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Richard Smallwood

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Park bantam, Jun 22, 2022.

  1. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Pre season is about fitness and looking at players. Trying formations.

    The results mean shite!!
     
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  2. Sergio Pinto III

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    You said it means nothing? I corrected you. Finally you have come round.

    Cheers big fella.
     
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  3. Bronco

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    Unless its the Tom Banks Memorial Trophy which no true Bradford City fan wants the "Stans" to win ;).
     
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  4. Sergio Pinto III

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    Hes changed his tune from last summer. Was only about fitness. Now its about formations and players too.....like we told him a hundred times.

    Pre season wins are nice. Not essential.
     
  5. Fordy117

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    No you were bashing on last season about how great the results were making yourself look foolish.
     
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  6. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Changed your tune.

    You were getting excited because we were beating BPA making out we were in for a great season. Glad you have finally leant to chill your bones and understand the game.
     
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  7. Sergio Pinto III

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    Absolute nonsense. You stated pre season is just about fitness. I corrected you by stating far more than that.

    Now you are covering yourself with saying its about formations and looking at players. You also cried because our kit delay was a couple of weeks late - record sales. Also went on record time and time again saying Watt will be sold - wrong.

    You are a Liverpool fan from Bradford. Dont talk to me about the game you 2 club fool!!!.
     
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  8. JonButterfield

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    Perhaps he tired at the end of his break out season?

    Remember Charlie Wyke in the season we signed him? Totally tailed off, and was awful at the end of the season. Completely ran out of gas.

    Remember his play off performances? Just awful.

    Yet he would go on to bag 25 for Sunderland...

    Not convinced by the narrative he's a one season wonder until I see him struggling to score next season, which I honestly doubt.
     
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  9. Park bantam

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    Telford was cast of by Flynn before he left Newport but reinstated by the new manager. He scored the vast majority of his goals over 19 games little before and after so is he a half season wonder.
    We would have been excited about the signing that’s for sure let’s see if we would have been right
     
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  10. JonButterfield

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    Up by Christmas for some fans if we'd signed Telford
     
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  11. Ashton Bantam

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    I'm not saying he is a bad signing and would've been happy for him to turn up here. Point being is that he's yet to prove it for more than 3 months of his career.
     
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    Exactly. I belive his goal tally last season is more than the total of all his goals scored in previous seasons at other clubs COMBINED. He may go on and get a decent return next season as the likes of Mullin and Stockton have done after their 'breakthrough' seasons, but even if he does and he ends up league top scorer again, it's no guarantee that Crawley will end up finishing in the top 7.
     
  13. drunken rambling

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    I think that guy on here that looks like Jim Carey is drinking more than me'
     
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    Telford will score goals if they play to his strengths , its a team game and Newport players found a way to play that provided the chances for him. Now if Crawley replicate the same play as Newport then he will score goals again , most strikers love a certain style of play and will thrive on it but play a different way and they will fail and lose heart and form.
     
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    Should have signed Aaron McLean then m8.
     
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  16. Park bantam

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    Until Christmas then the goals dried up
     
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  17. 1975citygent

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    In your opinion.
     
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    You say we've lost 2, possibly 3 starters from last season but you also say we weren't good enough last season. Interesting.
     
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  19. 1975citygent

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    Sometimes I feel that Fordy is still bitter that he failed his audition for Ripping Yarns all those years ago, and is now constantly trying to prove them wrong.
     
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  20. Bronco

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    It was just this comment that tickled me " Hughes is better but I think half of me doesn't want to put pressure on him" Hughes wouldn't bat an eyelid with regards what was posted on football forum, and he'd certainly lose no sleep if he knew who'd posted it, every village has one.
     

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