The Voice - Match preview Most liked posts in thread: Tranmere Rovers vs Bradford City Tuesday 13 September @ 7:45pm

Is it time to replace Crichlow with Odusina? I thought he was out muscled tonight and struggled under pressure. With him taking a few knocks in the second half, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him on the bench.

 

Shout out for Halliday as well. He's come in for a fair bit of criticism on this board since he's been here but he's not done a lot wrong for me.

 

I think some fans are going to have to hold their hands up and admit that Gilliead, might not be the worst signing ever after all

 

One of his supporters here, some great one on one defending again and his run through the middle was the reason we scored the second. To go with the fact he’s currently our top assister and hasn’t made any howlers I still can’t see why he’s come in for stick. Missed an entire season as well and didn’t have a full pre season. He’ll do for me.

 

Just home . Great night . Superb following !

 

I thought Platt was fantastic tonight.

 

Well deserved win tonight, terrific work rate, that Cook is shite though, all he does is scores goals and wins games, what's all that about.. ?

 

Random musings from last night;

Cook is on the best form i've seen from a city striker. Doesn't look like missing.
Gilliead has made the central midfield spot his own.
Wright is an astute signing.
Smallwood is the captain we've lacked for years.
Atmosphere was something else. I'm usually critical of what is regularly an apathetic fan base but last night was rocking.
A bit off topic but the city of Liverpool. Never really been before but had a good look around yesterday. Very impressive, kinda has everything Bradford city centre doesn't. Will definitely go again.

 

Don’t think we played poorly at all

 

Good, solid away win that. First half was total control and the early goal helped massively. That and Tranmere being very poor.

They clearly had a rocket at half time and came out trying to play more aggressively and with more intensity and we were naive in our game management which allowed them to gain momentum. Just have to learn to slow the game down and not keep playing like we're losing all the time.

Cook superb for his two goals but Platt was absolutely solid. Crichlow worries me as he's not very good aerially and was all over the place in that second half. Maybe time for Timi on Saturday.

 

Gilliead had a very good first half. Young and Periera were arguably the weakest, neither got into the game and we immediately looked better when Wright came on. Need to start creating from elsewhere though as Cook cannot keep that level of finishing up. He's scoring off nearly every chance he gets.

 

I thought Gilliead was one the best on the pitch last night along with Cook and Platt. Does a lot of work that goes unnoticed

 

What are you on about? Gillead is always putting a foot in - he's full of energy and everywhere at the moment... and then the rest of the time he isn't having to get a foot in because he's read the ball and got there first. The biggest sign of how well he's doing (if you are missing it during a game) is how much we struggled in the middle when he was out

 

Gotta say in away end and Platt has been excellent. In the air, has he lost a challenge?

 

His worst game for me!

 

Good win. Let's not be fooled by Tranmere's indifferent start. Last season, along with Mansfield and Bristol Rovers we saw that you can't read too much into fancied teams been near the bottom.

Last season, in an almost identikit match, we lost and that's when the wheels fell off.

This season we've won.

An that will be the difference between 14th and I think an awful lot higher

 

Platt was superb tonight motm for me

Gilliead I've been very critical of but even I thought he had a very good 1st half

 

Bunch of big hairy arses next I suspect Kev judging by the manager! Might be worth bringing Songo’o in, you always get the dark arts and a battle with a Evans team.

 

Have to agree. Critchlow is not the finished article and Platt was far more commanding when challenged and going to meet the ball.To me, although he looks good and has time to play an eloquent pass when in space,Romoney is like an octopus in a close man on man situation. He certainly enjoys an odd push and throwing his body into the mix, but he seems weak when he needs to contest a high ball. He is certainly not a towering figure as a CH. I hope that Odusina now gets his chance personally. Thought Foulds looked competent last night. But another well earned 3 points and this team are beginning to gel and we have now got a squad that are adaptable but more importantly, can push on for 90 minutes!

 

Smallwood looking back to form.
Having Gilliead back next to him cant be a coincidence.