Saturday 21st August

[Conker]

Trust you are joking. How can you comment on a game you didn't see. Stevenage were fortunate the score was only 4-1. As an earlier poster said, that level of performance is unsustainable and Clough will see to it that we are unable to play like that.

I was asking for his viewpoint, I literally said ‘I heard’ so wind your neck in, or actually read my post before responding?

FYI it came from a Stags fan who for some reason watched the game, said referee bottled a penalty for Stevenage in first half but Bradford were impressive in particular Cook, and down the left side.

 

[AdamStag]

I heard Bradford played well but similarly Stevenage were a tad unlucky, a penalty that was never to be and a few chances they should have probably scored? all Stevenage need to do is score more and they’ll be competing at the right end.

I think Andy Cook is highly likely to score and Angol probable, so we’ll have to improve our finishing for Saturday!

Mansfield and bradford certainly the league 2 game of the day. Looking forward to it and i’m sure bradford will sell out the end.

With cook and angol playing for them i’m sure they’ll be looking to score, though i personally quite liked both players.

Will be a tough game for sure.

 

[F!RTHY]

I was asking for his viewpoint, I literally said ‘I heard’ so wind your neck in, or actually read my post before responding?

FYI it came from a Stags fan who for some reason watched the game, said referee bottled a penalty for Stevenage in first half but Bradford were impressive in particular Cook, and down the left side.

Ive actually seen that post on your forum, and almost felt compelled to register just to tell him that he’s talking bollocks.

The pen wasn’t a pen. In fact, you’ll find nothing on the Stevenage forum either regarding this apparent injustice. It was complete dominance apart from some shocking defending for their goal. To suggest the score line flattered us is laughable. I’m not having a go at you, but that Mansfield fan is clearly on a wind-up.

 

[loz]

I was asking for his viewpoint, I literally said ‘I heard’ so wind your neck in, or actually read my post before responding?

FYI it came from a Stags fan who for some reason watched the game, said referee bottled a penalty for Stevenage in first half but Bradford were impressive in particular Cook, and down the left side.

You heard bollocks. If that had been given as a pen against Mansfield, you and your friend would have been more than a bit put out.

 

[F!RTHY]

*said fan even talks about the last time one of our lot notched an hat-trick; suggesting it was Nahki Wells in 2012.

Wrong, again!

 

[AdamStag]

You heard bollocks. If that had been given as a pen against Mansfield, you and your friend would have been more than a bit put out.

We’ve already had one last night haha!

 

[Conker]

You heard bollocks. If that had been given as a pen against Mansfield, you and your friend would have been more than a bit put out.

Why didn’t you take the chance to say you jump the gun? I can comment on what I want, and it wasn’t my friend, no need for the defensiveness, if ya having a bad day take a minute and chill out, don’t take it out on a football forum.

 

[loz]

Why didn’t you take the chance to say you jump the gun? I can comment on what I want, and it wasn’t my friend, no need for the defensiveness, if ya having a bad day take a minute and chill out, don’t take it out on a football forum.

I'm not having a bad day thank you, I just don't comment on games I haven't seen.

 

[E10rifle]

Nearly 3/1 away at Carlisle? Hmm. Our tough start continues.

Harrogate, Bradford, Mansfield and slogs to Rovers, Barrow, Newport and Vale to come. Hope we keep picking up a few points whilst we find our feet.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

I'd take Guiseley's footpath over what Harrogate have to offer..

What have they done to the place??? Was just a bog standard standing terrace with a burger van last time I was there.

 

[Kauto Star]

I heard Bradford played well but similarly Stevenage were a tad unlucky, a penalty that was never to be and a few chances they should have probably scored? all Stevenage need to do is score more and they’ll be competing at the right end.

I think Andy Cook is highly likely to score and Angol probable, so we’ll have to improve our finishing for Saturday!

Stevenage unlucky?..haha, they were battered from 1st minute. They were actually lucky they weren't hit for 7 or 8.

Ravell is a blinkered numpty if he has said that, or he is trying his best to pacify the Stevenage fans that didn't travel, either way, he is not telling the truth.

Should be good game on Saturday,.

 

[northstandexile]

The xG scores for the Bradford - Stevenage game was 2.9 to 0.9, so a comfortable victory.

 

[Conker]

Stevenage unlucky?..haha, they were battered from 1st minute. They were actually lucky they weren't hit for 7 or 8.

Ravell is a blinkered numpty if he has said that, or he is trying his best to pacify the Stevenage fans that didn't travel, either way, he is not telling the truth.

Should be good game on Saturday,.

The person in question was obviously talking bollocks, appreciate the well mannered response though, unlike one of your fellow supporter.

 

[EricSabin]

I’ll take a jammy shithousing 1-0 ta. Don’t think I’ve ever seen us win at your ground. Which is odd as we have a decent record there. I must just be a bad omen at Sixfields and pick our shit games out.

I see you’ve got 4 out because of COVID, are they important players or just fringe players?

 

[WilsdenBantam]

I heard Bradford played well but similarly Stevenage were a tad unlucky, a penalty that was never to be and a few chances they should have probably scored? all Stevenage need to do is score more and they’ll be competing at the right end.

I think Andy Cook is highly likely to score and Angol probable, so we’ll have to improve our finishing for Saturday!

I’ve just listened to the Ravell interview I can promise he is talking crap, one of our board members who posts on our forum spoke with the Stevenage board who travelled up who all admitted they were lucky with the score line. Not sure where these penalties were he was talking about I can’t remember them touched the ball in our box second half, first it felt like they only did for the goal. I’ll admit when we get lucky as we did against Oldham, but that was chalk and cheese in terms of performance something you often see at this level as the players play at this level for a reason.

As for Angol he got injured doubt he will feature.

 

[Bottega Don]

Now we've broken our duck from open play we now just need to win a game, we've won 1 in the past 20. For home games we've won 4 this year and three of those came in January.

Second saturday in a row we've played a team that didn't play midweek, will be a real test of our fitness with such a paper thin squad.

 

[The Terminator]

The annual pilgrimage to Brunton Park for one of our regular fixtures.

No midweek game for us, so I would expect the same team which beat Exeter last week. We seem to be playing with some confidence at the minute and the plans Jackett has set out appear to be working, we look so far quite resilient and hard to beat but needing to be a little bit better in the final third at times.

Two similar sort of sides I'd say up against each other whom like to press high and seem to have a dynamic feel about their teams. Tristan Abrahams is due a goal against us, faced a few times now since he first left us, came back and left again.

We'll be lucky to scrape 150 fans for this one as train tickets are a complete and utter piss take at £130, a fair few regulars and friends I know aren't going to be joining me for my 12th visit to Brunton Park.

 

[BigDaveCUFC]

I am surprised that us and orient only have 60 competitive games between us and Exeter and rovers have so many more……..I’ve always assumed us and orient were almost joined at the hip.

 

[The Terminator]

I am surprised that us and orient only have 60 competitive games between us and Exeter and rovers have so many more……..I’ve always assumed us and orient were almost joined at the hip.

Only 6 seasons in the last 26 we have not played each other.

Since I've had my season ticket back in 1995/96, we've been almost joined at the hip, went up together, stayed up together, went down a season after each other. Think before that we had a period of not playing each other.

Think we'll be joined at the hip for a few more years yet!

 

[Huntsman94]

Home to Newport for us. They had the midweek off whilst we went down to Swindon so don’t know if that’ll be a factor.

Our defence is solid but if we do score then it will be no more than 1. Can see a 0-0 or a 1-0 either way. A home win would give us 8 points from the opening 4 matches which would be a brilliant start.

 

[F!RTHY]

Mansfield away, then.

No doubt it’ll be a tough test. We’re still without our strongest RB, but we do have Songo’o back - of which I think he’ll start. Lee Angol could miss the game through injury, which is disappointing - he’s been excellent barring Tues nights penalty miss. Eisa on the sidelines for a month due to a knee injury

The introduction of Songo’o will hopefully provide the team more balance.

GK: Richard O’Donnell

RB: Finn Cousin-Dawson
CB: Paudie O’Connor
CB: Niall Canavan
LB: Liam Ridehalgh

CM: Yann Songo’o
CM: Elliott Watt

RW: Alex Gilliead
CAM: Callum Cooke
LW: Charles Vernam/Lee Angol

CF: Andy Cook

1-0 CITY (Cook) - 1,650 travelling chickens

 

[Robshep]

Home to Newport for us. They had the midweek off whilst we went down to Swindon so don’t know if that’ll be a factor.

Our defence is solid but if we do score then it will be no more than 1. Can see a 0-0 or a 1-0 either way. A home win would give us 8 points from the opening 4 matches which would be a brilliant start.

The last time we scored more than one goal in a league game was against Colchester last season.

 

[Robshep]

Home to Newport for us. They had the midweek off whilst we went down to Swindon so don’t know if that’ll be a factor.

Our defence is solid but if we do score then it will be no more than 1. Can see a 0-0 or a 1-0 either way. A home win would give us 8 points from the opening 4 matches which would be a brilliant start.

23rd of march.

 

[kieran_vale]

Lot of discussion among Vale fans at the moment about our formation particularly whether it makes the most of our attacking players which I get. I think if we are to stick with three at the back we need to go with Lewis Cass in that back three. The formation works if you have someone who is comfortable with the ball at his feet and can bring it out and pass the ball something which Smith and Legge as much as I like them struggle with.

The other thing we need to do irrespective of formation for some reason all of our forwards including Proctor seem to have got it in their heads they are all L2 Thierry Henry’s and drifting out wide constantly rather than play through the middle. They need to get in the box and take a chance more.

 

[Conker]

If any Bradford fans on here are going make sure you don’t leave it till the day to pick your tickets up, it be chaos Saturday and due to Covid related staff shortages we are not even opening up our match day ticket booth, so if any stags fans decide to pop up on the day they’ll be disappointed.

 

[BogDaddyO]

Carlisle fans - my first time visiting, is it pay on the door for away fans?

 

[shoddycollins]

Massive game for us this, for a few reasons.

After one win and two draws (both goalless), the result of this game will be the difference between a strong start and a mediocre one.​

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Win and we've made a strong start in which we played three of the fancied sides, two away from home and emerged unbeaten and with 8 points which will keep us among the top teams at this early stage.​

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Lose and it's pretty mediocre; not a terrible start but one that raises questions about our home form and doesn't do much to suggest we can challenge for promotion.​

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Draw and it's still fairly mediocre looking; still be unbeaten but three draws from four games and no home win doesn't encourage fans to get behind the team and in either case we may lose some of our potential attendance as fair-weather fans decide to sack it off for another season.​

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We've only scored twice in three games (both against Swindon, having failed to score in the other two), but get a couple of goals this weekend and we don't look so much like a team that struggles to score.​

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Win well with more than two goals and strikers hitting the back of the net, maybe with Clough getting going, and suddenly things feel pretty rosy (for all apart from HG at least).​

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Fail to score and alarm bells start ringing about how poor we are, especially if we keep creating chances and wasting them and especially if that's a loss without scoring.​

Orient have a clever manager, a few decent players and have made a tidy start to the season. They're among those teams expected to do well. They should be fresher too after having Tuesday off so it'll be double tricky for us. A draw probably wouldn't be the worst thing given our tough start to the season but I don't think any United fan is willing to accept a draw.

 

[shoddycollins]

Carlisle fans - my first time visiting, is it pay on the door for away fans?

You're better off asking the Colchester fans that as I've no idea. I remember seeing some discussion about whether it was possible on their forum.

 

[AdamStag]

I hope andy cook gets a decent reception, he did nothing wrong here and did well for us under terrible managers, he was only sacked off due to his high wages.

we’ve got same standard forwards as him now, so there’s no need for our fans to get so fascinated over him

 

[F!RTHY]

I hope andy cook gets a decent reception, he did nothing wrong here and did well for us under terrible managers, he was only sacked off due to his high wages.

we’ve got same standard forwards as him now, so there’s no need for our fans to get so fascinated over him

Very, very well liked amongst our fanbase!

25 app - 11 goals - 2 assists

Can see him doing very well at this club.