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  1. Keefly Bantam

    Keefly Bantam Important Player
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    Talking from experience eh? :sob:

    And that's a sexist remark as you assume that only men try to chat up women. :innocent:
     
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    #40 Keefly Bantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  2. Keefly Bantam

    Keefly Bantam Important Player
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    @Lordbantam@Lordbantam is fishing. Gibbo had a decent game and provided a great cross for the goal.
     
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    #42 Keefly Bantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  3. Goose

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    Being unbeaten is not a positive drawing twice gets you less points than a win and a defeat. Only city fans could be this wet
     
    #54 Goose, Aug 11, 2019
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  4. Faithful Bantam

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    A couple of other thoughts, just trying to make sense of the strange line up.

    Wasnt longridge injured at the start of pre season? Maybe the inclusion of Henley is simply down to Longridge being a couple of weeks behind everyone else in terms of fitness.

    And maybe the system that's shown up a lack of width, creativity and strength in midfield has been set up deliberately that way, to force stefans hand in the transfer market. May seem extreme, but managers do it more often than you might think. 'Sacrifice' a couple of early games to give you a better chance of having a stronger squad for 42/43 league games.....
     
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    #55 Faithful Bantam, Aug 11, 2019
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  5. Faithful Bantam

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    If he wants to play possession football, he'll need midfielders who can pass the ball. Anderson cant, and Gibson has a lot to learn about picking the right pass at the right time.
     
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    #64 Faithful Bantam, Aug 11, 2019
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  6. Dubois

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    The trouble is he doesn't seem to have learned anything from the Cambridge game as he selected the same team this week. Most fans knew the team he picked last week wouldn't work before kickoff and yet he stuck with it and, surprise surprise, it didn't work again. These first two games have seen an alarming fall in confidence in his competence among fans, myself included. The jury's still out, but I've a feeling they're close to coming back in.
     
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  7. WilsdenBantam

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    Erm I got the prediction right for a change I’ve already told everyone the positives.
     
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    #2 WilsdenBantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  8. Fordy117

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    @Faithful Bantam@Faithful Bantam sorry mate forgot to add a few positives and a negative.

    Positive

    The Bradford City fans. Amazing turn out again by us.
    Early in the season.


    Negative

    It's going to turn nasty for Bowyer, Rupp and Rhodes if we don't turn this around.
     
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    #7 Fordy117, Aug 10, 2019
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  9. Faithful Bantam

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    Gibson was OK. We need better, but Anderson, Doyle were worse
     
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    #8 Faithful Bantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  10. WilsdenBantam

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    We. Have. A. Team. To. Support! Chill!
     
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    #21 WilsdenBantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  11. BSABantam74

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    Positives
    We didnt lose !
    Vaughan got off the mark !
    Smallford lost !
    I'm back next week !

    Negatives
    We are now minus 4pts !
    We are now minus 7 goals !
    Persistance wirh narrow game plan !
    I have to leave Vegas for Bradford !
     
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    #22 BSABantam74, Aug 10, 2019
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  12. vin weasel

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    Exactly.
    We were unlucky today.
    If Hanson's header doesn't his BRE then it's saved.
    How Clayton didn't get a penalty after being dragged down is beyond me.
    Just seen Cheltenham v Scunny and they got one for an exact foul.
    I know it's not popular but I can see what GB is trying to do.
    Solid if not spectacular start to the season, building the defences confidence whilst not losing.
    Clean sheets always give us a base to go forward.
    I don't understand the hatred of Henley, by far better than Mellor today
    Play Gibson in Doyle's position and Scannell out wide, and Ismail on the left once he's fit.
    Henley right back and a proper left back.
    That should yield more goals
    Today imo was a big improvement on last week so we are moving in the right direction.
     
    #41 vin weasel, Aug 10, 2019
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  13. Keefly Bantam

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    Good on you for going today. I didn't. However your expectations seem a little high for this league. I think you will be waiting many months to be impressed. I on the other hand are quite sanguine about where we are. There is a long way to go.
     
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    #47 Keefly Bantam, Aug 10, 2019
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  14. Normo

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    But only when Scannell came on did it improve when 4-4-2. Until then it was turgid.
     
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  15. Rogered Tart

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    Sums Gibsons two performances up so far. He should have also put Donaldson in from the breakaway when he chose to shoot at the defender when Donaldson was clear. Looks more creative than Palmer though.
     
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    Where does Scannel fit in though? Our highest paid and probably most effectively outlet?
     
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  17. Tolly856

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    Positives:

    *Solid defensively.
    *Good commitment from the players.
    *Vaughan and Dondaldson look threatening.
    *Something to work with if we can sign 2 quality players and find a system to suit.

    Negatives:

    *Playing a Right Back at Left Back.
    *Relying on Henley and Mellor to provide width.
    *Throwing Gibson in at the deep end when key areas of his game still need to be developed
    *Anderson- not good enough.
    *Employing Palmer as a defensive midfielder.
    *No defensive midfielder.
    *No left winger.
    *Scannell on the bench.
    *Doyle in the hole.
    *No creativity
    *Little strength in depth.
    *Ismail, McCartan, Longridge, Reeves, Akpan, Riley and Robinson all unavailable.
    *Bowyer- stubborn.
     
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  18. Goose

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    You'd think so would you but with our fans .....
     
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  19. bantam2708

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    A positive I can make is these first two games have been the perfect games for bowyer to understand this league and use them as sort of trial games.

    Cambridge was what 99% of clubs will come to VP and do. We need to learn how to break down a deep sat defence.

    Grimsby was how most sides in this league play in terms of their direct play, set pieces and physicality. We dealt with it ok defensively, could do better.

    The next home game (Oldham) and next away game (Stevenage) will be the tests to see if Bowyer has learnt anything from these games and know that what we've done so far offensively hasn't worked.
     
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    You do realise one of those 'proper' centre backs was playing in front of O'Donnell all of last season don't you?
     
    #84 Petrov, Aug 17, 2019
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