I'll have a go at St Helens 50 - 10 Bradford

If there is one game all season long that I don't look forward to then it's this.

Fri, 13th June 2008 St Helens 58 v Bradford Bulls 20, Referee: Richard Silverwood
Sat, 28th July 2007 St Helens 35 v Bradford Bulls 14, Referee: Richard Silverwood
Fri, 2nd March 2007 St Helens 34 v Bradford Bulls 22, Referee:Richard Silverwood
Sat, 20th May 2006 St Helens 42 v Bradford Bulls 18, Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick
Fri, 17th March 2006 St Helens 38 v Bradford Bulls 16, Referee: Ashley Klein

Our last win at the GWP stadium was this

Fri, 7th October 2005 St Helens 18 v Bradford Bulls 23, Referee: Karl Kirkpatrick

With the Bulls team as follows:

Bradford Bulls: Michael Withers, Leon Pryce, Ben Harris, Shontayne Hape, Lesley Vainikolo, Iestyn Harris, Paul Deacon, Ian Henderson, Stuart Fielden, Jamie Peacock, Paul Johnson, Bradley Meyers, Lee Radford
Subs: Robbie Paul, Joe Vagana, Adrian Morley, Jamie Langley

How the past three seasons has seen this Grand Final winning team just distingrate away.

I'm afraid another hammering is on the cards, but bugger it I'll be there behind the sticks shouting for us to win.

Looking at that makes it look even more grim. I'm predicting saints 50+, Bradford less than 20. Really not looking forward to it.

I think we should have some kind of party on the terraces on friday... I may actually bring some balloons!

My provisional plan - should things go awry - is to work on getting chants of "You only sing when you're winning", and possibly "Can we play you every week", going.

I think you're being harsh... Don't forget we'll have Rinaldi who should be just about over the jet lag by then and will have had a good 3 days training. That should mean we don't have to play any enthusiastic youngsters! Saints won't know what's hit 'em

Rinaldi may play merde, but at least he won't be sh[size=9=white.[/sizeit . . .

Bradford will win this./

Bradford can win this.

Come on people let's pack out the shed end

Maybe they can but i highly doubt it.

I'd expect an awful turnout to be honeest. Gonna try my best to get over.

My heart say we can win it . . . . .my head say we won't be able to sit down for a week after this one. . . . . .

That is how I feel aswell

Generally or in prospect of the result n Friday

bit of both really

Someone needs to wind up Tez so he decides to go on a rumpus and bash all the Saints players like he did when we were Champs in 05





Otherwise we're looking down the barrel of a big loss. I may have predicted the Leeds win but don't see a victory against this Sintellins outfit

Waht are you implying Bullpower. Saints have developed an illegal tackle focusing on the buttocks

The Aussies will probably call it the Builders Crack Tackle or some such

has anyone seen Hopoate wandering around the Knowlsley area?

Jon Hopoate developed the technique, Saints are merely bringing into the mainstream.

Is that waht they did to Westerman?

Think this is how they'll line-up.

Bradford


Halley
Sheriffe
Sykes
Beaver
Tadulala
Rinaldi
Jeffries
Lynch
Newton
Kopzcak
Langley
Worrincy
Burgess

Scruton
Solomona
Cook
Platt




Saints
Wellens
Gardner
Gidley
Dean
Meli
Pryce
Long
Graham
Cunningham
Puletua
Gilmour
Wilkin
Clough

Fa'asavalu
Roby
Ashurst
Hargreaves.




On paper i'd say 28-18 to Saints. In actual fact i'd say 48-10 to Saints.

Surely there's got to be someone that we can put on in place of Sheriffe?

Why? Because he made one stupid error and didn't have a great game like the rest of the team?

Has anyone heard any news on Deacon's injury?

[urlhttp://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/4304971.Deacon__Toughest_period_of_my_career/[/url

[i"The former Great Britain star, 29, hoped to be ready to return and lend his experience to the cause at St Helens on Friday.

But having seen his specialist yesterday, Deacon admits it could now be next week before he is back in action.

“I’ve not run on it yet (his injured knee) and it is touch and go for Saints,” he said, ahead of another daunting fixture at the table-toppers. "[/i

Says he's only doubtful but I dont reckon he'll be back this week, maybe week after.

Cheers for the info, pretty sure we'll struggle on Friday with or without him, would rather he takes his time and gets himself right. Lets just hope he finds some form when he's back playing.

Does one of your favourite referees getting the gig change that prediction?