Let's talk about the Bradford City game

[Dare to dream!]

Rumours are that Bradford manager Alexander is about to be sacked.

[roversdude]

Yeah I’ve heard that too D2D

[Nudga]

Right, I've shat and showered and ready to set off.
New day, different game and feel up for a good cup match.

See you in the Bradford Arms

[idler]

Anybody parking in either of the Forster Square retail parks below the ground that it is a 3 hour time limit. I can’t remember if it is cctv and number plate recognition or not.

[adamtherover]

I almost did, but wasn't sure if they shut the gates after hours?

[steve@dcfd]

So this is the team tonight

                           Jones

    Sterry        Wood.    McGrath   Maxwell

         Bailey.           Close.        Broadbent

                 Molynuex.           Carty

                               Ironside
                                     
Bottomley Olowu Senior Flint Rowe Taylor Hurst

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

It's a strong side isn't it? 

[RoversInSpain]

Very interested to see Wood and McGrath together. Youngster with a bit of toughness and an old head.
Awaiting the first cross into our box with a little optimism…..

[Alan Southstand]

Who knows?

[dknward2]

It's a strong side isn't it? 

It's a side still except a 3 nil loss

[ncRover]

Jake Young and Andy Cook up top for Bradford.

That’s good, not much pace. I would worry about balls in behind more than crosses in to the box with Wood.

Hopefully Broadbent and Bailey can tuck in to cover the full backs defensively when they go forward.

[Sammy Chung was King]

We need to start winning games, whether cup or league. Confidence will improve if we can win tonight. We must take better care of Cook. Stop the service to him and we have a chance.

[drfchound]

It's a strong side isn't it?

Plenty of people have been asking for Wood and Maxwell to be brought in.

[Jersey Rover]

I like the lineup and shape, good game hopefully

[Sammy Chung was King]

Maxwell is our best left back. We get to see if Wood has got some life still left in those legs. He will have kept better centre forwards than Cook quiet during his career. There looks to be a decent balance about the line up. Win at all costs, we need it. A trip to Wembley wouldn’t go amiss either, looking forward quite some way.

[ncRover]

Pitch is very poor.

Not good enough from such a big club.

[Sammy Chung was King]

Stay in the game, don’t give anything away. Keep nice and solid and our chance will come.

[normal rules]

Two players off injured. Let’s hope it’s very temporary

[adamtherover]

Decent first half, sterry looks off the pace, ?

[Padge_DRFC]

Bailey is being used incorrectly IMO.

[Thorney]

Decent first half, sterry looks off the pace, ?

Looks to me like he maybe still feeling an injury? The one ball that was put down the line behind him he didnt seem to want to commit to anything more than a jog.

He has been left isolated alot. But still in it so lets hope we can push forward more

[Chris Black come back]

Tom Biltcliffe is hammering Louis Jones.

[Padge_DRFC]

Jones just came for a ball! The bad news he came for it like he was scared of Andy Cook hurting him

[PDX_Rover]

Well… you have to question Jones on that free kick. Far too far to one side of the goal. Too easy.

[Colin C No.3]

Set up his 5 man wall moved within a yard of his right hand side post, no foot movement stood stock still as the free kick was drilled by his left post. Inexperience?

[Padge_DRFC]

Let's sign 15 wingers but have a keeper not good enough. Nice one

[Pside]

Jones is not even a 3rd choice keeper. How grant persists with him is beyond me. Good shot stopper at times but all the basics you want in a keeper he sadly lacks

[Spilsby Red]

Lots of professional goalkeepers on here !

[Chris Black come back]

It's the lowest possible bar, but this is definitely better than Saturday. Albeit against a fairly poor Bradford side. Amazed to see Cook hasn't bullied us all game, which is both welcome and a change.

[ncRover]

Carty on crutches