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Yeah Colin Murray attempted to "spin a positive out of it" We should easily make it back to League 1 it shouldn't be a question and you (we) should get what we deserve ! It's a'simple enough task (or should be) against basically "quasi non league" opposition so for me the demand is a copy of Lincoln City's 18/19 campaign! We are way too big for League 2 and coming at it from a bigger stand point. Rather than Imps who had to "step up" from their stand point !. Anything less for me will be unacceptable. Even a Wembley play-off final wouldn't be acceptable ? So I wouldn't join any "happy clapper" day out at Wembley in a "lottery"attempt to scramble out ! That's the extent of Bowyers task next season scrambling to get out won't be anywhere near acceptable.

I had a thought the fans have been the only ones who "deserve" any credit. So what Rhodes & Rupp can do if they're bringing "stripes back" ? As a goodwill gesture every one of us should be able to go down to the Shop and pick up a new City shirt for nowt !
So at least we all look like it's "Our City" when we turn up to be put threw this 12 months of football drudgery next season !

 

Seriously? The club's on its knees financially - rammed full of useless players on high wages that we will struggle to offload to pay for the squad we need. And you want the club to forgo hundreds of thousands of pounds of potential income by giving away replica shirts at seventy odd quid each. And still achieve automatic promotion.
I'll have some of what you're smoking please.

 

You're seriously saying a play off final next season is unacceptable?, you are truly a WUM then.

Too big for league 2?, try telling that to Notts Co fans, who would bite your arm off to be playing league 2 next season

 

Took us big budget after big budget and 6 years to get out last time? It’s not an easy league it’s a real slog.

A strong and physical spine and pace and creativity out wide will do us.

 

Why are Bradford fans some of the thickest in the country?

 

Why are you insulting fellow fans for showing support to the club

 

Sadly, we are more likely to be at the bottom of the table than the top.

 

Based on what? You have no idea on what the summer recruiting will bring us

 

Let’s have a bet then?

 

Leave Park Avenue out of this please.

 

Okie dokie.

 

Quite right Idle. Colin Murray has fallen into the usual trap of assuming an automatic return whilst the stats are against that, just looking at the League tables as they stand today and those who have been relegated over say the last 2/3 seasons.
Last season - M.K. Dons may make it back after 2 successive relegations and big money spent on retaining a high budget by a wealthy owner.
Bury - a chance in the play-offs but on the brink of Admin, gambling on getting up.
Oldham - nowhere, big problems financially so it is rumoured.
Northampton - mid table going nowhere.

Previous season - Port Vale - bottom half L2.
Crewe - mid table L2.
Swindon - Same as Crewe.
Colchester - fringe of play off, no chance and a serious lesson as to investing big in development can seriously damage your health (financially and performance results)

In addition Crawley and Stevenage - nowhere.

So it is not easy by any stretch but I for one am hopeful, I sincerely thank all who have renewed ST's and as has been said it's all down to the summer.
I can say the football world of L1 at least is shocked at our position. Since Christmas every Boardroom we have visited has expressed sympathy, we are the talk of the industry but we also have many players under contract who perhaps should not be here and there is no interest in them either. As the Coventry Chairman said yesterday, the only answer is paying off those who are not required but that will cost.

As I said on another thread two months ago, the mess left by ER will take five years to remedy in my view but that does not mean L2 for five years so lets see this season off, peacefully with no pitch invasions please, ( I am almost on first name terms with the F.A. Discipline people) and we move on, up for the fight, back on the M5 to Forest Green, Exeter, Cheltenham and Swindon and back home with three points!

Thanks again for your brilliant support.

Roger Owen.

 

I can’t say I am happy with those stats Roger, still feeling depressed after yesterday, I know it has been coming, but so hard after doing very well in league 1, and we were just a whisker away from the Championship. All eyes on the summer to see if we can persuade some players to leave, and recruit ready for league 2.

 

Can't we have a pitch invasion to just get this squad off the pitch so we don't have to endure them any longer than possible .

 

So pitch invasion at 3pm then?

 

All sat in the centre circle?

 

Christ. Its no wonder fans are negative and down if those in the board room are already getting in the excuses should we not go up next season.

 

Bring a picnic if it's a nice day.

 

I'll not be staying after the final whistle goes I very rarely do, I believe it will be the usual " please keep off the pitch and the players will come back out to show there appreciation".
As I say it will be the normal last game of the season situation, I would hope Bradford City fans who attend the Wimbledon game possibly to offer their respects to the 56, think about the crap us fans have had to endure for the last 18 months and show their appreciation by walking out.
Not that I think that would have the slightest effect on most of this gutless squad.