The Voice - Match preview #36: Port Vale vs Bradford City (UPDATE) Wednesday 11th March 2026 7:45pm

You're Mackem ex mate .

 

Listened to the final 20 mins on Radio Stoke. Commentators said it was the most accomplished away performance from a team at Vale Park this season. Full of praise for City. Well done

 

Spot on . My thoughts exactly .

 

That's all you can do keep your nose to the grind stone and keep going, we were very good after the first 10 minutes and to be honest we didn't miss Baldwin, I'm with you to miss out on a play off place we'll have to have a terrible run in but we need to respect the opposition but when we perform like we did tonight were a very good team.

 

Hats of to Virgil Van Tilt …no booking and a very decent game .

 

His nickname all through Uni was Clive after Mendonca.

 

Absolutely this. Feel a tad ashamed of my comments earlier in the season as to his lack of physical application and end product.

As you get older you see the folly increasingly of personal sentiment....Baldwin post Donny, Tilt monster signing, Ty....

 

Saw his reaction the other week at final week to ethan after subbing him as a sub. All it takes is a goal. Great work to create the one on one in the first half. Just a bit more belief from a goal and he'll be away.

That said still think Mullin has enough professional gamesmanship in him to add value.

 

Well I am tickled pink with that game tonight. I said to the other half that I would be happy with a draw, and his reply was “nah bottom of the league get stuck into them”

so many good performances tonight, but my mom would be T. Wright. He was superb, the goal was the cherry on top. Praise goes to every member of the team who put in a fantastic performance. The way we kept turning them round and forced them to play in their half was a sight for sore eyes. Onto Wigan.

 

Not so sure. I think it's a mental thing. I really like him, and his pace, movement and interplay was central to our excellent attacking performance. It wouldn't in any way surprise me to see him being a multi million pound striker in a few years.

 

Neither would have got into the situations Wheatley did. Especially the one in the first half.

 

I’d take him next season , no matter what the League ….He can develop with us like Leeds’s Gray.

 

100%.

 

As long as he doesn't start scoring a few or he'll be snapped up by some 'bigger' club.. just hope he continues to lead the line and bring others into play for now.

 

As Alexander keeps telling us its a squad game, but I think after the Reading game it might be a squad game which doesn't mean the best starting 11 can't continue as they did tonight, then if you get a lead we have quality off the bench as you say, which defender would like seeing Mullin entering the fray with 20 or so minutes left when the previous player run you to death.
It's only one game and the margins of winning and loosing are minute re the Reading game we should have beaten them what sort of statement would that have sent out to the others in the mix, sometimes we don't make things easy for ourselves but tonight was the Bradford City we all love to see, every player tonight gave their all no one bellow a 7/10 we have our opinions on who could have been MOTM but once again I thought Power did a great job rallying the troops, Smallwood had a great final season with us last season but IMO power is different class.

 

https://widthofapost.com/2026/03/11/another-brilliant-night-in-a-brilliant-season-pushes-alexander-towards-the-greatist/

Good WOAP match report.

 

I believe that could be a distinct possibility if were a Championship Club, from U21 football to Northampton, then on to us I'd say that's progress, who knows, with Ethan, Bobby, Tyreik, Jenson, Joshua, all bringing down the age of our starting 11
it looking positive, that's until the vultures come looking which I have not doubt they will.

 

Excellent performance in what had the potential to be the proverbial banana skin. Can only beat what is in front of you and admittedly Vale were poor, but i think that just about guarantees is a play off spot. I don't see us capitulating like Walsall did last season for.example.

 

https://thefishy.co.uk/football-calculator.php
Been daydreaming with this predictor a lot recently, letting the computer figure out all teams but Bradford.
It's very hard to get us out of the top 6, unless you're being really pessimistic.
Autos, we can only afford a couple of losses unless Cardiff crumble massively.