Most liked posts in thread: McCall - officially new manager

Got him to reduce the wage bill and let Stuart sign a few players in Middleton and Novak. I do still find it strange Bowyer said he knew nothing about them... Radio Leeds told HIM, mid interview that Middleton had been confirmed.

 

Some wanted him gone last time but they need to get over it. He's here now and been handed a contract until the end of next season. Whether you think the team's demise the last time he was here was due to Stuart's shortcomings, or due to a lack of support from the board, who expected him to better his results, while trimming his budget in that second season, and giving him no support in the transfer window, doesn't really matter now.

He's brought in his own assistant and we will at least try and play football now. Away games are not a guaranteed write off as they were under Bowyer. Let's get behind him - if we win the next three, which is very achievable, we'll garner some real momentum.

Remember, Novak scored 13 goals in League One for Scunny the other year. He might not be as high profile as Vaughan but he can be a good target man for us in L2.

 

McCall knows how to get the best out of players. NKP and Vincelot should have been a nightmare CB pairing but served us brilliantly at the back. Reeves was a class above playing under McCall but now looks conference level, Wyke was prolific for us but hasn’t done much since, Marshall was a transformed player etc etc. I think we have a number of players in this squad, Mainly Cooke and Devitt, who will benefit under his leadership and the type of football he tries to implement. McCalls biggest test is going to come when we go on an inventive bad run of form and have to grind out results but for the time being I’m satisfied happy with this appointment. It’ll be nice to see us take games to the opposition for once.

 

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I would not say being beaten in the play off final was a miserable failure.

 

I think he's capable of getting us into the playoffs. But if he doesnt, so be it. He can only really be judged after he's had a stab at shaping the squad himself.

 

So what if he gets it wrong?

He's left twice already, the man is bullet proof, anyone pretending his legacy at stake is kidding themselves.

 

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18214166.bradford-city-mccall-choice-rhodes/

Rhodes makes a good argument for reappointing McCall although critics will say its almost like he had it mind all along. Certainly isn't wrong about the first season, based on that alone he deserves another crack, lets face it no managerwould have lasted that second season under Rahic.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/feb/08/bradford-city-stuart-mccall-interview-manager

Interview with His Gingerness in the Guardiam. Written by Aaron Bower.

Doesn’t really say anything that City fans don’t already know, but it’s good to see something non-Premiership from a national newspaper.

 

Excellent appointment, upwards and onwards

 

Not my first, second or third choice but you know what... I have goosebumps already imagining what the atmosphere will be like come Saturday!

The morgue is no more, lets enjoy the biggest crowd of the season and hopefully he can have a positive impact on the players in the next few days.

Just imagine this.... We attack from the off, press the opposition in to mistakes and have more than 5 shots on target!

HAPPY DAYS

 

Glad Stuart is back. Hopefully he can get something out of these players.
With Stuart We had the basis of a good team, minutes away from the championship. Season away unbeaten. Season at home unbeaten. Can’t be that bad a manager to achieve that. Some may disagree.

Every team has a blip, he got sacked for a poor run of games, unfairly in my opinion. Then look what happened, we had Mr Sulk and Mr championship manager that went well!!!!

 

I bet there's plenty more you can't do with as well. Come on get it all out.

 

Well one things for sure, Akpan is going to have to swap his comfy slippers for football boots now that McCall is in charge.

 

At least the players won't need all those pictures Bowyer put up to remind them of the club's history and what the club means. They'll have the epitome of all that there to meet them every morning.





ps can we retire the Blackpool shirt now.

 

If Macca can get a player out of Henley.... He truly will be McGod.