He was, however, more than pleased with the way his side slugged it out to get themselves into a winning position.Saints paid for living so dangerously when James Lowes lost the ball over the line but was adjudged by the video referee to have sent it backwards for Fielden to touch down for his first.Henry Paul's conversion attempt hit the post and before half-time Bradford went further ahead with what was, understandably in the conditions another messy try.Lowes kicked through and as Sonny Nickle failed to make contact with his clearing kick David Boyle touched down at the second attempt, Paul landing his second goal for an eight-point lead that did not do full justice to the Bradford stranglehold.Three minutes after the break, Fielden surged through Kevin Iro's tackle for the try that seemed to put them beyond recall but Saints took that as their cue to raise their game, Joynt taking a pass from Paul Newlove for a try to bring them back.Bradford felt more secure again when Paul Deacon slotted over a drop goal but still Saints came back. A try from Sean Long after a quick tap penalty was followed by his own conversion and brought them to within a single point.But efforts at setting up an equalising drop goal were unsuccessful and Bradford hung on for a victory that takes them to one point behind Saints with a game in hand."I had to lose a game eventually, I'm only human," said Millward. "But I thought the effort we put in was tremendous, especially after the amount of defending we had to do."We've lost a battle but we've not lost the war and I'm sure we will be seeing each other again."Bradford Bulls: Brooker; McAvoy, Naylor, Boyle, Pryce; H Paul, R Paul; Fielden, Lowes, Anderson, Peacock, Forshaw, Mackay. Substitutes used: Radford, Parker, H Smith, Deacon.St Helens: Wellens; C Smith, Iro, Newlove, Sullivan; Sculthorpe, Long; O'Neill, Barrow, Nickle, Perelini, Stewart, Joynt. Substitutes used: Henare, Atcheson, Jonkers, Stankevitch.Referee: J Connolly (Wigan).* Two senior executives at the Rugby League have been made redundant after recommendations by a management report. Tom O'Donovan, who has been in charge of development, and David Wood, whose responsibilities included policing the salary cap, have lost their jobs.. In the chequered history of Super League's gestures towards expansion, tomorrow's game at Newport ranks as one of the emptiest.

It is only a late switch from Leicester that takes the London Broncos and Warrington to Rodney Parade and suggestions that Super League has serious designs upon South Wales have long since been discredited. In the chequered history of Super League's gestures towards expansion, tomorrow's game at Newport ranks as one of the emptiest. It is only a late switch from Leicester that takes the London Broncos and Warrington to Rodney Parade and suggestions that Super League has serious designs upon South Wales have long since been discredited. There is some speculative talk that a Welsh consortium could take over an ailing Super League franchise but the Newport game is essentially one to enjoy in its own right rather than as a precursor to anything more ambitious.It will not feel like a hollow occasion to Warrington, not after the delights of beating Bradford last week They will be eager to maintain the momentum. For their part London could go above Warrington if they win.Warrington's coach, Darryl Van der Velde, has Toa Kohe-Love back from suspension and Mike Peters is also added to the squad that beat the Bulls. London are still without Greg Fleming and Tulsen Tollet, but have Andrew Wynyard back from injury on the bench.Back in the heartlands, there are three games which are equally intriguing in their different ways. Fifth-placed Halifax go to Hull, who are directly below them in the table.

"If we can win that, we will go five points clear, which will be a good cushion for us," said the Halifax scrum-half, Andrew Dunemann, whose form has been one of the factors in turning them into unlikely play-off contenders. They have a doubt over the full-back Daryl Cardiss while Hull could have Andrew Hick back.Tony Kemp's first game as Wakefield Trinity's coach sees the visit of Leeds, who have come from behind to beat Wigan and Castleford in their last two impressive performances. Kemp, who watched Leeds at Cas on Wednesday night, is without the suspended Bright Sodje, brings in the teenage utility player, David White, for his debut and surprisingly relegates Willie Poching to the bench. Leeds are likely to be unchanged.John Kear must already be sick of hearing that he is now the only remaining British coach in Super League, following Wakefield's dismissal of Andy Kelly this week. Unless his Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants can narrow the gap on Salford at the foot of the table by winning at The Willows, he is unlikely to have to hear it for much longer with the former Great Britain coach, Andy Goodway, Bradford's assistant, Brian Noble, and Queensland's Mark Murray the names being mentioned as potential successors.Kear delays naming his team, but Salford are likely to be without Martin Offiah and Jason Nicol.. Clive Woodward is far too self-assured a character to crave sympathy from the public, but you have to feel for the poor bloke all the same.