The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Bradford City vs Stockport County Saturday 8th October @ 3:00pm

We made stockport look like argentina,

Not a happy chicken/bantam

 

We’ve all seen plenty of games where we’ve played well and got beat which we have no problem with.
Like you say it’s the lack of anything positive(bar the Lewis save in the 2nd half) that hurts most about todays game.

 

I also thought he was really poor today but he wasn’t helped by Lewis giving him some awful passes right on the touch line.
Stockport jumped on this and he really struggled.

 

we’ve been getting away with it for a while now and if we don’t wake up or change something then expect a fair few results like this we have a team that is capable of doing more but sadly this possession football ain’t helping us at all .............. soon as Oliver came in it should have been non stop balls into the box but this slow build up wasn’t working at all today ............ teams are high pressing us because they know within 10 passes we will either give it away or pass it into touch .............Hughes needs to realise that this sort of play was fine at his previous clubs with far better players ........... this lot ain’t near that standard

 

Recent performances suggest another mid table finish.

Quite a few need to up there game asap.

Worryingly midfield never takes control of a game.

 

Slightly harsh analysis as he was as good as most city players today, but I do agree with you he was woeful.

I generally find Cook a confusing and sometimes frustrating player. He can be very good, and I was first to admit I’d been wrong in some of my past opinion of him. But if he’s not good he’s generally pretty poor. Hughes has mentioned several times he’s a confidence player, driven by when he’s scoring. Trying to think of game when Cook has played well but not scored - cannot think of any?

Leads me to think if he’s not scoring, what else do we get from him (genuine question, not a bashing)?

Now let me also say some of his performances this season have been really good, and his goal return is fantastic. Nothing but credit to him for that, especially given his ending to last season. But I do think Hughes needs to work on our impact at the top end of the pitch and how he can use other assets better, other than just Cook and one way of playing over and over again.

 

ITV making an absolute arse of their highlights of our game.
Listen to their commentary of the highlights after their penalty.
Apparently we needed to get back in to the game but Lewis’s(who was in the Stockport net) brilliant save from the Palmer header prevented us from equalising and they held on.

Sums up why ITV don’t get any decent football coverage anymore.

 

I blame the new proposed badge for the defeat. The players were obviously distracted with worry by the thought of wearing it on the shirt it put them off there game

 

Whilst I agree with that, at the same time it doesn’t matter how many dimensions, how many options or what formation you play, if you’re lacking in urgency and second to every ball then I’m afraid you’re not going to achieve.
It’s that 10% we’re lacking - there’s a lot to be positive about, a lot of good things, but it all needs us to be on it for 90 minutes and giving everything we’ve got.

 

Does that surprise you, read some of the reasons why a couple on here want Cook dropping because he's only scored 1 in 3 games and he offers nothing if he doesn't score.

 

I'd still like to see Wright pulled out and see what the opposition did with regards marking him, IMO they could not risk leaving a one on one.

 

And I said I agree, but linos will just see the ball go over his head and see him already in the other half and give it. The rule book says you can't but as I said, try telling that to blind linesmen.

 

This happened down at VP maybe a couple of years ago, crowd went mad but decision was discussed on here I think, don't ask for any more details 'cos can't even remember what I had for breakfast, but I was there (VP that is..!!)

 

I can't debate nonsense, it just brings me down to a level that would frustrate and irritate.

Besides it being a complete myth that Cook simply stands in the box and taps it in, It's also a completely pointless debate and almost like trying to discuss what else Harry Lewis brings to the table apart from saving the ball.