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Hysterical Over Reaction

Discussion in 'City Talk' started by AJP, Aug 27, 2018.

  1. AJP

    AJP Fringe Player

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    Now I make it a habit never to look much at message boards when we have lost, but a quick glance today astonishes me at the hysterical over reaction.

    Is this the Bradford City where supporters know that losing a match or even getting relegated isn't a tragedy, it is just a setback?

    Although the performance was the poorest since January/February it was not even in the same league as the embarrassing 3-0 home defeats against Accrington or Rochdale or worst of all the spineless performace at Chesterfield when we were trying to avoid relegation.

    For me the two worst things were some supporters booing their own team - how do these numpties think it will improve young players confidence and performance - and the xenophobic idiot shouting anti-German go home slogans in the main stand. Apologies to Edin for that from all decent City supporters, and I hope the blokes 11/12 year old kid (reduced to tears by his presumably Dad's behaviour) isn't put off supporting City.

    Anyway see some of you at Fleetwood and here is to concentrating on the football. For the those planning demonstrations and inventing conspiracy theories, get a life and develop a sense off perspective.
     
  2. Loyalbantam

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    Yawn..........
     
  3. Offside

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    Thank you Mr Rahic , glad you're pleased with the progress made under your tenure.
     
  4. Nottsy

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    Abslolute balls!

    “We’ve had it shit before, so it doesn’t matter that we’re shit now”...That’s what you’re saying.

    WE DON’T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SHIT!
     
  5. Foghornleghorn

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    Hysterical over reaction.How I choose to react to the present tripe on offer is up to me.
    Don't tell me what I should or shouldn't be doing.
    Your opinion his yours not mine.
    Let's just leave it at that.
     
  6. Just Looking

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    With you on this @AJP@AJP

    (But i think it’s best just to take a back seat and let them get on with whatever they’re going to do; or not do. The Happy Haters love to hate.... and it’s appears especially if the object of hate isn’t English).
     
  7. bantam2708

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    Oh give over. You maybe happy with being a relegation fodder side and being run by clowns from top to bottom but most of us are not.
     
  8. Lordbantam

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    ha ha your joking right
     
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  9. Steve1970

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    Greg it's OK you may still keep your job.
     
  10. Offside

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    I detest what is happening at VP, i have never brought race into it . This club is in turmoil because of the arrogance and inept attitude of the owners.
     
  11. Faithful Bantam

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    I'd say there's been a hysterical under reaction. Rahic should've been run out of town the moment he implemented Collins as his proxy manager.
     
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  12. Rogered Tart

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    If you can’t see the writing on the wall then there is no hope for you. This isn’t an over reaction, far from it. This is a blow up of frustration regarding a man who thinks he knows better than anyone else.
    I will support this club to the hilt but will not blindly follow when i see inherent stupidity t the helm of the ship. Ignoring the clear warning signs is just dumb insolence. Leave it too long and we could end up like Charlton or Leyton Orient.
    The next 3 or 4 performnces will determine where this season is heading regrdless of results. If no clear pattern starts to emerge then changes are inevitable for this club to move forward.
     
  13. Parader

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    Not sure whether I pity, or envy, folk who have so little things of importance in their lives that they can get so worked up about their football team not being very good.
     
  14. AJP

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    A few sane voices!
     
  15. BD9_Bantam

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    That first half was as bad as anything I've ever seen down at City. If we were playing anyone semi decent we'd have been 3 or 4 down. Dunno how you can say it wasn't that bad.

    Players hiding from the ball, sending it aimlessly long up towards Doyle. Centre mids nowhere to be seen.

    They deserved to be booed off at half time. I usually agree, we shouldn't boo our own players but I work my arse off all week and pay money to come watch some primadonnas strolling about a football pitch. If they don't put in the effort required then I am going to boo them.

    Don't mind people having bad games as long as they put in the effort and application. The first half was a disgrace and they deserved to be booed off.
     
  16. AJP

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    And another!

    Seriously, the electronic media is excellent at distorting "real" opinions, so I would never attempt to categorize majority opinion, but as my old father said, empty vessels make the most noise.
     
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  17. Petrov

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    You call it hysterical overreaction, I call it justified concern. We virtually signed a whole new team during the summer and appointed an inexperienced head coach - it was obvious it was going to take time for things to come together and with that in mind, I was more than prepared to give the coaching team and the players 10 games before starting to worry if things weren't going too well to begin with. However, that was based on the expectation that regardless of results, I would be seeing a team giving their all every game and that there would be signs of progress every week. I have seen neither of those things and even though we won on Tuesday, you would have to be a fool or extremely naive to think that result was in anyway convincing. I don't think it is an overreaction to say that it is now abundantly clear that Collins is way out of his depth or to say that there is nothing he is doing or saying that inspires any confidence in his ability to turn things around.
     
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  18. Captain Black Adder

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    Pretty much like the people who are controversional just for the sake of appearing different.
     
  19. Dennis

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    Is it a tragedy to lose a game? ... No. I've seen many games lost and even watched worse performances than Saturday's
    Will it be the end of the world as we know it if City are relegated ... No, we'll live with it. There are much bigger things to worry about.
    Is booing acceptable ... Not in my world but it has been heard under previous managements
    Is xenophobic or racist language acceptable .. Definitely not. There is no place for that under any circumstances.

    But you have to accept that this isn't about a single game; it's about a pattern which has been established by one of the owners which is resulting in our club going backwards. Whatever the merits of Rahic's approach, it isn't delivering the goods and it is falling well short of what many supporters expected when they came on board. And given Rahic's personal involvement in many of the decisions, it's understandable that there is great unrest within the camp and as yet we've seen or heard nothing to counter the decline. The notion that the owners have learned lessons from last season (lessons which have never been defined of course) is laughable and does nothing to restore confidence within the supporter base. Of course, at the end of the day, it's R&R's investment in the club which will be losing value and they have nobody else to blame but themselves. But concerns for the future of our club are not misplaced imo and even at this stage of the season, it isn't a 'hysterical overreaction' as you call it.


    ps And I hope you aren't suggesting that because many, many fans disagree with Rahic's approach that that infers that those who do criticise him are xenophobic or worse. That sort of comment simply isn't acceptable
     
  20. vladimir

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    Fully agree...WUM of the highest order !
     
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