David Solomona says Bulls boss Steve McNamara has been desperate to axe his under-performers – but can’t.

Friday’s horrendous 58-22 loss against Warrington was their latest shocking defeat, leaving Bradford wallowing second bottom in Super League.

Second-rower Solomona admits under-pressure McNamara should be dropping players, including himself, for recent displays but can’t because of on-going injury problems.

“I thought I played terrible at Wakefield on Monday and put my hand up to admit that,” he said.

“And it was a debacle against Warrington – the only word for it – but we need to get everyone reading off the same page.

“Steve has come in after some of these losses and said ‘I’d love to drop some of you lot’. But then he says he can’t because he’s no one else left to bring in.

“A lot of fans are looking for us to give the Academy kids a shot and Tom Olbison did at the weekend.

“But it’d be a big call to do that and bring a load in. You can’t throw a lot in all at once, especially when the side is struggling. It’s up to us to sort this out and the time for excuses is over.”

Solomona concedes the Bulls will fail to make the play-offs for the first time ever if they don’t shape up now.

“Three or four weeks ago we could probably say we’ve still got a long season ahead,” he said.

“But we can’t say that any more. It’s closing in on us and we’re not going to be there for the back end if we don’t start winning now. Whatever it is, we need to find it fast.”

The Warrington horror was their third game in eight days and many of the struggling Bradford side looked jaded.

But Solomona, 31, said: “It’s hard to use that excuse when everyone has gone through it. Warrington had the same schedule as us.

“Everything is coming down to application. We’ve been given everything we can to try and win games but we’re just not going out there and applying ourselves.

“I wish I had the secret and magic formula to make us realise why we’re going through this slump.

“It’s a weird feeling. Personally, I still felt when we were way behind on Friday night that we could still win it but we play in a team sport and we need one to 17 to show that.”

Solomona was playing only his second game since returning from a dislocated shoulder and it was no coincidence he looked the freshest player in Bradford’s side.

He came off the bench to score twice and produced their liveliest moments but insisted: “I’d rather have played garbage and we’d won. It’s just so annoying.

“The fans started booing and as disappointed as I am to hear them do that, I think they have every right. The injured boys on the touch line summed it up – they used the word ‘stupid’.

“We’re not doing what we’re being coached. If we did we’d be fine. We need to start playing better football and by the percentages.”