Thoughts from the Bradford game

[Snowman]

Try the hood of your anorak!

Nah, can't be there. Not had one since 1966. It's probably in the fridge.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Nah, can't be there. Not had one since 1966. It's probably in the fridge.

No, I suppose if you don't get out much, you wouldn't need one?

 

[Snowman]

No, I suppose if you don't get out much, you wouldn't need one?

No, I'm quite partial to my fridge. It keeps my wine cold.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I'm guessing you are Sarah Millican.

 

[Snowman]

I'm guessing you are Sarah Millican.

Close but not as attractive.

 

[Sean Thornton]

You poor bastard

 

[blade too long]

So Hammond coming back to reasonable fitness and playing well is down to our,admittedly very good, right backs return? And had Brayford still been out Hammond would not have improved?

That's the trouble watching games on a small screen, you don't get the full picture. No pun intended.

Brayford aidis instilling the confidence
actually my point was all the better players returning to full fitness is changing us , not a new system
I didnt say Brayford alone , but the return to match fitness of key players

 

[PeteBlade]

Brayford aidis instilling the confidence
actually my point was all the better players returning to full fitness is changing us , not a new system
I didnt say Brayford alone , but the return to match fitness of key players

You don't think our change in style has had an impact?

Or can you even tell we've changed from stats on the Internet?

 

[blade too long]

You don't think our change in style has had an impact?

Or can you even tell we've changed from stats on the Internet?

funnily enough I read what such as Deadbat put and reports and seen 14 games , so you get the drift
Our system might work now , but its wholey down to our better players getting fit again that we are playing better
Done was fragile at first, as was Coutts, we move about the pitch better as a team because they do
Play any system in the world with 75% match fit players and its not going to be as good as playing with players who can run into a space. or are capable of closing someone down.

 

[PeteBlade]

funnily enough I read what such as Deadbat put and reports and seen 14 games , so you get the drift
Our system might work now , but its wholey down to our better players getting fit again that we are playing better
Done was fragile at first, as was Coutts, we move about the pitch better as a team because they do
Play any system in the world with 75% match fit players and its not going to be as good as playing with players who can run into a space. or are capable of closing someone down.

You've not answered the question as you usually don't.

You don't think we've changed system recently? You think we're playing exactly the same way as before just with players now match fit?

 

[blade too long]

You can only play certain systems and set ups with players capable of doing it
no matter what system you play unless the quality is there it wont change
and if the players arent fit enough to track back and show the strength we have done recently

its barmy to say a change of system alone has changed results

Again I said we may have changed systems , but the real crux is we can do that now BECAUSE the better players are fit enough to play that system
we can switch from 442 to 451 or 3142 as the quality is now able to run on a full tank
Adkins can change the way we set up now as hes confident players can function within it

 

[judge]

Its quite obvious we have opted to wage a war of attrition on the rest of this division
It wont win you every game but it will win you enough to recover a poor season

Returning players helps of course but fans like me have been screaming out for the team to man up and show some fight and since they have started to do that results have improved

Lets hope they keep this work ethic up because as soon as they go.back to picking and choosing when they feel like playing we tend to get battered

 

[1danewhitehouse]

seen us around 14 times on tv, internet
but theres pre Brayford playing and post Brayford playing

does he make such a difference
do Man City miss Kompany

blades on bt europe now
west ham at home relegation year 1994

That was a great game. From 2-0 down to win 3-2. Whitehouse screamer followed by the Gayle and Rogers late show.

 

[blade too long]

That was a great game. From 2-0 down to win 3-2. Whitehouse screamer followed by the Gayle and Rogers late show.

yes enjoyed watching it again , makes you wonder how we ended up being relegated
Rogers had a really good game , and Hodges pulling the strings

 

[Grappler]

Its quite obvious we have opted to wage a war of attrition on the rest of this division
It wont win you every game but it will win you enough to recover a poor season

Returning players helps of course but fans like me have been screaming out for the team to man up and show some fight and since they have started to do that results have improved

Lets hope they keep this work ethic up because as soon as they go.back to picking and choosing when they feel like playing we tend to get battered

I think not getting knocked off the ball every two minutes is helping. Rare you see Billy get knocked off the ball, despite being half the height of the defender he is backing in to (well, not exactly half the height but you get the drift). We had two many lightweight players who showed no strength or grit and determination.

Hammond is getting better with each game, so is Coutts, and Billy is naturally aggressive and competitive anyway. We look like a tough side, not the finished article yet, but much better want-to-win attitude.

 

[grafikhaus]

Is it just coincidence that the upturn in form has been since:

• Edgar returned
• Brayford returned
• Barney (allegedly) sold his season ticket and thus stopped shouting at Adkins from behind him (also allegedly)

Quite possibly (apart from the last bit) but in the four league and one cup game since the Shrewsbury shit-out, one of our (arguably) better player - Baxter - hasn't played and another - Adams - only played in the Cup game.

 

[Sheffsteel]

My thoughts
1st half. We started with a good tempo and looked more determined as though the season starts here.
However Bradford were equally determined and it was a pretty even first half.
Sharp scored a great long ranger out of nothing then we tended to sit back to hold on to the 0-1.
Although we were a bit negative in the 1st half we rarely looked like conceding and our defence was pretty good with neighter goalie having much to do.

2nd half.
Bradford had no choice but to be more positive so they pushed more men forward which meant there were gaps and it was easier for us to counter attack. When we went 3-0 up everyone in the stadium seems to relax.

We had a spell of 20 minutes where we played similar to Danny Wilsons first season and we looked far too good for league 1. If we can reach that standard again then no team in this division will live with us. The Bradford fans were dejected because half way through that 2nd half they were watching their team be outclassed. It was like watching a FA Cup side when a league team plays a non league team.

Very impressed, just shows that confidence can do
And if we can reporoduce that 2nd half display on a regular basis we still have a good chance of top 2.