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The lack of goals from defenders, particularly from corners and free kicks, can be put down to the absence of a decent dead ball specialist. Hughes has persisted with Smallwood on corners who either hits the first man or over hits it beyond the back post. Get someone who can actually hit the penalty spot consistently and they might have a chance. Add to that, Parkinson had a lot more corner routines than Hodges, who's supposed to be a specialist.

 

As I've posted in another thread getting promoted will be great but will Hughes continue with the same stuff we've played this season even with better players, our home our form and performances have been a hard watch most of the season.

 

O.G.

 

Yep, and on the flip side, imagine if Cook had been injured.
It’s been a really poor season in terms of end product as a team.
Whether we end the season with success or not, any assessment cannot hide from the fact we just don’t score enough (or even look like scoring enough).
Has to be addressed in the summer, whichever division we are in

 

Oops.

 

'Create as many chances for Cook'? Not at the matches I go to it isn't. We are.in the playoffs by being solid defensively, it's very rare we look like conceding more than the odd goal here and there. On the flip side it means creatively we are quite dour. From what I remember Cooks chance to goals ratio is the best in the league.

 

The goals are definitely coming. Play hit the bar recently, Stubbs should have been given a goal on Saturday and generally we are winning more from starving set pieces.

Hopefully we've just saved them all up and we'll get half a dozen from the defenders between now and the end of the season.

 

OK I'll be the one.
Ridehalgh bagged against Newport.
Sorry

 

We'll never know what might have happened if Cook was injured. For all we know Oliver might have found form and confidence like Cook did. Also our plan for attacking would change as currently we look to create as many chances for Cook.
I don't think our scoring record is as bad as people make out. Looking at the current top 3 they are on 49,52 and 51 goals. With the strong defensive record we've had we've not had to score loads of goals.
I agree it's very bad that not 1 defender has got a goal this season but in recent weeks we have looked like we were getting closer with Platt and Stubbs hitting the woodwork and Stubbs had a shot cleared off the line against Newport.

 

Cook has always scored on a regular basis of Bradford City since Clough allowed him to leave Mansfield, even last season under Adams where he made it pretty clear he was not a fan of our last manager he finished leading scorer for the season, as he had done the previous season coming to a new club with half the season played, some how from what I've seen of Oliver he hasn't looked capable of scoring on a regular basis.

 

I don't think he did?

Cook and Smallwood scored in the home game and Cook in the away.

 

I like that league table Bigrod, one notable thing is that in 10 years, 7 of those teams have dropped out of the league altogether.
Soon to be joined by Rochdale

 

I know it was cruel but I couldn't resist it

 

I thought my eyes had been lying to me all season.

I could have sworn Platt and Crichlow had gone up for corners and free kicks, but... you'd never know by looking at the statistics.

They might as well just stay on the halfway line!

 

Paudie was always decent at getting on the end of a corner

 

Surprised at the goals stat for McArdle, I would have thought it had have been much more