Based on the previous year and the last 2 games, it doesn't really look that way.

So you really think the players are just thinking, "oh wait, we don't really, and don't want to improve."

If so, you should get some perspective. Oh wait, it's probably Macca poisoning the players minds eh?

All here, ta. If anything particularly interesting is said, it can have its own thread.

I think you`re rather missing the point Ewen. The interviews are really what I`d call `nothing` interviews; they are only there because the T&A knows that it needs some Bulls interest every few days, just to maintain the interest of fans and so keep up sales.

I don`t think a player saying "we`re doomed, we`re doomed" to the local paper would go down too well, and in any case there is much that is positive to be said and as has already been pointed out, it is only the truth.

It's true. The T&A stories seem to come from a template with "insert players name here" followed by loss to "inset opposition team name"

Only to someone who either doesn't read them, or else belongs to the NT and wants to pick fault for no reason.

In fact, the Morrison interview presently under discussion did deal with several matters specific to a particular game, and I found it reasonably interesting. But as for anodyne remarks about how the players know they must improve etc., it seems barkingly mad to me for anyone to even raise this as an issue with Bulls interviews in particular, when surely every reader of every sports page in every publication/media outlet in every country around the world is familiar with, and surely expects, the natural optimism and resolve to do better, which is the stock-in-trade of comments of players and managers the entire world over?

If anyone is unhappy with this, fair enough - don't bother ever reading sports interviews!! But what is annoying is for the NT to raise this as a Bulls-specific issue, when in fact there is nothing, absolutely [inothing[/i remarkable or surprising about it.

In fact, beyond normal. What other sentiments could any sportsman ever express? Who on earth could have a reasonable expectation that they would express any other hope/intention?

No, this is just another example of the NT picking up a completely unreasonable stick to beat the Bulls about the head with.

Sorry, what's NT?
Have I missed something?

National Treasure.
Like David Attenbrough.

Or indeed a NEGATIVE TENDENCY.



There are everywhere. Don't go outside, switch off your computer, lock the doors. We are doomed.

and Rebecca Adlington.

I think the template is a press release that is filed on Mr Duffy's computer.

The nearest an individual player gets to it is when he reads it in the T&A.

Negative tendancies, a cutting edge punk rock band - where have you been??


or... its the yin to the McNamara fan club yang.

I dont know who coined the phrase, and you can see it discussed on this thread; (amoungst others)
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What about the Constructive Critisism group of people...I think I'd sit there!
Praise for things done well...over feedback on the parts not so good....
The CC's if you will!

You want a fifth category of fans??!!

thats just not on, get in line and fit yourself into one the previously agreed camps immediately





the CC's? How many of you are there? more than 9? less than 11?

Let's see what response we get!

Any other takers to the new group.....??

I'd join that, but only if I could have a seat near the aisle.

Adeybull did.

TBH i think i fit in to this group very well.

=whiteLets wait for the feedback from MFC.

Well that's 3!

Any other old buggers with long memories may have twigged I coined the "Negative Tendency" as a straight lift from the "Militant Tendency" which did so much to stuff things up (including Labour's election chances) in the 1980s. Can't imagine why I made the connection...

)

Anyway, I'll sign up to Wigan Bull's CC group - provided we make sure we catch people doing things right occasionally!

I think we ought to have a "People who Hate People Group" too



<May your God bless you Mr Hicks

>

That's me. The more I speak to people the more I realise I hate people.

That's a group of two <so far> then

. . . .does two constitute a group????

I'm torn. I like to stand on my own at games and I'm a natural candidate for the people haters. I just don't trust groups of people that give themselves a collective name.

You mean like "Bradford Bulls"?