A new level of nothingness but Stuart must be backed

Yesterday Bradford City managed to somehow achieve perhaps the worst level of nothingness l have ever had the misfortune of witnessing in my 45 years of supporting BCAFC.

Yes l’ve endured similar away horror no-shows and actually some of those involving seriously frightening and embarrassing drubbings. Most recently and now seared into the psyche, are nightmare outcomes at the likes of the mighty Yeovil, Blackpool, Mansfield and Oldham. However, sadly yesterday reached an altogether new level of nothingness in that we actually managed to achieve the unenviable feat of producing absolutely nothing in a game of professional football. Yes that’s right, nothing! Not a decent tackle, ball clearance, pass, or god forbid an actual significant passage of play and ensuing attempt on goal.

Some no doubt would point straight to a Docherty side, Todd’s charges prior to the hapless Wetherall shambles. Maybe a Taylor outfit, Jacko lineup or the Collins & Hopkin setups of last season. All these, we’ll be told were well capable of more than matching this latest Bowyer assembly of weak willed cohorts in depths of nothingness. But no yesterday was, in my opinion an altogether new level of nothingness although on this occasion being disturbingly churned out in a league the standard of which is the must awful we have the misfortune to encounter in recent memory.

Yes yesterday was without question the most abject of nothing footballing efforts l have had the misfortune to witness in many a year and most certainly under the precedence of Stuart McCall. Quite frankly all us might just as well have not bothered with it at all and self isolated for the afternoon instead.

The soothsayers out there will no doubt point straight at Stuart and say that after all he is ultimately responsible for preparation and selecting the squad and that this latest dismal failure is entirely his doing. Even to the extent that he should now never have been given the opportunity to return to the club for a third spell as manager. But in answer to those looking to call Stuart out, whenever, in all honesty, have we witnessed a Stuart side who whilst perhaps lacking individual ability lacked anything in the departments of passion and sheer determination to compete and win. Such attributes after all being deeply embedded at the very core of our leaders own very long and. most distinguished footballing career at all levels.

Stuart without question will have prepared the side more than adequately and equipped the players with all the right messages to cope and hopefully succeed in a game in Dirty Old Salford. In hindsight the side selection might have been questionable but one thing we can certainly be assured of with Stuart is that there is always as an absolute minimum demand to demonstrate a certain pride and professionalism in everything he does himself and likewise the same is expected from all those around him. I certainly can’t ever recall a Stuart side lacking in leadership out there and which yesterday we were so desperately crying out for.

No this nothingness is all about a group of players who seem to embue the worst of nothingness, No personal responsibility no commitment, no interest, no pride, no passion, no determination to win their own personal battles, no ability, no skill, no daring, no confidence, no leaders, no creativity. l could go on and on, we lacked the lot and collectively they simply just heap more and more embarrassment on themselves the club and more importantly ourselves as long suffering loyal supporters.

No don’t tell me Stuart sends a side out like that he never has and never will. It simply has to be that the buck stops firmly with the players in all this. Looking top to bottom we must have the worst collection of weak willed, woefully equipped underachievers in this entire dismal league and surely Stuart will be looking to pull the plug on pretty much all of them barring perhaps Wood who, to be honest, is probably the only one who can reasonably be absolved of any criticism.

No roll on seasons end now and when Stuart can properly get to grips and rout this bunch of misfits once and for all. The one thing everyone can rely on with Stuart is to assemble a side cast in his own image with the right mix of good pros, leaders and youngsters hungry for success. Stuart sides have never ever lacked those qualities.

Sadly this is yet another season that’s been totally wasted, so we must all now put our total trust in Stuart to make the right on pitch decisions to lead us out of the void with a side we can all be justifiably proud of and with each and every player being fully capable of giving their absolute all for our great club!

Short of selling up & casting us yet further into the lap of the gods then Rupp has totally responsibity to back Stuart in delivering a squad not just to compete at this god awful level but to dominate and march us out of this league the only way we should. As total as winners!