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Also.. Ipswich and Sunderland aren’t where they are because of fan expectation. It’s down to poor ownership and management. Something we are all too familiar with.
Do I want to sack managers after 6 months? No of course I don’t. Do I expect us to be a top 4 club in this division. Yes I do. That’s not toxic that realistic based on our squad and based on our budget.
We can list the players who we don’t deem good enough but nearly all of our starting 11 would walk into most other league 2 starting 11.
Gillead who has been absolutely turd all season had a choice of clubs this summer. Songo’o could be playing league 1. Paudie and Canavan would be starters for 90% of any other of the other teams along with Cook, Cooke and probably Vernam.
Adams is getting it wrong somewhere. Either that’s coaching, over working the players, man management I don’t know but it’s not working and it needs to change. Obviously I’d prefer for that change to be that Adams turns it around.
Oh and neither Silva or Parker are “proven” PL managers and have actually failed more than they’ve achieved.

 

Jamie served his time and turned his life around, Bobby was completely cleared, but Evans is still an odious, horrible t@at and always will be.

If he came here, I wouldn't attend. And I doubt I'm alone in that.

 

Bobby Campbell was cleared wheras Evans was found guilty every time, so a massive difference.

Which of my comments could be libelous?

And to be honest find it a bit sad that you are trying to put Bobby Campbell in the same category as Evans.

 

We could have Steve Evans or even Joey Barton as manager with Ched Evans up front and I wouldn’t give a shit so long as we were winning football matches.

 

Its a fickle game. If we are winning matches fans soon forget. You support the club not the manager, who is merely a cog that will move on

 

I think it's about time we made a bit more noise about wanting Rupp gone. Get some banners out at games! He's obviously got a bit of an ego, as shown by his quick response to dampen the crypto takeover. Maybe something visible will make it sink into him that he's not wanted (yes, I know he's not at games, but I'm sure he'll get feedback from him peers).

Sadly, I think the forum on Tuesday will be a farce. I can't remember when it was set up, but it was quite a while back when were weren't doing so badly. Sparks probably wanted to talk about his "re-brand" also. Now the proverbial has really hit the fan(s) in terms of results, takeover rumours, player performances, defensive comments from the board etc, the forum has the potential to really rip into whoever is leading it, if it's not going to be controlled. The thought of, as someone mentioned earlier, it being an "open mic" sends shudders down my spine, so God knows how its going to make Sparks feel if it's like that. And imagine if Rupp comes out of his Ivory Tower to attend thinking it's going to be all nice and boardroom business like! I think it'll be a handful of questions that have been emailed in, plus a few questions from the floor that have been pre vetted. If it happens at all. The theories about a "Covid Cancellation" might not be far from the truth. Embarrassing if that happens, because we all know that they've chickened out. And that just lacks basic balls and respect. If that really does happen, then it's shameful.

This Tuesday, the board have a real chance to save face, gain respect and put the fans first. I'd like to see a couple of players there too. Will be very interesting to see how it all unravels.

 

I belive giving Adams a 3 year contract suggests it was always a gamble to quote promotion in his first season, although his passed managerial record showed he was quite capable of delivering on it.
His comments a few months ago with regards him knowing what has gone on at our club for years didn't take him long to get rid of Lee Turnbull the very man Ryan had brought in to give the club stability/direction with regards recruitment going forward, it was not the way Adams works and it suprised me that Ryan had gone for someone he knew recruited in a different manner.
Like it or not I can't see Adams being sacked or walking with less that a season under his belt its not been anywhere like good enough or what most genuine Bradord City fans expected, we had no choice but to be patient during Phil Parkinsons first season deep down we all knew things had to change I believe the same applies now with Adams.

 

Being angry at the lack of planning, lack of a footballing culture or philosophy, lack of ambition, lack of coherent strategy regarding managers and coaches, lack of success and lack of quality personnel at the club isn't a conspiracy theory.

You're just very easily pleased.

Where have all these 'it's all the managers fault' posters come from? Who are you? Where do you sit? You know my name, what's yours? Are you a real fan?

 

Dont think feeling sorry for him is the phrase I would use @Idlebantam I certainly don't envy what's coming to him
He needs to do the best for the club and not himself and that's get shut as soon as he can
I know he would have to start again and appoint another manager hopefully this time he would be more thorough in his approach
Most fans can see what Mr Adams is all about and it ain't pretty, plenty were taken in by his CV but research the countless videos showing the relationship between himself and the Plymouth fans at the end and the warning bells would have started to sound it's rapidly becoming a mirror image
The silence from Morecambe fans (and most players) upon losing the manager who had just got them promoted was almost deafening too
Come on Mr Sparks do the right thing and show him the door NOW !!!!
Your future depends on it

 

Sparks , I was giving him a chance but he is mr sound bites and full of the proverbial, just a gob sh ite IMO

 

We ended below them teams last season and they have far more off field structure than us, it took Parky nearly a full season of being near the bottom before we were promoted the following season. We aren’t going to go from a team that went on two 7 game losing streaks under two separate managers in the same season to promotion contenders within 8 games after the last loss streak, we even have a strong majority of the same squad who went on that losing run. It’ll take a few years of steady improvement imo to get the right players in and create a winning mentality in the club. A new owner would also help create direction and a new buzz, but isn’t realistic atm. It’s time our fans started being more patient because them getting their wish of sack sack sack for the last 4.5 years hasn’t helped a bit.

 

That philosophy is nonsense. On that basis do you expect Bournemouth and Brentford to be back in league 2 in the near future simply because that’s where they’ve played for most of their history?

 

Adams rightly admitting we don't have the Nahki type xfactor player that gets you out of this division more often than not. His evaluating of the squad tells me we need at least another transfer window before Adams is anywhere near happy with this squads ability to be as successful as he wants.

 

Wells was 31 in June and is under contract to 2023. I think Bristol City paid three or four million for him last year. I wouldn’t be surprised if his annual salary would cover City’s wage bill for six months.

There is showing ambition and then there is being unrealistic.

 

Whoooopeeeee

 

The booing was strange. There was a little against Walsall, probably more frustration than anything else. Against Barrow it was more noticeable, again frustration, I'm guessing over our inability to yet again take chances and also against what is perceived to be inaction to bring a goal scorer to the club in transfer window. Agree though, the booing achieves nothing at this stage of the season.

 

Thank you for your kind consideration of my post bantamdave! Go well, mate.

And respect to you mate. I know that rightly we can all get pretty worked up about our club, because we bloody care.I have on this site many times. But whatever our agreements or disagreements about what's happening at VP, we're all City fans and want the best for our club. Promotion!

 

One of Ryan's big concerns when interviewed last season was frustration at how many injuries we had. He vowed to improve this, yet its been just as bad as last season, despite the staff changes that have been made.

Unless you think otherwise of course?

 

"So did you find me a striker?"

"Yes, Theo Robinson"




Bradford City has announced the departure of Lee Turnbull, with a new recruitment model set to be unveiled in October.

 

Sparks virtually promised us promotion this season, His promises are thin air and his choice Adams has lost the plot picking players that are failing week after week,