I was wondering that too.



I think we'll see FC using all the fit players over the next 3 games so we may see a few switches just to rest some bodies. I'm sure O'Brien will get plenty of chances.

A. Because he's not a half back and i think we can now move Kearney to half back until Gales fit.
B. All the back-rowers i think are playing better than him. Could possibly have him on the bench a head of O'brien, but i was really impressed with O'brien at the weekend and would like to see him again.

Anyway it doesn't really matter, the squad will be the one mentioned above my post. I personally think we're getting away wth Addy at half-back as we have dominated the last 3 games. Catalans is completely different.

Addy's no half back, nobody, not even Addy himself thinks so.

Neither is Kearney. However Kearney is in the form of his Bulls career playing at fullback and leading the try scoring charts and is top for us with assists.

Last week Addy came up with two kicks for tries, not bad for a backrower.

I would argue that moving these players around when they're settled and in form is barmy. Also what message does it send? Play well and still get dropped?

We dominated the game at Hudders, and the first half vs Widnes and the first half vs HKR. In the second half at Widnes we clung on and vs HKR we had to really tough it out. So not exactly all plain sailing.

Catalans will be tougher than those games, all the more excuse for not messing about with combinations that are working.

Kearney
Kear
Purtell
Lulia
Foster
Sammut
Addy
Scruton
Lestrange
Nas
Bateman
Whitehead
Olbison

Sidlow
OBrien
Donaldson
Walker

Kearney was also in the form of his life at 6. Personally i'd rather have someone who is more of a natural half back at 6. No one can argue that Kearney is not a better 6 than Addy. The line up i've suggested doesn't show us having to sacrifice anything in the back line for this to happen.

Take Addy out of the 13 and you lose another ball handler though, that puts more pressure on Sammut and Kearney and makes it an easier job for the Cats defence. It's harder to defend against a team that has three playmakers than two.

If you put Kear at fullback you put him in an unfamiliar position when he's been gradually improving on the wing.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

Got to keep Kearney at full back. He's the top scorer in super league and in my opinion full back is his best position. We have to keep consistency in the team instead of moving people around too much.

I would say it will be the first squad mentioned...

Be interesting when Blythe returns.. Solid start to the season before injury and we all know the quality Purtell has!! Suppose competition for places is a good thing!

I'm with Bullseye on this. Indeed, I usually am, since he knows what he is talking about. Why the fekk mess with a line-up that has done the biz?

TBH, why would anyone ever want to play for the Bulls who can play multiple positions, and who holds their hand up when the need is upon us? All they ever get from some quarters is flak. Go ask the likes of Sykes about that? FWIW, I think Addy has done a great job at filling in, given he is no way a natural half back, and has looked every inch a decent SL player. His kicking game looks to have great potential. I'd hate to think that some of the utter waknerage directed at him would persuade him that his future lay elsewhere. Fekk that, it lays here; so give the guy a break ffs!!!

Bit off topic but I really hope Addy takes LF for himself when Gale gets back, I don't think there is enough ball playing LFs in super league. Nice to have that extra option when it comes to play makers. I'd rather Langley went to prop, Just seems like a natural progression for him to make at this stage of his career. Think he could be a cracking prop.

SL has been and is littered with ex-Bulls who some big-mouthed fans like to slag off as pants. Nowt new. Anyway according to kearney, Perpignan is looking a long way away as they appear to be stuck at the airport with a plane that is iced up and has a flat battery https://twitter.com/BKKearney/status/31 ... 17/photo/1

SL has been and is littered with ex-Bulls who some big-mouthed fans like to slag off as pants. Nowt new. Anyway according to kearney, Perpignan is looking a long way away as they appear to be stuck at the airport with a plane that is iced up and has a flat battery https://twitter.com/BKKearney/status/31 ... 17/photo/1

If the squad can't make it out today the game could be in doubt.

Every cloud.... might be re-arranged for the summer?

Anyone know what flight they are on? There was a 7am to Barcelona which has just gone "gate closed"

Brilliant!!!

Where have I given him flak, you said yourself he's not a natural half back, all I've suggested is putting someone who is at 6 instead of him now we've got more cover for the backs. That's not giving him flak or driving him to another club. You mention Sykes, this is a prime example of what happens when you put someone who isn't a halfback at 6, he had a couple of good games at 6, then got found out.

I give Addy credit for putting his hand up when we were short and has done ok. Now we've a couple more bodies I would prefer a more natural 6.