He got asked at one point how does he get the players back up after this and turn things around and his response was essentially "that's a good question" and not much else.

A massive credit for Bradford, beating SL opposition and a huge crowd as well.
Kear is an absolute legend and if he gets anything like enough brass to spend on players, he will do a great job for your club.

As for Leeds, they need rid of at least half of that side. Something which Furner was sacked for pointing out

If any Leeds fans had an inkling that Furner had lost the dressing room, they can put that theory to bed.

Congratulations to Bradford, they fully deserved the victory, even if they conspired to throw it away in the last quarter.

Was it a shock result with what's gone before, most definitely.

A massive credit for Bradford, beating SL opposition and a huge crowd as well.
Kear is an absolute legend and if he gets anything like enough brass to spend on players, he will do a great job for your club.

As for Leeds, they need rid of at least half of that side. Something which Furner was sacked for pointing out

Yes, that was a shock. Well done Bradford on all fronts today.

He didn’t just point it out though, he wanted and expected them out now at a point of the year where other teams aren’t buying or selling and fell out with a lot of people. Yes the current squad isn’t great but Bradford and Kear showed today that you can still achieve even if your players aren’t as good on paper. McDermott took a chunk of these to a GF win because he backed them like Kear backed his lads today. Furner and Sinfield didn’t back and support the squad they had even though they need them this year because transfers in and out where going to be slim given the timing.

Talking of rules, at the back end of the game a Bradford player stole the ball one on one, then the Leeds player stole it back surely that should have wiped the tackle count back to zero, or should it?

Ref's and interpretation. Has the ref viewed it as the ball hasn't been stolen by the Bradford player? I guess we'll never find out.

Furner needs to use the game as evidence when he sue Leeds for wrongful dismissal

Webster definitely took that ball one on one, the ref didn't recognize it and called for the ball to be played by the Leeds player so Webster let him have it back....under protest.

Might have already called held for the tackle before Webster pulled the ball out

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nah, he stole it in the act of tackling, it was a straight steal, one Webster has a talent for.
my guess is the ref didn't see it, setting the line for the next play or whatever, and when he did look at the action he thought Webster was holding Handly preventing him from playing the ball when in fact it was Websters ball.
That's all I can guess.

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At the end of the day Bradord won the game and deserved to. Leeds are Shite and the better team won

Made up for Bradford. They are club who like my own have fallen on hard times and deserved their day in the sun.

Widnes also put in an excellent effort at the pit on Friday and 26-6 flattered Wakefield. I'm certainly not though going to 'do a Wakey' and blame the ref for a defeat. We gave them a tough game but their extra class told in the end.

What was the Bradford attendance?

10258

Who says you can't get a big gate for a cup game?

Why do they persist with JJB as a pundit? Can't understand a word.

Is it me, or does the HJ crowd look poor.

Havent seen the attendance but looked around 8500 ish

Great stuff. Never understood that mentality either, I don't go to every SL game but make more of an effort for CC games. Have a better more rewarding feel.

Anyone watching hudds saints, certain naiquama was infront of lees little grabber through just then ?

Yep he was. Went to VR and not even looked at? Micklauskas giving Saints plenty

He was a mile in front of him. But nobody said anything about it in commentary but I was sat here thinking surely it can't be given. Must be something in the offside rule that I'm not quite sure on. Did Lee's in someway play everybody back onside? It's a term I've heard before but not certain on how you go about doing that.

Good point but as you said it wasn't really looked at.


Very brave effort from fartown

Looks like they've scrapped both double movement and offside rules for video refs this weekend.