Let's talk about the Bradford City game

[drfchound]

If you can’t stop Cook once it gets to him, then you need to cut out his service. You double up down the flanks, play two full backs on each side, if you have enough fit that is. You pick a nice solid team. Protect the back four and get it up the other end as much as you can. We need to be intelligent to win the game. Can we do that, I hope so.

Such a simple game.

It is, those who try to make it difficult are the ones trying to seem more intelligent than they are. We don’t do the simple things right.

I know we don’t do the simple things right.
I was agreeing with some of your post which is why I wrote what I did.
I had a right laugh though when that Iberian plonker dived in with his defender of bst badge on and had a go at me.
He really does need to control his anger issues.

No anger on my part little doggy. In fact your post made me laugh.
I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy of your post.
It appears that paranoia and bitterness are creeping in along with mother time.

 
Here she is.

You are far too long in the tooth to behaving like a teenage troll.
First a plonker,now a female.
Grow up and show some maturity and self respect.

Come on, get real.
I have lost count of the number of times you have trolled my posts since your comeback after the three year abscence.
You seriously lack respect for anyone who dosn't tow the line that you want.
You have resorted to several homophobic accusations on here too.
I'm out of this now because i don't want to let you destroy yet another thread.
Have a lovely Christmas.

[Iberian Red]

If you can’t stop Cook once it gets to him, then you need to cut out his service. You double up down the flanks, play two full backs on each side, if you have enough fit that is. You pick a nice solid team. Protect the back four and get it up the other end as much as you can. We need to be intelligent to win the game. Can we do that, I hope so.

Such a simple game.

It is, those who try to make it difficult are the ones trying to seem more intelligent than they are. We don’t do the simple things right.

I know we don’t do the simple things right.
I was agreeing with some of your post which is why I wrote what I did.
I had a right laugh though when that Iberian plonker dived in with his defender of bst badge on and had a go at me.
He really does need to control his anger issues.

No anger on my part little doggy. In fact your post made me laugh.
I was merely pointing out the hypocrisy of your post.
It appears that paranoia and bitterness are creeping in along with mother time.

 
Here she is.

You are far too long in the tooth to behaving like a teenage troll.
First a plonker,now a female.
Grow up and show some maturity and self respect.

Come on, get real.
I have lost count of the number of times you have trolled my posts since your comeback after the three year abscence.
You seriously lack respect for anyone who dosn't tow the line that you want.
You have resorted to several homophobic accusations on here too.
I'm out of this now because i don't want to let you destroy yet another thread.
Have a lovely Christmas.

Be careful with those wild accusations G

[drfchound]

 

[idler]

Living in Bradford I know many City fans. I met some of my late son’s mates friends in the Cheswold. All of them and their friends were saying that the Morecombe result was the worst thing that could have happened for them. They were all worried and half expected to lose.
How wrong they were. They had a far more enjoyable journey home than the four of us in my car. I’m dreading Valley Parade in January.

[scawsby steve]

Living in Bradford I know many City fans. I met some of my late son’s mates friends in the Cheswold. All of them and their friends were saying that the Morecombe result was the worst thing that could have happened for them. They were all worried and half expected to lose.
How wrong they were. They had a far more enjoyable journey home than the four of us in my car. I’m dreading Valley Parade in January.

Good post, Idler. I too expected a reaction from our players, and we couldn't have had a better start, with the gift goal they gave us. However, we offered nothing after that.

Our only hope at Valley Parade is some quality signings in January, particularly in defence and midfield.

[Pancho Regan]

Living half an hour the other side of Bradford, I'm surrounded by lots of Bantams fans where I live. My teenage daughters are both Donny ST holders so have always been the only Rovers fans in school, again surrounded by Bradford fans.

So this fixture has always had an added edge for me and my family.
Please Rovers, don't let me down tonight.

Well thanks for totally letting me down last night Rovers.

I still can’t get over the feeling of despair after witnessing that.

I’m sick of this team flattering to deceive.

[selby]

  Idler if we play Faulkner and Wood down the middle and tell them to just do their thing, basic defending and Physical,  Collins and co will not bully anyone.
  WE have the players at the club to be a completely different animal defensively, for one reason or another we have not used them.

[Thorney]

  Idler if we play Faulkner and Wood down the middle and tell them to just do their thing, basic defending and Physical,  Collins and co will not bully anyone.
  WE have the players at the club to be a completely different animal defensively, for one reason or another we have not used them.

How long before we can have a match fit wood and faulkner? If he still wants to play 3 at the back id include bailey with them 2. Solid back 3 there. Need maxwell back also.

[dickos1]

  Idler if we play Faulkner and Wood down the middle and tell them to just do their thing, basic defending and Physical,  Collins and co will not bully anyone.
  WE have the players at the club to be a completely different animal defensively, for one reason or another we have not used them.

I agree with this, although Wood has spent most of the season injured, I rate Faulkner but in the game v Mansfield he was poor.

[CJK]

I think what I took away from this game was that you don't have to be that good to be successful in this league, we already knew that I guess.

The Bradford defenders weren't comfortable on the ball, they could just do the basics and hoick it up front for Cook to try and win the ball or get the second ball. You could have anyone in their midfield, it wouldn't really matter, although that number 7 looked half decent.

Tyler Smith looks dangerous with his pace and it was a clinical finish for the goal.

This was the game where Biggins' lack of attributes was laid bare. Couldn't look after the ball, couldn't find a pass, positionally nowhere.

We've got a really clever player in Ironside, I just hope we can make better use of him in the second half of the season.

Don't know where I stand on the formation stuff. Clearly we've had a decent run of games where its worked but equally there's games where it just exposes our weaknesses, albeit because of the injury list.

I back Grant 100% to turn this around. Another couple of windows to get rid of the dead stuff and bring in some better players. I think it all starts with a solid keeper, a priority for me.

[Pancho Regan]

Well what I took away from that game is that Bradford City did to us something that we are incapable of doing to any team.

They gave us a goal start then gradually took us apart and finished comfortable winners.

We can’t do that to any team in this division.