The Voice - Match preview #42: Swindon Town vs Bradford City Saturday 12th April 2025 12:30pm

I don't know if this is an error or if there have been some returns as I've just gone on the website and it's showing Swindon tickets as available.

 

Im not sure Lapslie gets dropped. Can imagine Sarcevic been on the bench and a potential change during the game but don’t think he’ll go for Walker over Lapslie from the start.

I said last week I think we look more solid with Khela in the middle and given Pattison went off last week, maybe there will be a switch there?

Agree on the back 3 but would have Crichlow on the bench instead of Kelly.

 

Our away form is pants as we know.

We'll soon see if GA and the players really want the auto's or not. Absolutely must win game.. all the remaining ones are.

Time to floor it and win all of them.

 

Of course he'll be dropped.



It's a bantams thing.

 

Fair play to him. Had to be very patient when he came in and has scored important goals for us. Not been brilliant every match but the four goals have been important and what we have needed in attacking midfielders for a couple of years.

 

You're probably right regarding Lapslie I just thought last 3 games he hasn't been at the races and needs a breather.

Great to see him win player of the month though hope their is no curse incoming.

 

No time for breathers given lads had a week between games and Lapslie spent weeks in the stands after signing. We are 5 games away from promotion!!!

Lapslie over Walker
Crichlow over Byrne

Appreciate Crich didnt look great against Crewe but should still start over him imo.

 

Think I’d go Johnson, Baldwin, Shepherd.

 

I'm more confident about this, than I was Accrington or I would be if having to play at Barrow.

Significantly, our five away wins been against teams that are more attack minded than defence - Swindon are another.

With our defence, we should be able to nullify them.

 

Didn't you say the same against Port Vale?

 

They gave a big lad at cf . He tends to go for Huntingdon in the 5 spot?

 

I’ve said before that this “we play better away against teams that come at us” is total nonsense.

Tranmere and Carlisle were shit when we played them,Salford was a last minute winner when a draw was about right and we were lucky to beat MK.
Bromley(didn’t see but we played well apparently) is the only away win where we played well.

Out recent away form is shite and if we think it’s just a matter of switching some decent away form on when it’s needed we are sadly mistaken.

It just doesn’t happen like that.

 

I'm struggling to pick my back 3 at the moment. Shepherd was a massive improvement over Crichlow when he came on. Also post match GA said something along the lines of Baldwin in the centre suits the way we want to play. So I'm thinking Byrne, Baldwin Shep. Apart from one major mistake, which fortunately didn't cost us, Byrne's defensive work has been decent, he's just slow getting the ball forward.

 

Who is the guy asking questions in the pre-match interviews? He is asking Graham some great questions about Kav and how he picks his defensive players

 

Johnson, Baldwin, Shepherd would be my pick

 

You'll see the same on every single forum in the country. It's a myth that fans tell themselves to make them feel like their team is superior and only struggles because other teams use spoiling tactics instead of going toe to toe with them in a pure footballing sense. In truth we've been poor away all season and only marginally better in the last few months.

 

Got an awful feeling he's going to play Huntington tomorrow to try combat Smith. I wouldn't because it's time for a settled back 3 to finish out now. I think Shepherd has been the most impressive in that middle of the 3 slot just in my view. I'd have Baldwin Shep Crichlow tomorrow.

Sarce back on the bench, sun's out, cut my grass, and found a £2 coin on the street this morning. All putting my mood sky high! Going for a City win, and an impressive win. Championship calibre win. A "this us our league" win.

 

It’s usually by the posters who love quoting stats all over the place despite these particular stats showing that the claim is absolutely incorrect.

 

I can’t see him going for Huntington. I don’t know why just think him being dragged at half time don’t see it. Crichlow the same can’t see him getting the nod. Baldwin and Shepherd are nailed on, think GA will choose between Johnson/Byrne for the Rcb. I’d go Johnson

 

I’m not saying he SHOULD pick Hunts rather GA has form for selecting him against “big” centre forwards . Bromley Vale spring to mind recently ?