The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Bradford City vs Leyton Orient Monday 8th May @ 12.30pm

Massive credit to the LOFC fans whom were exemplary on our day of remberance

 

Certainly the best team we have seen play at the VP this season. We had our moments, but they did as well, they looked a stronger outfit tbh. I thought we played really well at times and if there hadn’t been so much on the game enjoyable. I actually thought they settled for a point 20 minutes out.

Different mentality required for the playoffs, you just have to win the next game. I don’t care who we play, who knows we might just come up with our three best performances.

Halliday was outstanding today, and I was so pleased he scored deflected or not. He has been so consistent.

 

Or maybe we should learn that changing the Manager every 12 months, isn't working?

 

Imagine the meltdown had we pushed for a second and conceded. We certainly learned a lesson from Wednesday night. Orient were a class above and you felt could've stepped it up at will. Carlisle are in terrible form and hopefully we'll have enough in the bag for the second leg. If we make it to Wembley, the possession based game will actually suit us, as no team will be able to press for 90 minutes on that pitch.

 

Job done. Wasn't pretty and you can see why they are the best team in the division. Exploited our statuesque midfield time and again and would probably have won at a canter had they something to play for. That said, we had good chances ourselves, weak finishing preventing a less nervy afternoon. Hughes has achieved the first objective, if we fail from here it's clear where our weaknesses lie. That midfield needs serious work on it wether we go up or not.

 

Vigouroux definitely appeared to slow the play right down in the last few minutes as though he didn't want to spoil our day.

Nice gesture from him during the 56th minute applause, he seemed to deliberately hang on to the ball for a long time so that the ball wasn't in play much during the 56th minute

Cracking calm keeper too

 

Well done on producing these interesting previews all season, The Voice. Have enjoyed reading them all. Cheers

 

I think you are being very harsh saying that performance was awful.

 

The orient fans in the dolly were a credit to their team,a proper nice bunch

 

I'm more concerned about the central midfield no matter which division we are in. Don't think its ever really dominated a game all season.

 

Carlisle like playing us and it’s like they local game for them. Ex Bradford players in their squad that will want to prove a point.

I’m confident we will beat them over 2 legs but it won’t be easy.

Rather play them than Stockport. Save them or Salford for the final.

 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with Halliday.

 

There was an interesting interview with Harry Lewis on BBC. He said that in the summer, he was on the scrapheap and he thought he was rubbish. He trained with a National League team and they turned him down.

I'm sure our budget is in the top 3 or 4 but maybe we've just spent it better this time?

I've really enjoyed the season. Huge progress on and off the field.
No, not a failure in my eyes, whatever happens tomorrow. The club's moved forward.

 

I'm not sure Orient weren't on it, they were without doubt the best team I've see at Valley Parade this season, their movement was all about confidence players running off the ball giving the player with the ball several options, broke in numbers and have so much confidence in the lad Sadlier giving him the ball at every chance, he was a real handful for Halliday and as we knew George Moncur ran the show for them, cant believe he's only 29 he seems to have been around years.

 

Both fullbacks were excellent but Halliday shaded it for me

 

Performance not great today but we got over the line. What I thought was most interesting was the makeup of Orient's midfield - absolutely perfect skill set and blend for the football they want to play and the football I'm sure Hughes had in mind for us. Gilliead and Smallwood have their plus points and have played well recently but they can't manipulate the ball in tight areas and progress it forwards with pace which is why we've often struggled to play like that this season. Absolutely have to sort out that position in the summer.

 

No point in saying we have to win it, no amount of saying it will make it happen. If we don’t go up I don’t think the season is a complete failure, we can use this season as a squad builder. Everyone will need to learn and fast. It has been much better than last season.

 

Job done in the end. As many of us have said, performances don’t really matter at this time - it’s results. Would have been interesting how the game panned out had that early Crichlow chance converted.

Thought Clayton quality and more so experience showed in a game which we very much needed it. Bravo Halliday for taking on the chance, despite the deflection. HT 0-1 down would have been a different scenario - hugely important goal.

Crewe was tough to swallow. Bravo to Hughes and the squad for brushing ourselves down and doing what was needed today.

 

What on earth are you talking about? He's been our 3rd best player over the season behind Cook and Lewis.