The Voice - Match preview 5: Bradford City vs Carlisle United Saturday 7th September 2024 3:00pm

He's also used missing part of pre season as an excuse not to include certain other players in the matchday squad up to now so I think you're right. You can't have it both ways Graham.

 

If Alexander’s interview are anything to go by he seems completely oblivious to the fact that Kavanagh is playing a deeper role. Seems to think we’re playing 2 up front when we clearly aren’t.

 

Yet you agree with me …….

So we both need to give the lad a break?

You said

“Yes he’s not in form, yes he needs to be dropped ……….”

So I can’t make an opinion on his form yet you just did!

Without fear of being name called that’s my opinion, which is exactly the same as yours, yet I need to give him a break ? Can’t you see the problem with your reply in the first place ?

I’m not alone .

 

I was thinking (dangerous) the other night vs Newcastle how much i hate the formation.

Not sure if it's the formation, or how we play it. We get forward and nothing happens. Laboured.

I'd rather have a 3-2-1-2-2 thing where we have either two up top or two wide players. But we won't do that as he got rid of the wingers.

I really want GA to be succesful. I hope he switches it up a bit

 

Revell tried Keeper -2-2-2-2-1 at VP the other year …he got battered . It’s too narrow.

 

I imagine you could also pick someone in the top 7 after 8 games and highlight how they finished well into the bottom half. These kind of stats don't mean anything because the teams/squads are completely different to the one you're using as an example.

 

Thinking-

Diabetes Byrne Shepherd

Halliday Richards
Smallwood

Walker Patto

Sanderson Cook

3-2-1-2-1 or something. old money it's 5-3-2

 

Yes I remember this.

They couldn't hit a barn door, but were creating copious chances.

 

That is a totally negative opinion of why he needs dropping whereas mine is much more nuanced. When you talk about deserved and headless chicken, no control and compare him to Sanderson. All of the above In my view is down to lack of confidence in his ability and him being pushed into playing some kind of hybrid which he is clearly struggling to perform.

Of course you are entitled to your view, but I don’t agree and I think you are being very harsh. Let’s hope he doesn’t pop in here and read your comments.

 

GA is a failure waiting to happen and marking time to his replacement. Series of sackings at all his previous clubs tell us all you need to know about his ability

 

I don’t mind who reads my comments. On a side note he, like you , will be aware of his form. Saying it out loud and why, rather than saying lazily, he needs “dropping” , isn’t an issue for me. If he’s the wrong man for the role the manager needs, then he should do what any manager would do, play a man who can?
Kav, knowing what the role is , must adapt accordingly , or be a bench sitter.

 

Yes agree, old school 3-2-3-2 or nuanced 5-3-1-1 as GA seems to want it?

 

Or alternatively as the manager, you play to the player's strengths rather than trying to shoehorn them into a role they aren't comfortable with.

 

But we are. No two strikers have ever just sat up top and waited for the ball... Even in a 4-4-2 twenty years ago, often one came further back to join in with midfield

 

We are a L2 club, he is perfectly fine with a good CV at this level. I think our cheap owner and his yes men are why we are so bad

 

Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 3

Win rate is 29% this season so far. Performances have been diobolical in some games as well. Sadly it looks like our business this summer was bargain basement once again. Hope GA and the squad proves the doubters wrong for a change. But weve seen this far too often in recent years.

 

You can only blame so much on the owner/ceo though. They are not responsible for the dire performance on the pitch. Grimsby, once again, was horrific. As was Salford.

 

It's not like me to agree with Kev, but to me Kav's game is all about the harrying, pressing and been a complete pain in the arse for defenders. He doesn't possess the footballing skills needed to play the role he has been asked to play. On a separate note, Virgin are sending me new remote controls to try solve my Skysports+ issues

 

Sparks and Rupp will be chuffed that fans are STILL blaming the manager instead of them !

 

Carlisle a team in poor form with a lack of confidence simply go after them from the first minute .............sadly we all know whats coming slow build up we allow them to gain confidence and they go back up North with a season starting win ........ i why have another week of lame arse excuses.

Honestly we lose Saturday i couldnt care less so long as we work Lewis and Carlisle have had to work to beat us but sadly i got a horrible feeling that they will see us off comfortably