Interesting comments from Rochdale coach: https://youtu.be/0KnTr2kd854

Interesting comments from Rochdale coach: https://youtu.be/0KnTr2kd854

I think the Rochdale hammering of Dewsbury was a good wake-up call for us. We're now going into tomorrow expecting a tough one, and hopefully 2V has done his homework on the opposition.
I've gone for a Bulls win because we have one thing that Rochdale dont - the Bulls fans cheering the players on - we can add that extra player if we give it plenty of vocal; we need to make it fortress Odsal again - we want to spur our players on; majority of them acknowledged the Bulls vocals at the HKR match.
Now we're back on home soil - Nice and loud - COYB

Any snow yet?

Just driven past Odsal.Light snow which isnt settling.So unless things change for the worse it looks like game on.Not sure whether thats a good or bad thing.We shall see.

Travelling over from Manchester for the game. No snow here. Hopefully the club make the call early so I know whether to travel across or make other plans. What's it like over in gods own county?

Quote ="dddooommm"Interesting comments from Rochdale coach: https://youtu.be/0KnTr2kd854'" In a way he is right. They are part-time and we are full-time. It doesn't detract that no matter what a part-time team who has been together for a full pre-season (and most of last) and had a settled team for Game 1 will be miles ahead in terms of prep and ability than a full time side who have been together 3 weeks, no pre-season, 3 halfback combinations in 3 games and 4-5 lads who have only joined in the last week (2 in key positions). Oh and a team full of academy players So a win in my eyes would be a very very good achievement.

Quote ="dddooommm"Interesting comments from Rochdale coach: https://youtu.be/0KnTr2kd854'" In a way he is right. They are part-time and we are full-time. It doesn't detract that no matter what a part-time team who has been together for a full pre-season (and most of last) and had a settled team for Game 1 will be miles ahead in terms of prep and ability than a full time side who have been together 3 weeks, no pre-season, 3 halfback combinations in 3 games and 4-5 lads who have only joined in the last week (2 in key positions). Oh and a team full of academy players So a win in my eyes would be a very very good achievement.

Just enough to lightly cover the car roof, maybe a couple of mm, but nothing seems to have settled on the ground around Tyersal, which is one of the higher bits around the edge of the city, though maybe not quite as high as Odsal. It's already back above freezing according to my weather clock.

I'm up near Queensbury, just a very light covering. If it's not too bad here it should be ok at Odsal

So onto the game then! I'd have to go with the same team as last week if I am honest. Even though I wanted Campbell to be our starting fullback this season Thomas did a good job last week and deserves to stay. I do think we will miss Caro and Keyes as I think both of these strengthen the team. But once again we are short on forwards. Even more so now that Walker has missed out on the squad.

Is the pitch likely to be frozen? Been wet lately and cold over night... No falling snow in Birkenshaw

Some guy on faceache saying theres a pitch inspection at 11.30 and not looking good.Also just noticed Gledhill has removed an earlier twitter post about wrapping up warm if going to game.Any truth in any of this

Game definitley ON.Confirmed on Bulls twitter feed just now

Game on! Guarantee I will look like this by 4:45pm...

Light snow falling.... Come on clouds.... Drop the lot!!!

If the weather carries on I fear that it will become a forwards game in which we will get battered. Only hope now is that their pack gets tired from the conditions and allows our 'fitness of full time' and a mobile pack to punch holes in the second half.

The snows coming down a bit here now

Double header for me today, Bulls at 3 then straight to Wakefield for Sheffield against Toulouse at 5.30. Dane Chisholm starting at full back for Sheff today

You strike me as a very "half full" sort of person...

I'm about two miles away from Odsal and the snow is really coming down now.

Really? Just pouring rain here in West Leeds.

I'll keep my eyes on Twitter etc before I set off

it can snow as long as it does not settle

MMy sister in Queensbury put pic on FB a little earlier, proper insult to a February in Queensbury!

It's a damn blizzard and it's settling.

Game is most definitely still on, according to @OfficialbullsRL: https://twitter.com/OfficialBullsRL/sta ... 1065858049

Game is most definitely still on, according to @OfficialbullsRL: https://twitter.com/OfficialBullsRL/sta ... 1065858049

1:15 official tweet "The game is still on". We're Queensbury way, snowing quite heavily and thick fog. I'll wander down in a bit, but I just can't see it.

Literally.

But, at least I'll get a sneaky pint in, so it won't be a totally wasted journey

Ahh, summer rugby....