Why do some Bulls fans think that you couldn't lose to Cas.



Cas really are doing very well at the moment.

what positives can mac take from that then !!!

Game over



Disgraceful once again all the optimism after the win at Catalans is shown up for the fluke that it was.



Seven points behind Castleford already in the league shocking.

Is it really McNamara's fault that his team blew a 16 point lead or is it the players' fault?

Well, when that lead was erroded to 10 points he should have made some attempt to get the team focused to not allow Cas to get a roll on and get back into the match.

There's only so much a coach can do. Most of his work is done off the pitch and he put a team out there who built up a 16-point lead. There was only a 2-minute gap before they scored again, what miracle could he have performed in that time? These are professional rugby players after all. They blew it, not him.

Uh huh. So he couldn't send any message on to the field? Something like get a tighter marking on the play makers? Hold on to the ball? Something resembling coaching? No? No, you're totally right. It's not his fault at all. He's completely blameless.

Sorry Sam but your missing the point. It's the fact that a 16 point lead was blown in an 8 minute spell. The ability to defend is the main issue.

How can you be sure that he didn't do this? Not that the message needed to be sent, it's obvious to the dimmest of players.

Well TBH I didn't expect us to get the result today. It's disappointing we blew a winning position but I'm not suprised. Cas are more than a match for us in the backs and have been playing well. Our defence hasn't been very convincing at all yet so it would have been an upset if we'd won. I guess that makes it more disappointing in some ways that we came so close.



I guess I've just psyched myself up for it being a very long hard season.

Well if he did then it's clear the players refuse to listen to him. That's a BAD thing.

If the players can't see that sometimes they need to stick the ball up the jumper and play more conservatively then they're the ones who need criticising. A coach can't control [ieverything[/i on the pitch, some of our players are experienced enough to know what to do and shouldn't instructions from the sidelines.