How you feeling about the game?
Confident?
How many do you think you'll bring?

I'm looking forward to watching Olly, even if he is playing against us. Great forward & a class act off the field.

Hope to see you in numbers on the northern terrace for a great match.

Prediction:
20-12 Wakefield win
MoM: Tim Smith
Att: 8000

FWIW I think the sign of a great fan base is coming back hungry after an awful weekend previously, I know I've been through a few.

If 'Olly' refers to Elima, you'll be disappointed. Not fit.

It's a realistically winnable game for us right now. It certainly isn't an easy place for the current Bulls team to get a result though. Looking like a new HB partnership of Sammut and BJ for the foreseeable future. Hopefully we might also see the debut of Manase. I don't expect we'll have any more 2nd rowers fit for this game, we're really suffering with injuries to the back row right now.

Not sure how many we'll bring on a Sat aft. Is the temp stand going to be ready?

Its a winnable game for Wakey if they could do it with a rag tag patched up side at home last season then this side should as its miles better.

It's against us, therefore it's extremely winnable.

Won't be ready for another 5 weeks or so. Was planned to be up for this game but a late design change meant only the foundation's for the temporary cover over the Western Terrace will be done for this game. Lets hope it doesn't rain.

So by your logic our rag tag patched up side should go OK against you!

On one level this is a game that the Bulls will realistically be looking to target

The problem is that Wakefield will feel exactly the same way. They'll look at this game, especially at home, as one that they can hope - even expect - to win

Even this early in the season, its acquired something of a 'must win' status. Because if we lose this, with tough games against Wire, Hull KR and Saints coming up next, then we could end up with one win from our first seven games

Could be a repeat of the Cas game...turning it around away after being mullered at home. Wakefield have had a week off though so will be going into the game much fresher.

Close game but Wakefield 26-20 Bradford.

That would be quite acceptable to some on here I think.

That's not an advantage in the first few weeks though, as we found out a couple of seasons back when we lost our last pre-season game and the first home match due to the weather. It left us 'underdone' and trying to catch up with match fitness.

Both sides will have reasonable expectations of winning this one, so it will come down to mistakes and giving away penalties again I guess. Toss a coin?

This is a MUST WIN for the Bulls if we are to have any chance of making the 8 this year. Especially after the walloping yesterday.

If we lose and with Warrington next up Potter should be under serious pressure to walk or if we can afford it to be sacked.

With Gale in the squad I would have fancied our chances in this one, regardless of the results against Catalans and Wigan.
But now we've lost our key playmaker, both Jeffries and Briggs aren't at the same level and certainly won't direct play around the park the way Luke does. As a result we'll struggle to create much at all I fear.

Our only hope is that our props can get the upper hand and we manage to get some quick ptbs for Disko and Heath to capitalise on.

Is it on TV?

Yeh it's on Sky.

Ta

Wakey have a cracking pair of half backs. If they are on song you are going to [delstruggle.[/del lose.

We are going to struggle anyway.

Edited for accuracy.

If the forwards can set the same platform they did at Cas then maybe not, I think Sammutt is the ace in the pack (well, not exactly in the [ipack[/i) who can open up any team. Avoiding giving away penalties (and finding touch with the ones we get

) keeping hold of the ball and playing solid rugby would probably be sufficient to get us home.

Quite a few 'ifs' in there. Guess we'll find out if there are too many on Saturday........

As an ex world class SH I appreciate the importance of a dominant pack. However there are times when the HBs need to take the game & dominate it & bring the pack on. Wakey's can do that. I'm not sure Sammut can, though he possesses other skills they don't.

Personally id be putting Kearney up at 6 Sammut at 7, moving in Kear to full back and bring in Ainscough/Pryce on the wing,

Or does that make too much sense lol

Sounds okay pulsator. I'd be tempted to give Addy a shot at 6 aswell, but I know we won't see that.

Nah tbh i dont think he makes a good half back, i personally would put langley into the props and have Addy at loose.

Over recent weeks langley hasnt really shown anything more than being an extra prop !!!

He's better than he was under Macca, but he's no Sinfield!

I don't think Addy's a halfback, but neither is Kearney. I'm more confident of Addy defending in line though and I don't want Potter chopping and changing defensive positions like he did with Shad/ Kearney.