I admire Cummins for sticking by the squad but Mr Green needs to have a word. Vast improvement in next couple of weeks otherwise we need to find a new coach. We play like that against Saints, Wire or Wigan and they actually get out of 1st gear, we will have a point a minute put passed us.

We had a good squad and fell away baldy after Easter including two defeats against London. I'd like to see the win percentage in theist 12 months.

There's just nothing from the team at the moment.
No skill, no attack, no defence, no aggression, no passion and no effort.

I looked at the last squad McNamara had the other day, and it was far stronger than the squad we put out today.

People say we have enough quality, but I don't really see it.

Look at our forwards - Would any of them get into a top 8 team? Same with the halfs, and backs.

With the exception of Kearney and Ferguson, is our remaining squad actually SL standard? The players that have left this season have reduced the quality dramatically.

Well Ferguson was a regular for Huddersfield last season, and I suspect Donaldson would have plenty of interest if he was available

But apart from that...yes.. I take your point

Apart from the apparently much-coveted Luke Gale - although I cannot for the life of me see why the likes of Hull seem to be so interested in him

Ferguson and Kearney are the 2 I think would attract interest. Donno has had a really decent season but it's only the first season that he's made such an impact. Here's hoping that his injury isn't as bad as it sounds, and he can continue improving.

I get that Cummins is a rookie coach, but the squad he is working with is probably the worst in Bulls history. We currently need all players to play above what they are used to.

I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle. Is the current squad playing to the best of their ability abilities? Certainly not. But we have a squad of players where a good percentage would struggle to get a game at the higher end clubs in SL.

The gulf in quality between us and Leeds is simply huge right now. No amount of coaching, enthusiasm or effort is going to close that gap. We need some experience and quality bringing into the squad ASAP. Sadly I don't see where we will get the players we need. Unless our appeal is successful, I'm struggling to see a way back for us.

I wonder how many Cas fans said this last year? In fact a you could say same this year. Powell has everyone of then players giving it their all and playing to their max every game. Those players give everything on the field.

I can taken losing to a team who plays well and being beaten on skill etc What I will never accept as paying fan is lack of passion, fire and effort. It was gutless performances tonight.

Come home Franny! Leave the ingrates and sit at Brian's side. Work with the likes of Watkins, Hall, BJB, Wardy, Singo, Sutcliffe, Briscoe(s)...etc
Having to try to get the best out of the likes of Luke Gale must be soul-destroying.

No argument from me. Give me a ring, I'll get the car out and take you myself.
Possibly you are too nice for head coach but that team needs a serious kicking.

1-7 is pretty much his team. Sure, the pack's been ripped apart but the backline hasn't. Yet on the occasion we're actually attacking we lose all structure and our passing across the field is awful.
Defensive line speed was poor last season but now it's non existant.
FC has some genuine excuses but these are basics.

I am unsure why people are mentioning players being good enough for a top 8 side. I said nothing about that. We are a long way off that quality at the moment and I do not expect it either.

What gets me is that we are getting a complete going over in every game now and it looks like we will need to score 40+ points a game, with an apparently shocking attack, to get anything, given how many we concede.

That 1-17 named last night, on paper, looked not bad. Yet clearly something is FAR wrong.

Oh, and BTW, this is not a "cummins out" thread, just a genuine question to people who see it every week.

After last night it is obvious the quality is just not there to work with. Struth, Wayne Bennett would not get anything out of that six pack Gale is trying to work behind a beaten ,cannot be d/unfit pack. Sows ear and silk purse come to mind. The only glint of gold : Bradford are marginally less dire than Wakefield. Now that match should be a nail biting championship decider.