Just having a casual glance at the Bulls site and I must admit that I'm struggling to find this myriad of errors that you're bemoaning in what I must consider a poor attempt at trolling.

Perhaps you'd like to enlighten us on where these mistakes are?

Certainly not trolling myself. Can't speak for the original poster. Have a look at the full match report for the Hull match as an example and at the way in which the navigation on the history pages responds when you scroll.

Much of the site is pretty good but it is inconsistent.

I'm merely just stating observations which I think could be improved. I was not trolling far from it actually I just feel we could have a better website compared with the high standard of the other teams in the competition

Last time I looked, none of the other teams in the competition were bought out of administration a mere few months ago, having been within hours of oblivion.

Last time I looked, none of the other teams in the competition had had a large proportion of their Sky money confiscated.

The new owners anyway had a job on their hands to even launch a website, for a variety of reasons.

Maybe you are about to volunteer either your services to help them accelerate the new site deveopment and the creation of content, or provide some additional funds so they can pay others who CAN?

Jeezo - touchy much?

It's an observation, no need to get on the attack. We all know we have had our differences Adey but you always keep a cool head in any "scraps" with me. You seem to be taking this a bit personal IMO.

I agree,on reading the original post, Adey I think you bit his head off straight away.

I thought it was a tad on the harsh side to be honest.

We don't fall out on here

Who was it who attacked the Bulls store so vehemently?

If they want a Bulls/Northern history section for the site developing I will happily (and proudly) do it.

And yet, I offer no apology for it.

For the reasons that I said, and others - not least, taking over a business where many of the previous admin and support staff had been lost, for good, and having to concentrate on getting a half-decent playing squad ready for the new season - I would have thought most people would be prepared to cut the club some slack for now in the non-playing department? Given the car crash they inherited?

The club just about managed to get a new website up and running before the start of the new season, and has never made any secret of it being ongoing work in progress. Remember, too, who ran and hosted the previous website, who the records show was owed a load of money by the previous company. So how helpful was he likely to be in facilitating the transition?

The OP gave (me) the clear impression of sniping from the sidelines - any fool can do that - without acknowledging ANY of the constraints I refer to. And comparing our new, work in progress site with those of other clubs whose sites have often been established for years and who in most cases now have a lot more funds to play with than we do. There was (to me) nothing constructive in the post, just criticism without supporting examples.

That someone seemingly newly-registered should make such a post his or her first contribiution on here also struck me as odd, but I'd hesitate to immediately brand the OP a troll (as I see has already been alleged) to give him or her a chance to establish their bona fides.

The OP is entitled to make observations about the present state of the site. Later on in the year, if nothing has changed I could probably agree with the general gist of the observations. But I wonder how you, or the OP, might feel if you believed you had done pretty well to get something to where it is at present - given all the other priorities too and funding constraints? Only to have your efforts not merely ignored, but criticised for not being up to the standard yet of other, well-established and funded sites?

And no, I am far from being in the current management's pocket - far from it, as those who have spoken with me lately are quite aware. I, too could make a range of observations about off-field progress so far, some favourable some less so. But, regarding the latter, I see no purpose or benefit in criticising whilst it remains very early days, with so much to do and limited resources to do everything at once. No-one gets everything totally right first time, and if the OP is indeed a Bulls supporter then he or she will surely be aware of how things stand?

Lucky Luke I think just showed how to turn the OP's issue into something more constructive?

I would agree with adeybulls post above. My issue (if it is indeed an issue) is over the strategy for the launch. Much of the site looks pretty good - parts of it look rushed.

My offer is a serious one. I would be more than willing to help and support the positive progress that has been made. Not sure how I could take this forward but would happily get involved. Uncertain who I would contact in the first instance, but if anyone closer to the new management could let me know I will follow this up.

It may be me but I have read all four of the Match reports, 2 first team and 2 academy and they look ok. Don't get your point at all.

I guess it's obvious they're bringing it up to speed in a piecemeal fashion and I'd assume the money available isn't open ended, but where exactly [iis[/i that the case in these straitened times?

Not sure about the shop, in fact the only complaint I've heard about the shop was more to do with stock than the website, but no complaints about tickets(AFAIK), so maybe the basics [ihave[/i been done right.

I much prefer this 'work in progress' approach to the alternative of not having a website; that would definitely be 'bad form' imo.

Here's my Dewsbury vs Bradford match report. www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/latest_n ... -past-rams Feel free to advise me where I could have improved it.

Here's my Dewsbury vs Bradford match report. www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/latest_n ... -past-rams Feel free to advise me where I could have improved it.

The thing is, Mick, they expect a highly-paid, full-time, experienced professional such as yourself to be 100% grammatically-correct and word-perfect at all times. It would be different , of course, if it was just a dedicated fan helping out as he embarks on a career...

Hang on, though...

It's work in progress and inevitably these improvements will take time.

Not forgetting that Bulls TV is still in the pipeline.

Next week we should have the U19's player profiles on the website.

Don't forget the club has a new Tumblr account - officialbullsrl.tumblr.com and Instagram account - OfficialBullsRL.

I know the people/person behind the scenes who is frantically running around trying to make important changes to the website and also trying to provide up to date match reports etc.
I can categorically say this person is doing his upmost best providing this service to you guys.

Personally working in IT/Web design I don’t think there is much wrong with the Bulls website at all, yes there’s a “few” errors here and there but the website was quickly put together and has grown since its launch.

Give it time…

So in short, its neither superb nor terrible and we therefore have nothing whatsoever to argue about in any way?

Perish the thought eh?

Arguing brings out the bad in people…plus on a day like today (National Love Making Day) that’s all we need.

Alright in the spirit of the day I will admit that I'd like to make sweet love to the Bulls website. But I'm not going to call it in the morning. I is a PLAYA.

On a semi-related note, I'm working on a project with the Bulls Foundation and will have an opportunity for proof readers to help out in the near future. If there's anyone with good language skills who's willing to donate a little of their time, please get in touch with me

You're too late. Apparently, it's already foooked.

I DO worry about some of our senior contributors...

It's OK, tigertot is due his monthly extra-strong medication today, he'll be fine after that. (Well for a bit)
=#FFFFFF(Hopefully DG will also take the planted bait of my crude sexual double-entendre)

You are Peter Hood or NKD

and I claim your unpaid £75k

Well not me. I asked about how you are supposed to talk to someone if it was apparently always closed.

Oddly enough, I have just been on the phone again just now. Apparently I could not talk to the store (but was offered an e-mail address???). However, my question about the away shirt was yet more uncertainty. No idea when it will be out and I must say that that IS bloody shoddy. You would think if a shirt is only gonna be used for one season then it should be available asap for people to buy and to optimise profits.

So, for the record, I did not "vehemently" attack the club shop. However, if I did then I reckon there was some justification in doing so. After season tickets, merchandise and shirts is a clubs best source of income. Someone seems to have forgotten that at Odsal this season.