There's spending to the salary cap and then there's spending [ito [/ithe salary cap.

maccas been spending to salary cap but 250k of that was tied up in harris plus at least 100k in hape who just wasnt interested this year. Solomona was brought in by macca and hasnt lived upto expectations agreed, but everyone was pretty pleased when we signed him.

Only one of this years signings who hasnt lived upto expectations is nero. godwin has been a bit quiet and sykes's defense has been poor but semi,jeffries finnigan have all been amongst our better signings. It's been some of our players from previous seasons who've had a quiet/poor season this year which has been a bigger problem ( and thats when they manage to get on pitch between injuries).

There's also wilfully misleading fans when the support base is low on confidence, not 100% convinced by those in charge of things and numbers are falling off worryingly, on the back of a distinct lack of entertainment.

I'd suggest that isn't a very good idea.

Yeah, and there's brutal honesty that might be misguided too. Some sort of middle ground has to be found and it is difficult to identify just what it is.

The club is in the schtum and the lack of 'rally round the club' sentiment on here is what I consider most worrying. Not much that can be done about that though.

When the message that is coming out is "everythings fine, we're doing well financially and if it wasn't for refs and injuries we'd be doing much better on the pitch" what do you expect people to rally around?

Because, read all that's come from the club over the season and that's exactly the message that is given out.

From my experience honesty is always the best policy when you are communicating with your support, if you're not honest at the time you risk losing their support and sympathy, which then gets worse further down the line when the full picture does become clear, and people realise they had things hidden from them at the time.

That's hit the nail on the head.

Can't agree. If it was simple as that, there wouldn't be a the saying "Don't wash your dirty linen in public". Like I said, you've got to plot a course between the two extremes.

As to what there is to rally around, how about the Bradford club, an institution that has been in existence in one form or another for one hundred and forty-five years. There's no obligation but professing a great desire to see the Bulls do well and stating that you intend to withdraw your support if results do not improve sharpish seems a bit contradictory.

I agree while the club keep trotting out the same things it's impossible to have an sympathy with the way things are going.

Any?

Yes if things are bad I'd be rather kept in the dark than led to believe everything in the garden is rosy.

Do you fancy me or something? If so, you really need to send a PM because your pathetic obsession seems to be getting the better of you.

Obsession? You're an odd chap.. I'll give you that. But for the record you were the one who quoted me on page one. If you suffer from paranoia then a public forum probably isn't the best place for you.