Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 7:31 am  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

Wonder if the club have considered doing a season finale and play off elimator ticket package? Otherwise I fear quite a few might decide to save their brass for the following week.

Good idea! On a side note, I'm surprised that the club hasn't launched season ticket prices for 2025 yet.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:09 am  

Really need to win. Feels like it would be a bit of gut wrencher to lose to our rivals. Get the win then take it to the last game of the season, finish comfortable third and in good form for play-offs.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:40 pm  

Well the game played out pretty much how I expected. Fax were just that little bit more desperate for the result and it showed. Too many opportunities wasted by the Bulls.

Big improvements needed if we want to avoid an early play off exit.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 4:59 pm  

Death, Taxes and Bradford bottling games.

Yes, we had already secured a playoff spot and today was technically a dead rubber, but Halifax were always going to be up for it and I thought we’d give them more of a game than that. We marched them down the field easily enough, but once again looked clueless when attacking their line. In the first half alone, we bombed three tries from poor handling.

In the second half, we got sucked into the niggle and never really looked like regaining control. I’m not sure what’s going on with Zac Fulton, but his late-season drop-off is alarming. Souter had another brain explosion, getting sinbinned and sapping a lot of energy from the team.

Next week, we’ve got another dead rubber against a side fighting for survival. I just hope our season isn’t coming off the rails at the worst time. Massive response needed.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:26 pm  

Lowest crowd of the season incoming next week unless the Bulls have something up their sleeves.

Usually would look at resting a few bodies but the current form must be a concern for EOC so he will likely want to keep some continuity.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 5:35 pm  

It’s a weird one. Do you go with a stronger team in hope of bouncing back after a poor game today or rest your better players in preparation for the play offs.

I assume Doro and probably Lawrence will be given the weekend off. I’d also be tempted to sit Souter and Fulton out in the hope that a week off could freshen them up a bit. Franco should also come in for Lehmann who was poor today.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 6:35 pm  

Gaskell was poor again today and I would rather give Sammut a go. Gaskell seems to not want to get involved anymore.
Lehmann shouldn't be at Bulls next year.

Re: Halifax (A) : Sun Sep 22, 2024 10:04 pm  

Getting bored now of O'Carroll's excuses saying we will fix it for next week and the boys are gutted.when you have 2 halves who can't run your going to struggle.He keeps going on about game management which comes from your spine players who have the ball most of the time and ours are poor .Gaskell waste of space lilley no pace so preditable.Also more errors and naive decisions than an under 11s team.looking like we're finding scoring as hard as Catalans are .is this anything to do with eamons coaching skills .