Sounds logical Nothus. Maybe we'll scrape in by 4.

If it was a regular weekend fixture i'd be dreading this as Oldham have been competitive all year. But with it being a mid week fixture and Rohan actually using a bit of rotation, I think we'll win.

Batley on the other hand I am anything but confident. But maybe thats the big game we need to get up for. It was only 2 weeks ago we put in a brilliant performance against Leigh.

We should thrash Oldham and the fact it's an "extra" game in midweek is neither here nor there. Or maybe it's not "here", but is "there" as it gives us the added advantage of playing against part-timers who are also playing their second game in a few days, and who've been at work all day.

That's before you consider our squad of highly paid SL wannabees, whereas Oldham have no such ambitions.

But, having scuppered our own season to date, all we actually need to do now is win games. We don't need to rack up big scores regardless of if we even can, we can't make up the PD that would be needed. We just win by any means necessary.

I think we'll win well, and hope we do, but I think Lesson 1 that Rohan is teaching them is about first doing whatever you need to do to get the win. It doesn't need to be pretty. Not no more.

They need to win the collision and win the floor, their speed should do the rest, especially since we now have a half to get the ball out.

This really should be a formality against semi-pro opposition, but experience has taught us that we seem to be out-enthused all too often by these sides - and Oldham are [idefinitely[/i one of 'these' sides.. They, like us, have also played a couple of days before but - I'm guessing here..- probably won't have the sort of cover we can come up with to bring in fresh players, so that should be advantage us.

Another game I'll miss, so here's to hearing Mick and Hobbo waxing lyrically about how our expansive plays are ripping Oldham to shreds and about how they have no answer to it!! All fingers and toes appropriately positioned.....

Are Johnny Pownall & Lewis Foster named for Oldham anyone ?

I hope you're right about the big Bradford Bulls win and expansive play mate.

We've had too many close finishes for my liking this season.

Who are the 2 Leigh player on Loan at Oldham? Are they in the squad for tomorrow?

Pownall and foster

Thanks pal. Do you no if they are in the squad?

Oldham squad:
WOOD
CLAY
JOHNSON
POWNALL
CHISHOLM
PALFREY
FILES
JOY
GEE
HOPE
BRISCOE
LANGTREE
THOMPSON
BURKE
MIDDLEHURST
FOSTER
OWEN
HUGHES
WARD

Quote ="RickyF1"Thanks pal. Do you no if they are in the squad?'" Yes they both are in the 19 man squad, but no Tom Spencer. www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_p ... view/12955

Quote ="RickyF1"Thanks pal. Do you no if they are in the squad?'" Yes they both are in the 19 man squad, but no Tom Spencer. www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_p ... view/12955

Quote ="Budgiezilla"Yes they both are in the 19 man squad, but no Tom Spencer. www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_p ... view/12955'" Thanks.

Quote ="Budgiezilla"Yes they both are in the 19 man squad, but no Tom Spencer. www.rugby-league.com/kingstone_p ... view/12955'" Thanks.

Let's get the result and get back into the race for the top 4.

Couldn't agree more

The midweek aspect doesn't make a jot of difference to us for tonight's game. As you rightly say, if anything it plays to our advantage.

Where it does make a difference is against Batley on Sunday, where we will have had 4 days rest compared to Batley's 7. However you would hope the full time aspect of Bradford would be able to make up some of that gap, i.e. they can rest whereas the Batley lads will still be at work.

Add to that we've a large squad that allows for rotation so fatigue should be mitigated to some degree

We could do with no injuries to key personnel too - what with our long casualty list!

Batley's part time squad lists 31 names.

Of those, 5 have either not played at all or only played one, so effectively they pick from 26.

Of those, regulars Ainscough, Scott and Cowling are injured so they have available a squad of 23 part-timers against our 33 full-timers. Plus Moss. Plus now Charnock. So I don't think we have any "1 extra game" excuse, not really.

Nine days.

Batley played on Friday night

Looking forward to the game tonight - anyone know if its covered ? Cheers

It's on BCB

Ah, so they're out of practice and and have probably lost match fitness - it gets better and better for us.

What's BCB?

Team is up:

22. James Clare
32. Jonny Campbell
4. Kris Welham
24. Lucas Walshaw
29. Ethan Ryan
1. Oscar Thomas
40. Lewis Charnock
10. Adam Sidlow
9. Adam O’Brien
19. Steve Crossley
23. Alex Mellor
28. Kurt Haggerty
11. Tom Olbison

INTERCHANGES:
30. Joe Lumb
20. Mitch Clark
14. Jay Pitt
27. Johnny Walker

"replace Kieren Moss, who also misses out through injury." - hopefully Maurice wasn't on to something...

Also says Addy is out with a "knock".

www.bcbradio.co.uk/

www.bcbradio.co.uk/