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New Manager - Welcome Derek Adams

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by BD13 Bantam, May 11, 2021.

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Who would you like to see as the new Bradford City Manager

  1. Keith Hill

    1.2%
  2. Richie Wellens

    14.5%
  3. Derek Adams

    43.5%
  4. Phil Parkinson

    12.2%
  5. Kenny Jackett

    3.5%
  6. Stuart McCall

    4.7%
  7. Paul Hurst

    1.2%
  8. Other

    9.4%
  9. Paul Tisdale

    2.7%
  10. Not sure

    7.1%
  1. Ulysses S Grant

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    Good luck to him. Nice guy, boring as f@@k mind, but nice all the same.
     
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  2. Park bantam

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    Good appointment for them
     
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  3. Tyneside

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    Before the Morecambe away game in October 2019 we were staying at the Holiday Inn just off the M6 at Lancaster. The City players appeared for their pre-match meal. My youngest daughter and little lad had their City tops on and having been spotted by Paudie and O’Donnell were quickly invited over to meet the rest of the team. Gary Bowyer was absolutely spot on with them, chatting away and making sure that they got their photos with the players. He probably won’t even remember, but that 5 mins he spent chatting with them is something my kids won’t forget and it’s stuff like that that costs nothing, but is priceless. So he’ll always have my respect.
     
  4. Faithful Bantam

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    Going back a few years ago, when Parky was here. We played a pre season friendly at Ossett, where a friend of mine is, or was involved in running the club. As a favour he arranged for my lad - who was only about 4 at the time - to be a 'mascot' for the game. It was a bit of a scratch side- a few 1st teamers, a few kids and a few trialists. Parky let him walk out with the team and kick the ball about just before kick off. He told me to pop over at the end of the game and he'd get the players to sign his shirt. The game finished and Parky was busy having a long chat with a trialist - who i think was Chris Routis. So I passed my lads shirt to one of the senior players who was a bit of a dick in the way he responded and said something about getting it signed in the dressing room. 30 mins later and the players have mainly left, including the player who took the shirt. Parky wanders over and I ask him if he'd mind checking on the shirt. He pops in the dressing and reappears a few seconds later. No ones signed the shirt. He asks if I'd leave the shirt with him along with my address. A few days later, the shirt is posted back, signed by all the first team and with a signed letter from Parky thanking my lad 'doing such a splendid job in leading the team out as mascot'.

    A proper touch of real class.
     
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  5. Bronco

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    Both Parkinson & Bowyer were very approachable.
     
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  6. JonButterfield

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    Bowyer's a good appointment for anyone at this level.

    It's the age old paradox that most players at this level can't play open, expansive, attacking, fluid football, so better suit traditional 4-4-2's and the like; but that's 'boring' and overly pragmatic, and so fans become restless.

    To be honest, whatever style of play gets you out of the division fast enough is the right style of play, and yet look at the dingdongs at Tranmere. Couldn't wait to shoot themselves in the foot and hamper their promotion chances.

    Let's go Morecambe!
     
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  7. Ulysses S Grant

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    Both really decent blokes, I just wouldn't expect them to join me on karaoke in the Lord Clyde
     
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    We won’t have wasted 3 weeks waiting for Adams, Sparks confirmed on Mondays interview that it will be worth the wait and the club are not drifting in the meantime. Turnbull will have already identified players and talking to agents and I’m sure Adams will be aware of what’s going on both with potential incoming and the retained list. We will have done a deal with Morecambe without flouting any rules. If Morecambe do go up it will be a real struggle for them next season and City is a project that if we could get it right off the field,and signs are far more promising now, we could really take off. I do agree with you that if he did change his mind we would be left with egg on our face,but I suspect the appointment is a bit more robust than that.
     
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  9. How

    How Knows Football
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    I know he’s not your cup of tea but probably one of the better ones we would have appointed in our last 5 or so managers. Proven at this level repeatedly and his style isn’t the most amazing style but will get us results I am sure.
     
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  10. bantam2708

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    I just want us to move away from the pragmatic manager model that has been a disaster over the last few years. The likes of Grayson, Hopkin, Bowyer have all failed and bored the pants off us in the process. Its time we stepped out of our comfort zone and went for someone who's got a decent reputation for entertaining football.
     
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  11. Idlebantam

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    Adams may have a reputation for being pragmatic, I think that is more down to his dour personality. 3rd top scorers in league 2 thus season suggests his style is less pragmatic than you think?
     
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  12. bantam2708

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    Maybe, or maybe its a one off? I'm not sure what his stats were like during his time at Plymouth.
     
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    Good job they scored a few as they had the joint 8th worse defense in league 2 and only Crawley conceeded more from Bradford upwards.
     
  14. Lordbantam

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    It’s league 2 nobody plays entertaining football
     
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    The German who took Barnsley up!
     
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    I said before, if Adams is not considered 'entertaining', but his team just managed to score the third highest in the league, then maybe 'entertaining' football isn't the way to succeed in this league
     
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    Being pragmatic doesn’t mean playing dull football it means finding the best way to win and being adaptable unlike being stubborn and dogmatic.
     
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  18. Ulysses S Grant

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    Fair enough, but he absolutely won't have signed a contract because he is still contracted to Morecambe and that means he could still back track on any verbal/ handshake agreement. It's a massive risk whichever way you look at it and it puts all our eggs in one basket. Jackett has a much better record, at a higher level of football, and is available to start as soon tomorrow.
     
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  19. bantam2708

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    Rubbish
     
  20. bantam2708

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    Would be nice, but way out of our league.
     
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