Match Thread Grimsby Town vs Bradford City - EFL Trophy

Don't think Smith & Afoka would have scored if Grimsby had played with 7 men.
Shocking.

 

There was at least positive intent. Ok quality too. Not great, but OK.

 

I though Halliday had another very good game has to be in with a chance of MOTM our young uns need to stop showboating at the end, little wonder some of the Grimsby stuff was uncalled for, do your step over after you've done something, but overall a satisfactory result and performance.

 

Looks like a bit of all 3 for me. If he scores that chance in the first half I think you see a better performance.

 

Not even a week into McDs tenure, I'll take the positives tonight. We need to build momentum and develop a style. Footings are down.

 

Are you saying opposite to reality , re players and performance deliberately?

Everything you have said I apply the opposite , and get the right answer.

Is it loneliness or summat?

 

The lad Fulham and Southampton were trying to sign.

 

Wasn't aware of that. Some nice touches and movement with the ball in his brief cameo

 

Wemberlee!! Wemberlee!!

OK, maybe not but not been many wins in this competition over the years.

 

Once again it’s the afters that get the red cards the awful tackle got a yellow. The push was handbag stuff. Still two wins in a row with a lot of key players rested. That will do,

 

Taylor did well tonight. Much better than I was expecting.

 

It will. Fair enough if the ref thinks it deserves a red card, but the original foul was what prompted the ruckus. I don’t see how Osadabe gets a red and a yellow for the original perp. No consistency!

 

Agreed. There’s a difference between confidence (Pointon) and cockiness. Do the basics, keep possession and pick your moments. Two minutes after coming on isn’t the time for fancy flicks.

 

I’m with you Park. Their centre back took out his frustration TWICE and stayed on!

 

At this early stage he’s arguably been our most consistent player so far this season. Credit to him when it looked like he was set for been back up at the start of the season.

 

He's rarely had a stinker. I remember Hughes hauled off, last season, after an indifferent first hour - but his performance was still a zillion times better than the average performance from the rest of the squad. LOL!!

 

Good point David.

 

I know it’s just this competition but there’s something that stands out to me as a player thinking only about his own performance.

 

Oh there'll be plenty reminding us when he has a quiet two minutes

 

Stupid sending off, but very pleased for Osadebe - who was becoming the latest player that we just get impatient with two quickly.

No player is going to be firing on all cylinders after that injury. There must be lots of self doubt and with that means fewer first team opportunities, which leads to less match fitness, which leads to over anxious performances when you come on.

Hopefully, that settles him down as there are signs of the player who had a very good second half to the season at Walsall before he joined us.

Again, you wonder about Hughes motivational skills as I thought Osadebe looked ten times better than he ever has on Saturday (yes, I know that's not hard!!)