It says they're a week away from being back but I've heard that before.

langley's been a week away ever since he got injured. This is 7th week hes been a week away. I suspect injury he got was more serious than they have admitted and rather than coming put and saying he's out for two months they've tried to play it down. Either that or contract talks have gone awry and langers has took his bat and ball home, although I tend to discount that possibility as hes still pretty involved at pitchside every week.
Now we seem to be going down same route with kearney. I was hopeful he'd be back this week as he wasnt wearing the protective boot last weekend. We really need brett back asap.

Seems a strange time to be looking for a loan signing if BK,langers are both a week away and scully is starting back training imo.

Sculthorpe's not going to be back until the play offs at least but I agree it seems odd if the club are looking at loan players if Langley and Kearney are not far off.

The mix of the side is still the same if a young player comes in for Donaldson.

If they were going to get a loan player to cover for scully then they should have done it at beginning of season, why wait till now. Likewise initial impression is that Addy will do OK covering for donno, combined with way whitehead has progressed and worrincy has improved.
suggests to me that langley if more than a week away or lynchs problem is something that may require a few weeks off to clear up.

A few hundred bought tickets and couldnt be d to travel then

700

So how many then? I would guess at less than a thousand for sure.

How many tickets you sold for Sunday?

suspect halley will stay at FB and reardon on wing but otherwise cant see lineup being different to that barring injuries. I'd like to see reardon given a chance at FB in kearneys absence but I dont think the 1st game back from a hamstring injury is ideal game to try it.

cant help wondering if reardon is really fit. 2 week to recover from a hamstring seems a bit short to me. If he drops out then I'd drop sykes to fullback with southernwood going to standoff. dont think platt on wing worked last week so only way we could bring wardle in would be to put nero on wing and cant say that thought fills me with confidence.

I think Halley will stay at the back, if we play Reardon below 100% then obviously less work on the wing than at full back.

Also, in the T&A it says Orford is a doubt. I think we'll see Addy or Menzies in the halves then as Southernwood seems to be further down in peckin order atm. I'd like to see Wardle have another go aswell.

If Orford isn't fit:

Halley
Sheriffe
Platt
Wardle
Reardon
Menzies
Sykes
Lynch
L'Estrange
Scruton
Whitehead
Nero
Addy

Godwin
Kopzcak
Hall
Worrincy

If Orford is fit:

Halley
Sheriffe
Platt
Nero
Wardle (give Reardon full chance to recover)
Sykes
Orford
Lynch
L'Estrange
Scruton
Whitehead
Worrincy
Menzies

Godwin
Hall
Kopzcak
Addy

We need the win tomorrow to keep chasing the top 4.


As much effort and commitment as usual and i'll have no complaints though.

Come on you Bulls.

We cannot afford to drop many points at home if we want a top 5 finish this year. A result against the Giants on Sunday would be a great way to get back on track. If we lose we may well struggle to keep pace.

Aye. We'll slip to seventh if we lose. We can't afford to drop out of the top 6 if we are ultimately aiming for top 4. (Although with the current injury situation Mac and the board may be adjusting their aims)

I think top 5 has to be the target, I personally feel we'll probably just miss out though. We need to get some of the injured key players asap to have a realistic chance. If we sneak 5th and have all our big game players back then I'm sure we can worry a few teams in the play offs.

Who will win?

Bradford Bulls 34% [ 10 x
Huddersfield Giants 34% [ 10
James Child 31% [ 9
Total votes : 29

Interesting to see that 9 people think that Child will win the game and get his father a good result.

More like 9 people taking the pee like I did Mick - I voted for all 3 since your poll allowed it...

Reardon and Orford will face late fitness tests tomorrow. Losing either will be a blow, but we really need the Ox playing as well as he can.


I reckon the boys will stand up and show what they're made of! Come on Bradford.

I can't understand how Joe Wardle can play first team at Bradford but not make the England Academy u18 team where players of lesser quality have been chosen in his position.

He doesn't wear Leeds or Saints colours and to a lesser extent Wigan and Wire! Bradford on the other hand have never produced anyone of note

Bulls 12 Huddersfield 34. Giants hungry to get back on track against weakened Bulls. I can see us keeping it tight for a bit but getting ground down slowly.

I'd be disappointed if we shipped in 34 points and only score 12 at home.

Close but no cigar!!

Referee named as excuse number 1.

Injuries names as excuse number 2.