well done tonight to the bulls!not the greatest of flowing games,2 good defences of which you did proberly edge us out....We rarely troubled you on your line and your kicking game was more supierior!Not gonna say your the greatest team we will see this year(as you prob no that),but fair play you had a bit more quality in the tank then us.Not the greatest of turnout that you usualy bring(id havesaid 6-700),all the best anyway.

It was a good win but a pretty boring game. Both team's attack play was at best solid.

We defended really well, and salford never looked like scoring.

Orford's in playing kicking to keep salford pegged back was top notch stuff. Him and Kearney had good games. As with a lot of games this year i'm expecting the same as tonight. We had loads of possession, yet our backs didn't seem like scoring at all. Hopefully have some more strike power there next year.

In saying that i thought Sykes and Sheriffe did well.

Glenn Hall though just seems lazy.. Every tackle he makes is a high ( legal ) swinging arm.. First thing he did today was give away a pen and knock on.

I'll take that tonight, and hope for a good performance next week against the comps in form side.


p.s. Menzies is just a legend.

We win and we still have some miserable gits on here!

Another two points in the bag and points we had to work very hard to earn. I thought we controlled the game throughout with an excellent kicking game and some tough defence. Salford spent long periods trying unsuccessfully to get out their own half. Our goal line defence was also very solid albeit against a Salford side who lacked much imagination at half back.

The pitch was pretty heavy, perhaps heavier than first appeared and we had our tactics pretty much spot on. I think Macca will perhaps be a little disappointed with some of our plays close to the Salford line though. A few knock ons and missed chances that will need to be rectified for the visit of Wigan. I still feel we're a big Prop short and felt that whilst our pack worked their socks off we could have done with a Sam or Joe to really force the opposition back. Perhaps when the pitches firm up our more mobile pack will help us.

I think perhaps McNamara needs a quiet word in the ear of Glenn Hall, some needless penalties and knock ons that could have been costly. He gets through some work though, he just needs to cut out the mistakes that are putting the team under unnecessary pressure.

Not too many complaints though, any win away from home is a good one in my book. I left the ground thinking that this time last year we would probably have lost tonight's match.

its a win and thats all that matters

i was at the game tonight and i have to say i enjoyed it!! 2 great defences on show but on the negative side neither team had much to defend against. most of the play was one man rugby up the middle!!

the bulls threw the ball around once and they scored a very good try, salford threw the ball around once and just knocked on short of the line. as far as chances go bradford were in firm control, maybe a little worrying that they didnt take a few of them but non the less i feel bradford were never really threatened tonight.

i do however think wigan will give you a much stronger challenge next week and bulls will have to up there game 110%

shame we don't get to see that exciting free flowing rugby on sky every week on sky featuring the giants.....oh wait, your game is just as dull and boring as the quins with all that wrestling in the tackle and laying on spoiling virtually every game for viewing

We played a different game this week but sometimes you have to tough out these tight games where the conditions cause errors and the determined efforts of the opposition to prevent you scoring sap all your strength. I was very pleased with our tackling tonight. There were no poor tackles and there will be some sore bodies with the power of the clashes.

It was one of those games often described as a "purists" game. It was heavy on the defence and low on real scoring chances.

I'm happy that we got a great workout from Salford while our next week's opponents got a nice easy match.
I'm also more than happy that we went to a ground which has been tough for us recently and nilled them.

Macca sounds a bit displeased in the post-match comments on the bbc. I hope that doesn't mean we have injuries. If it doesn't then I think he might be being a touch harsh on our guys. They played with guts and determined pressure. I like the progress we're making at this stage in the season.

No moaning about singers then ... Ahh good

Plus 4 games in something that we never achived last year WERE IN THE TOP8.

Nah, couldn't hear any offensive/unneeded chants this time. Looks like the majority of s stayed away

Haha misruable git !

A game for the rugby league connessieur rather than the fan. This was one arm wrestle and credit to Salford for their tenacity and determination, however our attacking shortcomings were exposed and we must up our game considerably for next week. Orford's kicking gane, Langley and Kearneys industry and the defence overall were the bright spots!

The tackling was a huge improvement on this time last year. Last season there were too many players happy to flap at opponents as they flashed past them and leave the hard work of stopping the attacker to someone else. So many of the tries scored against us last year were directly on the back of some really really poor tackling.

Tonight there was nobody shirking their duty in defence. Every time a Salford attacker tried to carry the ball there were Bulls players on all sides of him. Off-loads were few and far between. Often there were very very few yards made.

On a dry day we would have been more solid going forward. The potential was clearly there.

I remember last year we won a tough encounter at Salford 12-18 and no one really belittled the score or performance, yet there will be people laughing at this score, but I'd take 7-0 away from home every time in Super League.

Not worrying at all. Injuries is injuries, and loads of players will be in and out with 'em, such is life. That's the opportunity for fringe players to come in somewhere and stake a claim. Did Hull miss Long?

The SL report is rubbish. It wasn't the greatest game but TBF we had 2 teams desperate not to lose, and from a Bradford fan POV I thought we had so much possession, especially in the first half, that it was a mystery how they kept us out.

Anyway people have been whinging (with justification) at some of our defensive antics. I thought we clearly went out with the aim of keeping our line intact and as we ended up nilling the opposition at a crucial away game then you'd have to say defensive job done.

Another criticism last year or two is throwing away leads, not being able to hold on to a winning position. Well, we passed that test with flying colours too. Tenacious defence, the right choices and a decisive DG all played their part but the main thing that shone out for me was a steely determination, it wasn't especially pretty, but to me, it was a work of art. Rather that than most of the first 80% of last year, by a country mile.

Plus, we're now joint 5th. So an away win, a fine defence, nilling the opposition away in a must-win pressure match, doesn't leave much to complain about in my book.

A Wins A Win.
Fair play to you lot last night your game plan worked.

Like your coach has already said there will be no rush for anybody to buy the DVD.

Good Luck for the rest of the season but like Salford City Reds you are also in a long season by the looks of your team last night who in my opinion are a shadow of the teams in years gone by.

Both teams defended very well but there was very little on show from an attacking perspective. At times it was rather like watching a tennis rally, 5 drives and a kick one way followed by 5 drives and a kick the other. However we consistently made more ground on our 5 drives than they did. The only times that they put us under pressure was when we gifted them field position from penalties.

Must admit when we were still only 4-0 up fairly late in the game I did fear that it would end up with them pinching the game as they seem to have done on our last couple of trips to the Willows. On the balance of play we should have won more comfortably.

A 6 out 10 performance.

So a loss to Huddersfield, a humiliation at home to Saints, a decent win against a poor Cas side and a scraped win against a very poor Salford side? Excuse me for not getting carried away.
Course I am glad we won and as many on here have said, last year we would have lost this one, but the next two weeks will show where abouts we really are. And I have a horrible feeling we are going to be shown up.

I don't think anyone is getting carried away, I agree the next 3 games will be a stern test of our new squad. If we get 2 wins out of Wigan (h) Wire (a) and Hull FC (a) I think we will have done very well indeed. Obviously the home game is one we really could do with winning or at least put in a very good show to get some of the floaters back on board.

We came up against a hard working Salford side last night who were looking for their first victory. We probably should have converted a few opportunities but a win is a win and given our recent results there I'll take it.

I thought the pre match singers were suitably well balanced. Imagine followed by Oh Happy Day.

Haha well the singing got me all syked up

There were a few knock ons and players falling over. Conditions were poor to be fair to both teams, the surface looked superficially good but was very wet and didn't hold the studs at all. The referee seemed to have decided to do way with things like being square at the ptb (for both sides) which helped defences considerably, there were some terrific hits though and goal line defence of the highest order, again for both teams.

I do feel the game would have been more open if Mr Child had policed the ptb a bit more strictly. It was never going to be a classic in those conditions though, and was settled by the best move of the game with Kearney and Menzies. It was always tense with the scores so close so that did add something to the match.

sounds like a decent hit out for the lads. poor conditions meaning lots of handling erors for both sides. Good to hearthere was an improvement in our defense from last week.

This is exactly the type of game we'd have lost last year so its good to see an improvement in our composure.

hopefully sheriffe ok for wigan game. if not then sykes to fb, halley to wing and crookes/platt(if fit) to .

If Sheriffe's not fit, I would play Crookes on the wing, so we don't disrupt the squad too much.

This "very poor" business makes me cringe. The opposition is only as good as you let it be, and both Cas and Salford have shown this year that they have capacity to trouble even the best teams.

The next 2 weeks will not "show whereabouts we really are". We already know where we are. We have a brand new engine room in Orford, Kearney and L'Estrange and whilst we don't have that luxury, realistically a season playing together would be when you might start to expect the best from them. As it is, they and we will be better as the season winds on.

I can't [irule out[/i us being shown up again, like v. Saints, as it has happened on more than one occasion in recent times, but given how the pack is playing (notably Langley) and what we have seen from esp. Orford and Kearney means that we should be able to give anyone a decent game, and shouldn't be shown up.

The truth is that we are at the "reasonable grounds for optimism" stage, and are looking to have a reasonable season. If you come every week expecting to see the unbeatable all-conquering champions of the universe then you've a long wait coming.

If on the other hand you would be happy with a couple of workmanlike industrious wins, with some nice touches, then I reckon the prospects for the next 2 weeks are good.