Saturday 16th to Tuesday 19th March

[Alain]

With games in hand over most teams above us everyone seems to be playing into our hands - Stockport on Monday night is going to be a big game and a win will put us in the last playoff position - ever hopeful

 

[JJ1990]

Predictably struggled against MK Dons. Manager decides after a Tuesday game to throw in a complete tactical switch to 3-4-3/5-2-3 and concede the midfield. The outcome was entirely predictable. MK swamp the middle, get in on our backline multiple times, score 3 and could have had more. Yes we had some chances of our own, but they went into 1st gear in the 2nd half and even then could have scored 2-3 more themselves. Fairer reflection would have 5-3 to MK to be honest.

Disappointing, but still in a great position to secure a top 7 spot and still somehow in touching distance of 3rd, even if I think it's out of reach at this point.

 

[RavenBish]

Bradford v Notts is going to be one for the ages. I genuinely believe whoever loses should be obligated to sack their manager at the final whistle with no exceptions.

 

[クレイグ]

Bradford v Notts is going to be one for the ages. I genuinely believe whoever loses should be obligated to sack their manager at the final whistle with no exceptions.

Apparently both media teams have already done the titles and thumbnails for the Youtube highlights.

 

[Master D]

Loved the full house, the Racecourse is going to be fantastic once the Kop's rebuilt and the away fans back behind the goal. Felt like a proper derby, as opposed to that damp squib at our place.

Atmosphere has been poor in recent months, today was ok but it used to be a lot better. A lot of entitled fans now go to matches expecting us to win at a canter and start whining at the first backwards pass.

Your lot were best fans I've seen this season but makes sense it being a derby. Off for a wash.

 

[GTFCfish]

Just watched our highlights and I’m not sure how Gillingham didn’t get a winner in that second half.

 

[クレイグ]

Speaking of highlights. We swung in a cross today and Clarke Oduor was completely unmarked and somehow he managed to head the ball with the back of his head. Never seen anything like it before. Probably summed up our performance.

 

[Conker]

We actually had more, and better chances in the second half. Took a combination of poor finishing, the post and Bradford goalie to stop it being another Harrogate. Swan is probably disappointed not to get a hat trick.

The game was done in under 20 minutes, I did fancy us to put a few past Bradford today, my thoughts were us wanting to bounce back and so will Bradford leaving a lot of space which is never gunna go their way.

Anyway a great performance on and off the pitch.

 

[クレイグ]

We actually had more, and better chances in the second half. Took a combination of poor finishing, the post and Bradford goalie to stop it being another Harrogate. Swan is probably disappointed not to get a hat trick.

The game was done in under 20 minutes, I did fancy us to put a few past Bradford today, my thoughts were us wanting to bounce back and so will Bradford leaving a lot of space which is never gunna go their way.

Anyway a great performance on and off the pitch.

If it was a boxing match you'd have stopped it on points. You'd also be asking why Mike Tyson is fighting a small girl.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Bradford v Notts is going to be one for the ages. I genuinely believe whoever loses should be obligated to sack their manager at the final whistle with no exceptions.

Sign me up to that condition.

Two managers enter, one manager leaves.

 

[Scum.]

If it was a boxing match you'd have stopped it on points. You'd also be asking why Mike Tyson is fighting a small girl.

He is on July 20th. However, it has been billed as a ‘guy’ called Jake Paul

 

[クレイグ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769092983029166134

Blimey

 

[AdamStag]

Speaking of highlights. We swung in a cross today and Clarke Oduor was completely unmarked and somehow he managed to head the ball with the back of his head. Never seen anything like it before. Probably summed up our performance.

He did, it was a remarkable effort.

I absolutely hate bigging us up and saying 5-1 flattered us, but well it didn’t. The lack of pace in the bradford side would be the first thing to address in the summer, you never got a 2nd ball which led to the domination in midfield. Thought your defence actually was alright but had no protection from midfield, more than competent keeper.

Cooks an odd one? great ability but if he’s still the c*** he was at mansfield is he worth keeping? headache for the manager as he’s obviously a massive talent and won’t realistically play above league 2 again.

Whereas county’s defence is conference north standard, with the pace they’ve got against your flat footed midfield, i think county will win.

 

[クレイグ]

He did, it was a remarkable effort.

I absolutely hate bigging us up and saying 5-1 flattered us, but well it didn’t. The lack of pace in the bradford side would be the first thing to address in the summer, you never got a 2nd ball which led to the domination in midfield. Thought your defence actually was alright but had no protection from midfield, more than competent keeper.

Cooks an odd one? great ability but if he’s still the c*** he was at mansfield is he worth keeping? headache for the manager as he’s obviously a massive talent and won’t realistically play above league 2 again.

Whereas county’s defence is conference north standard, with the pace they’ve got against your flat footed midfield, i think county will win.

The game should have finished about 11-3, I reckon. Without Walker it'd probably would have finished that score.

All our fans on here were saying last season how we needed pace in midfield. We added Pattison but he's been out for most of the season. Don't think a midfield two of Gilliead and Smallwood works. I don't think we have anyone 'pacy' in our entire squad tbh. Maybe Chapman. Smith is deceptively slow.

Cook is loved here. We're a good fit. Tbf Adam, I don't think we have anyone who can play above League Two level haha.

Agree. County win all day and night.

Good luck in League One next season.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

I thought it was Stockport who dropped down to Conference North, not Mansfailed. Learn something new every day.

BTTS is the bet, the BIG bet for the aforementioned game. Don't miss out. Don't tell the wife sides bet!

 

[Optipez]

Maynard must be desperately wanting his part-time players back. Greatest hits tour today, get in a winning position and then captain rocks in his head gives away one of the stupidest penalties I’ve ever seen.

Not seen it back and it was the opposite end, was it that stupid, I thought it just hit his trailing arm.
Positives, we're working hard, Jatta gets a goal and assist, we picked up a point and we're not a dishevelled mess.
Negatives, confidence is shot, Jones is an absolutely liability defensively, our midfield is geriatric and good for seventy minutes and we may never keep a clean sheet again.
Maynard in, he's not our biggest problem.

 

[Ainsty]

Disappointing not to take all 3 points today. After Bellshaw easily saved Campbell's poorly taken penalty on 26 minutes Barrow seemed to lose heart. They had lots of possession but didn't know what to do with it except fire off increasingly wild target shots.

Our continued lack of composure/confidence in front of goal was our downfall again.

 

[Gi Dalor]

In case the other Bradford followers haven't seen it, a fan had a conversation with Rupp and posted what he said on Twitter. Nothing amazingly revealing, but this is the nearest we're going to get to an interview.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769072285946695943

 

[Optipez]

Bradford v Notts is going to be one for the ages. I genuinely believe whoever loses should be obligated to sack their manager at the final whistle with no exceptions.

I can see that being a real possibility.

 

[jacobncfc]

Not seen it back and it was the opposite end, was it that stupid, I thought it just hit his trailing arm.
Positives, we're working hard, Jatta gets a goal and assist, we picked up a point and we're not a dishevelled mess.
Negatives, confidence is shot, Jones is an absolutely liability defensively, our midfield is geriatric and good for seventy minutes and we may never keep a clean sheet again.
Maynard in, he's not our biggest problem.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769101352813137959

What the fuck is wrong with them? It’s like we start to come out in a cold sweat when we haven’t conceded for an hour and have to do something ridiculous.

 

[クレイグ]

In case the other Bradford followers haven't seen it, a fan had a conversation with Rupp and posted what he said on Twitter. Nothing amazingly revealing, but this is the nearest we're going to get to an interview.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769072285946695943

Interesting. One of Sparks and Rupp is lying. Wonder which one?

 

[Son of Cod]

Did the same against us on Tuesday. They just come for the point.

They did that with us really earlier in the season and only won because of a howling goal

Fans of clubs with budgets triple the size of everyone else scratching their heads as to why Harrogate don't just come out and try to outplay them.

 

[Conker]

Fans of clubs with budgets triple the size of everyone else scratching their heads as to why Harrogate don't just come out and try to outplay them.

Especially after they tried that against us and conceded 9…..

 

[RavenBish]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1769101352813137959

What the fuck is wrong with them? It’s like we start to come out in a cold sweat when we haven’t conceded for an hour and have to do something ridiculous.

I’m convinced we’re on for a record in penalties conceded in a season, we’re up to 14 and the next closest in the entire football league is 8. That is phenomenal and what’s even funnier is I can only think of 1 or 2 that weren’t penalties, the rest were blatant and clown-like

 

[AdamStag]

Fans of clubs with budgets triple the size of everyone else scratching their heads as to why Harrogate don't just come out and try to outplay them.

Basically bitter fans of clubs who can’t beat them, in fairness to harrogate we hadn’t beaten in 6 attempts before this season but then went and scored 13 against them.

Not harrogate fault you’re not good enough to beat them.

 

[Bottega Don]

Especially after they tried that against us and conceded 9…..

Got to be the most Chipmunk post not by him

Even got the ellipses in

 

[jacobncfc]

I’m convinced we’re on for a record in penalties conceded in a season, we’re up to 14 and the next closest in the entire football league is 8. That is phenomenal and what’s even funnier is I can only think of 1 or 2 that weren’t penalties, the rest were blatant and clown-like

We’ve conceded some mental ones but my head’s gone at that, I can’t see what else he’s trying to do other than handball it.

 

[saddler78]

Colchester were about as cack as Forest Green last week but us being us we hand them a point the pitch was like a potato field and they pumped crosses in all day that was about it they had nothing else to offer.We missed chance after chance again Gordon is Gordon runs around a lot but ain't a goalscorer Faal is shocking couldn't trap a bag of sand and his finishing borders on comical how the fuck this bloke has scored 11 this season I don't know they must have all bounced off his arse.

 

[Who Needs Mourinho]

Missed a penalty on half an hour, and if we'd have scored that I'm confident we'd have gone on to win. However we got Weavered from that point onwards. Harrogate started quickly before settling for a point after the missed penalty.

Just not clinical enough and lacked cutting edge. For all our possession we failed to test the keeper, 18 shots and only one on target says it all.

0-0’s away at us, Crewe, Wrexham and now Barrow in the space of six weeks.

Got absolutely smashed by Mansfield but generally know what they’re doing on the road against the better teams.

 

[The_Viking_Magpie]

Exceptional performance from Mansfield. Embarrassing from Bradford.

Dropping Cook and opting to go long to Tyler Smith when he's up against Flint is beyond braindead. Dropping Halliday, our player of the season, and replacing him with a midfielder. Having a left back at centreback. Playing an unfit Jamie Walker. We often get slated as a club for not giving managers time but I genuinely cannot see anything about Alexander at all. He's not the root cause but I don't think he'll ever do anything here.

Club is sleepwalking into the National League. Need rid of Sparks, Rupp and Gent.

Still look on the bright side the best commercial team in the EFL will perform incredibly and sell a shed load of season tickets to the disillusioned locals before next season commences. We will of course get to hear all about it from your fellow Bantam with regular weekly updates. Can't wait..