No reason why we can't beat Halifax now. We now have settled halves and first choice forwards at our disposal, though not our most potent wing and three quarter line. Funny really, at the start of the season we had these strike weapons available but depleted forwards and a different half combination every week. Thankfully our other lads e.g. DFJ are seemingly doing a good job for us at the moment in the absence of Hitchcox and Evans. I digress. Settled halves and first choice forwards = Bradford win in my book. Also, Bradford have crowd advantage at the Summer Bash year in year out. We take more than any other club I think, or perhaps similar to HKR and Leigh, and I think against Halifax that will count for something. Remember the first year of the Summer Bash against Halifax - narrow win IIRC and the crowd did not shut up for the entire game. It was remarkable. COYB.

Curtain raiser for the cup QF as well as a important league match. Both sides will want to put a marker down.

Does anyone know which stand we are in for the bash?

Wasn't going to attend due to work but that's moved now so will be free, want to but from bulls but say I need to collect from ground and living in Manchester that ain't gonna happen, so will buy from RFL, it does say south stand unreserved but then allocates me 2 seats.

Have you unearthed a BOGOF loophole?

The South Stand is behind the posts ,at the Hotel end, otherwise known as the Armfield Stand.

Unfortunately not. Mean to buy 2 tickets.

Don't want to be sat without the Fax fans so just wanted to make sure I was in the Bulls end

From memory I don’t believe there is anything to stop you changing ends anyway. You have allocated seats but we generally don’t stick to them, there’s enough space to find a better seat on the day.

Thanks will get them bought, haven't been for a couple of years so not sure if they changed the rules but doesn't seem like it

Bradford are currently leading the Summer Bash sales with 1,400.
Leigh are second at 900 sold.

Where are you all staying/drinking this weekend? And what sort of team do you think we will put out?

I don't see any reason to change the team unless we have injuries.

We always have a big crowed but we must have the worst record of wins one i think out of all the magic weekends

Indeed. Only a win in 2009 at Murrayfield against Wakey and a win in 2015 against Fax since the inception of Magic/Bash weekends in 2007.

Tbh fact we bring a big crowd is part of problem. We usually get put up against one of bigger teams as highlight of one of the days, irrespective of how we’re actually performing on the field. Against Hillary last time being prime example of that. If it’s going to count for league points then it should be seeded on league position and not which matchups tv think will attract biggest crowds.

I love autocorrect. HKR will from now on be known as Hillary.