The Voice - Match preview Bradford City vs Forest Green Rovers Tuesday 12th March 2024 7:45pm

To put it into perspective and old plumber I worked with(first game 1965) told me apart from a few years we've always been shit

 

Where donyou sit if its us you might be in luck

Is it though? When you come hone in a foul mood every other week is it really worth going when you could do something enjoyable? I get the whole fan through thick and thin thing but I've got to be honest it's wearing thin

 

And our form wasn’t that bad ever.We should be doing better at home if we ever want promotion against poorly placed sides in this league.

 

Wonder why no man of the match announcement tonight?

 

We need to do better if we want promotion, sure.

But I mean it's not a surprise we aren't good enough for that.

 

Haha ... E block main stand

 

Mentally weak players with low quality and I’ve said this once il say it again I wouldn’t batter an eye if not one of them played again.

It’s money / budget simple as that as players with better mentality costs, quality players cost that’s why the top 3 is the current top 3.

You can chuck what about Barrow, Crewe whoever is above us on a smaller budget, however, they don’t play in a gold fish bowl environment for the biggest club on what should be a FA punishable quagmire.

Next year will be no different Chesterfield, Notts County, Carlise will all throw money at it and get better players.

This a structure and finance problem, it only goes when we either invest or Rupp goes.

 

Yet another shocking home performance. Huff and puff with no hint of intelligent play. Too many bad choice of pass. Too slow movement of the ball. No risk taking. How many times was Smallwood on the edge of the box only to pass. Shoot FFS. He is the captain and is part of the overall problem.
Another fussy ref that spoiled the game at times. Telling a player to take a throw in from point A only for them to eventually launch the ball from point B 5 metres up the pitch.

Hopefully this will put to rest the notion we are at least play off standard. We need a new owner ASAP or we are going to witness this shit show for years to come. Next seasons "sustainable budget" will mean less for player aquisition as less ST's will be renewed.

Probably 7K there tonight at best. Seems a lot have already voted with their feet, especially after Saturday's away win against a very poor Accrington side. Atmosphere was flat. NW Kollective singing that Bradford were putting on a show. Bizarre.

Am I upset. Not any more. It's just another home game where we have bottled it big style.

Morais said on radio that he thrived when playing in front of big crowds and that why wouldn't the current squad feel the same? Good question.

Overall thoughts. Not good enough. No player was over 5/10 and that is a concern as to why they can put in a performance like that as a unit after last Saturday.

FGR were organised at best but were hardly world beaters and for most of the game just twatted the ball up the pitch in vain hope (sounds familiar?)

 

Like someone posted up thread that It’s the hope that kills you.I hoped we could have got to Wembley in semi at home against Wycombe and with Doncaster ,FGR at home have hope of a late run into the playoffs.I think with any chance now we must win 7 or 8 games out of ten starting with top of the league on Saturday

 

They came
They scored
They parked the bus
Job done

most we hoped for and gave was kick and hope
We played stuff not good enough to call football

 

I think they gave it to the bloke who controls that embarrassing car that brings on the match ball.

 

Nail on head - Mentally weak players.

 

Hard to argue against that notion. Our home form over recent seasons has been piss poor. Our away form has been above average.

 

Smallwood basically alluded to it in his post match interview. TBH thought it was rich as he’s the biggest culprit.

Rides, Gilly, Cook, Walker seen off Adam’s and Hughes. How are these players still here?

 

I agree, not just Smallwood but Gilliead, Halliday and Richards.
All 22 yards out and with room to shoot, yet choose to either pass wide or cross from an impossible angle for creating a goal.
Very unprofessional

 

Sorry lad its not us your stuck with the c*nt's!

 

hopefully GA will be moving a lot on this summer

 

With many teams coming to Valley Parade and thinking we are a big scalp in this league.The only way of stopping this is better quality signings that will cost money and a owner willing to invest.

 

That's us fecked then.

 

I questioned why after playing Wycombe off the park we couldn't adopt the same way of playing with Cook in the side well it looks like it's an easy option for the players who don't take any notice of what the manager tells them I can't accept Alexander tells them to play that way
We saw last Saturday what we could do with Cook in the team tonight we go a goal down inside the first minute yet continue to go long are these player brainless why does it take until half time to change things.
Not listened to Alexander's post match interview yet, but we knew anything less than 3 points tonight would leave any chance of getting 7th very difficult, I get it there were so many poor first half performance he could have taken anyone off but it should have been a minimum of 2 subs IMO once again fans could see our problems and voiced their dissatisfaction as the players went off yet our manager couldn't.
Once again a team in a relegation place come to Valley Parade and leave with all 3 points something is drastically wrong with our players mentality at Valley Parade, to say I'm p1ssed off is an understatement, what a time to launch the new season tickets sale.