Completely agree.

If we look at the number of halves of rugby in which Bradford have failed to score more than 1 try...

Vs Huddersfield (2nd half = 1 try)
Vs Saints (1st half = 0 try)
Vs Saints (2nd half = 1 try)
Vs Salford (1st half = 1 try)
Vs Salford (2nd half = 0 try)
Vs Wigan (1st half = 0 try)
Vs Warrington (2nd half = 0 try)
Vs Hull (1st half = 0 try)
Vs Hull (2nd half = 1 try)

...9 from 14! It shows just how easily our impotent attack is being bottled up.

People often say that in modern rugby league 6/12/18/24 points is not alot and can be scored pretty quickly. However, even with "ok" defence the complete lack of cutting edge means that a 6 or 12 point deficit is usually going to be decisive, no matter how many minutes are remaining.

I thought Bradford were poor last night. Kearney looked like he was on his own at times, nobody else looked interested. In the first half it was abit of an arm wrestle but after we scored early in the second half you were barely in the game, and all we had to do was just see our sets out. Obviously you will have missed Orford last night, but if thats all you have to offer without him, then I would be concered as Bradford fan.

Mcnamara is a joke, he should have been shown the door a long long time ago, and as long as he's at the helm I'm afraid to say I dont think you are going to trouble many teams.

As a bradford fan i am not worried.
We have a team that will take a long time to gel, a new 6,7 and 9 don`t gel over night, and we have lost a lot of players over the years.

As you know yourselves you had a very disappoiting season last year and you have turned corners, and we will too `Faith`

Orford was a very big lost to us but when half of your team is croaked (stomach bug) its obvious that we were not at the races and this isn`t an excuse you were the best team on the night.

And for macca if the rumours are true we may have a new coach next year.

no there wasnt, the actual clock that times the halves thats situated in NW corner was on 40 mins when the hooter went, Thaler was stopping the clock constantly, you were prob looking at the clock in SW corner. THE ACTUAL STADIUM CLOCK> not the one which all grounds are obliged to have.

Our back line is lacking. I shows just how much we need a player like Les, TV or Tadulala. Someone we can get near the try line and get us the 4 points.

I'm watching Hudds and trying to work out why they are currently so good. They have no world class players, obviously a number of excellent players, good depth, and several who will play for England, Cudjoe is a great prospect but Deacon could have scored his hat trick if he had any pace. So what's the difference? All I can put it down to is exceptional coaching, and I am not being critical of Macca, there is just another level and I do not think there are any GB coaches of that calibre.

That's some statement Sam.......you seem pretty sure about that?

Is that what you hope or are you on the inside track (from an info POV)?

Can't see many fans being at all happy if he got offered a new contract.

Wouldn't it be usual for a new contract to have been agreed by now? I mean, not long to go, and everyone makes plans, don't they?

As I said, I don't think much at all can be deduced from the Hull game due to squad illness, but in general, I reckon we now have the worst backline in Sheriffe, Nero, Sykes and reardon in SL by some way. Sheriffe has come on a bundle but that was starting from schiiiite, Nero I hoped would be very good as he was back to his best a lot of last year but he is not a factor, Sykes is a liability and Reardon is like a lost soul out on the wing. If Crossley eventually becomes an SL back it won't be this season so that's the reason why we aren't and won't be scoring many bunches of tries. Not sure what we could have done about it pre-season given financial straits though, but watching our backline "attack" is no fun at all.

agree

I don't know what the problem is there, He can and hopefully will play a lot betterNow that there is competition in the shape of Platt - one or other of them should reach a level of competence at centre I thought that was his best game so far this season

A win against Quins is now a must - everyone else is doing it!
It will give us 50% win ratio, 3/4 wins at home. Slightly better than last year which is the bare minimum for most fans.

Surely that depends on how we do this season?