Fleetwood v Bradford ( Battle of the Roses )

[codaplenty]

Theres a sea change going on at Highbury courtesy of everybodys favourite son Joseph Barton !

Last night 11 changes were made for the team against Leicester City featuring a debut for a 16 year old academy player -fantastic. The guy is certainly making his mark, and spending the Chairmans money in the process. Players have been rejuvenated, none more than Wes Burns who is playing out of his skin on the wing

What is surprising is where Bradford are in the league, superb stadium and incredible home support. Cant see much in this, Fleetwood still searching for their first home win of the season and I think we might just nick this 2-1

 

[LS Bantam]

Make hay while the sun shines - We’re in awful form, the coaching set up is a laughable and the squad looks they’ve never played football before and worse still, appear that they couldn’t care less that that’s the case. The support has turned already as the club feels more and more like a stranger each day.
3-0 home win, this should be a banker.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

We are going to get spanked to a fishing village near Blackpool, what a time to be alive.

 

[Cas]

3-0 Fleetwood.

 

[recre]

Can anyone give me any information on this match please. We're travelling down from West Cumbria for the game. I've tried to contact the club but got no reply. Am I able to buy tickets on the day? Which is the best place to go pre match etc? Is the ground easy to find (coming via a tram from Blackpool).

 

[finley]

Easy day at the office for Fleetwood 3-0 we are dreadful,many fans including myself are fearing a relegation battle already.

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Personally think we've got one of the better squads in the league, but an absolutely shambolic coaching set up, which didn't have a full time fitness coach until yesterday. It's a shame with a respectable manager and backroom staff I think we'd be right up there. I hope the owners are watching what happens when you let the lunatics run the asylum.

 

[Robert Molenaar]

Can anyone give me any information on this match please. We're travelling down from West Cumbria for the game. I've tried to contact the club but got no reply. Am I able to buy tickets on the day? Which is the best place to go pre match etc? Is the ground easy to find (coming via a tram from Blackpool).

You should be able to get tickets for the home end, I'm not sure if you can pay on the day in the away end.

This will be a comfortable 2-0 victory to Fleetwood and we will have under 3 shots on target.

 

[codaplenty]

Can anyone give me any information on this match please. We're travelling down from West Cumbria for the game. I've tried to contact the club but got no reply. Am I able to buy tickets on the day? Which is the best place to go pre match etc? Is the ground easy to find (coming via a tram from Blackpool).

You can buy tickets on the day, for a drink go to Jimmys Bar under the Highbury Stand and coming on the tram from Blackpool get off at lindel road. The ground is 3 minutes away -hope you enjoy the day

 

[recre]

Thanks for the help. We’re about to set off. Hope everyone enjoys the game. My lads tip for the game is 2-0 Fleetwood.

 

[recre]

Top tips, thanks. In here now, nice little bar. ️

 

[finley]

We're going down

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Complete shambles, you'd never have guessed it was them with 10 men.

 

[Pugwash]

Most composed game by the Cods I have seen in a long while. Great start that really put the Bantums on the wrong foot. Cods oozed confidence even when down to ten men. Bradford in turn looked shakey for most of the game. Game greatly marred by some very inept refereeing and liners. A fair score would have been 3-1 to the Cods (Bradfords goal coming from a great volley from outisde the box that hit the bar, not what appeared a 'soft' pen.

 

[Cas]

Really wish Rahic would fuck off. You too Collins you c***-waffle.

 

[Robert Molenaar]

Think we had 3 shots on target in the end, so I was nearly right. Make that 13 shots on target in 6 games, we are absolutely appalling.

Collins should never had accepted the job, he's in way over his head.

 

[recre]

As a neutral I enjoyed the game. Thought Fleetwood tried to play football when they could but also thought Bradford offered very little. If a team is down to 10 men at least try to stretch them or move them around the park. 2nd half you wouldnt have guessed which team was down to 10 men, not sure if thats full credit to Fleetwood or a reflection of Bradford.

 

[LS Bantam]

Amazing once again how a team has played their most composed/most threatening whatever versus us, must be the third time in as many weeks I’ve read it, I wonder what the common theme is?
We are 100% going down if things don’t change, we have our worst ‘coach’ in years (ever?), the chairman is killing the club/fan base almost daily, and the squad (starting 11 at least, we have no strength in depth once again) which is alright on paper look like they’ve never seen a ball before.
So much change needed so quickly.

 

[finley]

Amazing once again how a team has played their most composed/most threatening whatever versus us, must be the third time in as many weeks I’ve read it, I wonder what the common theme is?
We are 100% going down if things don’t change, we have our worst ‘coach’ in years (ever?), the chairman is killing the club/fan base almost daily, and the squad (starting 11 at least, we have no strength in depth once again) which is alright on paper look like they’ve never seen a ball before.
So much change needed so quickly.

We’re doomed,doomed I tell thee.Worst City team I’ve seen in a long long time.

 

[F!RTHY]

We’re doomed,doomed I tell thee.Worst City team I’ve seen in a long long time.

Thing is though mate, it’s not the worst team in a long time? It’s probably one of the best squads we’ve had in a long time.

I don’t know the answer - and blaming the man who signs the cheques upstairs is tedious as fuck, also.

First time I have said it, but, Collin’s is out of his depth.

 

[Robert Molenaar]

It's not the best squad at all, probably a good first 11, but past that it's pretty average. We should be doing a lot better but when you've got a shite under 18's manager doing the first team, what else do you expect?

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Thing is though mate, it’s not the worst team in a long time? It’s probably one of the best squads we’ve had in a long time.

I don’t know the answer - and blaming the man who signs the cheques upstairs is tedious as fuck, also.

First time I have said it, but, Collin’s is out of his depth.

I'd agree first 11 is decent when all fit, and no doubt a better manager would get far more out of them, Collins is dreadful. can't agree on squad though, just take a look at the bench at Fleetwood, tells you all you need to know. At the end of the day Rahic hired Collins and his policy is the reason our bench is how it is, therefore has to shoulder the blame. Like Lawn in 2011 he needs to realise he was wrong and change before it's too late.

 

[codaplenty]

Perhaps the crunch time is when you lads come over to the Costa Del Fylde on Saturday for the trip to Blackpool. They have amassed 4 goals in 6 games BUT only conceded 3, I hope you stuff them, anything less could be goodbye to Collins eh !

 

[WilsdenBantam]

Perhaps the crunch time is when you lads come over to the Costa Del Fylde on Saturday for the trip to Blackpool. They have amassed 4 goals in 6 games BUT only conceded 3, I hope you stuff them, anything less could be goodbye to Collins eh !

Already gone mate. It's Goodbye David Hopkin now.