Most liked posts in thread: Newport County V City (Saturday 22/2/2020)

What we'd all love to see is an ambitious plan that has a level of investment by our owners. But it isnt happening.

So we need to think about what the club wants to be in 5, 10 years time. Keeping it cheap to attract the masses wont cut it. And I think its outdated anyway. The next generation of fans, consumers and younger consumers in particular, want quality and are prepared to pay for it. The games changed , times have changed and we haven't changed with it. The 'poor little Bradford' image is over played. Yes we're a working class city, but so are many others.

Prices are going to have to go up, so we need to look at when and how to do it, and in what context. The playing budget - and squad size - is going to have to come down. We need to invest in the fabric of the club that might generate improvement over the longer term. The pitch, scouting, coaching. Invest in those. Do it properly. Focus on youth and embrace being a feeder club. Create a more modern playing style (which I think Stuart can actually do), focus on pace, technique.

Basically, Edins plan, but done properly.

 

just noticed that this was my 1000th post. I'd like to thank my mum and dad for having faith in me that I wouldn't waste my private education. Also my wife for her patience. But most of all I would like all those hours back.

 

I ask because you state that Fordy has a negative opinion towards the club, but I believe after a lot of bluster from Fordy at tmes that he does have a lot of correct points.
Again I ask , what part of Bradford City has progressed since Rupp arrived ?
You may state that Rupp was duped, but he is a man that is worth a serious amount of money and is a succesful businessman in hs own right.
Yet I hear this agruement that he was duped ? didnt he do due diligenence both into his business partner to which you freely admit he didnt know ? or due diligence into a company in a particuler field (Football) he had no interest in,
I put it to you he is a chancer and was sold a pup.

 

Do you genuiely believe he is not for selling? I most certainly don't.
Secondly
We're not a good league one side with potential , we are more a league two side going no where.
Many an idiot has bought Beeston on the pretence that they're a Premier League club.

 

WTF their first goal?

11 back and 2 of their players are unmarked in the box.

 

He started the season well and appeared to have redeemed himself from the horrors of last season. However, since the turn of the year, he has generally been poor. Another player I would like to see the back of
in the summer, but he still has another year left on his contract.

 

How would he improve them? I told you the results wouldn't improve with Bowyer gone, both are getting what they could/can from a shit squad.

 

Rupp gave Bowyer a good budget for this league. Once again it’s been wasted. I really can’t see a happy ending to the way this is panning out.

 

They all collect in that section of the ground Broncs and give the visiting manager some stick. I saw them with Graham Alexander last Wednesday so I don't think SM was singled out and anyway Stuart can deal with that sort of thing.
In reality it was little more than some of the joshing that comes around our own dugout area with certain managers.

 

I would expect any club to take action on something like this, it's actually a public order offence of which you can be arrested.

 

It’s damn right appalling, but sadly not surprising. Every club has these idiots, including ourselves, but it’s good to see when the majority of fans condemn this sort of thing. Like anyone who gives out any form of abuse, ban the moron and move on, as Rogered said don’t give them air time, it’s what they want a bit of attention in their lives even if it’s for the wrong reason.

 

It’s important not to generalise whole generations with nostalgia, every generation has had issues. Football was at it’s worst in the 70s and 80s in terms of violence, racism etc. The trouble is while most grew out of it the odd idiot didn’t ( I believe the guy who made the comment was of an age where he probably started going in that era), and now you get kids(mid/late teens) emulating them and treating them like heroes wanting to be like big bad Millwall or Leeds from the 80s. The worst behaviour I’ve seen in recent years at a match was a bloke in his 30s/40s getting kicked out with his kids against Bury.

The younger ones in general are harmless, and laughable when compared with previous generations. The big difference been tolerance levels and cameras and phones catching bad behaviour in action. I bet a Joe Cooke or Ces Podd would rather have played now than when they did and not just for the money.

 

Playing Carol's what?

I thought the Old Crown/Belle Vue was the setting for that kind of malarky.

 

We've launched a complaint to th EFA over the abuse from their fans about the fire and to McCall.

Newport have welcomed the complaint.

Disgraceful behaviour by their fans and i hope the club is punished.

 

Just wanted to say we smashed the 1500 quid now so with gift aid we are looking at around 1700 quid for a great cause

 

Newport will be looking at this game to get there season up and running again

 

On paper this is just about the most winnable of the remaining dirty dozen. No ifs or buts, sendings off or wind hazards. Just three points please.

 

Well looking at Newport's pitch our lads will think their at home, so the pitch won't be a advantage.