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  1. Faithful Bantam

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    The whole thing is utterly depressing and it's exactly why I refused to buy an ST this season - nothing to do with COVID. Theres nothing about this club that inspires hope that the future is going to get any better. In fact I think it's more likely to get worse.
     
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    #43 Faithful Bantam, Sep 17, 2020
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  2. Rogered Tart

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    You've got that wrong, you always start at the top otherwise the manager is working with a hand tied behind his back. I respect that bringing him back should be questioned, to me it was a lazy appointment that needed no other work than a flick through the contacts on Rhodes's phone. On a selfish point of view I'm glad he's back as he's my only football icon, not that it makes it the right decision. But if you're so against him coming back, blame the guy who brought him back.

    Remember, McCall didn't ask to come back. The club, Jr and Rupp, asked him to come back. And this is Bradford City, he isn't ever going to say no to the club he loves.
     
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  3. Andy10

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    Start at the bottom? Sorry mate but that’s absolute horse sh1te. The club needs to be pulling in the same direction and that starts with good decisions from the top.
     
    #60 Andy10, Sep 18, 2020
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  4. Bigrod

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    What ‘selling point’ do other clubs have, if they are all constrained by the salary cap? Just what do Blackpool, Accrington, Rochdale, Lincoln, Fleetwood, Wigan, Bolton, Oldham, or Hull have that would attract players to go to those clubs rather than City?
     
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  5. Park bantam

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    Maybe they read these boards
     
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  6. Aaron Baker

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    Firstly I think it comes down to money usually but everyone is skint at the moment so I can't see that being a major issue.

    After that it will come down to the manager convincing the player (and the club if it's a loan) that we're the place to be but it's not happening.

    People saying it's because we're a basket case run club and I disagree, we're just rudderless, but that direction can come from the manager. Remember we were a true basket case back in 2011 - Peter Jackson and Archie Christie falling out with Lawn - but within a month of being appointed Parkinson had got Andrew Davies in on loan. It can be done.
     
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  7. Petrov

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    There's also an argument that if 4th division footballers aren't generally rolling in cash, Bradford could actually be an attractive proposition for them.
     
    #28 Petrov, Sep 16, 2020
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  8. Burlington Bertie

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    All this after our only defeat so far
     
    #29 Burlington Bertie, Sep 16, 2020
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  9. Burlington Bertie

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    Why we had a good win over Bolton who many fancied pre season and played well in parts against Colchester. As well as a full time draw with Doncaster
     
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  10. Bigrod

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    Actually to term it as a ‘defeat’, seems to be a little understated. Thrashing, whipping and utterly embarrassing perhaps could be added?
     
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  11. Faithful Bantam

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    Do you really think this is simply about a reaction to a defeat?
     
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    #34 Faithful Bantam, Sep 16, 2020
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    Not saying that at all read my post as it is, I never mentioned the changing room, But just like most people changing jobs the reputation of the company has a bearing on your decision on the offer to join it,
     
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    You and Park have always got on!
     
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    I'm lost mate, are you saying @parkbantam has changed his username to Burlington Bertie.
    Yes I can relate to much of what he posts we dont always agree maybe because were of a similar age and with regards Bradford City we have both gone through the mill with them as have others who I normally agree with.
     
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  15. Mike Hunt

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    There’s an assistant manager lives a couple of doors down from me, him and the manager he’s worked with have managed in the bottom three divisions, talking to him he’s used the word joke to describe City.
     
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    That's a sweeping generalisation.

    That approach is also one reason for our lack of direction and progress. A manager fails and is replaced by a new manager with different ideas. He replaces half the squad, intoduces his own ideas and if he fails, he is replaced by another with his own ideas and the roundabout goes round and round. Occasionally, we strike lucky and one manager lasts a little longer, introducing his own vision, a consistent way forward and it earns us some success. And then he leaves and the roundabout starts to go round and round once again.

    And we never learn. So much so that we re-engage a former manager with his own ideas and hope that is the way to success. But guess what? It isn't! That will continue to be our future without better leadership from the top. Whether Rupp and JR can provide what is needed in leadership is unfortunately highly questionable.
     
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    Didn't stop Sarcevic from going to Bolton?

    There are plenty of basket case clubs that never struggle to sign players.

    I think there's way more to it than that.
     
    #5 JonButterfield, Sep 15, 2020
  18. bantamdave41

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    Yeah, you would put a fair few players off. Could you stop posting till the end of the transfer window please old boy;)
     
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  19. Flying Duck

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    "The Valley Parade Crowd" is far too intimidating for home and away players alike.
     
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    #9 Flying Duck, Sep 15, 2020
  20. bantamdave41

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    Touché
     
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