Match Thread Bradford City v Grimsby Town EFL (Vertu) Trophy Tue 2 Sep 2025 7.30pm

Boring half. Poor from T Wright.

Not sure where this game goes from here really, Grimsby will sit back, I wouldn’t want to risk brining anyone on with big games coming up and Cook will surely only get 5-10 mins at most?

 

Half time takeaway

Hump telegraphed that pass to the keeper.
Metcalf excellent
Wright , schoolboy pass who left the keeper with no chance
Pointon good half

Not one sniff on goal and they are one up……

Really really , Wright isn’t a wing back as long as …….

 

Swanny would ?

 

It's not ideal but Touray needs a break.

 

IMO Wright isn't even a footballer.
His only contribution in this game was a woeful backpass.

 

Remember the last two times we played Grimsby?

Mcachren ( Spelling) ran the show ?
Anonymous this game!

3rd replay . Hilton didn’t touch him .

 

Exactly and whilst Richards is injured Wright seems to be the only alternative if we are to rest Touray.

 

Seeing it again it’s never a red card in a million years.

 

I think McIntyre could play there, but he isn't registered for this match and won't have met his team mates.

 

I think he was still thinking about the first one and thinking he was too lenient

 

Shite game, really cannot be arsed with this competition, does anyone really care, maybe not a popular opinion ...with the way Grimsby are clattering into tackles I would not put Cook on, fook that.

 

Quick little first half summary

Pointon is class, he wears a magic hat
Humphries also wears a magic hat, unfortunately he has sandbags for shooting boots
T Wright doing T Wright things
Nothing keeps the Ginger Cafu down, besides a Mark Hughes Ted Talk
Never seen a player go from scoring worldies on a regular to booting every shot into row Z. Pattison, sort your head out lad

besides that, I’d say we’re doing amazing. although I do feel tonight is the night we’re about to get Grimsbied

 

I'd rather have had Metcalfe continuing this half. The lad needs to play some minutes. He played well first half.

 

Humphrys gets the space to shoot and just needs a goal

Still think he could be a good player for us

 

He is a good player. Can’t score to save his life though, which is ironic as it’s kind of obvious that he scores worldies in training every day

 

Feels like we need more threat in the box.

Swan on for Lapslie and one of Pointon or Humphrys will need to play on the right or switch to a front two with one behind.

 

There. Exactly. Well done Wright.

Swan or Cook would have had that.

 

It’s either a soft daisy cutter or a ball out of the ground when he shoots

 

I sit next to one every home game, but then he is my brother so is going to be a bit weird

 

Took 56 minutes though.