NO WAY does the landlady ever smile. Didn't she have the pub at top of odsal was it the mail coach which as been knocked down.

I'm not sure who you mean, but the staff are normally pretty friendly in there

I think that we will line up with:

Webb;
Smith, Delaney, Senior, Hall;
Sinfield, Burrow;
Leuluai, Buderus, Bailey;
Ablett, Jones Buchanan/Pitts;
Clarkson.

McShane
Cross
Lauitiiti
Kirke/Burgess

Kirke/Burgess
Jones-Buchanan/Pitts

Paddypower have us at +8 for this one. I guess they aren't too sure what to expect from Bradford this season either!

Think both teams have looked fairly good pre season hopefully will be a good game. To be honest I am looking forward going into games not as champions and people thinking we are in decline.
Would be good to see a decent Bradford team again challenging again so I hope your team go well, just not too well

Good luck to you and paste the whino's of the park

If Leeds pack looks like Frosties version:

Leuluai, Buderus, Bailey;
Ablett, Jones Buchanan/Pitts;
Clarkson.

McShane
Cross
Lauitiiti
Kirke/Burgess


I reckon we have a good chance, our pack looks just as strong imo, and if its Ablett, Pitts, Clarkson in the backrow I personally think Elima, Whitehead, Langley looks stronger.

I think it will be a tough game, and Leeds are rightly still favourites, but I think we have a very good chance.

Bradford Bulls start the Mick Potter era with ten new signings in his first Squad for the game agains Leeds Rhinos on Sunday at the Millennium Stadium.

Stand Off Marc Herbert is the one to miss out with a Hamstring Strain but there are possible debuts for Shad Roston, Patrick Ah Van, Oivier Elima, Che Walker, Kyle Briggs, Matt Diskin, Shaun Ainscough, Gareth Raynor, Bryn Hargreaves and Ian Sibbit.

The squad in full is: Ainscough, Ah Van, Briggs, Diskin, Elima, Hargreaves, Kearney, Kopczak, Langley, L'Estrange, Lynch, Platt, Raynor, Royston, Scruton, Sibbit, Sykes, Walker, Whitehead.

Sykes to drop out.

1 Brent Webb
2 Lee Smith
3 Brett Delaney
4 Keith Senior
5 Ryan Hall
7 Rob Burrow
8 Kylie Leuluai
9 Danny Buderus
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
12 Carl Ablett
13 Kevin Sinfield
14 Ali Lauitiiti
15 Ben Cross
16 Ryan Bailey
17 Ian Kirke
18 Luke Burgess
19 Kallum Watkins
20 Weller Hauraki
22 Jay Pitts

Herbert is a massive loss IMO.

I'd expect either Sykes or Royston and either Raynor or Ainscough to miss out from ours.

Potter can't be thinking about playing Sykes in the halfs can he?

I reckon Shad will start at FB now.

Sykes on the bench with one of Raynor / Ainscough (prob Raynor) and Kopcak to miss out for me.

No. He can be thinking about playing Kearney in the halves, with either Sykes or Platt at fullback though (with the other in the centres).

I would expect Sykes would miss out, but I can see him going that way instead.

Royston could go fb, kearney s/o and briggs s/h

or disko plays 80 mins and kearney fb, briggs s/o, lestrange s/h ... i`d go

kearney
ah van
walker
platt
ainscough
briggs
l`estrange
scruton
diskin
lynch
elima
whitehead
langley

royston
sibbit
hargreaves
kopczak

waste of time playing 3 players oyut of position if diskin can do 80..either that or langers can go hooker for a bit with royston dropping in at loose.

I like the look of that mate.

eh koppy has been on fire in pre season..probably the most improved player.

Agree and in a tough physical game against Leeds we need the likes of Sibbit, Hargreaves and Kopczak out there.

I'd go with

royston
raynor
walker
platt
ah van
briggs
kearney
lynch
diskin
hargreaves
elima
whitehead
langley

l'estrange
scruton
kopczak
sibbit/sykes

from that lot.

kearney in halves is a no brainer although Im not sure who would be scrumhalf out of briggs and kearney. probably briggs as he looks a little more creative. Think royston is comfortably our strongest FB option after kearney and platt looks the stronger out of platt and sykes. Prefer ah van out wide over ainscough for this one. Only question mark for me is last bench spot. sykes to give cover for backs or sibbit for more power in pack?.

Leeds are packing down much stronger than we expected. JJB, Bailey and Hauraki all included in the 19 man squad. Any hopes you had of Bulls' more experienced pack bossing the likes of Pitts and Clarkson about have vanished.

That's the side I'd pick too. With Sibbit instead of Sykes.

May be a little harsh on Ainscough, but it'll be harsh on whichever of him, Raynor or Ah Van gets left out.

briggs and kearney in the halves? at a guess we'll be something like this:

Royston
Ah Van
Platt
Walker
Raynor
Briggs
Kearney
Scruton
Diskin
Lynch
Elima
Sibbit
Langley

SUBS:
L'estrange
Hargreaves
Kopczak
Sykes

Always a chance he might go with Ah Van at 6 too and play Raynor & Ainscough on the wings. But I wouldn't think that's the case as I don't think Ah Van's passing is nearly good enough to be playing full games in the halves.

I can't see Ah Van being left out but if it does come down to Sykes or Sibbit I know who I would pick out of the two.

Been in the 19 man squad on off chance you could get visa/over slight injury is differnet to actually getting on the field..in the past weve picked players for 19 man squad knowing full well they aint gonna be ready for the final cut just to keep oppo guessing.