Match Thread Most liked posts in thread: Home v Salford City January 15 @ 3:00pm

I'm not a fan of Sutton defending as a right back. He's no worse than our other options by the way. But I thought going forward from RB him and Gilliead were a big threat and could form a great relationship there. I've just given my head a shake and yes I did say that. I'd play Gilliead if Sutton plays RB

 

To be honest, I’m suprised Paudie hasn’t lost most of his teeth already. Adds to his Peaky Blinders look even more.
I questioned his leadership earlier on in the week. I’m glad he proved me wrong.

 

It would be nice if it is the catalyst but as (I think it was ) Petrov said, 1 classier player made a difference, add another 2 and who knows where it could go.

 

Why didn’t you go today

 

Can someone buy Canavan some new studs. Cost us points against Sutton and put us on the back foot again today, falling over

 

No really. We started well and showed some
Attacking intent. We passed the ball instead of hitting it from back to front. we seriously need a central striker. There’s no point putting Angol there he’s decent playing along side but disappears when he is central.

 

And failing another RB signing we should definitely start Sutton there each week... I know it was against 10 men but it made so much of a difference having someone capable of going on the outside of the Invisible Man, it might almost make his performances / position make sense

 

I thought Gilliead had a good game not sure who got the MOM but very poor first half . Second half great improvement hopefully “moving on up” Next few games winnable if we can confidently keep up the pressure.

 

I went into the Salford game with 0% optmism, after us winning, my optimism moving forward is increasing, however, it'll still take a decent run of solid results for me to get back to where I was with my optimism.

Good win for the team, but we'll see how we get on in the next few games.

COME ON CITY!!!

 

But still don't get it Jon. Goals? Assists? MoM performances? There have been precious few from him in all the time he's been with us. He totally flatters to deceive. I would love for him to come good with us but the signs thus far have been fleeting and rare. Is it us? Have the managers and coaches just not got the best out of him? For me, he continues to be a total enigma. Everyone speaks so highly of him but I just don't see the proof.

 

We said the same, he had a right belly on him.

 

Think that’s why so many fans are fed up they can see a huge opportunity to get out of this league but we just ain’t up to it least last season Bolton ( even though they didn’t win it ) looked half decent but I ain’t seen one team that have impressed me at all .......... even 2nd placed Tranmere only looked good because we’d already put in our routine 45 minute shift

 

And I give you Gillead in defence......older, more experienced...few goals, few assists...

Watt made 4 or 5 great tackles or interceptions to break play up in the first 25 minutes....which no one ever notices...he tries TOO hard for me at times trying to make killer passes when there is sometimes a simple ball on...

 

Come on city .

3-0 win
Gillead
Threlkeld
Watt

We're on our way boys,

 

Routine defeat

 

That's an insult to a dog

 

We looked a good side because we played three teams that were either in the bottom four or about to go on a losing streak (Stevenage). As soon as we cam up against a good side we were beaten (Orient). Since then we have looked disjointed, unfit, poorly set up and having no motivation apart from perhaps Sutton & Rochdale at home and Swindon away.

The playoffs are gone, we would need 42 points from 23 games. Not going to happen.

Best thing that could happen this year is Adams has a massive clear out in January and we finish somewhere between 12th & 18th.

From years of watching Bradford City we've all seen teams that appear to be alienated by the manager, Docherty, Grayson, Hopkin and many more. What I'm seeing now falls well and truly into that category.

 

Lets be fair, Stevenage had beaten Bristol Rovers who were absolute garbage at the start of the season and Barrow. When they came to VP they looked awful, like a team that had had two very lucky wins and were ready to buckle as soon as someone hit them hard. They then showed their true colours over the next ten matches or so.

Mansfield had also beaten Bristol Rovers and only picked up 6 points from the next 9 games. Don't get fooled by those first three wins, Mansfield away was the only decent one out of them because they had an identical start to us, and we also struggled to beat a very very poor Oldham side.

You replicate our form since 1st September into those games and we would be struggling to be out of the bottom two. It's a good job that in Oldham & Scunthorpe we have two teams who seem to be having a pissing contest over who can be worst. Adams has 21 days to save our season and potentially his job.