Back on topic I'm expecting a better performance next weekend. It won't be easy but I can't see us getting a tonking from Crusaders like Salford did.

We've possibly had the hardest first two games to kick off our season. Added to the fact we have a new head & assistant coach as well as 11 new guys in the team including a new half back combination. These guys need to gel and that's made harder by the fact that our new half backs haven't been able to play together in a competitive game due to injury.

Had we come out with 2 points from the first 4, it would have been a bonus. But really, our season starts Saturday. Hopefully we'll have Herbert in to link up with Kearney and that should give us the ability to actually break that last line and score some points like we did in Cardiff.

With Rugby League? Certainly.

With you? Nah. Although it always pleases me to see one such as yourself get his come-uppance.

I will base my judgement on whether we hear the 50/50 comment on Herbert during the week....if we do I expect Herbert not to play!!! If we don't I would expect a very close run game!!

Good to see people ignoring the troll......

Crusaders are not really anything special and I am confident we will turn them over regardless.

But!!! Please no Sykes. Please????

I am praying every night

I hate to have a pop at Syekesy, who always gives 100% and will play wherever the coach tells him regardless of the flak that will enuse, but if we must have a Sykes playing No.6 against Crusaders then please can it be either Melanie or Eric.

Not unless someone else is willing to take him, he won't. He's under contract for another couple of years yet.

wakey,cas,salford, maybe even quins...never know..........under contract like matt orford was till the end of the 2012 season ?

Difference was, Orford wanted to leave.

If nobody else wanted to take him on, on the same wages he's on at Bradford, why would Sykes possibly want to just tear up his contract with us?

ye what im saying is sykes might want to leave because he hasnt played enough 1st team for his liking because of players who are stronger in his position ie Platt.....Wagga left because he felt his 1st team oppertunities were going to be limited this year and i think end of this year sykes will do the same

You weren't great yesterday. Having said that, you were up against a champion team geared up to peak for the WCC. If I was a bulls fan, I really wouldn't be using yesterday's game as an indicator of what the season holds.

Great to see a decent crowd at Odsal again.

Personally I was taking game 1 and 2 with a pinch of salt but became disappointed of how we lost against leeds, I will be more interested to see how we do against Crusaders, that will give us a rough idea of where we are at!