I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the coaching staff needs to change. Mark Dunning doesn’t have the skills and experience to get the best out of these players. He can’t coach average players to improve or young players to hit their potential so he relies on DR and loanee players. The likes of Lawford and Flanagan Jr will never get the chance they need because the agenda at Bradford is to be in the SL at all costs. So the young and potential type players won’t get anywhere that’s why Flanagan jr is ready to go. I think that this is the only time for Dunning because if we get promoted he will be sacked for a better coach and if he fails he will be sacked because he didn’t get us up. Nothing will change until the coaching staff has changed.
He will have his interview and come out with all the cliches in the book to paper over the fact he’s not the man for Bradford or it’s young players

On the plus side - Myers has come through the academy, played at right centre and I would say had a decent 7/10 performance on his debut. Didn't look out of place. Well done. Should be more opportunities in the future.
Gill was quiet. Don't know why. Scurr was immense, again. Holmes also. I'm really looking forward to seeing his talent in the halves.
Is there an argument for Billy Jowitt on the wing? He did it for a short time vs Halifax. I wasn't that impressed with Foggin-Johnson yesterday.

Myers was definitely a plus. Good to know he can do a job if we lose Gill or Arundal. Gill didn't get particularly great service - like I said above in the first half when we moved the ball wide Patton seemed to pass the ball without engaging a defender which gave his outside runners no space. I think the main reason he didn't shine was that our play the ball was really slow so that meant by the time he got the ball the Batley defence was on him. That was partly down to the ref allowing a 6/7 second PTB and also our dummy half passing was awful at times with the ball going above the head of the first receiver.

DFJ looked well out of form. He looked dodgy under the kick and in attack he hardly ever beat the first man. He almost seems to seek out defenders to tackle him. Perhaps that's down to a lack of game time. I'd consider Jowitt on the wing given he's better under the high kick, his versatility makes him a good option in the 17 though so I'd expect to see him sharing the hooker spot or providing cover at halfback or fullback.

What we were missing Sunday was an on field general, we are not a bad team, just a badly organised team. We looked better when Lawrence was fit and he led from the front but... past his best and injured.. Walker i am still not sure he will survive the season once back on the field.. injury prone and if he does survive will use us to springboard his career elsewhere.. We need a Penguin and fast.

Grade D and two game ban for Meadows. Charged with a full head butt on the floor. Doesn't help us though.

Don't think the ref could have got it more wrong. Instead of a red card to Batley he gave them the penalty plus sin-binned our player even though no punches throw.

C'est La vie.

One of the worst cases of reffing I’ve seen since Ganson gave the Tansey try against us in the Millennium Magic?