I didn't see this performance coming, not after the defeat at Wigan two weeks ago. But it was like watching a different team yesterday. We're playing with far more confidence and our error count seemed lower than normal. Our line speed was better too, restricting Warrington's metres in places and there were some hard hits as well. Gaskell was superb.

As I said at the time of the Wigan defeat, these things can go either way and it's to everyone's credit that they've turned it into a positive, though I guess chiefly Franny. I don't think for a second we're going to carry on winning every game but I'm confident we'll be a force to be reckoned with in games.

Of course, other clubs will have noticed the new attitude and will try to compensate, starting with Saints on Sunday, and just as I said before the game against Wire, it isn't a game I have down as one we're likely to get the points from..

Three plays for me showed that Bradford had changed.....

Gaskell half going for the dummy runner which allowed him to smack the ball from Highams hand.

Diskin with his one on one strip.

Mellor and Bates tackling Waterhouse? One high, one low prevented a certain try, I think Mellor forced the player to knock on.

On another note I saw the young bench and feared the worst.....Mellor and Bates proved me wrong...both were outstanding going forward and in defence too. Give them more game time! They never took a backwards step.

Isn't it great though to finally have a thread like this ?

But the 6 point deduction applied to OK Bulls ltd, not BB2014!

Too bloody right. But after the Catalans win I wondered if we might be on the up again. I'm liking Mellor and Bates's contributions. They're just what we need. I've log thought Mellor had the physique to make it. He's a big lad.

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They were up for it, but Bates is going to get broken if he gets too many games. My cat's bigger than he is.

What position does he play?

Hi Wire Yed. You do know we are desperate don't you! Just now we will take a win no matter how it comes. We are not fussy. Just a shame Wakefield won as well.

Not rubbish, just worse than normal. I'd rather be in your position in the table.

Sure, so if you have any league points that you don't want, could you send them to us?

Don't worry we have another 2 waiting for you on the 29th of June

As we were leaving the ground on Sunday - obviously with huge smiles on our faces - a couple of Wire fans told us they had enjoyed the game and the better side won - and hoped we would avoid the drop. Always refreshing to see that the sporting spirit is still alive and kicking, and I must admit Wire fans always come across as a good bunch. Here is hoping they too recover some form and win the rest of their remaining matches with the exception of the two games against us!

Same here, during the first dark days a couple of years ago when we played them away i lost count of the number of wolves who walked past me on my way to my car and just said good luck, cant see bradford going down, hope you get out of admin etc

We are a generally fair bunch, a little animosity with Wigan, Widnes and Hull FC but generally not a bad bunch.

I came over for the game v Leeds at Odsal when it was potentially your last, a couple seasons ago, bought a few things in the ground and put a wedge in the collection buckets. I'd been up for the Wire match the previous day so popped over to Bradford before going back the smoke.
No one wants to see Bradford in the position they're in and you've been let down by a few people now.
If I'm honest I have been bored a little by the posturing of people behind the scenes but for the players and fans alone good luck.

I think that was the season they beat us really easily but the away fans made as much noise as the home ones. Solomon's led he Wire team to the away end en masse to applaud the fans! Respect!

know doubt had just pinched you're hub caps first .

Only half of Wire fans are scousers, some of us are Mancs too

Well the elderly Warrington couple next to us, who kept chatting to us throughout the game, and congratulated us at the end, were a right pair of t***ers. Gave fans a bad name. Hope they don't come again.

There's an almost word for word copy of this message from a poster on the Wire board...

Kearney to go under the knife today of his broken thumb - out for 8-10 weeks

Bum

Says 4-6 in T&A. I'd give Kear a run at FB. Disappointing Ferguson and George out with persistent injuries. We do seen to rush players back quite a lot