Re: Bradford on Monday. : Thu Apr 13, 2023 3:38 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

I thought Fax were very slow to start and those early errors were costly. That ought to be fixable. The discipline can be more of a problem if players are too dumb to moderate it. We have a similar issue when we’ve lacked our experienced leaders like Thompson or Lawrence. It’s up to the captain to keep the side on the right side of the ref. Thought you had us on the ropes a few times but took the wrong option e.g. with Keyes not putting enough kicks along the ground or Jouffret not exploiting space on the outside. Again these should be fixable but it depends on how players react under pressure. You can issue as many instructions as you like but it’s whether they sink in.

As for the kick offs well surely that is fixable? Better to be cautious and not leather the ball if it’s windy conditions??

Common sense and correct!

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:14 pm  

We haven't had a leader on the pitch for too long. Last one was Muzza. Someone to organise and kick a55 when needed.

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:24 pm  

Cant call it but fax have a point to prove with this one which may swing it

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:45 pm  

Oops ….
I’ve been saying Grix is clueless for months and getting vilified but he’s doing his upmost to prove me right..

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:04 pm  

Great result. Keeping them
Nilled was most pleasing. They looked clueless on attack.

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:23 pm  

Played them off the park, bullied them, and scored some decent tries to boot. Bradford look totally devoid of ideas and that was as convincing a win as we have had over them recently. Normal service resumed.

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:01 pm  

Up yours Shelf, Northhowram etc...

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:16 pm  

Can't remember the last time when every single player was on their game - our much maligned forward pack absolutely obliterated Bulls pack on the back of that Keyes and especially JWH and Jouffret tore them to bits. Bradford were clueless- occasionally looked to be passing the ball nicely until you realised it only ever went sideways and never forward. This season so far has obviously been a bit of a mixed bag, but that was the most enjoyable game for a long time. Don't want to be churlish after a performance like that - but I hope the Grix haters can now take a break for a couple of weeks

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:25 am  

Great result, especially nilling them, but still too obvious with the kicks, their full back mopped everything up without too much pressure as all kicks went same place.
The bulls were also the architects of their own downfall near the fax line, or was that great fax defense pressure?
As mentioned above all 17 on their game for 80 minuets, however Bradford were not a patch without the S/L loanees.
Cannot decide if want York in next round to have a chance of furthering the cause, and prize pot, or top S/L team at home where we would probably get a beating, but maybe a full house and really see where we are competition wise,it was nice of John Kear to mention on BBC, Fax look like a team that could play at a higher level.

Re: Bradford on Monday. : Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:28 am  

Great result last night. Dominated Bradford from minute one. Amazing how far you get without mistakes, penalties and completing your sets. Bradford were really poor. The amount of times they dropped the ball or had a poor kick was surprising. Credit to their fans who played their part in creating a great atmosphere and continued past the final hooter.