So with all the chat about the next coach, we've still got a tough game this weekend. Think this will be pivotal for our season. Lose this and I can't see where our next win is coming from. Our season will completely unravel. Could be similar to the season we finished with Lee St Hilaire in charge.

Let's see if we get a response.

Got to be:

Hall
Dawson-Jones
Kear
Gill
Foggin-Johnston
Patton
Lilley
Baldwinson
Doyle
Crossley
Walters
Wallace
B. Evans

Hallas
Scurr
Walker
England

Hallas on the bench for me to spell Doyle as I think he does need a rest. I understand this weakens the 13 position to start with but we have Evans/Baldwinson who can do a job there. Essentially running with 3 props to take it out of them. Then bringing Scurr and Walker on to punch holes and keep us on the front foot.

Wallace deserves a start. And Walters for me keeps his place too. England on the bench to rotate with the second row.

Crossley deserves to be sat out based on recent performances. Not that I think he will or that we have the bodies to do it

Agreed but I can’t see them dropping the captain.

Indeed not. Crossley starts in what looks to be an unchanged line up

Great first half performance from the Bulls.

Whitehaven 6 Bradford 28

Any indication if we've deviated from the old up the jumper gameplan?

Sounds like defence is still shocking.

BULLS 34-22 WHITEHAVEN

Sound to be a 2nd half issue? Fitness?

Not sure mate. Listening too it. But come on, we can’t be that unfit for Whitehaven to stage a comeback. Must be an attitude thing.

Agree about attitude. 34-6 up, we should be looking to rack up a score for our points difference. Everyone else would have gone passed the 50 mark. To lose the second half and still have negative points difference is just so frustrating.

Nothing against Dunning but we need someone fresh to come in and get a hold of this lot.

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We’re not competing anytime soon. He’d come cheap and got Workington playing some good rugby. Wouldn’t be too disappointed if he came. But I do think we should be aiming for better.

Take the win and the points. From what this party's seen, a good few of your players are a tad lardy and that will obviously tell the longer the match goes on. It's the first thing that any new coach has to have addressed.

The curse of the steak bake strikes again...There isn't a team in the league as unfit as ours and it the players we have that's a disgrace.

I wonder how much it is down to the strength and conditioning team and how much its down to ill-discipline from the individual.

The S&C will only get a couple of hours on a Tuesday and a couple on a Thursday. If the players are then going out sinking 10 pints and KFC family bucket after a game, it's pointless what they do in training.

As, said the new coach needs to come on and get a grip of it and make sure they are doing the right things when not at training etc.

Get the weighing scales and calipers out and give the fatties some weight loss targets. No booze and a healthy diet will make an impact in a matter of weeks.

And if the fatties dont want to buy in to that then get them out of the club. Hopefully Kibula is the 1st out the door after the stunt he pulled yesterday.

Do tell!

What stunt was that?

Was it a Kopout replay ?

Was at the game yesterday, Kibula did nt come on until second half, played 15 mins or so then disappeared. Not sure what went on.

As the full time whistle went all the payers and staff went to the middle of the field formed a huddle. Obviously i dont know what was said. The olny one who didn't bother was Kibula who just trudged up the touchlne head down straight in to the top dressing rooms. Not even an acknowledgement to the fans.

After the huddle all the players can over to the fans as expected.

Dunno what Kibulas problem was but when your going through adversity as a team you need everyone to dig in together and show solidarity. If hes not d then he shouldnt get picked again in my book. The last thing we need right now is any bad eggs in the camp

If that’s the case then that’s bad. Only time it’s acceptable is if he was injured.