Never mind historic analysis of 'top' 4. The current top 2 have 4 wins from 5. The only team to beat the 2 form sides is the Giants. Quins beat Leeds away and saints away but in between the Giants beat them at the Stoop. The Bulls have beaten 2 of the weakest sides in the competition. If the Giants play 'top end' they will win for sure. Anything else and the reult will be in doubt.

All this banter about the season so far, yet the only thing that matters and will determine the result is who performs on the day.

I'd like us to reach some of the potential I know we have tomorrow, but having said that if we get the 2 points, I don't mind if we play average at this time of the season - it's about getting points on the board and building a sound base for the business end of the season.

Agreed, every team can beat any team in super league and that has been shown over the last few years. However I would like to see the Giants' attack sharpen up significantly this week as it will take a lot to crack Wigans defence next Friday.

One thing is for sure - if we dont turn up ALA Cas we will get beaten again .....although i'm sure NB will have this drummed into the players before every game now.
Bradford are a hell of a better side than they were last year, but, we are better than them in every department i feel and if our main men have their playing heads on it could be an easy day for us......step off the gas though and the Bulls will have us ...cannot be complacent in this one !!

We're going to need to be strong around the ruck and watch for Bradford's runners in that area. They like to try and get on a roll with quick PTB's so if we can stop that I think we'll be a fair way down the road to turning them over.

We ain't really clicked yet and I feel somebody is gonna cop a big 'un when we do. Wonder if that will be tomorrow?

Bulls fans think they're resurgent after beating the current bottom two teams. Sold out 500 Adult tickets therefore there will be more Bradford fans than Giants too.

The only Bullmania these guys have is what they are spouting out of their gobs!

Well, by my reckoning, if, if we beat the Bulls by more than 27 points we go back to the top of Superleague.

And Ken Davy is in today's Zaminer saying he wants the Giants to be the top team in Yorkshire.

Two intelligent posts.



Then one to ruin it?

No-one thinks we are resurgent to the extent that we will see us beat anything that comes before us.

However we do believe in our new coach, and our new team. We are nothing like the Bulls you faced last year. And instead of mocking us for selling those tickets, why not praise us? I know if you sold out your allocation when you visit Odsal i'd say well done, lets hope for a cracker.

Again, I'll try and divert the thread to the 80 minutes of RL. I think the potential is there for a cracker. If Herbert finds his feet then we'll be more potent in attack, and our strike players like Platt, Elima, Whitehead will try and break through. Obviously we'll need to deal with the (imo) MoS candidate Danny Brough as he looks to carry on his early season form, and even if we shut him down we'll have to shut down Brown too.

Both sides can (if they cut down errors) offer alot in attack. Your lots defence will be tough to break down, but our goal line defence has been good so far. I think on papar its your match to lose, but early on in the season and both desperately wanting another win, it will be a brutal contest and one that both sets of fans will enjoy, win or lose.

See you all tomorrow, COYB

i think a lot of our fans were peed off with the bulls fans when we were beaten every game in our early super league days and the bulls fans were gloating .. leeds, wigan and saints fans didnt gloat half as much so for fartown now to go into these games as favourites and winning more than losing the fans are just getting the monkey off their back..so to speak..

i never actually saw us beat the bulls as the first win was the game after i moved lol.i must have been the bad a omen .

hope its a good game and we can play to our best and win

It was ruined long ago. The simple fact is you've beaten 13th and 14th and we'd beaten 1st and 2nd until Cas won last night.

You've conceded twice as many points as us and an average of 20 per game. We've conceded an average of 10 per game.


the stats are there and these paint a truer picture than anyone's opinion!

Ainscough and Platt have been our right wing and centre combination for the last couple of weeks.

You've actually conceded on average 14 a game and we have in fact conceded 30 a game. Still your point is valid in that we've leaked a lot of points compared to you, then again the spanking from Wigan has not helped our stats.

You are also the lowest scorers in the league, so if we are able to tighten up our defence (which is a big if) then I am confident we can score the points to take the game close.

If we can cut out the amount of mistakes we've been making then we have a decent chance of getting a win. If we gift Huddersfield possession in our half like we have been doing we will lose by a few scores IMO.

Giants by 12

Giants by 16

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Aiiii but just look at how many fans they brought, a cert for the crowd comp

excellant today from the giants

told you bradford were pants




absolutely love it

appart from the supporters bradford didnt turn up at all

really impressive first 10 mins a real shame that brough missed so many early conversions or the score would have been fantastic at the end of the first half.

silly late tries conceded by us as we had defo taken the foot of the pedal by then

brown and cudjoe both went off injured, hope they are not too serious and fit for friday

cudjoe looked the worst

look who we left out for today too, griffin and gilmour ! what a squad!

I think you missed off Hodgson

oops

haha


and molloy, raleigh, kirmond, wood , carlile

and England Hooker Luke Robinson