Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: EFL Cup 2nd Round - Bradford City vs Blackburn Rovers Tuesday 23 August @ 7:45pm

swamped because there players where far better you think we will come up against that sort of side at league 2 level ?

 

Who cares what other clubs go with though? We’ve tried 4-2-3-1 this year and we had the lowest open play xG after two games. It was cack. It failed last season under Derek and it failed under Trueman and Sellars.

We switched to 4-4-2 at Hartlepool and it won us the game. Yes, we were ultimately overrun tonight playing it but it was a free pass as they are a Championship club.

We took the lead, hit the post, created chances and turned up. Yes, their class told in the end, but Hughes will have learnt plenty from tonight.

All we need now is a CM partner for Smallwood until Walker returns and we are sorted.

Cook and Harratt is our best partnership upfront for now. Platt and Critch fine vs L2 players. Halliday and Ridehalgh will do.

chapman and banks are our best wide options.

it’s coming together nicely. I see why we tried 4-2-3-1 in preseason but it didnt work and it wont work when we’re invested in Cook and Oliver who is here on a three year deal. Would be suicide playing either as a lone striker now we’re seeing the best of Cooky again.

 

They were a step up from teams like Luton. Bristol when they came here and stuffed us years ago before they all got promoted. Class all over. A bit like Forest last year. Very good players all over the park. We competed though and I like that.

 

The 70’s and 80’s , excuse the pun, were a different ball game. The Prem now uses, by a vast majority using SKY cash, the cream of world wide “ imported” players.
The level of players who would have plied their trade in the First Division in those days have nowhere to go today except to drop to the CC. In addition look how many overseas players also ply their trade in the CC nowadays whilst clubs try and “ buy” the ultimate dream of the Prem. It’s a different beast and no comparison.

 

I would think that with the Hull game on SKY and a reasonable crowd last night we will have made a good £100,000 plus from this season’s league cup.

 

How many more games are we going to see abysmally poor referees? Seems like most of them?

 

If you bought your ticket online you were told you had a reserved seat. Unless you follow this website you would have no clue that the fixture was now unreserved seating. I don't think it fair to describe those who were misled in this way as thick as mince. No need to argue once the situation is discovered though.

 

Everton or Newcastle away !

 

Newcastle at VP please.

Newcastle at their place. They always get 52,000 no matter who they are playing.

 

Masochist

 

We not focused on the league then?

 

Judging by the first 2 matches, no.

 

Bloody hell, Fordy, I've got to agree with you.
I'm going to lay down in a darkened room !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Very tough draw but at least it is at home

 

Wash you mouth out young man !!!.

 

He wanted to play at a higher level and if not possible wanted a sky high wage. Way out of our pocket and I mean way out.

 

I bet you werent saying Mickey Mouse cup when we reached the final in 2013

 

Blackburn on the back of a second successive 3-0 away defeat yesterday.

Looking at the ticket map on the BCAFC website and only 1 block is classed as limited availability. I struggle to see why so few are interested in a game with a championship club, especially one that isn't even being streamed so can't be watched elsewhere.

If this were Newcastle away people would be demanding they had the right to get tickets despite showing no interest in this tie.

 

Alright, alright, chill out.... Jeez... Can no one make a mistake round here....

Thank you.