minds. Why he escapes criticism has always baffled me.

That is a good point, it's the same vibe at Wakey ATM. I've experienced it several times at a number of clubs. I think the difference is every time it has been a club who has been in the doldrums for a while & success is not expected or taken for granted, which is not the case at a club who have had the recent glories of Bradford.

i would also agree that Jeffries isn't a stand off, maybe that's an issue that's making him unhappy? Something doesn't seem right with him atm.

I don't think he's unhappy. I think he's suffering from the syndrome known as "taking the money".

even if he is, surely there's no job satisfaction if he's resorted to that?