Graham Alexander

Not Afoka?

You must have been the kiss of death for him.

 

We were incredibly lucky not to concede in the home game, it seemed like footballing suicide at the time to sit back like we did.

We also clearly didn't learn that lesson in time for the second leg.

 

The playoffs are do or die. Forget the fact you got there, that apparent achievement has been and gone, it's now a three game shoot out for the last spot. To not go all for it should and was classed as a complete failure.

 

Yes, i guess he’s working under them, not alongside them. But did think he might have been culled this time tbh.

 

He still might I suppose. I've not really got an opinion either way though and if he stays at least it's one person we don't have to pay off.

 

If the CEO of Bradford City can't oversee an operation that gets into League One at least, then he is failing at his job. The CEO can't turnaround and shrug his shoulders mumbling about delegation when he is ultimately accountable.

Ultimately, if a business ends up with a workforce that is not delivering and losing ground to competitors over time, then the senior leadership has to be accountable.

I'm not suggesting that Ryan Sparks is responsible for day-to-day football decisions. However, challenging the football side to make sure that money is well spent absolutely is. I don't think Ryan Sparks has got to grips with this, hence a large squad again that appears short on quality.

 

It’s crazy how some on here don’t seem to know or care about accountability, the footballing decisions he’s made have harmed us since his arrival there are no if, buts or maybes about it. Although not as much as Rupp obviously, who’s equally defended by the same culprits.

Interesting the article that Jon has put up which dispels another myth that Sparks has nothing to do with recruitment, he was literally involved in the Young loan.

 

Tbf it’s how it should be. Not how we have it, but someone above the manager involved in the footballing contracts so things don’t get out of hand, ideally it would be someone with some footballing knowledge like but we are where we are.

 

“Now, unless they’re going to go back and play at their clubs or somebody puts in a ridiculous offer for one of them that the other club can’t turn down, I’d like to think – in good faith – that they’ll be here for the duration of the season.”

I don't read we have to pay a fee if we want him back and want to play Jake, sort of a give away with the highlighted, quoting " I’ve got a good relationship with Ryan Sparks at Bradford City" sofar Ryan has had praise for some on the deals manly with the kids but if we have to pay a fee to bring Jake back that's pretty doubt.

 

The press conference is on tonight at 6 on radio Leeds but it’s now in text on x
GA was always first choice 60 hours of interviews

 

We own Wilson. It was about the loan players.

 

He hasn’t given him continuity plans because the manager before him failed it’s up to him to use his knowledge and experience to turn that round and when the next manager comes in then continuity will be important. There is absolutely no point in continuing with a failed style or methods

 

hughes told him to move on didn’t he? After JY allegedly told him he ‘didn’t know what he was doing’ on the training ground (no idea if rumour was BS or not)?

If true, no wonder Hughes washed his hands of him and delegated moving him on to Sparks.

 

Sparks didn’t move him on he just facilitated it

 

It won't dispel the myth for some Wilsden, they refuse to believe it, even when it comes straight from the horse's mouth.

 

Of course he is involved in the blxxdy transfers in the financial side of it. What else would you expect