IT MAY be a horrifying prospect but London Broncos coach Andrew Henderson reckons the way forward for the Bulls would be to drop into the third tier.

Henderson oversaw the Broncos' 56-12 victory at Odsal on Sunday, when a promising start for the Bulls soon disintegrated.

He said: "I understand where Bradford are at. They have a very young side and are a bit disjointed in terms of where they are going and what they are doing.

"Bradford seems to sum up the state of rugby league at the moment. What is the plan? Where are they going?

"It is a different team (for them) every week and it was very hard to preview Bradford because I knew there were going to be five or six changes."

Henderson, brother of former Bulls player Ian and ex-Wakefield player Kevin, added: "It is sad at the moment to see where Bradford are but for me, they have to go to League One and build again – and you need somebody in there who is going to drive it, end of."

Passionate about rugby league, and particularly British rugby league, Torquay-born Henderson went on: "It is such a great game but we need strong leadership and there are good people within the game.

"You need somebody that knows business and someone that understands the game. What you need is what is the best thing for the international team.

"You don't just need a yes man. It is about how we grow the game and make it better – but at the moment, the game is dying.

"My roots are here, and I am proud of the British game, but Britain cannot compare itself to Australia because of a strong sport in football in opposition."

As for the weekend's match itself, played in front of a season-low Bulls crowd of 3,633, Henderson said: "I was pleased with the result and the overall performance, although we started a bit slowly.

"The Bulls put us under a bit of pressure with a silly error and a silly penalty and it gave Bradford an opportunity to post some early points. But from that point on, we got into our groove and defensively we were quite strong.

"We only conceded 12 points and with the ball we had some attacking prowess. Apart from six or seven minutes, we really controlled that first half.

"We asked a lot of questions of the Bradford defence, especially with our ruck speed going forward. We threw a lot at Bradford and deservedly went in at half-time 34-6 ahead.

"We lost our way a bit in the second half, and fell into the trap of trying to score with every play, but we were on the back of a 9-4 penalty count and only conceded one try.

"To come away from home and score 56 points at Odsal is no mean feat, so I was really proud of the boys.

"I am not surprised at the amount that we won because we are playing good footy at the moment and we were missing eight players.

"I would have thought Bradford would have put up more resistance, because they have been building this game up for two weeks.

"I expected a bit more resilience from them – but it wasn't meant to be and we took the belief out of Bradford in the first half."