Why did they continue to kick to the Bulls most dangerous player?


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Once again this game showed that we are very close to beating a full time team and imo if we can bring a couple of quality players into this team we can make top 4, It will be interesting to see if our bod can find the funds to do this.

This ^^ . Couldn't agree more

Great effort from the lads, the poor start to the second half undid some of what we had done, to be fair to Bradford they weren't at their best but stuck at it and got the result.

I thought the main difference between the teams would eventually make a difference in the result, but I admit to being worried as to how long Fax could keep it up. Not sure if Fax ran out of fuel or Bulls went up a gear. If Fax don't go full time and more do then will the available pool of players shrink and then what. There are still players who choose to be part time. Maybe a core of full time padded out with some good part time.

The game was exactly as expected, full time team with more energy in the second half. Really proud of the effort though. Would have been a better reflection on the game if that last try hadn't been scored. A couple of their tries would have definitely gone to the video ref....

I hope most of those fans fancy a look at the shay in July.

Once again a great deal of effort and superb first 40 mins with Morrell controlling the game with a superb kicking game built on the back of another good display from our pack, who have not been outclassed by any pack I have seen yet. We need to get another playmaker to support Morrell as too much reliance on him for the full 80. When he is a little off it, or worse still injured, we have nothing to offer as plan B. We also lack that cutting edge in the middle backs. looks to me that Saxton will be given another shot to hold down a wing spot( I see Rob is ripping up trees at Shefield!). Bulls class and £500k difference in salary capability was just enough to see them through. Brilliant support and noise from the Fax faithful. We are on the wrong side played , won, lost but to be fair we have played Leigh, Bulls, Fev,London now and just need to make the most of playing the lower teams-especially points difference as that will help us finish higher than our current league position of 7th.The league table never lies and we are at where we deserve to be at the moment. still plenty games left including Bulls at Blackpool!

Pretty much this.

We needed to post more points in the first half when we were well on top but again we just lack something in the backs and as LTD says its another game where our pack came out on top. We took wrong options in the first half to spurn chances and then Bradford hit us very quickly in the 2nd half and that was that. If we could have weathered the storm for 15 minutes in the 2nd half we would have won that game. That said it was a brilliant effort against a full time team and with a bit of luck as daft as it seems we could have won all our games this season. Agreed with what people are saying about Brown, he has been very poor and needs to up his game. He is fine if the ball is in his hands but getting it there is difficult and his kick defence is poor. Unfortunatley it doesn't look like Saxton will play any time soon if at all so we need to bring someone in to put him under pressure. Potts has been very good again and does what is needed when he comes in to the team.

I thought Salty was class again and has easily been the success story of our season. I thought Heaton went very well, he will get better, Murrell was class for the most part, we need him in the team. I would take 17 of him every single day of the week. Johnston will learn a lot for him but he just needs a bit of help at the moment but I can see Johnston becoming a good player at this level he just needs to learn to take the team around the park as good as someone like Murrell. Pack was awesome again, I thought Calahane had his best game for us and the rest kept up to the standards they have set all year.

We are getting there.

If anybody has a match programme that I can purchase I would appreciate it

We don't do programmes any longer, ask Bulls if we have any of the free papers we give out

Really surprised to hear that thanks for replying

I've got one if you want it

Yes please I will pm you

Your boys were great last night (wouldnt have complained if we'd have lost) and your fans were absolutely top as well. See you at Blackpool

is it true an otter ran onto the pitch during the 2nd half ?

They eat Otters in Bradford ,they are like Chicken to the Bradford lot.

It was an alligator and it waddled rather than ran.

Well that first half just has to be the best performance from a Halifax side since winning the championship grand final . It was hard to see who were the full time team, but it told in the second half , Great effort though, if we can cut out the silly penalties and add a couple of class players,especially a good allround winger i believe we will start to win the big games .

If not sorted this yet,someone has had the audacity to put one on ebay.Saw you friday without your trademark bag.

The one day you needed one for the newspaper !

Had it on Monday.

any fax tv highlights of this game?

Good shout would love to see their first try again..Scorer looked 2 yards in touch from where we were(admittingly bloody miles away !)

last try looked more than a bit dubious as well. plus quite a lot of

has left my memory hazy at best

The way you played in the first half I think took us by surprise. I was impressed with the Fax pack, particularly in defence – why can’t they play like that every week? The line speed really stood out and was better than any other side I’ve seen so far this season. Our backrow got really bullied and we looked a bit at sea when kicking at the end of each set.

It went a bit downhill after halftime but you got back into things for a spell. The score flattered us at the end.

If you could add a halfback and a bit of something extra in the backs to that pack you’d be a real threat.

We do play like that every week one good forty then one not so good..


What we couldn't afford to do was let you get on a roll.It was going swimmingly until
that penalty for obstruction on halfway at start of second half.Dubious try followed and
your goalkicker compounded it by converting from 2 yards out of touch(where it was scored

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