Mitchell’s distribution

[Filo]

Terrible, truly terrible, cost us the game, eventually if you keep giving the opposition the ball you will get punished, made a couple of good saves, but for all the good stuff he cost us the match, he needs to spend the whole ofnext week working on his kicking!

[GazLaz]

I said when we signed him that his issues were “errors that lead to goals”. Too high to ever be classed as a good keeper.

[eastender]

Passed a goal kick to Clayton stood on his own in the centre circle, shocking distribution.

[ChrisBx]

I've said repeatedly that he's simply not good enough. I'm amazed he's been our no. 1 for so long.

[Chris Black come back]

He made three superb saves before the goal. He’s a good keeper for us and better than we’ve had for a few years now.

[knockers]

I've said repeatedly that he's simply not good enough. I'm amazed he's been our no. 1 for so long.

You do know that our only other option is the 16 year old kid that was on the bench!

[Padge_DRFC]

Had a mare for the goal.

[Filo]

He made three superb saves before the goal. He’s a good keeper for us and better than we’ve had for a few years now.

He also gave them the ball three or four times kicking the ball straight to there player, without a Rovers player anywhere near them

[glosterred]

Trouble is at the moment there is no one to replace him. Jones and Bottomley both injured and we have a 16 year old on the bench. A replacement would have to be a 7 day emergency line. Not sure we’d get one in as Mitchell ain’t injured.

COYR

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

He had a good game up to the goal. He makes good saves but he doesn't seem suited to how we play. I feel Schofield will want different in the summer.

[glosterred]

He made three superb saves before the goal. He’s a good keeper for us and better than we’ve had for a few years now.

He also gave them the ball three or four times kicking the ball straight to there player, without a Rovers player anywhere near them

You could say that about any of the out field players as well


COYR

[ChrisBx]

I've said repeatedly that he's simply not good enough. I'm amazed he's been our no. 1 for so long.

You do know that our only other option is the 16 year old kid that was on the bench!

Yes I do know that. We've had two transfer windows to improve in his position, however we've decided against it for whatever reason.

[Filo]

He made three superb saves before the goal. He’s a good keeper for us and better than we’ve had for a few years now.

He also gave them the ball three or four times kicking the ball straight to there player, without a Rovers player anywhere near them

You could say that about any of the out field players as well


COYR

Yes usually when Mitchell gives them the ball under pressure

[glosterred]

He made three superb saves before the goal. He’s a good keeper for us and better than we’ve had for a few years now.

He also gave them the ball three or four times kicking the ball straight to there player, without a Rovers player anywhere near them

You could say that about any of the out field players as well


COYR

Yes usually when Mitchell gives them the ball under pressure

No, to many poor passes from all the outfield players not always when Mitchell has actually found them with a pass


COYR

[Bills view]

Only one nearly moment early in the second half where Lakin pulled it back to Hurst who was stretching too much. Easy game for Bradford. Another poster mentioned this but the lack of movement for our throw ins is shocking. I have thought that for some time.

[Branton Red]

Terrible, truly terrible, cost us the game, eventually if you keep giving the opposition the ball you will get punished, made a couple of good saves, but for all the good stuff he cost us the match, he needs to spend the whole ofnext week working on his kicking!

Terrible, truly terrible tactics from the manager cost us this game. As they've cost us any chance of achieving anything this season. As they've cost my sanity watching this dreary, defensive, clueless rubbish match after match.

If it wasn't for Mitchell we'd have got beat 3 or 4 to nil. And deservedly so.

Yes he was poor for the goal but it was coming.

We all know his distribution is poor. So should the manager. Instructions for goal kicks should be adapted to suit. The whole team didn't have a clue what they were doing at the goal kick which led to the goal. Go back and look at where they were all stood. It wasn't the only occasion either.

Leave the players alone. They're League 2 footballers doing their best. Save the criticism for where it's deserved.

[drfchound]

We will struggle to get a better keeper than Mitchell.
One good double save in the first half and two great saves in the second half, both of which I thought were stitched on goals for Bradford.
I would much rather have a keeper who makes saves and comes and gets crosses over one that can pass the ball.
Yes, he was at fault for the goal but he had kept us in the game up to that moment.
Overall we are just not good enough.
I only once thought we might score today, when Hurst just couldn’t get a good enough contact to a cut back across goal.
I thought several times that Bradford might score.
They were stronger than us all game and we also had no answer to their press when we had goal kicks.
Generally they had eight players in our half and left us with few options to get the ball forward, at times they had all ten outfield players in our half.
Mid table mediocrity is where I predicted at the start of the season for us and I would have been happy with that after the last couple of of years.
On the up side, I can see small improvements since the transfer window but we aren’t going to finish in the top seven.

[Chris Black come back]

We will struggle to get a better keeper than Mitchell.
One good double save in the first half and two great saves in the second half, both of which I thought were stitched on goals for Bradford.
I would much rather have a keeper who makes saves and comes and gets crosses over one that can pass the ball.
Yes, he was at fault for the goal but he had kept us in the game up to that moment.
Overall we are just not good enough.
I only once thought we might score today, when Hurst just couldn’t get a good enough contact to a cut back across goal.
I thought several times that Bradford might score.
They were stronger than us all game and we also had no answer to their press when we had goal kicks.
Generally they had eight players in our half and left us with few options to get the ball forward, at times they had all ten outfield players in our half.
Mid table mediocrity is where I predicted at the start of the season for us and I would have been happy with that after the last couple of of years.
On the up side, I can see small improvements since the transfer window but we aren’t going to finish in the top seven.

Agree with this.

[BillyStubbsTears]

The players we have are not remotely good enough to mount a sustained challenge at the top of the league.

I'm sure Schofield realises that.

We have had quite awful recruitment for 2 years and we are left with what we are - a midtable Division 4 side.

I don't get what people are wanting Schofield to do. He clearly has a style of play that he wants to inculcate into the side. Sometimes it works and we look a reasonable side. Sometimes it doesn't and we look shocking.

No one criticising him has addressed the question: What style of football could anyone play and be successful with the players we have signed over the past 2 years?

We need a dose of realism. We have recruited f**king dreadfully for 2 years. It's going to take at least that long to put that right.

In the meantime, hopefully Schofield is running the rule over the current players that can play the way he wants, and lining up others of the requiremed standard.

[Chris Black come back]

The players we have are not remotely good enough to mount a sustained challenge at the top of the league.

I'm sure Schofield realises that.

We have had quite awful recruitment for 2 years and we are left with what we are - a midtable Division 4 side.

I don't get what people are wanting Schofield to do. He clearly has a style of play that he wants to inculcate into the side. Sometimes it works and we look a reasonable side. Sometimes it doesn't and we look shocking.

No one criticising him has addressed the question: What style of football could anyone play and be successful with the players we have signed over the past 2 years?

We need a dose of realism. We have recruited f**king dreadfully for 2 years. It's going to take at least that long to put that right.

In the meantime, hopefully Schofield is running the rule over the current players that can play the way he wants, and lining up others of the requiremed standard.

Also agree with this and have made same point repeatedly. Sign better players and we will improve.

[EasyforDennis]

The problem we have is that we are too nice. We need some bruisers in the side. We are top of the fair play league for a reason, we don't get stuck in enough to get many yellow cards!!

[sedwardsdrfc]

Think he just needs to be told to simplify it. Not good enough to play balls into midfield. Either play short or play it as long as he can

[Branton Red]

The players we have are not remotely good enough to mount a sustained challenge at the top of the league.

I'm sure Schofield realises that.

We have had quite awful recruitment for 2 years and we are left with what we are - a midtable Division 4 side.

I don't get what people are wanting Schofield to do. He clearly has a style of play that he wants to inculcate into the side. Sometimes it works and we look a reasonable side. Sometimes it doesn't and we look shocking.

No one criticising him has addressed the question: What style of football could anyone play and be successful with the players we have signed over the past 2 years?

We need a dose of realism. We have recruited f**king dreadfully for 2 years. It's going to take at least that long to put that right.

In the meantime, hopefully Schofield is running the rule over the current players that can play the way he wants, and lining up others of the requiremed standard.

I agree the players aren't good enough to sustain a top of league/automatic promotion push. But I do think they are capable of competing to finish in the play offs.

I agree recruitment has been awful for the last 2 years. Hence our demise. But we still have some capable League 2 players.

Regardless there is no excuse for the dire, defensive tactics being employed. Especially at home. Are you happy with playing 5 at the back? Having a lone centre forward totally isolated? Only 2 players in midfield and so ceding the majority of possession to the opposition game after game?

I would just like to watch Rovers giving a right good go. Trying to attack and score goals. Even if that is not successful in terms of league position. Is that really asking too much? To go to the football and be entertained?

Are you enjoying watching Rovers play right now?

Enjoyment from watching football is not solely derived from seeing your team win and being top of the league. It's also from watching your team, despite their limitations, taking the game to their opponents, trying to create, score, attack. Where is that right now??

What is being served up right now is unacceptable defensive boring dross regardless of how good or bad the players are.

In addition these tactics are utterly ineffective. I don't believe they're getting the best out of the current players. They are a discouragement to supporters attending or purchasing season tickets. Which in turn reduces the likelihood of the club being able to afford to turn around their appalling recruitment record.

And so the death spiral continues.

TBH I can't see these tactics being successful whoever we sign on. I'm concerned with the way we're playing that we'll be nearer the foot of the table than the top next season.

The manager needs to adapt his tactics from coaching manual idealism to League 2 pragmatism that suit the level of players Rovers possess. Either that or brush up his CV and look for a different career path.

[BillyStubbsTears]

We didn't play 2 in central midfield.

[Branton Red]

We didn't play 2 in central midfield.

You clearly were watching a different game to me!

Close and Biggins central midfield. Hurst on the right. Lakin on the left. Miller isolated up front.

Same system as ever.

[ncRover]

If Hartlepool can sign a keeper better than Mitchell then surely we can.

Here’s his error for their goal.

https://twitter.com/braysoj1/status/1629520405303029760?s=46&t=UsVVd7OCIdY4BxirGkmbGg

[Filo]

If Hartlepool can sign a keeper better than Mitchell then surely we can.

Here’s his error for their goal.

https://twitter.com/braysoj1/status/1629520405303029760?s=46&t=UsVVd7OCIdY4BxirGkmbGg

His error was before that, kicking it straight to a Bradford player resulting in a corner and a goal, their only corner of the game

[scawsby steve]

If Hartlepool can sign a keeper better than Mitchell then surely we can.

Here’s his error for their goal.

https://twitter.com/braysoj1/status/1629520405303029760?s=46&t=UsVVd7OCIdY4BxirGkmbGg

If 11 teams above us in the league can sign a better squad than ours then surely we can.

I can't believe you're singling him out with some of the sh*t in front of him.

[Bentley Bullet]

He was voted our man of the match, and rightly so. His pass accuracy was no worse than most if not all of the outfield players.

[BigH]

If Hartlepool can sign a keeper better than Mitchell then surely we can.

Here’s his error for their goal.

https://twitter.com/braysoj1/status/1629520405303029760?s=46&t=UsVVd7OCIdY4BxirGkmbGg

That wasn’t just Mitchell’s error.

No one tracked or blocked Cook.

No one blocked their runners.

No one attacked the ball.

Take it through frame by frame and that was a well worked training ground routine by City.

We, on the other hand, looked utterly clueless.