The Bulls copped a couple of very bad calls from the ref at the end of Sunday’s game against Leeds, these things happen for and against every team from time to time, most of whose officials have a bit of a moan and let off some steam – then forget all about it. In those circumstances you can pretty much forgive coach Steve McNamara’s misguided rant about being cheated in the heat of the moment after the game but, when I first read our chairmans demand that Leeds hand us the two points, I was mortified and, as a Bradford supporter, embarassed.
Then I thought about it and realised that he was just joking, wasn’t he? He can’t actually be serious – the problem being that such whining does nothing for the sport, enhances the opinion held by some about Rugby League being full of small-minded, petty and parochial people and further confirms the (not totally unjustified) repuatation Bradford have of being serial whiners.
So Mr Hood, in the unlikely event you are reading this, please shut up.
