The Voice - Match preview #40: Bradford City vs Northampton Town Friday 3rd April 2026 3:00pm

I trust Mark Bowers analysis of the game over yours as he knows what he is talking about.

 

If you didn't hear Humphrys post match interview on radio Leeds, it is worth a listen.

Very honest

 

Imperative we keep the entire team together if we are in L1 next season. GA, Lucketti, Gent and Sharpe.

They haven't got everything right but they've built something successful in a very, very short time.

Touray, Neuf, Power, Metcalfe, Pointon and Sarc is an excellent platform to build an even better side.

If Jenson attracts interest, set a high price tag. Argue among yourselves what that should be.

 

Not sure it will go down very well

 

Northampton needed the points today and made it very hard for us. And as I have said before there are no easy matches

 

Jensons form has dipped hope he recovers back to his best

 

To be expected, really, but overall an excellent season.

 

You were creaming over Northampton a few months ago - sit this one out.

Dont forget to pay your burns unit fee

 

I dont want to limp into the play offs. I want us to go in with some form and performances. 8 months of hard work at stake.

We are there to compete and win it, not make up the numbers.

 

He's a massively important player for us. It's refreshing having someone leading the line who gets himself involved and makes things happen in the final third instead of this obsession with needing a striker who needs to be 'serviced'.

Obviously it'd be nice to have a striker who makes things happen AND scores goals but how many of them exist at this level?

 

Ballard is the only one I can think of on current form . ( Fortunately not against us !)

 

Yeah he's a real talent. Looked really good against Wigan last night.

 

It's a good interview and he sums himself up well that his biggest problem is himself and staying motivated. Hopefully the let off he got at Burton by not being sent off and the break has given him the wake up to realise that he's not going to get into the team ahead of Pointon and Sarcevic so if he wants to play it will be at the 9 and if he's on form he's the number 1 choice out of the 4 fit strikers.
He's a typical lower league player who has the physical and technical attributes to be a very good player but struggles with the mental side. One thing he can't say this season is he's not had the chances and not had a manager that sticks by him, in his time at the club I can't think of another player Alexander has backed like he has with Humphrys

 

There's 20 teams in League One who wish they were sitting where Bradford City's are at the moment in the League, you have to ask what some want, promotion last season and many were saying we'll get walloped in League One we'll we've had a few odd shockers but all in all the vast majority of City fans must be on cloud nine, the table doesn't lie especially at this time in the season.

 

How can you say that when we proved once again that 1 goal can win games, of course we'd have been happier with a bigger win margin, and yes we are in the business end of the season.

 

Very honest about not enjoying playing as a 9. I just wish GA would listen to him. Yes he scored today playing that role, but that doesn't mean GA has been proved right.

 

The more I read some of the posts tonight I think sadly the "latter" .

 

I agree but when he scores the goal that wins the game its difficult to call Alexander out for persistently playing him where he does, he didn't sound happy although he's said a few times its not a matter of who scores but that we win the game and get all 3 points.

 

You are not making any sense. What is it that you are pointing to?