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Was it Copland Bantam?

 

is he selecting the team or is someone else involved?

 

Car Crash Podcast - didn’t say nothing we all haven’t thought

 

Just a little build up jon.

 

I think it's probably one of many other issues tbh.

 

It's like we have a North East mafia or something but on a serious note, I'll rather have most of these players out of our club before anything, sick of them right now and even wins from now to end of season are papering over the cracks.

 

I thought everyone thinks AK is an idiot, I don’t, but now you rely on him as a medical expert.? Please stop!

 

Players downing tools is nothing new, happens all over the leagues, sometimes 4 or 5 times a season if you're a Watford player. But they'll know at this point that GA has a very limited use by date on his City career. If he's still employed this time next week, it's because we won both easter games. Other than that, he's out I reckon.

Foster mentioned it on his podcast loads of times, but players all have little groups in squads. Sometimes, one group will decide enough is enough and start the spread of the drop in standards. Sometimes it's just one very vocal player. He said before when he was at Watford, a few agents knew a sacking was coming as the club were reaching out to out of work managers, so the agents contacted their players and told them to give the bare minimum in training for this guy as he's about to leave.

A few players on various pods have explained it and all have a general theory they stick to. The player thinking is, why give my all in training or games for a manager that everyone knows is going? As once the dressing room is gone, there's no getting it fully back. If they sprint their hardest, tackle their hardest, they could cause injury. So when the new guy comes in, they don't want to be on the treatment table or missing any time. Instead, they can be fresh as a daisy as they've barely put in any effort for a few weeks and then they over-do it for the first few sessions with the new guy to try get in the team as the new guy will think these lads are really up for it.

 

okay captain hindsight can i have saturdays lottery numbers please?

what on earth have manchester City's facilities got to do with anything related to Bradford City, you are comparing apples with oranges with no relevance.

"I thought everyone thinks AK is an idiot, I don’t, but now you rely on him as a medical expert.? Please stop!"

that is your quote, people have given answers (with evidence like you always demand for some ridiculous reason, this is an open forum for opinions, not necessarily facts) yet you failed to recognise that and climb back upon high horse kevin

 

Some of us are like Groucho Marx. If someone doesn't like our opinions, we have plenty of others.

 

Having spoke to a couple of players, the quality of training pitches does make a difference when it comes to soft tissue injuries. How much a difference remains to be seen.

 

We can blame training facilities for injuries but how many injury prone players do we sign anyhow ?????
Maybe thats another issue

 

Poor medical facilities according to some!

 

These poor souls with soft tissue injuries, wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in the 70's when players like Jimmy Case, Graham Souness & Terry Mac would have gone through the back of them quicker than a hot knife through ice cream.

I'm sure Bobby Campbell once "ran off" a broken leg. Give them all a jab of creatin and tell them to get on with it.

 

Sparks would probably order creosote to save a few bob.

 

Honestly , it a private business, no different to many high street chains, you want the ins and outs at say Tesco, yet not a shareholder ?. They will rightly say “ it’s non of your business” . We are not shareholders of Rupps business , unless you know different. I know I’m not. Maybe you are, then if so ask him like any person would.

I’m not an expert in running a football club, you are absolutely bang right, but I was half decent looking after and accounting for £6m income a month, before pulling up the drawbridge and getting out the pipe and slippers, so have a pretty big insight into how multi million £ companies work. One thing I will tell you is they never wash their dirty linen in public and seldom account to anyone outside the shareholder base. Ask Roger , he too has a big insight, couple that with his fantastic activities at BCAFC, I would respectfully listen to his musings night and day.

Hope that clarifies?

Remember you asked the question, so I answered.

 

I’m not in twitter but for someone not using it you sure are ITK ….apparently.

 

Who is blaming him??
Just pointing out another of the old guard still here not really contributing much when we could use the money elsewhere

 

Our league position says otherwise.