Crusaders wanted him? I take it all back then.

I've seen him whenever the Bulls have been televised and he appears to be struggling ... particularly in the recent games. I can only go on the evidence but I'll have another look in a couple of hours.

For me Sykes is your average super league player,p155 poor.

Two passes in the last minute or so ... first one ten metres behind anyone ... got bailed out as Warrington were done for offside.

Next set, throws it straight into touch.

He still looks like he's struggling to me.

... in the interests of balance though, good break for the Halley try around the 50-minute mark.

McDermott? Alot of success as a coach? I must have missed that episode.

Sykes is playing out of position and yet trying his guts out to make things happen. I applaud the effort if not the execution.

Shouldn't be playing rugby league.

No, Brian Noble, who wanted Sykes at Crusaders.

Not straight into touch, Helly is small for a winger.


Right option, poor execution.

He had a fairly good game apart from a couple of errors.

As long as you are happy then fair enough.

As a neutral I always used to enjoy watching the Bulls, the awesome four-some, one of the best hookers in the game, half backs who could create and backs who had bags of tries in them. It seems so long ago now.

The Bulls recruitment policy over the past few seasons has been little short of shocking with class players leaving and average players replacing them (with possibly one or two exceptions).

Last seasons finishing league position and this seasons so-far are sadly no coincedence, they reflect the quality of player at a club whose five Grand Finals seem like a very distant memory.