It was interesting to hear that the York coach said "if the Bulls that played at Hunslet turn up on Sunday we will beat them".
That shows the other coaches are seeing our vulnerability now. They can see it and now it looks like many of our own fans are seeing that we are struggling at times when the bulldozer approach down the middle fails. We will probably win the next eight and walk into the Championship but I expect Kear and Chalmers are having quite a few chats in private about where we need to improve.
On the superleague show Wilkin pointed out that Wakefield are full of players who other teams released as they thought they weren't good enough but every player has a great pair of hands and backed up and ran hard. Kear was there and I thought I hope he can rebuild that at the Bulls. We don't need stars just good rugby not one man charge. Hopefully, Kear has put a team together purely to get us out of Div 1 but will now change the team ready for next season with more skill and movement across the line.

Like a certain, rejects team in 97!

The comments about leadership are bang on the money for me. The only two players I saw capable of trying to bring the side back in the game were Crossley and Flanagan. We needed someone there who would get them all together under the sticks and rollock them big time into a reaction. I genuinely think we have gone for 'too young' a squad. At this level you need more than mere talent you need bottle and a bit of nous upstairs. Sunday maybe showed despite their perceived shortcomings how important Smith and Gibson are to the side

Finn has joined Widnes until the end of the season apparently.

Wakefield now confirmed that Finn has gone on loan to Widnes for the rest of the season, adding that he'll join the Wakefield coaching staff for 2019. So looks like this one's just died a death.

I think the criticism of Chisholm is harsh. I'd like to see the stats but i think he's scored a decent haul of tries and had a hand in a few too this year. Sunday he wasn't at his best (however he was far from the worst player on the field) he did seem a little ragged, chipping to Ethan far too often, think he did it on the second tackle at one point. I'd like to see him take the line on more. We all know he can do it, he's either been told not to, or he doesn't have the confidence in his knee yet. Despite this i believe he was the only player to make a break on Sunday (by the way, i'd love to know why the referee didnt brandish a yellow, he could have picked either for the pull back on Grant or holding down of Chissy)

Someone mentioned distribution from dummy half, i agree it is having an effect and is a real problem for us at the moment for us. We lost on Sunday as we were 24-0 down in the first half and barely got out of our half that first 40.

If we can get some consistency in our spine in the next 8 week, Chisholm will be better for it.

9 in the league, 1 in the cup scored. 10 tries in 19 games total. Couldn't tell you assists, but try scoring stats are always easy to find.

Well that's put the lid on that one then.

Shame that.

On Chisholm he had a similar nuts and bolts game last week versus Hunslet. If I were an opposition coach I'd be targeting him in defence along with our centres. I'd also be sending the big lads in behind the ruck in the early tackles as we always seem to have a few taking a breather there.

So we need a half back for next season, any ideas?

I know he is Marmite to lots of people, but if we could tease Scott Murrell to Odsal would suit me
I think we need an experienced half back alongside Lilly, Keyes or DC

So we need a half back for next season, any ideas?

I know he is Marmite to lots of people, but if we could tease Scott Murrell to Odsal would suit me
I think we need an experienced half back alongside Lilly, Keyes or DC

Said this ages ago.

Finn signed till end of season with Widnes then back to Wakefield for 2 years with a coaching role.

Couldn't he still be a p/t player with us and a f/t employee elsewhere?

The last time the Bulls did that, it was Mathers. Enough said?