Gutted Bulls star Andy Lynch today admitted: "Things aren't right."
The Great Britain hopeful is still trying to work out why his side came unstuck in a shock defeat against relegation-threatened Wakefield.
A third loss in four games leaves stricken Bulls badly out of sorts heading into the play-offs.
The champions conclude their regular Super League programme at Huddersfield on Sunday but Lynch concedes they will have no chance of reaching the Grand Final if they continue in the same vein.
"It just wasn't good enough," he said. "Thing's aren't right. I know Wakefield were desperate but we should be beating teams like them.
"We just didn't play well and must start working on our skill levels so everything comes together.
"We had the video session on Saturday and all the staff say we blew Wakefield away in every department but we just couldn't finish things off.
"I don't think we're lacking confidence and in parts we did some good things, but we need to maintain it for 80 minutes."
Bulls had the Wildcats on the rack for much of the second half at Odsal but just couldn't break John Kear's side down and badly lacked imagination in attack.
The gutsy visitors held on for a famous win that handed them a Super League lifeline and now face Castleford in a winner-takes-all last-day showdown at Belle Vue on Saturday.
Whoever loses will be relegated and that is another reason prop Lynch - one of the few performers on Friday - is distraught.
Having been part of the Castleford side consigned to the drop by Wakefield in 2004, he had hoped to do his old club a favour and gain personal revenge by relegating Wakefield on Friday night.
"I didn't want it to go down to the last game for Cas," said the ever-present 26-year-old.
"I wanted a win for us as I knew that would make them safe but we didn't play well as a team and failed to come up with a performance.
"Hopefully Cas will pull off a win against Wakey - I'll have my fingers crossed.
"If they win that one they will send Wakey down like Wakey relegated us two years ago.
"For Cas to go back down again would be hard. It was tough in 2004 and to do it again isn't worth thinking about. It would be difficult for them to come straight back up."
- Bulls' Senior Academy crashed out of the play-offs at the first hurdle, losing 21-20 at home to Warrington on Saturday.
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