The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Bradford City vs Accrington Stanley Saturday 25th November @ 3:00pm

I'm not getting carried away here but that performance felt like a watershed. That second half put the Hughes era into stark contrast. If anything it put his short comings into sharp focus. We didn't hold onto a one goal lead, we managed a one goal lead. How refreshing to see the game out by refusing the opposition play the game in our half. We occupied them and refused to sit back. This was the approach that was sadly lacking under Hughes.

We played more forward passes in that game than we must've done the when season under Hughes. That game today could be the beginning of a new direction and a positive one. I liked the system today too. Gillead and Walker seems to be tailor made for the inside left and right with Smallwood a pivot doing the simple things well. Halliday and Richards kept their wide men pinned back with phenomenal efforts today too.

I know it wasn't scintillating but we need to recognise the benefits that came today with the change of approach. I think we might turn a corner.

 

I think we will. It'll no doubt be a tough game but the squad seems to have options now and I'm hoping that gives one or two a kick up the arse and gets those extra percentages out of the under performances.

I'm probably out on my own with this too but I'm not sure it would hurt to play Doyle. He was commanding and made some very decent saves yesterday and at the very least it would let Lewis know that he has to up his game to regain his place.

 

I don't mind an opinion on a players performance but not based on blind hatred of the player in question. Marshalled a back line that kept a clean sheet, I know he ain't a fans favourite, he never will be, but I always give credit where it's due.

 

Taylor had his best game for us today I think

 

I didn't think it was a nervy ending at all. I thought we managed the 7 minutes of injury time very well and looked comfortable.

 

Take One Nil to the Bantams all day long.
Underated player is Smith well done all

 

Smallwood was excellent second half.

 

5 centre backs in matchday squad, and no room for Pointon or Wilson, very strange and surely unwise

 

Cooks work rate and presence was a great help and deserves some of the applause

 

Was looking forward to today's game first since Walsall in September
Back in bexley wing St James Hospital
Missing again
Sorry lads have a great game & 3 points for me

 

Important to win at all costs and a great goal to settle it. Smith when played up top is showing he’s a goal scorer. He can’t have played more than 5 games in a striking role so far. Think him and Cook could forge a good partnership if given time and patience.

 

He was puntin up field which was giving territory. Halliday and Richard’s was scrapping for it, which I thought we did well. He completed a one on one tackle which was very executed without giving a foul away. Like you I groaned when he was announced on the team sheet, but I would say he had his best game for us.

 

How strange opinions are. Today was the first time in years I've seen us go 1.0 into the last quarter and have absolutely no nerves or fear of conceding. Did Accrington even have a corner let alone a shot on target ?

I thought Taylor had a good game apart from one lapse, and in the second half Richards was excellent. Cook was in the game more and linked attack and midfield well, and Lewis looked his old self.

Overall, apart from their number 55 (first half only) they didn't have a stand out player and looked very average.

 

I really think you have to give City some credit for that.Accrington usually have a great togetherness and work ethic and I think we outfought them today. We didn’t create much but we pressed and pressed and we were far the better side second half. That has to be our blueprint for the negative side of our game in the coming matches

 

I thought Cook had his best game for ages. As GA mentioned after the game, he was a right handful, and his presence allowed that space and chance for Smith to score

 

Look at the results yesterday - Notts County losing to the same scoreline they beat us by last week, against a team we got 3 points off, league leaders Stockport getting beat by a team we hammered, and Wrexham putting 6 past Morecambe after losing last week to the team we have just take 3 points off. There is nothing or no one to be scared of in this league, and if GA can instill that into the players and we go into every game believing it, we might still have half a chance of a top 7 finish this season.

 

Despite some comments on him, Gilliead has been a first name in the team sheet player at this club and every other club but Newcastle. Must be doing something right that so many managers like.

 

Hopefully you are on the mend soon and back down at the second home that is VP, All the best.

 

Poor quality game but we took our chance when it came and that was the difference in the end.

 

First one of the season for me. I thought Gillead was a deserved winner of the m.o.m, also thought Kelly was very good too. Scrappy game but a much needed 3 points.