Most liked posts in thread: Home vs Exeter 2nd Nov

F*****g BBC they never liked us .

 

Exeter reminded me of us under McCall, great to watch but lack the killer instinct

Still, they're the best team I've seen, as they were last time we were in this league

 

Here you go, and it was an Oteh goal.
https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-two/11852380/bradford-2-0-exeter

Silly challenge Law was going nowhere !!.

 

As others have said, strange game. Exeter looked very good in possesion, their winger Williams was very good, he put some cracking balls into our box, which I thought we defended really well. Exeters problem is they looked really toothless up front, apart from the save with his legs in the second half scramble, I cannot recall O'Donnell having another shot to save.

Toss up between AOC and BRE for MOTM for me, they were both equally outstanding.

I thought Henley did well, he likes to bomb forward, and the cross he supplied for Otehs goal was sublime

Three well earned points today against a good team. A couple of tough away games in the league after the cup tie at Shrewsbury.

Looking good, with some players such as Donaldson, Devitt and Palmer, and dare I say it, Doyle to return in the new year

 

Thought Law was exactly like he was when he was with us. Good on the ball, keeps possession well, produces next to nothing.

 

I'd still like us to add a central midfielder. Our (quality) options there are very limited

 

Oliver was released in Jan that season but did make 3 starts in that shirt before hand. That was the first year back in L1 shirt, also the 1 win in 20 games season. Taylor was crocked before coming here, didn't get any better. McArdle, Davies, Oliver, Taylor, McHugh & Bates all started in defence that season.

 

Simple, he plays them too far outside the box, dropping deep for the chip ball forward. Everyone said he did it to Doyle at the beginning of the season just to piss him off, and ironically it was at games like Grimsby and Oldham where Vaughan got to play right up top and scored strikers goals, but now hes asked to fill the gap between midfield and up front as our centre mids are too deep.
Its not the player, its what hes asked to do.

 

I agree. He is a points over performance manager, like PP. We either win dull or lose dull. Win people are happy which papers over the dullness, lose and it shows us right up.

 

Yeah they played some nice stuff and with Law had the best player on the field. But for all that they offered little goal threat. You will win more games in league 2 like today than any other way, its a division where battling displays will give you reward.

 

In defence of Cooke, hes not a defensive midfielder. Hes been shoe horned into the role because hes the only one weve got who can dictate the play. He should be playing a similar role to how Law played for Exeter

 

From upper kop it looked like he tried to head it but it hit him on his side or shoulder and went in. Didn't look like an OG at all.

 

A word too for Henley. When I saw him in the first game of pre-season at Guiseley I commented that he seemed more like a wide midfielder than a fullback. And today I thought that he struggled in the first twenty minutes to fit into the back four. (Has he played right back in a league game for us before today?) But he stuck at it and grew into the game. Great cross for the first goal and his pace and enthusiasm gives us an extra dimension. Don't think we missed Mellor's height in this particular game. The back four were very solid today though Exeter offered very little threat up front.

 

I'm not disputing that it was a silly challenge. I just don't think it was a serious enough foul to warrant a booking. It wasn't properly from behind - it was at 45 degrees; it was a genuine attempt to win the ball, not a cynical professional foul; he got some of the ball before making contact with Law; it wasn't dangerous and Law wasn't going towards goal so it didn't stop an obvious attack. I just don't see how that adds up to a yellow card. It was a very soft yellow in my opinion.

 

Cheltenham looked a good side. I think they had more about them.

Ultimately, I just want automatic promotion. Dont care how we do it. Right now, I think we need a bit more of a cutting edge up front and more control in midfield

 

I wouldn't recognise him if he stood on my toes in the half time pie queue tbh....

 

Very much with both you and @Bradford End on this. PROVIDING both Pritchard and Connolly are back, then yeah ... Why NOT a 2 - 1 Win ? No matter who plays (or doesn't) it will be a tight game, for both Clubs to play. I doubt a Draw will settle this game ...... A Chess game, I think - The better mind will Win.
Will I place a bet, this week ? No way - It can go either way ..... Possibly the hardest result to call in L2, this week

 

Very good price is that but while I'm not shy of backing against us at times I firmly believe we'll win this game.

No real reasoning or sense behind it, I'm just very confident and can feel it in my water

 

I cant remember that kit, never mind Matt Taylor