Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Away v Harrogate Town - Sat 17 April 2021 12:30 pm kick off

Agree
It also sums us up as a club when you look at the promotion/play off contenders
With respect and we have no given right we shouldn't be behind the likes of Forest Green Newport Salford Cambridge etc
On and off the pitch lots of improvement required or a long stay in the khazi league awaits

 

I thought when we scored, we were going to win it. There came a rather exciting ten mins after that, with Donaldo going close. I have to admit, I was more excited about the £75 I was going to win if we scored (halftime/full time bet) than the actual game, but it spurred me on to thinking that we'd get something. Crushed as always, but was as expected, because we were just clueless in midfield, toothless in attack and all over the place in defence. Watching that game, with the camera angle so low, and the pitch so bad, and the stadium so non league, just made me realise what we've become. Five mins into the game, I was thinking "uuu, I wonder if the town of Harrogate are excited they have BRADFORD CITY playing at Wetherby Road today?" Shortly followed by the realisation that they could very well do the double on us, and it's the famous Bradford City that look over run in midfield, even when Harrogate went down to ten men at one point, they were bursting through the middle.

I'm beginning to think that T&S are too nice. Not suprising considering their age and experience, but what is really needed after the last couple of matches, is a real dressing down, rocket up the arse type of talking to the players. I think they've got it too easy. Evans was just jogging round the pitch, Rowe was off having a fag leaning on a fence by the corner flag, Clarke obviously thought he'd been given the day off.

Not good enough all round.

 

The only reasonable candidate for MOTM was Crankshaw and he was only on the pitch for 20 mins. FCD was probably no worse than most, but he gets an easy ride because he's home grown. You don't really need to watch the game - just watch the second goal and see how much time and space FCD gives their lad to cut inside and hit a shot. MOTM? Deary me...

 

I'm no RoD fan, but neither goal was on him yesterday. What is becoming increasingly hard to dispute though, is that as a side we look much less solid since he came back in for Hornby

 

Your last paragraph answers your own statement.
The back four have been worse since ROD got he place back because, they haven't a clue what he is going to do and obviously don't trust him.

 

Friday night or Sunday for me. Leave Saturday purely for the funeral.

RIP Prince Philip.

 

I’m sure the players will be fine not watching a funeral

 

Hardly the same.

Hopefully City will give any of the lads who want to watch it the day off.

 

9.30pm kick off time for me.... excellent

 

The thing is, the man himself said he didn't want a state funeral or any fuss and wanted everything to be low key. Two minute silence on Saturday, another minute on Tuesday and no doubtedly another one this Saturday, plus the whole sporting calendar being rearranged to avoid it happening at the same time as his funeral. Quite frankly, I think he'd actually be quite embarrassed by what's happening.

 

Imagine being 'doubled' by Harrogate...

 

Hornby
Evans POC AOC Wood
Vernam Sutton Watt Crankshaw
Rowe Cook

Have at em.

 

That's one team I'd pick.

 

It wasn’t so much a dig at Sutton but more in general that players tweet their pre match crap but then come match day they get amnesia.
I want to see full pace attacking from the first to last whistle in these final 6 games and let’s see where we are at the end of it.

 

Cheltenham lost to Crawley tonight.There is a good chance that come 2-30 tomorrow,Bolton will be top of the division.That could so easily have been City if the midfield had been strengthened in January.

 

So many weak teams in this league and with Cook and Rowe up front can see us beating most teams especially if Hornby returns to command the 6 yard box
T&S have done enough to warrant starting next season but still have to prove they are capable of driving the club forward rather than doing a "rescue job"
This afternoon we need to go all out attack, Harrogate (goodness me) won't score with the ball in their own half, we have nothing to lose a draw is as bad as a defeat from a points point of view but let's not drop points with another poor performance