Sparks - T&A

I think it will be tough for many in the lower league's.
Let's face it dress the situation up with gimicks,offers and the like but football as we knew it will never be the same.
Our club was damaged severely under Edins tenure.
Unfortunately along came Coivid which will inevitably take it's toll on the club's valiant efforts to move forward.
History he may be but but I for one will never ever forgive Edin or his regime.
Everything the club built after the fire tragedy was wiped out by his inappropriate behaviour and decision making.
I wish Ryan Sparks well in the coming months with his quest to build bridges and move the club forward but it's a task that's grown in size due to Coivid and it's baggage.
Uncertainty in abundance at EFL headquarters doesn't help matters either.

 

I can understand your thoughts there and next season is going to be tough for everyone I feel.

I hope we can attract better players in midfield as that is where the game is won IMO. We need a Jones or Wise type character in there to boss the game and get the team working as a unit and not the disjointed mess we have seen in recent seasons.

 

Not read the article yet but fans are calling for more news and what the plans are with regards the future, so it cant be a bad thing for the majority, of course it wont be enough for the few who love knocking the club even in these testing times.

 

Next season is going to be sh*t. Let’s not dress it up. It’d have been a tough gig even if we were well run, but given the shambles we are....

 

It's unfortunate for McCall that the previous couple of years atrocious recruitment and planning has left him with a very lop sided squad

I'm sure McCall would have preferred to bring in some of his own additions up front and central defence. Unless we manage to ship anybody out of those positions, his hands are tied, other than rebuilding central midfield and right back.

I have an awful feeling that next season we will be treading mid table waters, and it will be 2021-22 season before we can give it a good go of getting out of this league in the right direction

 

I have since read the article and didn't read any negativity into it with regards where we are as a club Rupp has told us he will try to correct the Rahic days and I believe him, but I've always been a glass half full City fan.
Reading that we were one of the leading clubs who paid out over £100,000 agents fees suggests we are prepared to pay those sort of agents fees to get the right quality players I'd say Rupps honouring his promise.

 

Let’s face it, this whole issue of communication only crops up when we’re underperforming. Deliver on the pitch, give us a team we can be proud of and I’m not sure anyone is really interested in what the likes Sparks, Rhodes etc have to say.

 

Exactly. The performance on the pitch and activity in the transfer market is what does the talking.

 

The former more than the latter as we saw last season the transfers we brought in looked above league two players but it was not to be.

 

Haven't heard twaddle since, well a long time ago. Thanks Dennis.

 

Come on the quality Bowyer signed at the start of last season Paudie O'Connor, Ismail , Vaughan, Donaldson, along with the likes of Doyle, Scannell being already at the club cant be questioned, because Bowyer couldn't get them to perform constantly can't be put down to Rupp, Rhodes or Sparks.

 

Bang on. We aren't stupid, give us something to get behind and we'll back it 100%. We're City fans, we know hollow truths, we know billy bullshitters. I know for a fact there is very little ambition and i suspect others know too despite the faux positivity. I actually like Ryan Sparks, the lad is giving it a go in almost impossible circumstances.

 

I was replying with regards your "they will be struggling, as will every club with the lack of fans at games and are buttering us up for some type of investment/ donation" Rupp certainly didn't let us down last season, he's a lot of money invested in Bradford City I don't think it will be a begging bowl from the owner, I may be wrong ?.

 

Compared to other League two clubs I don't think we will be tightening the strings as much. The club shop has a warning saying orders will be delayed due to customer demand! Great to see. We hopefully will get good season ticket numbers too.. But when you compare to other clubs that don't have millionaire owners, nor the fan base that we have I am expecting League two to be very very dross next season. I really do hope we take this advantage by the horns.