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Most liked posts in thread: 2021/22: A Season of Struggle?

  1. Fordy117

    Fordy117 Just call me Mr Flip-Flop!
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    Oh do you think Sparks noticed that Rupp did nothing, so just had to do nothing himself. Not leave! Continue doing his job and because the owner seemed disinterested, Rhodes staying but making it clear he won't be there for that long then all he had to do was sit tight.

    Look, Sparks is better that Rhodes. Rhodes was shocking but you have question Sparks with contract lengths at the minute and is he a winning! He says the fear losing drives him but I want to hear the drive of winning.

    Sparks won't be here for long. I feel he will looking to use his title as a stepping stop now. Sparks isn't the issue but Rupp is massively.
     
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  2. Dennis

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    It's like groundhog day on here ... in perpetuity!

    If Rupp is the issue, what do you propose (in practical terms) the fans can do to resolve the issue as you see it?
     
  3. Dubois

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    Fans can't do anything. But he's still an issue.
     
  4. Fordy117

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    Not sit and do nothing. I think fans in the last couple of weeks have highlighted fan power.

    If we wanted Rupp out we could drive him out for sure.
     
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  5. Dennis

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    You and many others appear to want him out. What's stopping you from driving him out, as you describe it, since you clearly believe you can?

    Let's hear about some practical suggestions for once rather than just rhetoric.
     
  6. hornseabantam

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    But who would spearhead that and how would it happen? I suggest you Fordy to embrace this fan power and lead us on to glorious pastures new. Go for it, Fordy!
     
  7. hornseabantam

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    But who would spearhead that and how would it happen? I suggest you Fordy to embrace this fan power and lead us on to glorious pastures new. Go for it, Fordy!
     
  8. andyc

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    People predicting struggle, can you give me the lottery numbers for tonight.
    This season has very little bearing on next season. last year Morecambe lower bottom half, this top half, maybe promotion
    Carlisle similar. Different season , new squad , crowds back , no one knows what will happen. Football is the ultimate lottery.
     
  9. Fordy117

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    Bradford City fans are easy to please.

    Cheap season tickets to pull the wool over their eyes.

    No mate it pleasing that fans are waking up at last though.
     
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  10. BearBantam

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    I wonder how many times we have been 14th as an average (10th - 18th - would likely be a statistically acceptable range for the amount of time we have been in this league historically) and have not been promoted ?

    In other words, there is no mathematically plausible link between promotion and the club's previous season's mid-table league position in the khazi :(

    Wish there was though..... we're going up.....we're going up.......get the open top bus out next May!!!:p:p:D
     
  11. hornseabantam

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    But would you lead this movement forward to change things? Or do you just talk the talk?
     
  12. Fordy117

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    I don't believe people would follow. YET!!
     
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  13. Dubois

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    I don't know why I take it so seriously after all these years. When I first started watching City we were usually mid to lower division 4. We had a Conservative prime minister who went to Eton. The previous prime minister also went to Eton. The only recent difference is that Theresa May got in the way. Why do I ever think things will change?
     
  14. Dennis

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    You (and others) have been banging on about wanting rid of Rupp since before Rahic was booted out and that's now two and a half years ago! And you still haven't convinced anybody to follow in your footsteps? How long do you think it will be before some kind of Fordy-inspired action happens?
     
  15. king karl

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    More like the big dipper lol
     
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  16. Fordy117

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    5 years!!
     
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  17. Dennis

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    Great! Can I suggest that you now stop banging on about getting rid of Rupp without any idea of how you'd do it until then ... unless you can come up with another non-existent cunning plan :confused:
     
  18. Fordy117

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    You can suggest all you want. No problem.
     
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  19. Bantamsteve

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    It's the hope that kills you
     
  20. Park bantam

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    There are a lot of similarities between when Parky took over and now. They both took over at similar times of year and with the club in danger of going out of the league with poor teams and both faced heavy criticism T&S probably did better than Parky at first which raised expectations but overall they got us to safety quicker and better. This coincided with a new CEO with promise of better things so let’s see if we can equall or eclipse Parky’s legacy
     
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