Bugger.

Sorry, link: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/4785/SYKES%20BANNED

Sorry, link: www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/news/4785/SYKES%20BANNED

Has anyone got any boots and nothing to do on Sunday afternoon?

ive noticed senior escaped a ban. what is it with the whinos always escaping bans but all the other clubs get bans.

hope bulls go against it like said on bulls site and win

THis bit beggars belief

Leeds Rhinos centre Keith Senior escaped suspension but was fined £300 after being found guilty of kicking out at Joel Tomkins in the 43rd minute of last Saturday’s game against Wigan Warriors.



I cut and pasted the wrong paragraph earlier!

Because Gary Hetherington and the Leeds Rhinos are up RFL's ar5e

[conspiracy theory/Gledhill mode] They only did Coley so they could also do Sykes and screw Bulls[/conspiracy theory/Gledhill mode]

and thats after being found guilty as well

was fairly certain sykes would get a match and doubt we'll get anywhere in appeal but tbf it did probably deserve a ban. hopefully kearney fit this week if not addy/menzies at SO or do we throw southernwood in as most people say SO is his best position. Interesting decision for macca.

He hasn't got a bad past record. If we get the same type of "leniancy" that Leeds get then we'll be fine.

problem is he got a caution for a similar offence earlier in year so cant see RFL overturning ban tbh. Still its a chance for one of our younger players to impress.

Southernwood won't get played, it will be Menzies or Addy. Unless Kearney is back, but imo we need some more speed and class put into our back 3.

I'd guess at Addy personally. If kearney is fit then I expect halley to go back to the wing and kearney to slot back in at FB with platt returning to . we get players back in the positions they've been playing so far this season and only have one player to integrate then rather than having 2 or 3 playing unfamiliar positions.

With Donaldson out I can't see Menzies doing anything other than moving back to the back row and if Crookes and Reardon are still injured that would mean Kearney (if fit) back to 1 unless he gives Wardle a go but I reckon he's most likely to go with Addy starting before starting Wardle. I still think if Orford has made progress and can link up with L'estrange / Godwin we've enough to win the match. If Kearney isn't fit then it's an even bigger problem.

Reading Crabtree's comments in the back of the Huddersfield Examiner tonight he's really bitter about not getting picked for England and is banging on about proving Macca wrong. If Scrutes can get him with a big hit early on it would do wonders for our chances of winning the match.

Going to be a real test this week I think but one that we can win and if we did it would do wonders for our season. It is now the most important match of the season.

On the ban issue speaking about Sykes' I think it's fair to be honest it was dangerous play and looked quite bad. As for Senior's i think the fact the match official stated that it was unintentional allowing him to stay on the field awarding a penalty to Wigan meant that he wasn't in any danger of a ban. ATEOTD it's up the match official to police the game in the first instance as he sees fit and the Match Review panel to pick up anything that was missed. I'm surprised they went this far and didn't state that it had already been dealt with.