Must have my eyes tested becuse i coulkd have sworn it was Platt trying a stupid offload behind the line, how can you blame the coach they stuck to his game plan to race in to a 22 point lead

It was the players making mistakes falling off tackles that cost you the game not Macca

Seems its all Macca's fault for coaching them that way according to received wisdom on here...



That said, as I said somewhere else there IS clearly something wrong with the players' heads - we seem to do this - panic and collapse when after long spell of dominance we get put under a bit of pressure. Its almost as if the players expect it to happen now. Or that's how it looks from a spectators' standpoint anyway. Seeing it every week, and its not new for this season either. Its becoming clearer (I suggest) that that is the issue that needs resolving and fast. As to how...well most on here have already decided...

i quite agree how can you blame the coach for the team throwing away a 26 point lead they brought it all upon themselves the same team you were all positively crowing over at half time

It might just work you know...

Those comparing McBanana with Barack Obama clearly have taken leave of there senses. After watching BBC's show on rhetoric last night after the shambles earlier in the day it is clear that McBanana is more John Prescott than Cicero

.... and beyond. Don't forget we continued in the same vein at the start of the second half, took the ball the full length of the fiedl, and went in for 26 -nil. At this point
a) McNamara's team had been near faultless in the first half
b) McNamara has sent them out from half time in the right mood, as is indisputably shown by the clinical way we got the first score
c) McNamara is not on the pitch, and subs apart, can't do any more for the remaining half hour.

He carries the can - but this is so clear a case of blaming the players on the field, it's difficult to think of a clearer one. At 45 minutes, someone threw a switch and what [icould[/i McNamara have actually done from the sideline?

But:

a) Macca has assembled this team over the last few years - it his more his team than anyone elses
b) The Frenchies were dire in the first half even the likes of Ray French managed to see it!!!
c) Macca has had ample time following other collapses against Wigan in the play-offs and Cas LAST WEEK to set the foundations for stopping this happen...

Just for a balanced view in af style

a) no argument, and it is - on paper (

) a bloody good team
b) I know it suits the, shall we say, 'provocative' view to concentrate on the negative of the opposition being 'dire' rather than the positive of the Bulls playing very good, solid, disciplined, mistake-free rugby, but you are wating your time because it is on tape - watch it - you can't argue it. I am not saying Catalans were good in that period, though you are only as good as the opposition lets you be.
c) But WTF does that mean? "set the foundations"? A meaningless phrase. What do you think he did? One-on-one "Do-not-collapse-in-a-heap-when-under-pressure" training? A row of couches and the psychiatrists in?

A one off collapse you can ignore. However as it's becoming more and more frequent that this team cannot hold a lead then there is clearly something fundamentally wrong.

It's McNamara's responsiblity as head coach to insure that the team know the tactics, know the game plan and know what's expected of them. The team this year clearly doesn't. Is it a mental or physical problem? But either way these are things that should be addressed by the head coach. If he is failing to do this (and it looks that way) then the ultimate responsiblity is his and the failure of the team reflects directly on the failures of the coach

I haven't seen him the last 2 weeks, but speaking from a neutral perspective I thought Platt was hopeless yesterday. He looks as dodgy under a high kick as anyone I've seen playing full back in Super League, combined with falling on his a**e for one Dragons try and gift-wrapping another. He can be good in attack, but defensively he doesn't look good enough to me.

Sodd off! We've only just landed him!!

Personally I think JC himself would have a battle on his hands and that's sad because Bradford were a team to be feared once.

Brian Smith is first choice.

Who's JC?

Julius Caesar

I thought Jesus Christ, but he got done for crossing.

Coffee just met screen.

Why did it take the coach 65 minutes before he went pitch side, it was clear that the team needed a rocket way before that, instead he seemed to come down and look moody on the side;lines, our backroom staff are p1ss poor and clearly the message wasnt getting out, ie calm down make the tackles and take Deacon off the chuffing pitch s he was useless, captain my ass

Apart from that Easter is one of his busier times.

And what with those holes in hands.........wait a minute don't you 17 other players with......

Genius.

To be fair to McNamara he didn't concede two tries in two minutes and then put a kick out on the full and then throw the ball away behind their own line. The players have to come out and take responsibility. Just like on the pitch I don't see any of them putting their head above the parapet. There seems to be a lack of leadership and the more senior players seem to be the ones not doing their job.

I'm not one for saying you can't blame the coach for what the players do on the pitch. You do not see top sides making the elementary mistakes Bradford are making at the moment. I like the expression 'the more I practice the luckier I get'.

Pretty much true, but TBF our main leader of men and main worker/tackler too, Glenn Morrison, had just been ruled out for 3 months. he would have made a difference. I don't know what difference but would bet more than 3 points. And yes you have to take your injuries on the chin but the fact is his absence did not help when we got to Collapso Time, and I suspect won't help on Friday either. Burgess was as quiet as I've ever seen him, and he needs to be back up at his best for Leeds.

Lynch wasn't doing anything to get himself noticed either. Hope they're both back on form for Leeds game.