Let's talk about the Bradford City game

[bpoolrover]

I wonder if our supporters brought friends to this game. They won’t be coming again but our owners don’t understand how poor we are

the owner does understand, he has done amazing for the club with the money he has put in, but it's like he doesn't care now or has given up, when he finally does leave the club it's a shame he will have left us in a worse place than when he bought into it

[The Beast]

We knew Clayton couldn't run but we never even made him have to break into a jog. We made Halliday look like James O'Connor in his prime, never looked like getting past him.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Inept.

The number of times we conceded possession from playing out from the back or throw-ins was simply pathetic and the goal was conceded from one example.  Bradford were a very ordinary side but Rovers are far worse.  Says it all when supporters are leaving in droves with five minutes to play and we're only one goal down.

Nail. Head

Bradford were bang average. And that was comfortably enough.

[Chris Black come back]

We performed in line with reality. Bradford are not great but will likely just about make the play offs. They were better than us though, which is why we are not likely to make the play offs.

[Jonathan]

Terribly frustrating to watch. We play bits of brave football in all of the wrong areas and it breaks down when we get past the half way line.

Their goal was a shambles from our perspective. Mitchell lofted possibly the worst goal kick I’ve seen in all of my years straight to the feet of Clayton about 40 yards out. We then effectively concede a corner straight from our own goal kick, Mitchell flaps at thin air and the game is gone. We gifted that to a side that aren’t even very good and had so many weaknesses that could’ve been exploited.

We offered almost nothing in the final third. Miller’s all round game is feeble and we help him out with that by getting nobody anywhere near him. Hurst tried but it was a constant case of players running down blind alleys with almost no options to play to.

If only we put as much effort into playing football in the final third as we do in our own defensive third. Feel sick from watching that.

[Bills view]

That's our standard. It's as simple as that.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

Jonathan calls it well for me. We've improved a lot but we lack massively up the top end.  Miller can't hold the ball up and isn't. Getting the ball in ways he can use it.

We're not a million miles off, the lack of alternatives up front worries me.  Thought Bradford were bang average but had what you need, solid centre halves and a striker to play off.  We need a better outlet up front. Let's see what Lavery or Griffiths can offer, what's the harm with the season dying out in seeing what they can offer for next year.

[Chris Black come back]

I wouldn’t be surprised if we never saw Griffiths play a game for us again. Mood music looks very bad for him.

[andyst79]

Just have to accept it's a transition season and we're nowhere where we need to be in a poor division. Deep down we know we're shite but been clinging on to the faint hopes of the playoffs. Reality check

[Redroy]

You can't really afford to accept any season as a transition season. Too many of them and you'll find yourself out of the FL.

But I see progress under Schofield despite the results. The key is seeing whether we have learned any lessons on recruitment. Summer is going to be very interesting.

[ncRover]

You can't really afford to accept any season as a transition season. Too many of them and you'll find yourself out of the FL.

But I see progress under Schofield despite the results. The key is seeing whether we have learned any lessons on recruitment. Summer is going to be very interesting.

I think for now we can given that this side would still comfortably beat last season’s side.

[ncRover]

What’s wrong with Maxwell? We missed him today.

I love Tommy Rowe but age is finally catching up I fear.

On the plus side, Todd Miller looked lively.

[Chris Black come back]

Sideshow Todd.

[Sammy Chung was King]

The manager isn’t using the players right. Miller will never be converted into a hold up player, we don’t have one of those. So why do we keep trying to play that way?
Miller needs a partner. One of our best offensive players in Molyneux is left on the bench. Trying to be too. clever at times. Play your best eleven and see where it takes you. We have two wingers in Molyneux and Hurst, play them both from the start.
Get two up front and we might stand a chance.