Woolly hat, thick socks, skins, big hoody and gloves.. come on Odsal I'm ready for ya!

DIY Chav kit add bling to taste

The sun is out

Praying it's on.

Well we have a good hour till the pitch inspection and the sun is out.

Rugby League Today will have all the live scores from today's big friendlies, including Castleford Vs York from 2pm, and Bradford Vs Halifax from 3pm - Catch all the latest scores @ www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/live-scores/

Rugby League Today will have all the live scores from today's big friendlies, including Castleford Vs York from 2pm, and Bradford Vs Halifax from 3pm - Catch all the latest scores @ www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/live-scores/

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GAME IS ON

Quote ="Cooper Crank"Rugby League Today will have all the live scores from today's big friendlies, including Castleford Vs York from 2pm, and Bradford Vs Halifax from 3pm - Catch all the latest scores @ www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/live-scores/'" We'll all be at the game

Quote ="Cooper Crank"Rugby League Today will have all the live scores from today's big friendlies, including Castleford Vs York from 2pm, and Bradford Vs Halifax from 3pm - Catch all the latest scores @ www.rugbyleaguetoday.co.uk/live-scores/'" We'll all be at the game

I'm getting pretty excited about this now! Looking forward to seeing some of the new players get their first run out.

Seeing as I ended up not going due to a last minute work commitment, I might as well do score updates

It's currently 20-8 to the Bulls

Was 10-8 at half time but it seems like the Bulls are getting it together more

I'm listening on UCB

26-8 with a try from Crookes converted by Ah Van from the touchline!!

Sounds like a young guy called John Bateman is having a wow of a game

Come on you Bulls.

Tries coming thick and fast now as Bulls get it together more, and Halifax tire

It's currently 38-8

Try for Whitehead, goaled by Ah Van

44-8

Sounding good. Just got back from shopping in Leeds. Not happy.

I feel your pain Debaser, I'd rather be at Odsal



Anyway, its 50-8 now

GAME OVER

Bulls 48 Halifax 8

(not sure how they said it was 50-8 and then it ended up 48-8, but that's BCB for you eh?

)

It finished 50-8. Scoreboard mix up apparently.

Good result. Sounds like an excellent second half.

someone can't add up?

Wow! Just got back from the game and I'm in the process of thawing out, but that was definitely worth it. A pretty good turn out for Langers from both sets of fans, kudos to the Halifax lot!
As for the game, I don't know about anyone else, but the most important and impressive part of our performance today was the enterprising brand of rugby we played. It was enjoyable to watch, unpredictable at times and was umpteen times better than the predictable, boring droll we've been served up over the last couple of years. You can seriously tell we've a proper coach in charge who knows what he's doing. What a refreshing change!

As for player performances, the obvious stand out is Marc Herbert. Orford who? What a player this lad looks to be, controlled the game, directed the Bulls round the park and had a superb kicking game. Had a hand in most of the tries, some of which were impressive to watch! I thought Shaun Ainscough did well too, his centre let him down a few times but he didn't panic when Fax came at him, and he saved a couple of tries. Heath was, as ever, class, and kudos to Craig Kopzcak. He really set the game up for us early on, and when Halifax were tiring late on, he punched some serious holes in their defence. Big year ahead hopefully for the youngster! John Bateman also impressed me seriously.

All in all, not getting uber carried away, but plenty to look forward to in a new era! Especially with Diskin, Scruton, Elima, Kearney, Donno and maybe another new signing to come in!

A real positive start to our season with plenty of reasons to be confident of a more successful year ahead.

After a fairly slow start we soon began to find some combinations with Herbert leading the side at 7. I thought it was an impressive start from Marc who put in some lovely short kicks. He looked lively with ball in hand and even showed off some neat passing skills despite the near freezing cold temperatures. I thought Ainscough and Raynor were a breath of fresh air compared to last year and both made decent yards. Ainscough must be the quickest winger we've had for some time?

Ah Van looked the much better goal kicker between him and Herbie and I think only missed one conversion from the touchline? Seems he likes to wear his socks 'Shontayne' style, let's hope he can be as successful!!
Royston combined well from the back and made a couple of good breaks.

I thought Bateman had a great game and was a real handful for the Halifax defence. He might well be the next young player to force himself into 1st team reckoning.

One or two lapses in defence on the flanks will be something that Potter will be looking to improve but with so many new partnerships it will take some time for that understanding to develop. Great start though.. the next two weeks cannot pass quick enough now!

Pretty much agree with all of that. It was mainly Walker IMO, who had a few rush of bloods to the head and jumped out of the line, but thats what these friendlies are for to get people playing together!

Game of two halves. Fax were pretty good in the first half, and we went in 10-8 up in what seemed like a re-run of so many games last year I thought. Defensive lapses looked a bit of a worry.

Second half we were dominant right from the start and just let rip with increasingly enterprising play as the combinations started to gel. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Herbert looked the part as the game wore on - we seemed a bit lacking in direction earlier but then things started to gel more I thought? Love Ah Van's kicking style! Nice and slow and just lops it...with precision. Right from when he lopped that ball over their defence and it stood up just short of the dead ball line. Never seen a ball kicked for goal travel so slow...but accurately.

Seeing real pace on the wings, especially Ainscough, was a sight to behold - we don't DO pace out at wide at Bradford, do we? Thought Bateman (sponsored by RAB...

) looked promising. OK, Fax tired as the game wore on, but I think most people left the ground feeling moderately cheerful?

AND, boys and girls...the beer is down to £2.50 a pint!!! And I was given to understand that is where it is staying! The club clearly took on board what we said last year. Shame I was driving



Decent turnout for Jamie, and good to see the fax playing their part.

Looking forward to Dewsbury.