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Most liked posts in thread: Are we Jinxed or Stupid?

  1. borderlescott

    borderlescott Squad Player

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    Wells!
     
  2. borderlescott

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    Both tbh! It certainly isnt good for your sanity watching this football club.

    it seemed like we had a solid set up last year and just needed to upgrade some of the personnel, yet it now feels like we are lost and have gone back to square one.

    We needed more pace in the side and to be a bit more adventurous, but not convinced we’ve progressed for the summer break and for the new recruitment as you’d hope
     
  3. DariusSyrossian

    DariusSyrossian Fringe Player

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    agreed was thinking the same earlier but we lost Banks & Crichlow

    not sure why we had City recruitment saying we have a solid base & only need to add a few!

    we literally lost two of our best players & then also gave away some other forwards like Jake Young & Eisa, who have hit the ground running at their clubs,

    could see this coming a mile off; there is no cohesion in the side,
     
  4. DariusSyrossian

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    Actually it’s my first weekend off since Nov 2022
    But I’ve already done 12 cities across Europe in August haha
    And was excited to watch City and what a shocker it was
    Back on the road next week, I’ll be in the skies when we play on Saturday, I land after the game,
     
  5. Edinho1

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    It wasn't a million miles off last year.
    A bit of pace and guile to help out Cook upfront, a few more goals from midfield and a more positive attitude to home games would have seen them in the mix. This looks like a shambles at the moment. It didn't need ripping up and starting again.
     
  6. vin weasel

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    Walker back next week.
    Gilliead don't know.
    For me we need to get a settled formation that works with the players we have.
    Dropping Halliday for Oyegoke is madness.
    We have a new left back who's only just arrived.
    Macdonald is quality but just getting match fit.
    Cook isn't playing well at all.
    Lewis isn't playing well.
    Smith and Pattison look decent but need to gel with other players.

    All these with the added pressure of the fans demands that relate to Hughes and last season are imo starting to mix into a melting pot of failure.
    Everyone really needs to pull together or the season will be done before Christmas.
     
  7. Chris Withe

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    Blimey mate, don't be saying that, my nurse will have to up my medication and start locking the sharp implements away if that's what awaits the club.

    I know that City don't look like a promotion contender at the minute, but I honestly don't foresee an actual relegation scrap either. I think it's going to be a disappointing season, where we'll see the team finish mid table. Which for a club of City's size is still a massive underachievement.
     
  8. JudgeMental

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    I'm in the stupid camp.
     
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  9. Bumblebee_Tuna

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    Just for balance can anyone think of a player whose had a poor career prior to coming here and then hit a rich vein of form? No? Me neither.
     
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  10. AngryGaz

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    The fans can only do so much to help .......... it's down to Hughes to start producing before it really turns sour .............. if that had been Adams then it would have turned nasty already
     
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  11. Petrov

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    Both sides had gilt edged chances not taken. I'd say a draw was a fair result.
     
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  12. borderlescott

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    I agree. We won’t be anywhere near relegation.

    If we are hovering around midtable after a dozen games that’s as bad as it will get as the fans will explode and drive Hughes out. His ego won’t take it when the fans PROPERLY turn.

    we were ok at home vs Colchester and he is fortunate the poorest displays so far have been away from the bumper home support.

    get off to a bad start vs Crewe though and it’s a matter of time until the “don’t know what you’re doing” chants replace “Mark Hughes’ Bradford army”
     
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    Is he really the biggest problem though? Manager after a manager is a failure. Some serious changes needed.
     
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  14. borderlescott

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    I suppose we did have Cooky’s missed pen and 1 on 1 but Louie Barry missed an absolute sitter and they missed two other good chances. Think we were second best and deserved to lose. If we’d won 3-1 it would have been rough justice on them.
     
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    Nice to see you posting again. Must be a busy time for you with your job in the summertime!
     
  16. donhutchinsaffro

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    Too many poor players makes other players come down a peg or too. Shambles.
     
  17. borderlescott

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    Hughes is able to live off the ‘new signings need to gel’ excuse for a bit longer but three or four more games and then things will really turn if performances and results don’t improve. We were lucky to get a point at Stockport and were awful yesterday. Last season our away form got us in the playoffs.

    we did well against Colchester after the rocky start, so can we bank on having a better home record this year? Hughes might need it to keep his job.
     
  18. Kevin1954

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    We were lucky to get a point at county. Kidding BL? We should have won 3-1?
     
  19. JonButterfield

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    We can't be stupid on account of Abo Eisa.

    Lad was never fit.

    Anyone saying we're stupid based on that should give their head a wobble.

    Jake Young? Remains to be seen, I guess.
     
  20. Park bantam

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    We were stupid letting him go in favour of Osadebe he is a far better player
     
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