We will weather injury storm, vows Bradford Bulls boss Potter (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

I really admire this guy, what ever is thrown at him he stays positive, lets hope we can keep him?? 2 points against Cas on monday would be good . COYB

Shep the only way is to be positive, in any/all circumstances, like I have been bleating on about and objecting to the negative moaners on here. They need to take a leaf out of Potter's book.

nothing against being positive, however, it's not producing the results we need end of

some people on this site talk absolute crap tell me what manager can do a better job than potter with the injurys ,players,financial problems the club is facing fans should get real the mans doing a good job and in the next few years youl see im right some very good players a couple of years off in the 18s that will definately take the club forward

rick d wrote:
some people on this site talk absolute crap tell me what manager can do a better job than potter with the injurys ,players,financial problems the club is facing fans should get real the mans doing a good job and in the next few years youl see im right some very good players a couple of years off in the 18s that will definately take the club forward

Lets hope Potter stays and we get out of the financial mess

haterugbysometimes wrote:
nothing against being positive, however, it's not producing the results we need end of

Negativity will produce even poorer results

Potter is the one steadying influence at the club at the moment. A good job is being done holding the team together through all of this terrible luck and troubles. How many other coaches would step in right now? And he has said he wants to stay longer. Maybe he does also believe in all of these good youngsters that Terry O'Connor said we have up at Odsal.

why is what I said being negative; the results speak for themselves, and remaining positive has not changed that. As for Potter and who else could have done a better job blah blah blah - as a coach when things don't go right you expect negativity from the fans it goes without saying and excuse me who signed some of the toss pots in the first place. There is no easy answer at the minute with one thing and another, however injuries are what every club has to contend with some cope better than others. One thing we are all agreed on 2 points would be fab

haterugbysometimes wrote:
why is what I said being negative; the results speak for themselves, and remaining positive has not changed that. As for Potter and who else could have done a better job blah blah blah - as a coach when things don't go right you expect negativity from the fans it goes without saying and excuse me who signed some of the toss pots in the first place. There is no easy answer at the minute with one thing and another, however injuries are what every club has to contend with some cope better than others. One thing we are all agreed on 2 points would be fab

Exactly! it is quite possible to be positive about the team, or certain players not being good enough and it is quite positive to say it's looking more and more like we were conned out of our cash to meet 'half' what the club needed to stay afloat. It is also positive to say we have not heard a peep as to where the other 500k came from to complete the 'essential' amount of cash needed or has it even been raised? It is only classed as positive on this site if you say what people want to hear.

haterugbysometimes wrote:
why is what I said being negative; the results speak for themselves, and remaining positive has not changed that. As for Potter and who else could have done a better job blah blah blah - as a coach when things don't go right you expect negativity from the fans it goes without saying and excuse me who signed some of the toss pots in the first place. There is no easy answer at the minute with one thing and another, however injuries are what every club has to contend with some cope better than others. One thing we are all agreed on 2 points would be fab

Now did I say you were being negative? I only stated negativity will produce even poorer results. I was referring to Mr Potter. If he and the players had the negativity that some fans have we would be at the bottom of the league. The results would be worse and so positive attitude does produce results, but not the ones you want. For this to happen we need to find more money as anybody knows in sport these days success is founded on money. Halleluiah praise be to the lord, let his light shine down on the bulls and bring us wealth, happiness and positive fans. Amen & Awoman to that.

murphyslaw wrote:

haterugbysometimes wrote:
why is what I said being negative; the results speak for themselves, and remaining positive has not changed that. As for Potter and who else could have done a better job blah blah blah - as a coach when things don't go right you expect negativity from the fans it goes without saying and excuse me who signed some of the toss pots in the first place. There is no easy answer at the minute with one thing and another, however injuries are what every club has to contend with some cope better than others. One thing we are all agreed on 2 points would be fab

Exactly! it is quite possible to be positive about the team, or certain players not being good enough and it is quite positive to say it's looking more and more like we were conned out of our cash to meet 'half' what the club needed to stay afloat. It is also positive to say we have not heard a peep as to where the other 500k came from to complete the 'essential' amount of cash needed or has it even been raised? It is only classed as positive on this site if you say what people want to hear.

You have still missed the point entirely. You are not being positive at all, but stating facts as you see them , which are not necessarily true.

rick d wrote:
some people on this site talk absolute crap tell me what manager can do a better job than potter with the injurys ,players,financial problems the club is facing fans should get real the mans doing a good job and in the next few years youl see im right some very good players a couple of years off in the 18s that will definately take the club forward

Totally agree rick d , I personally think Potter is doing a good job under the circumstances. Not often I post on here now for the very reason you state, I think if we can get the financial side of things sorted, like you say we have good young players to take our great club forward. Keep positive !!! COYB

A few points to clear up, have Bulls raised the extra money NO, do they have an investor NO, are the staff getting paid in two weeks POSSIBLY NOT, are the new directors cutting spending in the directors suite on match day NO, has Potter done a good job ABSOLUTELY,

arthor61 wrote:
A few points to clear up, have Bulls raised the extra money NO, do they have an investor NO, are the staff getting paid in two weeks POSSIBLY NOT, are the new directors cutting spending in the directors suite on match day NO, has Potter done a good job ABSOLUTELY,

best quote yet fans get real who else would want the job potters doing a good job with what hes got leeds were in the stink years ago but brought maguire ,burrows,hall, etc through the ranks thats the way forward there may be some players not good enough but it takes time to bring the young players through bateman, obrien, addy and lots more to mention so stop u moaning we are were we are and i wont change over night

I suggest if you need to know financial issues ring the club especially if you pledged money, you have a given right to know facts. Once the club get fed up they will announce in telegraph. If that fails contact my mate viking62 he knows all cause he went to school. If you cannot be bothered with the above dont winge on here.

scandanavian's love child52 wrote:
I suggest if you need to know financial issues ring the club especially if you pledged money, you have a given right to know facts. Once the club get fed up they will announce in telegraph. If that fails contact my mate viking62 he knows all cause he went to school. If you cannot be bothered with the above dont winge on here.

Heh hang on Viking only went to primary school and then he went dowt pit to earn an honest crust and live under a tarpaulin in the road & only had gravel to eat.

scandanavian's love child52 wrote:
I suggest if you need to know financial issues ring the club especially if you pledged money, you have a given right to know facts. Once the club get fed up they will announce in telegraph. If that fails contact my mate viking62 he knows all cause he went to school. If you cannot be bothered with the above dont winge on here.

no one has "a given right to know facts.where did you get that gem of knowledge from.

scandanavian's love child52 wrote:
I suggest if you need to know financial issues ring the club especially if you pledged money, you have a given right to know facts. Once the club get fed up they will announce in telegraph. If that fails contact my mate viking62 he knows all cause he went to school. If you cannot be bothered with the above dont winge on here.

"Det er bedre å holde kjeft og synes dum enn å åpne den og fjerne all tvil.
Holmgang (hólmganga i norrønt og moderne islandsk, Holmgang på svensk) var en duell praktisert tidlig middelalder skandinaver. Det var en anerkjent måte å avgjøre tvister.

Holmgang kan oversettes som "å gå til (eller gå på) en liten øy" eller bare "øy walk", kanskje en henvisning til de duellene finner sted på et lite stykke skinn eller kappe plassert på bakken. Navnet kan også komme fra stridende duellering på en liten øy eller holme, som de gjør i sagaen om Egill Skallagrimsson.

I hvert fall i teorien, kunne noen fornærmet utfordre den andre parten til Holmgang uavhengig av deres forskjeller i sosial status. Dette kan være et spørsmål om ære, eierskap eller eiendom, å kreve av restitusjon eller gjeld, juridisk uenighet eller intensjon hjelpe en kone eller slektning eller hevne en venn.

Holmgangs ble utkjempet 3-7 dager etter utfordring. Hvis personen utfordret ikke slå opp for Holmgang, ble den andre mannen vurderes bare i utfordringen hans. Dersom den fornærmede parten ikke slår opp for Holmgang, de anses niðingr, og kunne ha blitt dømt til utlegd. I effekt, dersom de var villige eller i stand til å forsvare sine krav, de hadde ingen ære. Noen ganger kan en stand kriger kunne frivillig til å kjempe i stedet for en tydelig outclassed venn.

Beowulf,
The first sentence makes sense but by then pasting a description in Norwegian about holmgangs makes absolutely no sense unless the person it is aimed at understands it. Interesting as it was - what is the point here?
Very puzzled!

Prycey, if my knowledge of both Swedish, Norwegian, is anywhere as good as yours. I believe, our friend, Beowulf, is offering him out, a duel on a small island or a bear skin/wolf skin, depending on which area of Scandinavia you're from. No, I'm not Beowulf. Although, I would off to be his second, if the duel took place. My own statement on this, plagerising Henry 2nd, won't someone rid me of these foolish trolls.

beowulf kicks **** wrote:

scandanavian's love child52 wrote:
I suggest if you need to know financial issues ring the club especially if you pledged money, you have a given right to know facts. Once the club get fed up they will announce in telegraph. If that fails contact my mate viking62 he knows all cause he went to school. If you cannot be bothered with the above dont winge on here.

"Det er bedre å holde kjeft og synes dum enn å åpne den og fjerne all tvil.
Holmgang (hólmganga i norrønt og moderne islandsk, Holmgang på svensk) var en duell praktisert tidlig middelalder skandinaver. Det var en anerkjent måte å avgjøre tvister.

Holmgang kan oversettes som "å gå til (eller gå på) en liten øy" eller bare "øy walk", kanskje en henvisning til de duellene finner sted på et lite stykke skinn eller kappe plassert på bakken. Navnet kan også komme fra stridende duellering på en liten øy eller holme, som de gjør i sagaen om Egill Skallagrimsson.

I hvert fall i teorien, kunne noen fornærmet utfordre den andre parten til Holmgang uavhengig av deres forskjeller i sosial status. Dette kan være et spørsmål om ære, eierskap eller eiendom, å kreve av restitusjon eller gjeld, juridisk uenighet eller intensjon hjelpe en kone eller slektning eller hevne en venn.

Holmgangs ble utkjempet 3-7 dager etter utfordring. Hvis personen utfordret ikke slå opp for Holmgang, ble den andre mannen vurderes bare i utfordringen hans. Dersom den fornærmede parten ikke slår opp for Holmgang, de anses niðingr, og kunne ha blitt dømt til utlegd. I effekt, dersom de var villige eller i stand til å forsvare sine krav, de hadde ingen ære. Noen ganger kan en stand kriger kunne frivillig til å kjempe i stedet for en tydelig outclassed venn.

"It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
Holmgang (hólmganga in old Norse and modern Icelandic, Holmgang in Swedish) was a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians. It was a recognized way to settle disputes.

Holmgang can be translated as "to go to (or walk on) a small island" or simply "island walk", perhaps a reference to the duels taking place on a small piece of leather or Cap placed on the ground. The name may also come from the warring duellering on a small island or islet, as they do in the saga of Egill Skallagrimsson.
At least in theory, could anyone offended challenge the other party to Holmgang regardless of their differences in social status. This may be a matter of pride, ownership or property, to demand the restitution or debt, legal disagreement or intention of helping a wife or relative or avenge a friend. Holm Gangs fought 3-7 days after challenge. If the person challenged does not turn up for Holmgang, was the second man considered only in his challenge. If the aggrieved party does not turn up for Holmgang, they are considered niðingr, and could have been sentenced to outlawry. In effect, if they were willing or able to defend their claims, they had no honor. Sometimes a capable warrior could volunteer to fight in place of a clearly outclassed friend.

Bull on a canary, just as I said only not as long winded as yours. kept it short and sweet. The opening of your post refers to who,yourself or Beowulf. Your explanation did you get from Wikipedia.

Et troll er en overnaturlig vesen i norrøn mytologi og skandinavisk folklore.
Jeg er sikker på at jeg ville ha mang en seconder hvis min utfordring blir akseptert.
min viking venn vil jeg sikker på, ta det endelige slaget

En Norse er en norrøn selvfølgelig, selvfølgelig,
Men hvem har noensinne hørt om en snorking norrøn,
Med mindre, selvfølgelig, at snorking norrøne er
At Viking, Erik Raude.

Gå rett til kilden og spør en norrøn
Hvis han noensinne red på en viking hest.
Et medlem av Viking kraft
Er den berømte Erik Raude.

Vikings liker å seile rundt å fordrive tiden på dagen.
Men Erik Raude vil alltid seile etter at hans gamle skjegg blir grå.

En Norse er en norrøn, selvfølgelig,
Og høyest av alle snorking norrøne
Er den berømte norrøne som ser ut som en hest,
Den berømte, Erik Raude.

Nosmoking wrote:
Bull on a canary, just as I said only not as long winded as yours. kept it short and sweet. The opening of your post refers to who,yourself or Beowulf. Your explanation did you get from Wikipedia.

None of the words were mine - it's just a computer translation of Beowulf's post! Long winded it may be, but probably makes more sense to more people than the original Norwegian post.
People, can we get back to this being a rugby forum? I used to enjoy reading people's opinions about the Bulls and rugby. Then it became a site to play out personal squabbles. And now it's become a place to taunt others in Norwegian! What next?
Ignore Trolls. Don't take the bait.
Talk rugby.

There is nobody more foolish than a fool that tries to be clever!

There are two on here that should take note of that. You know who you are. Bull on canary, you want us to keep reapting our selves then, do you. What's to say has been said. Why do you think no one talks rugby on here, I'll tell you they've all joined other sites. That's the ones that are in the know. You to can join us on Facebook, anytime you want. We talk rugby, have a laugh on non rugby things, we are what the t n a used be.

Nosmoking wrote:
There are two on here that should take note of that. You know who you are. Bull on canary, you want us to keep reapting our selves then, do you. What's to say has been said. Why do you think no one talks rugby on here, I'll tell you they've all joined other sites. That's the ones that are in the know. You to can join us on Facebook, anytime you want. We talk rugby, have a laugh on non rugby things, we are what the t n a used be.

det var en tid da alvorlig diskutere eksisterte på dette nettstedet, men denne endringen når tbc og hans alter ego og venner kom på, så tenkte jeg skru dette lar alle begynne å være arseholes og tut søppel så jeg gjør, ikke fordi jeg virkelig ønsker til, men fordi jeg bare fortsette der alle andre går av, så hvis du ikke liker det, slutter å legge ut dritt, og jeg vil gå bort .............. ser deg senere!

beowulf kicks **** wrote:

Nosmoking wrote:
There are two on here that should take note of that. You know who you are. Bull on canary, you want us to keep reapting our selves then, do you. What's to say has been said. Why do you think no one talks rugby on here, I'll tell you they've all joined other sites. That's the ones that are in the know. You to can join us on Facebook, anytime you want. We talk rugby, have a laugh on non rugby things, we are what the t n a used be.

det var en tid da alvorlig diskutere eksisterte på dette nettstedet, men denne endringen når tbc og hans alter ego og venner kom på, så tenkte jeg skru dette lar alle begynne å være arseholes og tut søppel så jeg gjør, ikke fordi jeg virkelig ønsker til, men fordi jeg bare fortsette der alle andre går av, så hvis du ikke liker det, slutter å legge ut dritt, og jeg vil gå bort .............. ser deg senere!

Translation...
"There was a time when serious discussions existed on this site, but this change when tbc and his alter ego and friends came on, so I thought scr*w it lets all start to be ars***les and spout rubbish so I do, not because I really want to, but because I simply pick up where everyone else goes off, so if you don't like itstop posting s**t, and I will go away ... ... ... ... ... see you later!"
I read and mostly enjoy the other site to which you refer, but when posters from there continue the baiting in the above manner how can they claim to have the moral high ground?

Nobody is claiming to hold the moral high ground. Some of our friends on Facebook, are the ones who are constantly, abused, insulted by the trolls. Myself included. I find it all somewhat childish, wonder why the t n a do nothing. It does not matter if you ignore the trolls, viking62. Has done. Yet he still gets vilified when not posting. No, people like the two trolls in question are the ones you should be pointing the finger at. They have no morals, what so ever. If they were banned sine die, then people would return to this forum, until we will stick with Facebook.

At least our Bulls fans are far more loyal then the Whinos. they were Marching Out Together long before the end of theWigan battering. Their so called fans are the scum of Super League.

Whether you love it or loathe it, Mr Potter shows little or no emotion whether we win, lose or draw. He was the same at Catalan and St Helens and it infuriated the fans as he appeared indifferent to the current state of play. Of course, you can spin it out as he was remaining ever positive; stiff upper lip and all that chaps. You just can't see him running on to the pitch and hugging his players a la Wane.
With Salford and KR finding form, it is going to be a battle royal for eighth spot. I expect Leeds, Huddersfield, Hull and Saints to vie for fourth to seventh. Someone commented that it would be good to win against Castleford, at home. Sorry, it is a game we must win to keep any momentum going and not allowing the side to be swallowed up by the chasing pack. Castleford are in very poor form at the moment; their halves are not playing well and losing Darryl Clark means their go forward has been stopped. If we cannot beat them then, after couple of games, we may be playing catch up. At that time, it will be a good position to assess Mr Potter's tenure and what he has achieved in two years at the helm. Don't worry, no other club, north or south, are currently interested in him so he is not going to be snatched away. Discretion is the better part of valour.