The p+b army will be out in force sounds asif uockets are selling well, we've been great all season mind alot better than last year

The worry for me is that they are tipping 0 - 3 of our injuries could return. This sounds like 0 but dangling the prospect of 3 so the crowd is not hit too badly.

if it is 0 then i fear for our chances. there wasn't a general running the show for us on Sunday, 1 out rugby league won't get us progression.

Langley and Orford must be back now!!! They've been just about there for the last 2 games.

On what basis do you assume that theofficials will be biased to Wire?

IMHO probably the hardest game we'll have played in wee while.

My heart says "Yeah! of course we can"

. . . . . . my head says "Oh my Lord . . . . Oh my Lord"



(Hope my heart win on the day

)

If orford got a stinger? Which I think he did? you can be a week away for about 6 weeks. I know that sounds daft but you feel good to play but you can't until you get the full feeling back as you can do more damage and not know. I remember jjb been In a similar situation in 08. it took him about 4 or five weeks but he said he felt like he could play after 10 days but he had nerves which were still numb.

Wilks, we are told it was a shoulder injury. Thanks for that input...informative and interesting. You try really hard sometimes to appear like a fekkwit troll, but you fail miserably - unfortunately, most of us on here realise that you actually talk a load of sense most of the time. Sorry, but that's how it is!

stop it you will make me blush!



Here's a bit more fromt tinterweb:

A stinger (aka burner) is an injury to the brachial plexus (nerves in the shoulder). Usually it occurs when hit in a contact sport and the head and neck are pulled in opposite directions, stretching the plexus. It also can occur when the head is pushed towards the shoulder, compressing the plexus.

Signs and symptoms usually include pain, numbness, and / or tingling through the neck, shoulder, and arm to hand. Loss of strength (can't lift the arm) is also common. Stingers or the effects of stingers can last a few seconds to days or weeks.

the main worry for me is the weather its due to rain all day sunday lol the game itselfs is already over and i think all you bradford fans know it deep down and no im not being cocky or big headed im just being honest lol

Be really [ihonest [/ithen and admit you've not been watching the sport long enough to know that there are no foregone conclusions in matches between Superleage teams. If not, then you are being '[icocky or big headed[/i'.

Muppet. Wigan fans thought they only had to turn up to beat us in the semi last season & look what happened. Lets look forward to a cracking match between two SL sides which if we are all honest could go either way in a close game or a pasting... Really is impossible to call this one.

And you still lost.

From what I hear of the three Orford's the one most likely to be fit followed by Langley.

But we could be without all three again.

Nope it'll all be over juat after 5 on Sunday Afternoon. The most likely outcome is an away win based on current form but it is not over until then.

I wonder if realistically we have to take a calculated gamble on Orford?

prat are you one of our new fans since we won the challenge cup by any chance? bradford can beat anyone on their day, form wise we should win and if langley doesnt play well have a big advantage

3 Orfords? Does that not breach the quota?

Three Orfords makes one Longford.

Erm, how? Do tell.

Yeah, kinda like how Saints and Salford was a foregone conclusion. Oh and what about the foregone conclusion when Harlequins had to play Wigan?

Wire will win at the weekend for two main reasons.

1. they are better than us.
2. their coach is tactically far better than ours.

It will not be the fault of the ref, conditions or any other half-baked excuses. It is just that we are gonna be up against a better team.

think we have to do that or give southernwood a go. We need a better kicking game than we had against leeds ( tbh any kicking game would be an improvement). If it's going to risk orford aggravating the injury and being out for a significantly longer time then I'd give southernwood a shot. If its just a case of orford not being 100% but unlikely to do further injury then I'd play him, an 80% orford is still an improvement over sykes's in game kicking imo.

Good luck Bradford!
I'm supporting you all the way to Wembley