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Aye, cheers, I work in the world of HR so am familiar. I thought he still had two years though but I think you're right.

 

I'd have agreed before Saturday but out of the four who played, an out of position Riley looked the best of the lot.

I know it's only a 45 minute fitness builder but if everyone has a clean slate as promised then he's as much of a shout of contributing as anybody.

 

Huh?

 

Thing is, Riley was excellent at guiseley last year too so I just don't think he has the mentality to play professional football.

 

Read my post again.

The name 'Donaldson' does not appear.

I describe 'Doyle' as a coaster.

 

I’m happy to give everyone a clean slate. If Riley, Gibson and other players who failed to produce last season are still here for the start of the season and have featured throughout the preseason that implies Bowyer has some level of faith in them for the coming season.

Some players just can’t deal with certain managers or situations. Hopefully Bowyer is able to create an environment where they can contribute something. Last season was a disaster from start to finish so it should just be forgotten and everyone given a fresh start IMO.

 

That’s why Bowyer said post match that is going to take several transfer windows before he is able the call his squad his own.

 

Sounds a sensible approach, but I have real reservations about certain players. They have history, like it or not, and it will take a lot to undo the damage some have done to their own reputations.

If Bowyer can manage them sufficiently that they have no negative impact on the squad, great, but riddled apples can always spoil a whole barrell.

 

I respect your opinion but I ask myself what we actually know as fact and what rumour and hearsay. What do we actually know about these players and what they have done or said? I would suggest not a lot. And anyway they're just young kids (to me anyway) and how many of us have done and said things at their age we subsequently regretted? All my children are much older than any of our players and I forgive them a lot based on their lack of experience of the world. Time to cut them a bit of slack I think.

 

But we don't know the reason for that, well I don't anyway. To be honest, the only thing I care about is how he affects our results. If he plays well I don't really care about much else unless he has a severe character flaw which affects the rest of the team in which case get rid. But I simply suggest that no one on here knows a thing about that.

 

Is this true @Fordy117 ?

 

I posted the link a bit earlier about AOC Bronco.

 

I get where he is coming from and Bowyer will have to improve some of the players he has but a player has to want to improve.

In the case of Patrick he is just sh@te or it would seem to me off the back of a few games he thought he had made it and so did the club.

If you do realise you need or want to improve then you won't.

Bradford City need to rid of their mistake and get him off our books.

 

Edited for you.

 

Yes its a very silly thing to do to criticise the fans, and also to criticse your fellow players unless you're one of the few players playing consistantly well.

 

and you telling him on Twitter probably won't help his confidence.

Whether he stays or goes on loan or permanently will be a good guide to how good he is according to Bowyer. I don't really see a future for him any higher than League 2, he may find his level this year or he may just have a very short football career.

 

I'd be amazed if he even had a League 2 career. he's awful.

 

didn't you know that fordy has his own businesses and is extremely successful?

 

There are different styles of captaincy, I expect them to organise the team, and encourage the players, but I personally think individual bollockings have to come from the manager and preferably in private. However @RonnieBrown was right I was particular referring to calling team members out in the press. I also do not think AOC is not a leader.