Sun 6th Oct: Ch Elim: Bradford Bulls v Featherstone Rovers KO 15:00

[Mumby Magic]

Inthink losing your Fev recently will motivate us. EOC says its a game to see off the players that are leaving. May mean Fulton is as I think only Doro, Lehmann and Sammut are the others in the squad.

[bromleybulldog]

Think it would be very 'Fev' after all those seasons as favourites with actual promotion at stake- and losing - to actually go on and win this when promotion is probably very unlikely -thanks IMG.

[Pen-Y-Bont Crusader]

No tv coverage ?

[Northern Eel]

Remind me how this one is meant to play out. Is it winner goes bust or loser? I can’t work it out. 

[Agbrigg]

Bulls 7 Fev 0  HT

[The Phantom Horseman]

Bradford off to a flier with a try on the first set (after a 6 again), Fev got into the arm wrestle a bit after that but as has been the case regularly lack cohesion in attack and only looked like scoring once. Undoubted highlight of the half was Fev prop Jimmy Beckett giving Sammut a 20m start and catching him from behind following an interception and a 70m run that ended with Sammut knocking the ball on.

[JDR]

1 hour ago, Pen-Y-Bont Crusader said:

No tv coverage ?

I've not found it anywhere, got the BBC radio coverage on at the moment.

[Agbrigg]

Bulls 25  Fev nil about 10 mins left  

[Vyvyan]

25-12 fulltime. 

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Hope Bradford can pull it off across at Toulouse and we can do the business against York.  Would be a bumper crowd and a great atmosphere for the final at Belle Vue.

[Agbrigg]

I think the Bulls will beat Tolouse

[Fevrover]

8 minutes ago, Agbrigg said:

I think the Bulls will beat Tolouse

What cos they've beat a poor Fev team? Tolouse will be a different kettle of fish.

[tim2]

6 minutes ago, Fevrover said:

What cos they've beat a poor Fev team? Tolouse will be a different kettle of fish.

"bouilloire de poissons"

Actually in France it's "une autre paire des manches" - "another pair of sleeves"

[Morris Wanchuk]

26 minutes ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

Hope Bradford can pull it off across at Toulouse and we can do the business against York.  Would be a bumper crowd and a great atmosphere for the final at Belle Vue.

Yep need to beat York first but even if it is Toulouse, I’d hope we can pack out Belle Vue as a thank you to Matt Ellis. 

[Normy_Rover]

Featherstone never looked like scoring for the first hour, Bradford were good value for their win, I'm almost glad the season's over, I will go support York against Wakey next week for just one last fix of championship rugby

  

Edited October 6, 2024 by Normy_Rover

[Bull Mania]

Really happy to get the win. Seen this before where the team that sneaks into the play-offs beats the team that finished comfortably third. Fev always seem to do well in the play-offs when the pressures off too. 

Toulouse are indeed a different kettle of fish. But then I feel we are too. Toulouse haven't beaten us this year. We played the draw at their place with a man less for a quarter of the game (rightly BTW) so if we sort ourdiscipline out who knows. 

Think it will be a blockbuster of a game. 

 

[marklaspalmas]

18 minutes ago, Bull Mania said:

Toulouse are indeed a different kettle of fish.

Pair of sleeves.

Do try and keep up.

[eal]

Bradford are a good chance against Toulouse, the French always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[JohnM]

1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said:

Pair of sleeves.

Do try and keep up.

If you boil pair of sleeves in a kettle of fish, you'll spoil both the sleeves and the fish 

Just sayin' 

[marklaspalmas]

4 minutes ago, JohnM said:

If you boil pair of sleeves in a kettle of fish, you'll spoil both the sleeves and the fish 

Just sayin' 

That's why you should never mix metaphors. Or, indeed, idioms.

[Catflap]

Fev were poor today. Bulls should've won by more tbh but blew around 3-4 chances. 

 

Hearing positive changes at Fev though so watch this space  

Edited October 6, 2024 by Catflap

[sentoffagain2]

20 minutes ago, Catflap said:

Fev were poor today. Bulls should've won by more tbh but blew around 3-4 chances. 

 

Hearing positive changes at Fev though so watch this space  

   Only positive at Fev would be Ford down the road.And on the grapevine he is getting a two year contract.That's two years i can't afford to lose at my age.

[Michael Bates]

A disappointing end to a disappointing season. I hope to god we sack Ford promptly.

[Tex Evans Thigh]

This was always going to be a transition year for Fev, we've had it good for a few years but the IMG shift and failure to get promotion last year was a massive jolt. Hearing good things about next year though, increased playing budget and lots of plans off the field. We've had more than a coach per year on average for the past 10 years so some stability won't go a miss, although James needs to start delivering out of the gate next year, no excuses.

Let's not forget some really good times this year like beating Wakey in the cup, Toulouse at home, giving Leigh a real shake away. Looking forward to next year, good luck to the rest of the teams in the comp playing for the right to clap Wakey into SL.