Summer 2022 - Transfer Talk

Looks like he’s had them in the past but played 37 games in the league last season so could be over them or just fluke, either way it’s not a great look on a club to release someone due to injury record then have Jonny Williams as a key player and high earner. The guys kept many a physio in a job.

 

Bradford City finished 18th in League 2 in season 2010/11 and 2011/12. Season 2012/13 we finished 7th!

Previous seasons do not form a reliable basis on how the team will perform the following season.

 

I’ve tried to keep track of the ongoings this year as usually I don’t have a club tbh at league 2 level other than our own players. So far from what I’ve seen excluding ourselves as there’s bias at play I’d say Crawley, Stockport and Northampton look to have done the best business. Swindon and Hartlepool look the worst regressions so far to me but it could all change. On Hartlepool it seems they’re signing like we did with Archie Christie cheap Scottish Championship players, suppose it could pay off but wouldn’t surprise me if they were strugglers this season. Not seen much of Mansfield’s business so far but imagine they’ll be strong.

 

He doesnt like facts that destroy his narrative.

 

That's strange. What's money got to do with a loan signing unless they were willing to pay a big loan fee to get him

 

Is that a Weather one?

 

Would you.put money on them to finish above us???

 

I personally don't think you can put too much stock into a previous seasons final league position.

Look at the Championship last season. Both Town and Forest finished 20th and 17th respectively in the previous season. Roll forward to 2021/22 and they finished 3rd and 4th.

You have to consider so many other factors than simply where a team finished the previous year. In particular, their transfer activity as they build up to a new season. Has new money or a new manager come to completely change the dynamic of the club. These things can have significant impacts and drastically improve a club/team.

 

Agreed. Casually ignored by Fordy and Butterfield. Bizarre!!!

 

How big a budget is doesn’t dictate how successful your season is. Yes it makes a big difference, But its about how its managed, as we have learned the hard way over the last few years

Now to get out of League Two, You need

1) A good manager who sets up his team well an can get the best out of his players. We have the most experienced manager in the League and assistant staff knowledgeable in the lower leagues

2) A decent sized squad which won’t buckle as a result of a few injuries in certain areas. Our squad looks relatively strong baring RB an RW. We have multiple options in all other positions an in each case, We have players with League Two experience at a minimum

3) Good Home Form. This one remains to be seen, 14k at Valley Parade can either scare players or galvanise them. We need to do our part an make Valley Parade a fortress

4) 2-3 Players a league above in quality. We have Smallwood, Walker, Chapman. 3 players who could easily get into most League One teams.

5) A strong defence. The additions of Odusina, Crichlow an Platt will bolster us. It can’t be any worse than our defence last year surely

6) Reliable goal sources. Angol, Cook, Harratt, Young, Chapman, Walker, Eisa. These are players that are capable of scoring goals at this level given the oppertunity to do so

Im not saying we will crush the league, as much as I would like for us to do so. But our team is strong, We have a good manager, We have the best fans in the league. Thats not be being overly optimistic an egotistical. Those are facts. What other teams do doesn’t faze me, An non of them scare me scare me either.

We have started this summer strong. The core of our squad is here in time for the beginning of Pre Season. I see no reason as to why Automatics is not a realistic aim. Although truth be told, We should be aiming for the title

 

There are a lot of factors to consider over the season like injuries been one of them and can ruin a clubs chances . You can also look at the recruitment and a club could make some quality signings but it doesn't make them into a great team if they don't gel and a club that make average signings could have a great work ethic and be challenging at the top end of the league.

 

Probably take this with a pinch of salt, but one half of the City Vent boys was commenting on a John Marquis rumour to Wimbledon. He said, wouldn't be surprised if he ended up at City, "i'm not in the know by the way", just have a sneaky feeling.

I'm guessing we'd have to shift Cook on if this were to happen, however wouldn't surprise me if he did go to Wimbledon, as he's a London lad.

 

Chicken feed LOL.
It just highlights more , the stupid salaries of some footballers, if an 18 year old with zero games can earn money than most of us could not even dream of ,or higher than lots of pro's with years of experience playing at a lower level.
Premier league stupidity.

 

Pie in the sky!

We are not going from 14th to 3rd.

 

Lonely again?

 

Hughes saying today that we've pretty much got every player we targeted. We've missed out on a few, but they've mainly gone to a club in a higher league. Whether the players work out or not, what a refreshing change to hear we are signing our first choices and signing them early, rather than hearing the usual excuses about having to wait on other clubs and then missing out and ending up with our 3rd or 4th choices.

It's a paywall article in T&A, can be read by pasting the link into 12ft.io