I hope the team aren't as over confident. Fax hate us and these games have a kind of cup final feel as we know from magic weekends so form goes out of the window.

Pretty tough and with the week off last week I hope we don't start off slowly and give away a lead.

Bulls by 12 I think .

Cup of coffee 0% mmmm

Rather than just rant at us do you want to explain which posts you find so unacceptable. I really cannot fathom what it is that makes you take umbrage sometimes other than assuming everyone watching Bradford is Satan.

Well maybe it's because there are more of us???
I suppose I'm now the anti-christ to our Halifax friend, anyone know where I can get an eye of newt for the stew???

I think we are all anti-christ according to plenty of Fax fans. It simply doesn't matter how reasonable you make your post about the forthcoming game, they'll find some way of accusing you of being arrogant. It really is taking a chip on the shoulder to the next level. It's a field full of potatoes on the shoulder. By the way most fax fans think we'll win too, but they are allowed to say that whereas we aren't: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=583023

I think we are all anti-christ according to plenty of Fax fans. It simply doesn't matter how reasonable you make your post about the forthcoming game, they'll find some way of accusing you of being arrogant. It really is taking a chip on the shoulder to the next level. It's a field full of potatoes on the shoulder. By the way most fax fans think we'll win too, but they are allowed to say that whereas we aren't: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=583023

Looking at the link Pumpy, his wife thinks that we will win. I wonder if he will lock her in the cellar for been so arrogant

You've got to laugh though Roger, on the simple basis that we've got a full time team, you would have to assume that logic would dictate that we'd be favourites - even if wishful thinking is driving you to believe the opposite!

Mind, if I were in their position, [iI'd[/i be the one searching desperately for reasons to believe logic can be turned on its head, too. At the end of the day, who knows? It may well happen and it's what makes us fans.

Although it's a bash I hope they don't take it too literally. Apparently they set about Leigh a couple of weeks ago and provoked a reaction.

judging from Jimmys comments about the pitch and the incitement to brawl created by the RL's naming the event a bash, I would say his game plan is going to be the equivalent of crickets forward defensive stroke: forwards to control the game and defence and discipline a priority, backs keep it tight too. so my prediction is bulls by 6. As others have said, what we also get out of it is the intensity that we dont always get. There is an argument for a bigger score which is that we seem to keep our best game for the teams towards the top, and go to sleep with the bottom half teams. so bulls by 8. bins Fax 2 Bulls 0, harry secombe's not not playing otherwise 2 - 3.

Will the pitch really be that bad? It hasn't been used for a few weeks since all the fans ran onto it and forced a match to be abandoned last month has it?
I'll be really disappointed if it's a mudbath by the time we play on it. I definitely agree with Jimmy's line of thinking in that playing this event at Blackpool makes no sense and the whole event is largely redundant. If the pitch is a mess it will just add insult to injury.

Another possible model for the bash weekend would be to play each game at one of the home grounds of the two contestants.

So for example Bulls v Fax could be at Halifax, Leigh v Featherstone at Leigh etc.

Difficult to allow enough time for the fans of the other clubs to get to the next match though with your model....

Isn't this a classic case of we are the poor relation from the RFL, they just gave us the bear minimum to get a weekend of rugby.