Ask Chris Caisley

1. Everyone else caught up, both on and off the field

2. Money.



Clubs like St Helens had the good fortune to become owned by a very wealthy individual fan. In the case of St Helens, you were doubly blessed in that owner also being a very capable and shrewd businessman, as indeed were several other clubs (such as Huddersfield) similarly blessed.



Bradford, alone amongst the early heavyweights, did not.



Other clubs could, and can, spend well beyond their means. Just have a look at the latest published accounts of nearly all of them. Bulls cannot.



Then of course we had the disastrous and ruinous signing of Harris, and the dreadful and enduring financial consequences. As Ewen succinctly answered, ask Chris Caisley.

The difference between Leeds and ourselves is they have a coach that knows how to get his team firing when things aren't working out.

So what happened in the last 5 rounds of 2009?

We won 5 games on the trot.



What happened all throughout the season?

We blew hot and cold.

And Macca couldn't get us firing cold he?

In the last 5 games he could.

I've kept out of this debate for a long time after making my thoughts perfectly clear. It's now time to add my piece. What has been learnt from last season not much by the looks of it. Its mistakes poor takling anda Under 11's game plan all over again.

So we missed the playoffs and finished 9th, therefore Macca couldnt get s firing when things wern't working ot.

I was wondering why you haven't been on in a while.





I know what you mean with your second point, although I can't help thinking an under 11's game plan would be slightly more structured than ours.

I've seen Red reading, i knew he was dieing to post.