Pleased with the second half?

Played pretty well in the second half ?


That will not win games, not that it matters to him, he's already concentrating on his other job, if that is possible.






Holy crap Batman!

Tansey finds it easier to do when Bulls tacklers get in each others way.

Do you really think that Steve McNamara is going to be coaching England when there is a "coaching consultant" with him in Brian Smith.

Smells of last year when Tony Smith was appointed as head of coaching and rugby and Jimmy was made 1st team coach.

I would not be surprised to see a top Australian coach in charge of England for the World Cup in 2013, doesn't Wayne Bennett's contract with St George finish in 2012? The fact that one of Bennett's staff is now a member of the England set up is not a coincidence.

We will still not beat Australia though and I really fear for us in the 4 Nations this year.

Why? We were never going to win the 4 Nations to begin with. Doesn't matter who the coach is, England does not have the quality or depth of player resource that Australia has and it's about time people got this into their heads.

IMO what got McNamara the England job is players such as Donaldson, Whitehead and Burgess and the way these young lads have come on at Bradford while McNamara has been in charge (regardless of how much input into that he's actually had) and the fact the RFL can see that unless we increase the quality and numbers of players coming through the ranks we will never be able to compete on the world stage.

Theres quite a few that post on here, but slowly but surely most are realising that Macca is just not upto the task and never has been.

Usually rubbish that macca comes out with same old record. Boring rubbish

I'm not sure he can see the link with how we play and how the interchanges affect it. Poor in the first half and better when he sent Addy on (Worrincy going off). Lynch playing for best part of 80 mins and Koppy playing his longest and best yet. Hall playing for about 30 mins and Crossley getting probably 20 mins, no effective use of his Props. Surley he can figure out how he can more effectively spell the props? He needs to look at performances from the last couple of weeks and be brutal with those underperformers, plenty of young lads waiting for a chance! I actually expect more of the same until the end of the season, he's nothing if not consistant!!!!

He will still get the usual support however.

Another defeat and he is still coming out with the same old lines after the game.

The more intelligent on here do finally seem to realise that he is a complete dud but still some remain that still rate the guy! Astonishing!

Taking Addy off was a disgrace. I also think it was the wrong decision to spell Langley when he was clearly on a roll..

It's quite confusing why when something had clearly been changed for the better at half time, he then withdraws multiple players who were playing well and loses the momentum. His in play changes appear no better than 4 years ago when we lost to Wigan.

It seems to me that McNamara's interchange policy is one of two things:

1) Interchanges planned before the game and doesn't deviate from the plan, regardless of how someone is playing or how tired they're not (hence why Addy came off, even though he didn't look tired and was playing very well).

2) Thinks he has to use all 12 interchanges no matter what, hence why the likes of Langley went off for less than 5 minutes before coming back on again.

I wonder...just wonder...whether the interchanges are being (unduly?) influenced by these sensor gadgets they are supposed to be wearing? Computer he say man's readings say he knackered therefore computer say spell man? Not sure I remember the extent to which they provide real-time in-game info as opposed to shedloads of data for processing after?

Been wondering for a while given I too have become increasingly perplexed of late.

If it is, they must be wondering if Glenn Hall's is faulty due to how quickly it comes up with "he's buggered, take him off".

I didn't think the RFL had permitted the GPS system to be used in competitive games only in friendlies.

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I would also point to:

22-22, 5th tackle, Bulls 20 metres out centre field, on the open side 5 Hull players offside by some distance (Fitzgibbon acknowledges by screaming at his fellow teamates); ball goes blind side and potential for repeat set lost with Hull on the backfoot.

25 metres out, last tackle, ball with Platt (shouldn't have been) he makes woeful cross-field kick which ends up in front of the Coral Stand fire exit steps.

Same score, ball with Sykes, kick to air (once again) Tansey picks it, quick step....Craig Hall try.

Last set of the game, L'Estrange in possession attempting to play the ball, 5 seconds on the clock. Defender engages him in a wrestle, failed to play the ball. Game over. Poor concentration.

A game that was there to be won.