Bradford (H)

[Wandering pete]

Sammut signs for Bulls on loan ...will Makin's short term loan continue for them...Wigan have games thursday/ tuesday..could that restrict dual reg options for the Raiders (Although there's no Wigan Reserves fixture this weekend)?

[ghost of uncle fester]

4 hours ago, Wandering pete said:

Sammut signs for Bulls on loan ...will Makin's short term loan continue for them...Wigan have games thursday/ tuesday..could that restrict dual reg options for the Raiders (Although there's no Wigan Reserves fixture this weekend)?

Think alot with makin will depend on if Nathan mason is fit and if ebon scurr returns as is being hinted ,think that's the reason makin went there to cover for them,plus side doro and taufua are both serving a ban 

[Wandering pete]

..no Makin in Bulls squad but there's a certain J .Sammut...Raiders have Rothwell,Brown and Pye...should be a cracker with biggest crowd of season..

[Jarc]

On 30/07/2024 at 21:38, ghost of uncle fester said:

Think alot with makin will depend on if Nathan mason is fit and if ebon scurr returns as is being hinted ,think that's the reason makin went there to cover for them,plus side doro and taufua are both serving a ban 

Signed til end of season for them 

[ghost of uncle fester]

2 hours ago, Jarc said:

Signed til end of season for them 

Yep,strangely not named in their squad though ,no that that's a bad thing 

[BarraFan]

Fk sammut, he’s a thief’s and waste of space!! So we get the Wigan rejects who can’t get a game in either squads? Can’t we get rid of Brad Walker to walneys B team and get someone decent from Millom/Dalton/Ulverston/Barrow island team that wants to play and shows some enthusiasm not just a waste of space like Walker! Time to sort it out and get rid!

Edited August 2 by BarraFan

[John cass]

Bet your fan of the year 10 years running!  Anyone playing rugby league puts their wellbeing on the line; you've every right to criticise players but be constructive and remember players friends and family can read your comments.  I'm not a Barrow fan. 

[ghost of uncle fester]

Truly don't get people's obsession with bashing brad, personally I think he's a victim of the teams success few seasons back when finishing 4th,had sammut in his pomp ,a maverick,a genuine running threat and the fans eventually slaughtered him,but use him as a yardstick to slaughter brad ,fact is there's very very few running 6s in the league right now,alot of clubs have gone with the more workmanlike halves ,trouble with brad is he isn't a natural half in the slightest,he's a ball playing loose forward,always was,at Widnes,at Wakefield, then Keighley shoved him in there and hes in same role here ,think where the club could be at if he didn't kick that drop goal against york ,or constantly turned Sheffield around and made them come from deep,three or four points lighter is where wed be,yes hes prone to a howler but which half isn't ,look at the so called better halves in the league,look at Halifax ,jouffret and Keyes two massively talented halves having a complete nightmare,others like gale,Gilmore,Aston all have shockers IT JUST HAPPENS, the lads contributed to the clubs points total this season,get off his back !! Could name a few others that haven't hit their level but seems brad is being made the scapegoat for stepping up to a position he's not natural in,shouting idiotic comments mid game has zero benefit whatsoever,hope the club brings in a natural 6 next season and let him loose at loose (excuse the pun) and everyone will see a totally different player

[2Cents]

8 hours ago, ghost of uncle fester said:

Truly don't get people's obsession with bashing brad, personally I think he's a victim of the teams success few seasons back when finishing 4th,had sammut in his pomp ,a maverick,a genuine running threat and the fans eventually slaughtered him,but use him as a yardstick to slaughter brad ,fact is there's very very few running 6s in the league right now,alot of clubs have gone with the more workmanlike halves ,trouble with brad is he isn't a natural half in the slightest,he's a ball playing loose forward,always was,at Widnes,at Wakefield, then Keighley shoved him in there and hes in same role here ,think where the club could be at if he didn't kick that drop goal against york ,or constantly turned Sheffield around and made them come from deep,three or four points lighter is where wed be,yes hes prone to a howler but which half isn't ,look at the so called better halves in the league,look at Halifax ,jouffret and Keyes two massively talented halves having a complete nightmare,others like gale,Gilmore,Aston all have shockers IT JUST HAPPENS, the lads contributed to the clubs points total this season,get off his back !! Could name a few others that haven't hit their level but seems brad is being made the scapegoat for stepping up to a position he's not natural in,shouting idiotic comments mid game has zero benefit whatsoever,hope the club brings in a natural 6 next season and let him loose at loose (excuse the pun) and everyone will see a totally different player

Tried my best to read your post in one long breath - full stops and sentences not your strong point eh ghosty.

[BarraFan]

11 hours ago, John cass said:

 

Edited August 3 by BarraFan

[HP Beans]

Another top side come to town,I’m hoping we give them a good game like I know we can.Fingers crossed we get a good crowd in after our sponsors fantastic gesture,added bonus of our Ladies team taking on the mighty Saints.

Should be a great day,up the Raiders!

[Dave W]

13 hours ago, BarraFan said:

Can’t we get rid of Brad Walker to walneys B team and get someone decent from Millom/Dalton/Ulverston/Barrow island team that wants to play and shows some enthusiasm

Amazing how all these Championship quality half backs have somehow slipped under the radar despite being right under Cresta's nose. 

Edited August 3 by Dave W

[RLDB]

15 hours ago, BarraFan said:

Fk sammut, he’s a thief’s and waste of space!! So we get the Wigan rejects who can’t get a game in either squads? Can’t we get rid of Brad Walker to walneys B team and get someone decent from Millom/Dalton/Ulverston/Barrow island team that wants to play and shows some enthusiasm not just a waste of space like Walker! Time to sort it out and get rid!

Congratulations on winning the most stupid post of the year so far!

[Dave W]

33 minutes ago, RLDB said:

Congratulations on winning the most stupid post of the year so far!

Should get the lad in as Director of Rugby. Obviously knows more about local talent than anyone else in the club. 

[ghost of uncle fester]

6 hours ago, 2Cents said:

Tried my best to read your post in one long breath - full stops and sentences not your strong point eh ghosty.

Unfortunately no I was in a rush and didn't have time for punctuation,nor do I know how to use it

[RSN]

3 hours ago, RLDB said:

Congratulations on winning the most stupid post of the year so far!

Posts like that let our club down. 

[The Vet]

16 hours ago, Dave W said:

Amazing how all these Championship quality half backs have somehow slipped under the radar despite being right under Cresta's nose. 

True story as I’m not sure there are that many… there is a certain half back at Haven however who is comfortably good enough and by looking at reports he has been winning games for them who is local is he deemed a big enough name to bring in though? History has told us though big names don’t necessarily bring big performance’s, After watching highlights of Haven  games it’s a no brainer to get him back to Crazy Park

Edited August 4 by The Vet

[Jarc]

Great second half that. Unlike Shawy to miss like he did today but he still delivered at the end
 

The lads can count themselves really unlucky not to have won 3 in a row after how last week went as well 

[RLDB]

Just shows that you never give up. Great comeback against a massive powerful team. Could be a very valuable point by the end of the season. 

[Left Winger]

Well done boys stuck at it & Broady MoM for me.

Edited August 5 by Left Winger

[Dave W]

Was that try Sammut's first assist of the season? 

Edited August 4 by Dave W

[2Cents]

Brilliant 2nd-half recovery to come back from 8 - 24 considering Rothwell was injured after 10 mins and Smith had to play stand-off for the injured Costello. 2 beautifully-weighted chip throughs from Brad Walker for 2 vital tries (thanks Jarrod) and in Johnsons absence his deep kicks were invaluable.  Unlike Ryan 'Mr Reliable' Shaw to miss 3 conversions, but even so we secured a very valuable point that didn't seem likely until the last few minutes. Hoping Silva will be back next week from a hamstring twinge and hope 'for me' weak-link Wilkinson will be side-lined as we have better forwards who didn't play today. Great crowd support and around 200 Bradford fans were silenced. 

[Raider91]

To a man we were tremendous today. Tom Walker was colossal once again how he didn't get MoM I don't know, whoever gave it Ryan missed have had a few. Aaron Smiths best game in a raiders shirt without question. Jamie Pye looks a right handful carrying the ball he could prove to be a great pick up.

I thought when Wood went to 7 that gave us a bit of a spark, I would be more than happy to see Costello pushed back to the centres and Wood at half back while Johnston works his way back to fitness.

An invaluable point and for all the Brad Walker bashers.....he was quality today! 

 

 

[RLDB]

18 minutes ago, 2Cents said:

Brilliant 2nd-half recovery to come back from 8 - 24 considering Rothwell was injured after 10 mins and Smith had to play stand-off for the injured Costello. 2 beautifully-weighted chip throughs from Brad Walker for 2 vital tries (thanks Jarrod) and in Johnsons absence his deep kicks were invaluable.  Unlike Ryan 'Mr Reliable' Shaw to miss 3 conversions, but even so we secured a very valuable point that didn't seem likely until the last few minutes. Hoping Silva will be back next week from a hamstring twinge and hope 'for me' weak-link Wilkinson will be side-lined as we have better forwards who didn't play today. Great crowd support and around 200 Bradford fans were silenced. 

Weak link Wilkinson, are you for real?! He gets through a ton of work whenever he is on the pitch and is very consistent. 

[morty]

14 minutes ago, Raider91 said:

To a man we were tremendous today. Tom Walker was colossal once again how he didn't get MoM I don't know, whoever gave it Ryan missed have had a few. Aaron Smiths best game in a raiders shirt without question. Jamie Pye looks a right handful carrying the ball he could prove to be a great pick up.

I thought when Wood went to 7 that gave us a bit of a spark, I would be more than happy to see Costello pushed back to the centres and Wood at half back while Johnston works his way back to fitness.

An invaluable point and for all the Brad Walker bashers.....he was quality today! 

 

 

Totally agree everyone put in a shift again.

Wood looked great at half back and Brad had his best game in a Raiders shirt