Tbh, I think it helped us.
With the lack of our middles due to injuries/suspensions, the narrower pitch made the defence tighter and left less space.

In some ways that was probably our best, and most enjoyable win in a perverse way. I've enjoyed most of the games, and going up to Cumbria for the first time since the late '90's, it's been a refreshing change from most of last season, but It will be good to be hopefully back up next year with house full signs at home!!

Yeah, it must be terrible having to play on a proper pitch sometimes.
Bradford had a real dig yesterday but, Trinity's patched up pack defended superbly.

The constant begging for penalties from your supporters, on every play, was disappointing.

How times have changed.

We played really well given our injuries, but let's not get too carried away having a dig at Bradford. They had players missing too.

I think demanding penalties or identifying a forward pass is not unique to just one club they all do it including us, it’s just part of the supporters psyche.

I think given the players we had missing that is probably the best win we have had so far this season. It had the feel of a playoff/cup game and i liked how we played the condidtions and our game management. I hope it bodes well for later in the season.

Match highlights now on Youtube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071tnX8bfrs

Match highlights now on Youtube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071tnX8bfrs

Indeed. We probably do it less because the loud part of the crowd is behind the post instead of along side.
And I'd probably suggest Bulls are used to winning those shouts in tge 10,000+ crowd days. Not so much now

I thought that was a really impressive performance. Understrength and poor conditions, we really stepped up and showed great determination in defending our line. I that gives us a great deal of confidence going into the next 2 games in Toulouse and at home to Featherstone the week after. Hopefully by next weekend we can get the odd body back and fingers crossed nobody got hurt yesterday.

Quote ="FIL"Match highlights now on Youtube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071tnX8bfrs'" They did well to get 3 minutes out of that. When Rodwell and the bulls player got split open it looks like a raised arm and Elbow from Doro that was the culprit. Thankfully both players were ok but with the shot late on to a stood player been held by 2 bulls players Doro seems a real liability for them.

Quote ="FIL"Match highlights now on Youtube.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=071tnX8bfrs'" They did well to get 3 minutes out of that. When Rodwell and the bulls player got split open it looks like a raised arm and Elbow from Doro that was the culprit. Thankfully both players were ok but with the shot late on to a stood player been held by 2 bulls players Doro seems a real liability for them.

Just shout out for great performance in defence by Doyle

Was ace yesterday, really does put his shoulder in and hit people, think he will deffo be able to make the step up to SL. punches well above his weight

Was ace yesterday, really does put his shoulder in and hit people, think he will deffo be able to make the step up to SL. punches well above his weight

League Express Trinity man of the match.

Poor attendance, just over 3,200.

Exactly what I thought, and I guess there was at least 5/600 trinity fans at the game.

INOUT

Not great, but probably not helped by the weather and also the fact that England were playing in the Euros final. Imagine a lot of people were either on an all day session or round at friends etc. I did expect a few more from Wakey to be honest but I suspect the reasons above will also have seen a hit a in numbers.

I suspect that the weather and previous traffic problems for the semi put a few off. I drove this time instead of using the buses and arrived much earlier. As expected, it was a dour winter rugby reincarnation both on the pitch and stood watching.

Euros was bound to have an effect

Bully is right, weather put me off. Plus the fact that both teams were injury ravaged, so I thought it would be a low scoring slug-fest on a small boggy pitch with me miles from the action on a bleak crumbling terrace getting cold and soaked. I opted for the (crap) Radio Leeds commentary while I cooked a Sunday roast for me and the Mrs as she watched Wimbledon.

But apart from that......

Think that is a fair point ,think we are becoming a team that is short on flair with the job of getting us in to S L.But do not think 5 to 6 hundred supporters is bad when you consider all the facts

I think the away support is superb, and I salute them. I think I've been to more away matches this year than I have in the last three years but that's because of the novelty of us being the 'big team' along with being quite happy to contribute financially to teams like Sheffield, Batley, Doncaster etc.
I refuse to travel to the wrong side of the hills on a Thursday or Friday night, and despite the stadium being superb I hate travelling across Leeds to Headingley on a Friday night.

Can't fault the Wakey away support. No other championship clubs brings as many,

Same here. Have only missed one this year and I also like the fact that we pay the gate fee, have a couple of pints and a pie at the away games and give them a couple of quid.

I've really enjoyed going to away games and seeing a lot of people with a lot of humility about them. It's been a pleasure. Favourite so far Batley away.