The Voice - Match preview #4: Stockport County vs Bradford City Tuesday 19th August 7:45pm

Challinor is thinking the same...

"The Beno chance is close, but the goalkeeper shouldn't have a chance with Beno's chance or with Odin. Beno has half the goal to aim at."

 

He's headed it at pretty much the only place Walker can save it. Walker does well but deary me how much on a plate does the lad want it?

 

Football is a funny old game. That first half is as bad as anything i can remember from us, Stockport absolutely took the piss and should've been out of sight by half time. I've never seen our press be so ineffective yet suicidal at the same time - Stockport played through it, round it and over it and we just didn't have a clue. Our attackers were hopeless, especially Sarcevic who looked like he couldn't move.

Credit to Alexander for the half time personnel and tactical changes that gave us more solidity in midfield. We got the equaliser early which rocked them and they never recovered. Great save from Walker at the end but also a shocking miss from the lad.

I'm glad I'm not Alexander having to review this game tomorrow. You wouldn't want to dampen the mood after such a great result but that first half was monumentally bad and needs addressing.

 

Are these from the hubble....?

 

Moments, like this, in football grow as you get older and can say, wonderfully so, "fookin hell, i was wrong". Utterly impressive is Tilt.
And we have another titan to return to that back line in J.Wright.

 

Bit like Wright on Sat ? Anticipated save by the keeper?

 

Looks like no. 18 so Ciaran Kelly if so

 

Im going to fly back for the Huddersfield game i think. Nothing can replace the live experience!

 

Things started to change when he joined plus GA. Tonight was another level given the dominance in that first half.

 

Edit: it was Kelly. He had a poor game and shouldn’t be starting in L1

 

County fan comment

Do have to give Bradford some credit to be fair.

First half we played around their press and made them look amateurish at times.

After the goal they had a rocket up them, ran themselves into the ground and didn’t let us play at all. The press suffocated us and they are ruthless from set plays. Had a plan for every one of them and I think that’s something we really need to improve on.

 

I can't decide which miss is worse.

 

As poor as we were first half (and we were really poor), I still had a feeling we'd get something from the game because I didn't believe we could be that bad for 90 minutes. Spot on subs at half time (was convinced he'd take Kelly off as well though), which set us up for a brilliant second half performance and great result - thought we'd come away with a draw, still can't quite believe we've ended up bagging all 3 points!

 

One to live long in the “ come back” memory !

 

A little conundrum ?

Why should a greater Manchester born and resident ref be able to ref a game involving a team from the same location ? Asking for my mate ?

 

Tbf Rod he WAS poor for the first 45 . Very poor !

 

Fair point.