The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Bradford City vs Harrogate Town Saturday 16th September 3:00pm

Tulloch was better than Afoka against Grimsby for me. He’d be the one of the pair pressing for a start.

had some nice runs where the ball stuck.

 

I'm gonna go with this and say Afoka should start on Saturday. I think he has the ability to be a real handful.

 

Hughes gets a little bit touchy with regards answering a couple of question, saying its more about players doing their job rather than system, no sh1t Mark.

 

I just want 90 minutes that has a semblance of something that looks like it has some thought put in to it.
Is round pegs in round holes too much to ask?

I made my thoughts well known last week with my “front foot” rant,

I know occasionally it just doesn’t happen but If that first half was the result of a weeks preparation then we might as well pack it in.

If,god forbid there’s a repeat tomorrow ( I don’t think there will be) don’t insult our intelligence and come out with the same guff as last week.
I haven’t done any coaching badges but I know that the 11 we started with against Grimsby wasn’t picked with the intention of front foot football.


Let’s just hope for 90 minutes from a team that looks like it has a defined structure that the players are happy with and clear game plan from the first whistle.
If we get one the 3 points will inevitably follow.

 

Agreed. I grew up watching us attack the opposition, wave after wave at home. Probably one of the main reasons I stuck with them from the late 70’s. If I’d have started following City over the last 5/6 years, I doubt I’d have the same commitment. Get some risk takers in the starting 11 and go for it. Too many scared to try something different for fear of the man in the dugout. Maybe why Elliot Watt chose to leave and join Salford.

 

I think he basically said as much in his Harrogate pre match interview, we're only 8 games in, which up to a point I'd agree with, but we have seen nothing to suggest we'll get better going forward apart from better quality players returning after injury.

 

Hughes may think it’s really early in the season that he’s safe and not under pressure but Sparks must be thinking what if it does n’t improve? I have liked every managerial appointment Sparks has made but they just have n’t worked out for whatever reason. I can’t imagine him wanting to make another but empty seats and apathy may force his hand.

 

I really don't get this non attending theme, if I made the call of not attending (which I can't see happening) after about 5 minutes I'd have every device on watching listening to what I would be missing or not missing, and my mate who sits two rows down would have no one to argue with, I couldn't miss a home game for that reason alone .

 

Looks like a 4-3-3.

I said midweek it had to be Afoka leading the line with Walker, Bobby and Oduor behind him.

 

I see we’ve unearthed another turd in Afoka. Absolutely shocking first touch.

 

Afuckinguseless. Where do we keep getting these shite loans from? None of them look like they’ve ever kicked a football before haha

 

The crowd is 17,283 you unbelievable fans. You deserve better!

 

Oduor has done more in the CM position in 10 minutes than Smallwood has in 1.5 years

 

He's too arrogant to do that I'm afraid.

 

Well once again Hughes gets a late get out of jail free card courtesy of Walker, this can't continue.

 

And that's one of the problems.Some of the players just aren't good enough,and that's going to be the case for the rest of the season.

 

Overall, the recruitment has (again) been dire.

 

One person happy today. Phil Parkinson. Armstrong is absolutely shite.

 

Blimey that was one of the most turgid performances I've witnessed I was bored stiff. Smallwood is doing my head in every time he gets the ball you know its going back to Platt who for some bizarre reason we seem to be using as an outlet andexpecting him to pick a pass like Pirlo. Slow, predictable Crap even I could set a team up to nullify us.

 

Yep just like I said all along, clear in the first half and didn't even know how to shoot at goal FFS. If they'd had a half decent striker they'd have won this easy today.