You re-form yourself and rather than looking back at a game that is history, over and which you can do nothing about, you find yourself looking forward to the next game.

However, it seems there are too many Bulls fans who are not looking forward. Indeed, they are caught up in a glorious past, in comparison to which, the present is not looking so rosy. A past in which they shared and would use the term "we" when talking about the club.

Nowadays, as results have slipped, the use of language becomes "they", when describing either the chairman, coach or players.

Hearing the disappointment and at times anger of the fans is, in some way, reassuring – it's reassuring to know they have strong feelings about the club. Bulls' fans can choose to stay away if they wish, but they ought to ask themselves how their absence is going to help turn around the club in the way they presumably want it to. How does your absence help achieve any of the great things you would like to see at Odsal ?

It's at these times when your club needs you. Does your club need you as much when it is appearing in six grand finals? After all, there will be plenty of neutrals who will fill your place at Old Trafford if you choose not to go. The revenue the club gets for being there will dwarf the contribution of your grand final ticket (most of which goes to the RFL and MUFC). No, it is when the club aren't basking in the warm light of success that it needs you.

If you stop turning out, you diminish the right to celebrate the future good times and make it harder for the club to achieve them.

Kevin Maguire, Wheatcroft, Hanover Street, Batley.

Attendances of 9,000 or just over at Catalan Dragons show that Super League has certainly been taken on board in that part of France.

The supporters are not necessarily bothered with the individuals who play for them, but more with the team as a whole. The players are there solely to represent the Catalans, which is the most important factor.

Following this successful gamble, inviting Catalans into Super League, what is stopping Toulouse being granted a franchise in the future?

Liz Waddington, Burley Woodhead

Having read Nick Westby's article in the Yorkshire Post, I am staggered that he seriously believes that the next Open golf champion might not consider himself a worthy winner. The greatest player is still Jack Nicklaus until Tiger Woods breaks his illustrious record. This may never happen, but in the meantime there are innumerable fantastic golfers taking part in the contest at Birkdale. I doubt very much that when the winner lifts that trophy he will be worrying about the fact that the injured Tiger never showed.

Michael King, Wath-on-Dearne, Rotherham.

Of course 'schools cricket' played by professionals is fun.

Most of the counties seem to be playing Twenty20 teams that comprise the majority of their championship players (cricket in its finest form) so it is obvious that the players can adapt to this form of professional 'kwik cricket' very well.

However, it would be utterly detrimental to the whole structure of the game for Twenty20 to take over as the main form of cricket.

Test cricket and the County Championship must not be watered down to suit the whims of money-grabbers, for that is what is at the root of this new surge of financial sponsorship, or the game of cricket will degenerate into the appalling over-priced, over-financed pit that top-flight football has jumped into with two huge flat feet.

Shame on the ECB and some well-known cricketers for fawning at the door of an American millionaire.

Let's keep Twenty20 a bit of fun, but not as the main focus for real, proper cricket.

Jack H Kell, Menston, Ilkley.

I totally agree with the splendid article on cricket by Chris Waters (Yorkshire Post, June 14).

As he says, sport in general is being ruined by money and this Twenty20 competition is a blight on the game of cricket.

It should not be encouraged or directed towards young players. There is so much more in the game than just hitting sixes or even fours.

I have been closely involved with cricket for nearly 80 years and would not be paid to watch it.