Bradford 24-16 Wigan

MoM - Steve Menzies

Attendance 11,000 dead on

The game is at Wigan. Therefore there will be a bigger crowd than that.

Bulls by 18.

Good on ya ME



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Well done my friend excellent stuff feels good to fill your heart with sunshine doesn't it.

As I'm not in a position to pat you on the head, this is for you Eddie

Maybes aye, maybes naw.

I am undecided whether the developing combinations between Burgess, Menzies, Morrison, Newton and Deacon are quite enough yet to win this one on their own, but even with Lynch, Langley and Solomona out, we appear at this stage to have the best pack in the league, so if it plays half decent the platform is there. McNamara has done exceedingly well to put this pack together, even from what we've already seen. I especially enjoyed the awesome sight of it smashing HKR to bits, even though the end result didn't work out.

I'd assume that the attacking combinations and lines would be a bit better as each game progresses but if they're not, and if Jeffries continues in the same vein as he has started, we will again struggle to finish things off.

Still I'm going for a narrow win, 16-18, the difference being an opportunist try from Platt and a winning goal from Deacs.

Stop being so negative man!!!

Bulls by 7

wigon by 10

Bradford By 10
Noble will be telling his players to keep themselves for the much much bigger match the following week at Leeds.

When you have won one (luckily) in four, every game is big game.

rugby is the winner here. i enjoy both these sides losing.

but because of the new play off's the season means dick until about 6 weeks to go so we can all lose plenty of games and still be in the big en'!!

Wigan by 16.

* sighs *

There is no hope.

Wigan don't seem to have anyone capable of getting them on top in terms of field position, and their defensive line has been such a shambles so far this season that (unless it has improved dramatically since last week) the old "plan A" should result in the Bulls simply falling over the line for tries, with little creativity or imagination needed.

Oor forwards are far superior to theirs, so if we can tire them out we should be able to get some points on the board. On the other hand, Wigan may try to get the ball to the wing and try quick play-the-balls which we seem to find difficult to defend.

it is a Brian Noble team

Fair point I suppose.

last time bradford beat wigan at the jjb:

Fri 25 Feb 2005 - 27-26

That should do us nicely then...

is there some new rule changes i dont know about?

are players aloud to hold the tackling players arms under them and get a penalty for it?

are you aloud to play the ball sideways so all supporters get a good view?

are you aloud to move forward when you have got tackled before you play the ball?

is it ok for the ref to stand in the way of you passing the ball which could lead to a try?

is it ok to drag someone backwards with you arm round their neck?

We've no room to talk about tackles. We're holding down every time.

OK I was having a bad moment back then Honest