what is going on the last few games do the team think they no longer need to compete

14- 4 HT dreadful

Batley, Fax, Fev, Bulls all fighting away

2nd. Place is secured so in reality this week and next week actually no there is nothing to play for and it has to effect the approach to the game.
This is where hendo and the leaders in the squad show what they are made of, getting it through that winning or losing can be a habit.
Batley on the other hand are playing for top 4 slot

First of the two pre-season friendlies out of the way.

That's one way of looking at it is suppose

Don't try and put a positive spin on it.

We are going to get hammered in the middle 8's, absolutely hammered.

My synopsis of a day in Batley

Decent run up and down

Really enjoyed Batley's ground, only ever seen it in the wet before, and fans very friendly

A very good Broncos turn out

We played up hill in first half and competed really well for 20mins, as we were put under huge defensive pressure with ad hoc penalties against, and held strong.

Reverting to type, carved the Batley defence and failed to convert a 3 v 1, terrible execution.

Scored first, deservedly, little lucky but lets take anything, but self destruct with flimsy defence and an embarrassing inability to catch the bomb - albeit twice perfectly placed from the Batley half.

Soward's kicking from hand top class.

The error strewn show continued in the second half sloppy tries conceded (one from Bussey kicking out on full from a kick off), but pretty much every time we got decent field position we scored.

Batley players dropping like flies at critical times, to slow the play down.

Didnt like the refereeing, the new soldier bloke, seemed intent on pinging us every time he could and not Batley.

Heard a few of the players have been told there future lies elsewhere so maybe todays show was a partially down to this.

That all said - and I dont lije losing - but really pleased for Batley and their top 4 ambitions. I'd much prefer to see them and Fev in the top 4 and Bradford nowhere near. We can turn Batley over of that I have no doubt.

No Harrison, Foster, Naiqama, Eliab and Leatherbarrow 'rested', a new half back combination, not enough drive from the forwards, Macani and Walker out of their depth.

Not a good day, we shouldn't be losing to Batley but we did and deservedly so. We need to improve massively and player unrest is causing an issue, Hendo needs to address it pronto.

Quite possibly and I doubt going into them on the back of a few half hearted performances will help us one iota. However I didn't have the chance to go. Batley had points to play for, did we, do we next week? Yes they need a hot prong up their jacksy

How about pride, how about commitment, how about wanting to win, how about turning out for the supporters who continually make the long journey so they can turn out for the team.

They need to buck their ideas up,they have had some great results but they need to work harder and show strength of character to play SL it is not a walk over

And you know that how?

Take the point pride is one thing, but who us to say that we didn't go into that game half hearted from the top down. It's easy to say they should play for pride and for the shirt and as a supporter I agree.
However if we did rest a couple, maybe Hendo looked at it and possibly saw it as a game to lose, said it before, it's z dangerous game to play trying to influence who else will be in the top 4. But I am pleased for batley and would prefer them to Bradford, same with fev, I hope they turn over the bulls and get the last slot. Why? I think Bradford are starting to show some form and look dangerous.
Next week I hope we don't hold back and get a decent win to get us vack in the habit of winning. I suspect Hendo might again rest anyone still carrying any knocks ready for who ever we face in the 8s.

Thats worrying with 4 SL teams waiting for us