The Voice - Match preview #43: Barnsley vs Bradford City Saturday 18th April 2026 12:30pm

Yellow card really? He's got every right to go for a bouncing ball with his head there

 

Tilt has been awful this half, a lot of poor passes and now conceding a needless corner

 

Turgid, ponderous play. If I didn't know, I would say its 11 v 11

 

We have no creativity at all. Get the ball down and play through the thirds. We're sitting too deep.

 

No one holding the ball upfront. Missing Pointon

 

Correct

It’s an absolute nonsense
Only teams who play poorly don’t win these games.
Play it right and you win the game.

 

Swan went for it with his boot rather than his head, you have a right to go for the ball but you also have a duty of care to opponents and when you go in like that you're at risk of getting a yellow if you don't get the ball

 

Tilt off Sarc on at HT.

 

Tilt is having a shocker.

Why are we still keeping 11 back for their set pieces? Keep Swan on half way, they'll have 2 less in or around the box, probably only have 5 or 6 making runs for our 10 to handle.

 

Swan down the right channel is totally ineffective

 

I’d say Barnsley’s best player this half is Curtis Tilt. But Scott Banks has done well too

 

We're getting slack. Poor cross from Swan and a foul throw. Need to sharpen up.

 

We are so, so sloppy.

Its like we think we are already winning.

 

That’s handball that. Lucky not to be losing here.

 

Swan and Humphrys are offering no outlet down the channels, even when they do, the ball over has been awful today. Needs some change at HT.

 

Jeez this is a hard watch

 

Front 3 are dreadful. Jackson not in the game. Swan ineffectual and Humphrey his usual lack of threat. With no goalscorers in Sarcs and Pointon we are struggling to score

 

Think they had a man sent off on purpose to give us a chance - 11 v 11 and we'd be getting stuffed.

 

We are fourth in the league against a team down to 10 who concede goals, yet we create nothing
A win here seal that playoff spot, yet we look really poor again

 

Genuine question - when was the last time we had a good first half away from home?