Like Lunt & Ferguson?

Cant see its an issue ......we've sent him out on loan to gain match experience, so no point moaning that he's getting it even if it is against us - cant have it both ways.

And IF we lose then it will be because the other 16 Bradford players played their part too ....and our 17 didnt play well enough, nothing to do with Fairbank playing against us .......chill out people !!

If we turn up with the rite attitude then we should get the win. Bradford seem to have dropped off a little since the start of the year so if we can get off. To a good start and keep the pressure on we should be able to contain them.

nah they didnt play against us.

agree think the bulls have dropped off but had a decent result away at salford last week.

hope we can get the win and get that awful memory of last seasons loss at the etihad!

same team as the one that played at widnes??? they were really good in the first 40mins so wouldnt have any probs with that team again

Can't believe some people are moaning that Fairbank is allowed to play.....with no disrespect to the lad he isn't a quality player. He's a decent player but not top class like Lunt/Hock who couldn't/can't play against their parent club.

I can honestly see Huddersfield hammering us. We just haven't gelled at all recently and I feel that the Salford result was a good one for us but again no disrespect they are not a quality side like the Giants.

We have Kearney, Manuokafoa, Foster and possibly Sidlow out. This may not be a lot of players but the calibre of player is a huge loss to our small squad. Likely line-up:

Sammut
Platt
Lulia
Purtell
Kear
Addy
Gale
Scruton
L'Estrange
Langley
Blythe
Whitehead
Walker (if injured then Donaldson)

Diskin
Evans
Bateman
Fairbank

I am hoping Sidlow is fit but can't see it happening :/

If those first three players are missing things are much better for us!

Bradford are a good side and as this year is showing anyone can beat anyone on the day.
We need to enforce our style of play on the Bradford side. No good adapting to them. Give them very little space to force one man drives then as the team tire let's cut loose!

kearney is a big loss for you guys..

looks like being a good crowd, over 65k tickets sold now.. should be a few wigan and leeds fans to go with bulls and giants.

Kearney will be a big loss but the biggest loss in terms of our squad atm is Manuokafoa. He's our main go forward player and the one who gets us on a roll.

Not to mention Fosters goal kicking

Bradford beat us easily at JSS so clearly they are more than capable of beating us, the key will be to get on top of them early and try and minimise their excellent offloading game.

Be a very tough local derby game for us, which we need to win to keep the momentum going.

awful day that, no danny brough and kopzcak let the occasion get to him.

hopefully no repeat, both look likely to be playing again!

hope the giants fans congregate and make ourselves heard

where is the best place to head for inside the ground? in terms of where most giants fans will be?as I didn't go last year I presume most people will head to the east stand around halfway if possible, im not too fussed about occupying behind the posts of in the corner.

Everyone tends to move about meast. Last year I sussed it out in terms of weather etc then posted on Facebook twitter and on here a block to head for- I can't remember which block it was though!

so lawrence is fit again..

what team would you go with and would you put lawrence back in

id go

grix

mcgillvary
cudjoe
murphy
dawson

brough
robinson
lunt

crabtree
kopzchak
ferres
lawrence
chan

bench.
taai
patrick
faiumu
dwyer

hard to leave ferguson, mullally and cording out though!

I'd stick Lawrence in the centres. Murphy was pretty anonymous there against Warrington and is much better on the wing.

Lawrence for Cording would be my only change from last week

like the thinking of lawrence to centre!

childs is the ref... not had him since that catalans game



strange how we seem to be getting the same 2/3 refs all the time, never seems to be silverwood? or bentham? do these two just ref the so called bigger clubs on sky?!

That's just spoiled my weekend







Ganson as video ref will totally ruin it.

will be the 4th time childs has reffed us so far this season.

thaler and hicks have each take 3 of our games too.

Must be the bradford curse, we always seem to get either Roby or Childs and its never a pretty game with those in charge.

Hopefully they will leave the whistle at home at let both teams get on with it.

No Lawrence in the squad- did think it was a bit soon considering 6 weeks was mentioned.

1. Scott Grix
3. Leroy Cudjoe
5. Jermaine McGillvary
6. Danny Brough
7. Luke Robinson
8. Eorl Crabtree
9. Shaun Lunt
10. Craig Kopczak
11. Brett Ferres
13. David Faiumu
15. Larne Patrick
16. Jason Chan
17. Ukuma Ta'ai
18. Aaron Murphy
19. Jamie Cording
21. Dale Ferguson
22. Anthony Mullally
27. Ben Blackmore
30. Brad Dwyer

Referee: James Child
Bradford Squad from: James Donaldson, Jamie Foster, Jacob Fairbank, Luke Gale, Elliot Kear, Nick Scruton, John Bateman, Heath L’Estrange, C, Adrian Purtell, Keith Lulia, Elliott Whitehead, Matt Diskin, C, Jarrod Sammut, Danny Addy, Jamie Langley, Chev Walker, Ben Evans, Matty Blythe.

does it matter ......i've said time and again that if we play as well as we can it doesnt matter who the ref is...he wont drop our passes or miss our tackles !!!