The Voice - Match preview Bradford City vs Grimsby Town Saturday 9th September 12:30pm - sky sports

Agree. The second was nothing other than a necessary improvement to prevent an atrocious day, on what as a disgraceful first half.

 

Taking the goal aside, that was inept and a really poor display. Seriously the football from us was so disappointing

 

Hughes confirming cook out for another 3-4 weeks

So that gives him another month of excuses for performances

 

Fair play to you. I look at that performance, along withthe last 2 years and see nothing from Hughes to give confidence. This isn't a side that looks just a player short. It looks a side that's setup fundamentally wrong and particularly when it plays 541, has no idea what it should be doing.

 

Darren Moore thinks the City fans have gone home happy, strike him off the list of potential replacement managers.

 

Hughes seemingly thinks its fine we've made same start as last season. Said it pre and post match.

Yes last season where we only made playoffs on last day of the season.

 

Pointon and Gilly saved Hughes arse today. A few more minutes without Gilly's great strike and he'd have been booed off the field.
Positives of Pointon and the two new lads who came on, Afoka looked a handful in the time he was on
Negatives of a clueless fooking manager who insists on starting with this 3 centre back rubbish.

 

Improved second half, but in reality that should be a minimum level of performance not maximum. It’s impossible to get over the first half it was so bad.

As for Grimsby, Hurst has always been a negative manager so I wasn’t surprised to see them park the bus they got what they deserved. Both teams were garbage and deserved a loss but this was the next most fair result.

Bobby Pointon though looked great again, I hope he keeps getting starts, in a more positive set up I think he’d really flourish.

 

Or ours

 

Thought Halliday was ok today as well. Sad reality of the season when one of regular better performers comes in the form of (only recently returned to been first choice) RB

 

And Jake Young scores for Swindon

 

90 minutes of utter shite. Mark Hughes out

 

And what a bit of quality from the lad.

 

First half was a disgrace, second half was an improvement.

Halliday probably the real MOTM, he did so much work that allowed Pointon to look as good as he did.

Dear oh dear, Derbyshire needs to seriously consider retirement, aside from one quality flick round the corner to Walker (who was poor), he was chronic.

No more 5 at the back, it's an abomination.

 

My god, despite the injuries, that first half was Mr negatives finest hour in negativity.

For the love of God, if he doesn't ditch this 3 at the back nonsense, he has to go for me.

Well done Bobby Pointon, an outstanding home debut for the youngsters. Very skilful and he has a good footballing brain in him for one so inexperienced.

Good to see Gilliead back, pleased for him for his goal.

Over to you Hughes, ditch the negative boring tactics, and you will see the fans respond like they did in the second half.

 

Their second half tactics revolved around Rose diving, yet somehow never got booked lol

 

Think a lot of our fans agree with you on Hurst .

You were there for the taking today , but he reverts to type - not sure him and Hughes are that different are they ?

 

The first half was dreadful with three centre backs and how the hell did we let them get a free header.The second half was a little bit better in a attacking sense with Pointon performance and Gilleads goal but overall it was terrible and Hughes is only heading one way if he doesn’t come up with a winning strategy.

 

Cook being out isn't an excuse either, we need to move on and find a way to win games.

 

You’re probably right, football in as entertainment business but many managers do suck the fun out of the game.