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Keefly Bantam · Sep 3, 2018

Storck said: ↑

https://www.facebook.com/jake.verity1
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Like I said Jake who?

Bronco · Sep 3, 2018

Ulysses S Grant said: ↑

I care deeply bronco, so deeply it hurts and I’ll be honest with you, if losing our next two matches 5/0 would guarantee getting rid of Collins and drury then I’d be delighted. He’s the worst manager we’ve had in my lifetime
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Cant disagree with your comment about his ability as manager/coach, I don't think Micheal Collins needs us to hope we get beat he's quite capable of losing games with his team selections and formations and lack of experience
I have just read his comments in today's T&A "Collins urges Bantams players to earn their money" really Micheal maybe it's you who should look in the mirror and ask "am I capable of doing this job", you have a pm to read.

Keefly Bantam · Sep 3, 2018

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The prelude to the past few weeks during a glorious sun-kissed day in Shrewsbury painted Michael Collins as fresh, innovative and exciting. Fans were truly excited watching the 32-year-old manager’s quick tactical thinking, adapting his formations to suit the game, and additionally watching their Bradford City side take three points from last years beaten Play-Off finalists.

Now, the mood at Valley Parade has gone from being sour in the past few weeks, to virtually completely toxic; and things look only set to get worse.

Before this season began, everybody knew taking Michael Collins on would be a huge, huge risk.

In the past, Bradford City have appointed rookie managers and seen variable degrees of success, after all, Paul Jewell once led the club to the Premier League when given his first chance in management with the Bantams, and there was no reason as such, to write Collins off before a ball was kicked.

Last season, Collins was a part-time under 18’s coach at Valley Parade, and a part-time midfielder for National League side Halifax Town, with no experience in Football Management.

Now, he’s manager of one of the bigger sides in League One, with 15,000 expectant season ticket holders hoping their Bradford City side can kick on in League One after last season’s disappointing second-half of the campaign saw the year-upon-year progression that Phil Parkinson kickstarted at Valley Parade, and Stuart McCall continued come crashing down.

On top of that, Collins has hardly endeared himself to fans over the past few weeks, demanding ‘Respect’ and seemingly pulling the majority of his interviews out of some pre-written manual that Bantams fans have now created a standard ‘Saturday Night Michael Collins Bingo Extravaganza’ come full-time of each game, to see whether they can predict what he will come out to the media and say, after what’s more often than not been a disappointing result.

Okay, Jose Mourinho came out with a bizarre rant this week after Manchester United lost 3-0 to Tottenham at Old Trafford. But, this is a Jose Mourinho who has 19 club honours to his name, including two Champions Leagues, three Premier League titles, two Serie A titles and also the La Liga title; so you can probably understand why he’s demanding some form of respect.

Michael Collins hasn’t even managed a club until now. Respect is earned, not automatically given and the arrogance for him to demand it screams just how inexperienced he is on so many levels. Not only does he obviously have scant experience in management, but he evidently has no real clue on how to handle the media, as has been frequently pointed out on a number of occasions.

The Verdict

In truth, it’s a disaster at Valley Parade.

This Bradford City team has had 13 shots this season and have scored 5 goals this season.

The Bantams joint top-scorer for this campaign is a 19-year-old midfielder, who is playing his first season in professional football.

No recognized striker at the club has scored a goal from open play.

If those statistics aren’t damning enough, the thing that fans can see is quite frankly insulting is the fact that this weekend, they couldn’t even compete against 10-man Fleetwood Town for the majority of the game.

Even more embarrassingly, the substitutions that took place at the weekend were verging on ridiculous but more worryingly, they were by definition, insulting and humiliating.

The clubs captain Josh Wright and arguably one of the Bantams best players in Ryan McGowan made way for two young players – one making his debut in professional football, the other with nine football league appearances to his name (and worryingly one of the best and most exciting players on the pitch when introduced).

That’s not to mention that 6ft 3in defender McGowan’s departure saw 5ft 8in left-back Adam Chicksen move to play at centre-half for the remainder of the game. Baffling.

If that wasn’t enough, Bradford City’s most talented individual player Jack Payne made way for striker Kai Brünker in the 74th minute. Brünker’s previous club was SC Freiburg II, a club in the fourth division of German football and he only had 35 appearances to his name.

It’s becoming near shameful to say you are associated with this Bradford City team because it’s being run like a joke. Some fans aren’t bothered, some want the club to lose games in the hope that Collins will go early, some fans are planning protests against the owners at the next home game and even the most optimistic of supporters have given up.

It seems relatively simple:

Appoint a new manager with experience in the Football League

Rahic step back from footballing matters and leave a manager to manage

Appoint a new captain ASAP

Don’t play long balls to a striker who clearly can’t win aerial battles

Buy a target man in the next transfer window to accompany said striker

Apparently, it isn’t this simple though; otherwise, things would have been changed by now.

Hopefully, his tenure in charge of Bradford City won’t ruin Michael Collins future as a football manager. He’s clearly not ready yet and under the current structure in which the club is operating, he was set up for failure, unfortunately.

That being said, Collins needs to go, and it needs to change quickly at Valley Parade.

Things are going sour at Bradford City and change needs to come, in some capacity.

It’s going to be a long and worrying season; unless change comes.
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It seems you like to cosy up with anyone who is anti ER/the club right now, even if you have no idea who they are. I take it your buddy @Steve1970 is in bed with you on this?

Keefly Bantam · Sep 3, 2018

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Just the sort of reply I'd expect from you Keefly.
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Accurate though!

Stafford Bantam · Sep 3, 2018

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Bronco. Sorry but I have to disagree. Although it may not have been said outright (though I could probably find it if I could be bothered to look) there was clearly and undercurrent of hope that he failed not only to get Collins the sack but to use the failure to beat and berate Edin and the ownership overall.

I simply don't know how you can deny that it existed on this forum from many, many contributors.

There will be many rubbing their hands in glee tonight because of the downfall of someone who deserved better and certainly didn't get it from many on here and it will be open season on the board as the 'I told you so' band struggle to wipe the smiles from their faces.

Failure is something that Bradfordians like it appears.

Norman
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This is something I posted on a closed Facebook group a short while ago:

"Michael Collins was put in an impossible position. He was offered the job far too early in his coaching career, but it was too good an opportunity for him to turn down. Nobody connected with City wanted him to fail. We all move on."

I think many of the comments on here have taken a similar line.

I don't think that failure is something that Bradfordians like, but it is something we have learned to deal with and make the best of. There is a big difference.

Bronco · Sep 3, 2018

Norman Corner said: ↑

Bronco. Sorry but I have to disagree. Although it may not have been said outright (though I could probably find it if I could be bothered to look) there was clearly and undercurrent of hope that he failed not only to get Collins the sack but to use the failure to beat and berate Edin and the ownership overall.

I simply don't know how you can deny that it existed on this forum from many, many contributors.

There will be many rubbing their hands in glee tonight because of the downfall of someone who deserved better and certainly didn't get it from many on here and it will be open season on the board as the 'I told you so' band struggle to wipe the smiles from their faces.

Failure is something that Bradfordians like it appears

Edin needs to take a leaf out of Mr Kiplings book...right through and including the last line.....

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

Norman
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No surprise there @Norman Corner, more rubbish many are glad that Edin has had the balls to dismiss the lad, he should never have accepted the job completely out of his depth .
Failure was something Edin was giving us when he appointed Collins because he know football and found a puppet who would do as he was told, they should have never left themselves so open to criticism by promoting Collins so dont go on about posters using the sacking of Micheal Collins to beat and berate Edin, this is the man who knows football CLEARLY HE DOESN'T.
We will see if Edin has learnt his lesson with our next appointment some are suggesting Ben Garner which looks a very good choice, I would very much doubt if he'll come to Bradford City and be Edin's stooge, stick to the non footballing side of the business although Edin's track record in business is not that convincing.

Norman Corner · Sep 3, 2018

Bronco said: ↑

No surprise there @Norman Corner, more rubbish many are glad that Edin has had the balls to dismiss the lad, he should never have accepted the job completely out of his depth .
Failure was something Edin was giving us when he appointed Collins because he know football and found a puppet who would do as he was told, they should have never left themselves so open to criticism by promoting Collins so dont go on about posters using the sacking of Micheal Collins to beat and berate Edin, this is the man who knows football CLEARLY HE DOESN'T.
We will see if Edin has learnt his lesson with our next appointment some are suggesting Ben Garner which looks a very good choice, I would very much doubt if he'll come to Bradford City and be Edin's stooge, stick to the non footballing side of the business although Edin's track record in business is not that convincing.
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Deny, deny and....deny. Eventually someone believes it.

I can see the smile on your face all the way over here.

Norman

Bronco · Sep 3, 2018

Norman Corner said: ↑

Deny, deny and....deny. Eventually someone believes it.

I can see the smile on your face all the way over here.

Norman
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You don't have a clue Norman about old bronco, as I say at least Edin saw the errors of his original appointment let's hope the announcement tomorrow puts a smile on old bronco's face, I could be ecstatic if he announced he was selling up now that would be fantastic news.

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