As reported in the T&A Mr Hood predicts Bulls pushing for a top 4 finish, he did say this last year, the kiss of death maybe!! As much as I would like to be up at the top I’m not sure we will get there, 6th or 7th would be my estimation. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... rman_Hood/

As reported in the T&A Mr Hood predicts Bulls pushing for a top 4 finish, he did say this last year, the kiss of death maybe!! As much as I would like to be up at the top I’m not sure we will get there, 6th or 7th would be my estimation. www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... rman_Hood/

Very optimistic from Peter, i'd say somewhere between 7th and 5th would be more realistic....6th it is then!

Think hood needs to be a bit more realistic. We'd all be delighted with top four and a final. But IMO top four isn't achievable this year and we would need a very kind cup run to make a final. If this seasons squad clicks and we make solid return to playoffs then, with another quality signing or two next year, hoods prediction may be realistic for 2013 season. As it is he's given people a stick to beat him with at end of season. That said think Ross has put a little spin on it to get a better headline.

He said this last season and the season before - and it didn't exactly work out, did it?

I wish he keep his mouth shut to be honest

Ah, the old top four and a final routine again.

And back in the real world...

Top 4 and a good cup run should be the goal for any club serious about being a success in SL. I've no problem with Peter Hood saying the club should aiming for this. Perhaps we are a little way off being able to truly do this, but we are closer this year than last year.

Totally agree with. Maybe a better question for Ross to have asked would be 'what is this years realistic target' ?.
Ultimately every clubs aiming for top 4 and finals and any season you don't achieve it is a failure, but at the same time if you show a significant improvement on the previous seasonthen you've got to class season as a success?

Police today confirmed that a raid on an un-named Super League Chairmans office resulted in the recovery of a large amount of controlled substances....

If we ever start the season NOT aiming for a top-4 spot then we might as well pack the game in.

We should aim as high as possible. But unrealistic quotes in the press make us look silly.
I aim to win the lottery, i may hold a press conference to announce what i will spend my winnings on.

Look silly to who? Saying that, for example, this year we'll be satisfied if we scrape the eight and don't get fscked off in the first cup game - now [ithat[/i would make the Chairman look a real Knut.

This.

I've never understood why people get all het up about Hood saying this. He has been asked what Bradford are aiming for, not what they'll realistically achieve.

A club of our standing should shoot for nothing less than the top four. What's the point otherwise? In my professional life, I always set myself lofty goals because I want to make the most out of my talents. Sometimes I won't hit my targets but it's better than accepting or settling for mediocrity.

Personally I think the Bulls will struggle to crack the top eight but I still have no problem with Mr Hood aiming higher.

We do need to aim high, fair enough, but sucess for me this this year for me would be, in order of priority;

1- Be competitive and never give in for every home game
2- Win more games than we lose over the season
3- make the playoffs (which would probably follow 2 tbf)

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Many years ago when I was at school, I can remember a teacher saying, "if you want to hit the roof you must aim for the sky, because if you just aim for the roof you'll only fall back on your posterior"
(He didn't actually say 'posterior', of course, he said, "", or actually he didn't as I was perfectly correct in thinking think that I wouldn't get the word beginning with an 'a' and ending 'rse' past the auto censor. It's a good job teachers didn't have auto censors in the classroom back then, or some good lessons would probably have fallen by the wayside as none of us would have had a clue what a "booty" was. )

This is a disgrace the figurehead for the club being positive going into the new season.

It's unbelievable that someone trying to sell tickets and merchandise for something would dream of talking it up.

Hood the first rule of business is to talk down your product. Just ask Gerald Ratner!!!!

completely agree with FA and roofaldo, got to aim high.

Besides all of which, will be in the top 4 anyway.

With all due respect I think Mr Hood is insulting your intelligence.

I think he could have answered the question in a way that wouldn't have made him look a bit like he's living in fantasy land.

For example he could have said [i'We're aiming to be competitive throughout the season, and to win as many games as we possibly can. We realise its going to be tough, and there are going to be some considerable challenges throughout the year, but we're absolutely determined to improve from last season'[/i

There, see, its not that hard to answer journalists questions in a way that say very little, whilst still giving some grounds for optimism.

Don’t know what all the fuss is about. Peter Hood doesn’t even make my top 4 anyway.

1. Robin Hood (the Michael Praed version)
2. Little Red Riding Hood
3. HMS Hood
4. Boyz n the hood

... and the prize for most random, meaningless post of the year goes to...

Maybe he didn't have a list of (or the time to look up) all the relevant clichés? As he is, and has been from long before he sat in the boardroom, a fan of the club, maybe he allowed the fan within to overrule the director he is, and spoke from the heart?

I'm far from sure I agree with "fantasy land" anyway. A top four finish may be (Well OK, it is) well to the top end of any expectations but it isn't out of the question by any means. For sure, it does depend on players returning from injury and coming good and the newcomers showing genuine quality from the off, it also depends on how other clubs perform, but hey, I'll buy into the enthusiasm. Surely everyone should be optimistic at this stage of the season (ie. before it has started), and if reality digs us in the ribs later on, well so be it, but right now I'm voting with the chair...

Don't forget that last season, we only lost 5 more games than Leeds, who are the champions.

looking forward, as matters stand, we sit proudly on top of the League:
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Eat yer hearts out, the rest, as we will be there for many weeks at least, and there ain't nuthin you can do about it!

Apparently not, as we speak, Warrington are tabling a bid to transfer the top position from us. We can't compete financially so it looks like they will get it. We are getting 9th place and some cash in return.

And Wigan have just been granted a special dispensation from the RFL - its to do with the alphabet being the wrong way round or something, but the full details can't be revealed just yet.

It's more optimistic than most independants commentators would give to bradford, but it's hardly a surprise, given he is running a business that requires a certain amount of optimism to sell tickets.

I thought Potter would have made a bigger difference last year, so to be honest I'm would be surprised if Bradford have moved on some 5 places. But then alot of teams seam to be maintaining staff rather than making outstanding recruitments this year.