Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Home v Harrogate Town Tues Feb 22nd @7.45pm

We’re so lacking in basics. The defence is a car crash - It would struggle in the conference. Our injury record is atrocious, so something is clearly amiss with our training. We look slower and less fit, less strong in the challenge than the opposition. We can’t defend set pieces. We’re wasteful with whatever chances we do create. There isn’t a heart between the lot of them. No leadership whatsoever. The squad is too big, with nowhere near enough quality and no balance.

It’s an absolute disgrace what this club has become. I’m mad at the owner. I’m mad at the CEO. I’m mad at the Directors. And frankly, I’m starting to get mad at our albeit well intended and passionate fan base for enabling this shit show - for being far too accepting of a failing regime for far too long, still rocking up at VP to give your money to a Charlatan who’s taking every single supporter of this club for mugs.

Something has to change. And its not just about a manager. Without serious, serious change, this club is f*****d and next season will likely be our last as a professional league club.

 

What's with these fans on the phone in defending Trueman and wanting him as manager. Last 9 games he has been in charge we have mustered 1 single point.

Trueman is definitely not the answer

 

And that Park sadly shows just how far we have fallen - celebrating giving it a go

 

I have no idea how a supposedly professional football club plays one up front and has half a dozen strikers on its books yet plays two centre backs and has a total of three of them. One who hadn’t played in the league in over a year prior to Saturday and another who is non league standard. Whether Turnbull was the right man or not, if there was ever a good reason for not getting rid of the recruitment director position that’s it right there.

 

Harrogate won then eh? What surprise. The fact they look a far better side than a team with Bradfords history shows just how far this club has fallen. This rudderless ship needs diverting away from the iceberg as quick as possible.

 

Fans fault. Toxic environment, keyboard warriors, boo boys or some nonsense, nothing to do with the club

 

It's genuinely not enjoyable anymore. I cannot remember the last time I went to City and enjoyed myself. In fact, I dread going it's that bad. Dull atmosphere, dour football, empty seats galore, usually optimistic and energetic fans around me just appear lost and can't be ars£d. Most of the players don't even give a toss either.

It's a truly tragic era for Bradford City FC.

 

The frenzy of excitement that we could put a good 30 minutes together shows what a basket case of a club we are becoming. Rupps only spouting for ages was in protecting his own name during the recent 'take over ' , Ryan sadly is becoming more of a let down with each passing week, big head Adams has left the team with very little unity and quality and tactically embarrassing, Trueman cares but is out of his depth, and the vast majority of the players are just not up to the job.
We are plummeting faster than randy Prince Andy's reputation - we need a bloody miracle!

 

Doesn't surprise me. I said at the time I couldn't see anything that warranted a red. As bad as we were on Sunday, the ref was awful. An unfair red and a valid goal chalked off. Back to 2-1 with 5 mins left, and 11 men on the pitch, we could've snatched a point.

 

You'd like to think in league 2, we would dominate at home, be entertained...

Consider this, since coming back to league 2...this is our record at home

PL 56 W 24 D 20 L 12 F 62 A 51..

Weve scored a measly 62 goals in 56...1.1 goals a game.

We've won 13 games at home in 38 across the last two seasons at home, failing to score in 12 of those games.

It's poor. Its not entertainment. It's a failure by the club to its paying customers.

Try digesting that with your xG in mind...

 

Did we actually play that well? Not for me. Yeah, we ran about a bit. Wasteful with our chances though, as we have been all season, and awful at the back, as we have been all season. Back 4, back 3, back 5, whatever. That defence is a car crash. Its the worst defence I've ever seen this club put out in 30 years of watching City.

We had a chance to do something about both in January. We didn't strengthen the attack, we brought in backup strikers, and we made the defence worse.

 

Threlkeld fit again then. That's good news. Said no one, ever.

 

POC red card overturned and he’s available for selection.

 

With another centre back lined up to replace Canavan 100% the right decision. With Kelleher, Staunton and POC, arguably Songo’o, it was a poor decision. One’s non league, one’s a kid and one is playing out of position. Poor decision in that context

 

If we’re trying to convince shite players they’re decent, we’d be better going with a hypnotist.

 

I didn’t say we played well. I said it’s the best we’ve played in months. That in itself says something.

 

There hasnt been one player at this club that has performed this season. Guess what? The players we have aren't as bad as the performances suggest. No one even mentioned it would be good for Canavan to leave before he left despite some poor individual performances from him. And I cannot agree with you that allowing our captain to leave for what can only be described as a token gesture money wise whilst not having any replacement just shows how badly run this football club currently is. Then to have to take out only central defensive midfielder and stick him in defense just compounds the matter. That's not to say there isn't a player at the club that can't be replaced, we are in league 2 after all. But the timing of the move coming after he and Adams could not come to agreement after a fall out is just another cockup to add to all the other cockups we've seen in the last 4 or 5 years.

 

Wasn't Canavan at Plymouth towards the back end of Deluded's reign there ? Perhaps he knew from day one that he could no longer work with him but just bided his time, being undermined week after week, until things came to a head.

I imagine if you don't like deluded Derek, the second thing to snap (after your hamstring) is your mental health.

Put me in Canavans place and I would be off too. Don't forget he was a city supporter, and how chuffed he was to come here in January 21

 

Best we’ve played in months, and we lose 1-3. That’s how it is folks.