Live blog: York v Bantams (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Must win game, full stop.

Changes yet again.....

Doyle has been quiet so this may wake him up BUT ravenhill does nothing more than tackle for me and Jones and Doyle can do this. It shows the mistake imo of not finding a creative centre-forwrd mid player/attacking midfielder to replace Syers.

Nelson has done nothing wrong but neither has McCardle whom i just prefer. But perhaps this is due to the recent injury.

Apart from Hanson,Wells, Ravenhill and Jonny mac (enforced) they are all players Parky has brought in and must start to show why......

We need to attack and be positive as far too many games and points have been allowed to go imo due to the cautious attitude/set-up. How many protective players do we need? A tleast get the wide players 'bombing'on knowing there is this protection. However this is not Atkinsons game so we have to hope Reidy is better than on Wednesday.....

go for it......

Not one shot again in an half........this isn't Swansea so whats the reason/excuse this time?

They are on an abysmal run, although so are we really, and on paper our players are better......so??

Nice win city.

dannbradfc wrote:
Not one shot again in an half........this isn't Swansea so whats the reason/excuse this time?

They are on an abysmal run, although so are we really, and on paper our players are better......so??

Happy now then??? Or found something else to complain about?

Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

well done city thats more like it hope we can keep it going now at port vale great that the goals are flowing again come on city

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

not got broadband:skysports/
score centre?

team set ups and rolling match report albeit slow to update the game

moanmoanwhingewhinge wrote:

dannbradfc wrote:
Not one shot again in an half........this isn't Swansea so whats the reason/excuse this time?

They are on an abysmal run, although so are we really, and on paper our players are better......so??

Happy now then??? Or found something else to complain about?

LOL! Jumped the gun a little? Great 3 points,City! Can we do it?

moanmoanwhingewhinge wrote:

dannbradfc wrote:
Not one shot again in an half........this isn't Swansea so whats the reason/excuse this time?

They are on an abysmal run, although so are we really, and on paper our players are better......so??

Happy now then??? Or found something else to complain about?

It was a fact that we had no shots in first half against a side that hasn't won in 10 games. The fans were excusing it at Swansea 'cos they are barcalona apparently, but we were playing York.

We set up to match them and it wasn't untill the subs came on that we did anything positive.

I can only base this opnion on what Tim and Sticks were saying. And they were describing and moaning about the performance untill the goal went in. Basically saying we were too narrow and defensively minded. No shots supports first half supports this.

We badly badly needed this win but there is a long way to go. I admit i was down for the first hour. We need win not draws and we have alot of better teams than York to play yet. Sounds like they messed up and our set-up/tactics as worked this time but i i have justified and legitimate concerns that our cautiousness will be our undoing. We are better than teams like this so don't match them 'destroy' them.

Its actually a positive thing to want. And yes i am obviously very happy with the three points. 8 more wins approx required though.......then i'll be even happier.....

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

we were only workmanlike though Lonnie in a game we desperately needed to win. In the end it was two mistakes that have arguably given us the points. We will need to do more imo against better sides than them

I pointed out that we were more positive on WEdnesday and thats the only way we can be given our wants and circumstances and from the radio we were very narrow and hitting long ball......

A clean sheet was very welcome.....

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

I listened on the pulse. We hardly tore them to shreds but a win is a win.

rattusrattus wrote:

moanmoanwhingewhinge wrote:

dannbradfc wrote:
Not one shot again in an half........this isn't Swansea so whats the reason/excuse this time?

They are on an abysmal run, although so are we really, and on paper our players are better......so??

Happy now then??? Or found something else to complain about?

LOL! Jumped the gun a little? Great 3 points,City! Can we do it?

neither of you obviously read my posts much......

its hardly jumping the gun. I didn't make any predictions. didn't say we would lose. did state that we weren't creating anything FACT. other than hoping we would change things and be positive which i believe all city fans would have been wanting/hoping for, where's the joke?. And guess what we did change things and the subs contributed to the win.....;-)

Victor Clayton wrote:

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

I listened on the pulse. We hardly tore them to shreds but a win is a win.

its true.......tim and sticks (mainly Tim) then turned their tune suddenly describing the performance as 'battling' were as prior they were questioning everything that we were doing........goals change games and opnions as well apparently ;-)....

dannbradfc wrote:

Victor Clayton wrote:

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

I listened on the pulse. We hardly tore them to shreds but a win is a win.

its true.......tim and sticks (mainly Tim) then turned their tune suddenly describing the performance as 'battling' were as prior they were questioning everything that we were doing........goals change games and opnions as well apparently ;-)....

Yes, they spend the whole first half having a right go at atkinsons position but completely glossed over it in the interview. Pity the new bloke on the BBC would put a glass eye to sleep.

tyker2 wrote:

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

not got broadband:skysports/

score centre?

team set ups and rolling match report albeit slow to update the game

yep got them tyker but nowt like listening to commentary. Anyway, too busy to listen to commentary even if I had it.

Very relieved we got the win. I listened on the Pulse and feared York may have grabbed one at 0-0. We were evidently dire in the first half,

I can't help feeling that the chopping and changing is not helping. I can't understand why an in form player (Thompson) was left out as part of a rotation policy. Naturally, he comes on and ...hey presto -scores! No right winger for most of the game. What must Connell think when, he rarely gets a start, but sees a dire performer from Wednesday keep his place.

I don't care what PP says, in this league you play your in form players and build up an understanding by keeping a settled side.

Yes, I'm delighted at the win but can't help feeling it's papered over the cracks.

Now lonnies "come alive", he'll be wanting a detailed explanation of my comments!

Well done City - great win today, and made up ground on some of the teams immediately above us with a few draws and defeats!! Lets get the run going and build on today!!

Just got back.

Poor game. You could see why York have won twice at home since november - they were poor, confidence in front of goal was shocking and their fans barely made a noise.

We had more possession and you knew we were better, but we resorted to long balls which were wasted. Apart from a small flurry for York in first half it was devoid of any quality.

Second half started a bit similar but gradually started to open up. Reid didn't have a great first hour and we totally lacked width we were crying out for. Thomson and Hines came on and we started to look brighter, but final ball and bit of quality was still lacking.

Hansons header was a bit scrappy but great play in the build up from Hines and Derby, the latter putting in a brilliant cross. Thompsons was an excellent finish as well.

Funny how we battered Morecambe and Barnet and got nothing, while today in a game with barely any quality we won 2-0. We all know wins are wins, but until the 77th minute it was a very poor game and we looked like a mid-table team, York a lower-table one.

As long as BCFC win i really couldn't give a f**k how we played...especially when we've played teams off the park earlier in the season and lost. Well done to all the players...hard graft with no frills got the job done!!!! Ravenhill was immense!!!

I could not agree more BCFC 1903. A few weeks ago, people knock Hanson all the time, now 2 valuable goals in 2 games. Then it's been we had 20 shots and we can't score....today it's we won but we did not turn on the style.

How about Northampton got stuffed so they must be crap?! Some results went our way? We kept a clean sheet?

C'mon City!

For me, Wells should not be starting atm.... Looks totally off it. Tommo looked quality when he came on & Hines..... I'd stick with Hanson & Tommo up front it worked well... And Hines playing off the both of them worked well....

Dire first half with very few chances for either side.

Second half started in much the same vein but forced subs (Thommo on for injured? Nahki) & Hines on for thre largely ineffectual Atkinson changed the game.
Terrific bit of skill to beat his man and a ball whipped in with purpose & pace met superbly by Hanson.
Break-away ball over the top put Thompson clean through who did well to finish when one on one.
Great support and banter with the locals, but more importantly 3 points.
CTID

Just heard that York have subsequently sacked the manager Gary Mills.

Walking through York this afternoon with my elderly parents and children I couldn't help but hear shoot the Leeds Scum and we all hate Fuxxxcking leeds, nice touch. Perhaps grown 30/40 something men with kids at home and parents elsewhere need to relax on the Stella and grow up. Wives/parents and children wouldn't want their Farther/Son and husband behaving like a drunk child. Food for thought

Glad we won just another 9 wins to chalk off now. But I still can't understand the team selection, after a performance like Wednesday how did Reid warrant a place on the bench never mind a start! Hines was rewarded with a better performance by being dropped same as Thompson. Baffles me but at least the positive side was Gray was dropped. Most importantly 3 points were achieved and that's what matters a win on Tuesday and we are back on track.

Went to my 2nd away game of the season. Like most posts on here.... we didn't get going in the first half....even though we looked solid in the back four.

Reid had a really quiet game for the first 70 minutes and then seem to come to life....don't know if the York players fitness was lacking.....With Hines then coming on we seemed to start playing and the game was opening up.

Wasn't a flowing game......but it was a must win game and we did what was needed to get the three points.

What's worrying me is the constant rotation of the team. Nakhi Wells was off the pace today and didn't look up for it.

Tommo for me played really well.... along with Ravenhill also playing well. My man of the match was Jones. The man is a machine. He was everywhere... I have really been impressed with him and here's hoping he can carry this form on right until the end of the season.

We just need the rest of the lads now to be consistant. Special mention for the lad Darby.... he put in some excellent crosses.

All in all not the best performace in terms of flowing football....but there was plenty of heart and battle.

Also big mention to all the support there today was superb and a good atmosphere.

Great result...i was at the game, very poor performance but speaks volumes if we can win games like that. Game totally changed once we applied the wing play in he second half. Why does reid suddenly up his game when hines comes on?? Ground is a dump and should not be allowed in football league, stewards and police totally inept but we had our fair share of numpties in the crowd too so what can you expect! Lets look forward to 3 points at vale on tuesday!

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Can't listen to City's matches where I live so wasn't aware of how we were doing. Clicked on to the T@A site to check the result and saw only 5 comments posted I immediately thought WE MUST HAVE WON! Yep, I guessed right. If we had lost there would have been a stampede of posters telling us how poor we are etc. Looks like it's going to be a quite night on the web tonight.

Hi Lonnie, sorry for bucking the apparent trend but we were awful, really awful, again!

Even allowing for a Wembley hangover our last two performances against two teams in dire form and struggling in the bottom half of League 2 have been nothing short of abysmal. It was so bad I don't think we had a shot worthy of the name in the first half. It really was painful to watch.

Given the fact we played some really nice football for a couple of months at the start of the season and it was a pleasure and no longer a chore visiting VP, I can only assume our recent cup run has impacted negatively on our season and as a fan I'd sure as hell love to know why?

'Also big mention to all the support there today was superb and a good atmosphere.'

Sorry but I forgot to respond to the above.

Myself I thought the support and atmosphere was terrible. For some reason sunny days and a packed, standing terrace fails to bring the best out of our supporters. It was like Accrington all over again. Up until we scored you could hear a pin drop and it was like that at both ends.

Shadrach Dingle wrote:
'Also big mention to all the support there today was superb and a good atmosphere.'

Sorry but I forgot to respond to the above.

Myself I thought the support and atmosphere was terrible. For some reason sunny days and a packed, standing terrace fails to bring the best out of our supporters. It was like Accrington all over again. Up until we scored you could hear a pin drop and it was like that at both ends.

Becuase the first was scored fairly late, it was a pretty frustrating game until then. Like I said above, York were bad, really bad and were there for the taking. Problem was you could tell from the groans and looking around people were losing hope.

You could tell at 0-0 there was an air from the fans of we just aren't good enough to go up. We've in the final stage of the season and in our position and points gap if you don't close it now then thats it.

We'd created very little and hadn't forced much pressure against a poor team whos own fans weren't backing them. The nature of the win has given us some hope for an extremely difficult game on Tuesday. Anything other than a loss would be a bonus.

Pablo wrote:
Very relieved we got the win. I listened on the Pulse and feared York may have grabbed one at 0-0. We were evidently dire in the first half,

I can't help feeling that the chopping and changing is not helping. I can't understand why an in form player (Thompson) was left out as part of a rotation policy. Naturally, he comes on and ...hey presto -scores! No right winger for most of the game. What must Connell think when, he rarely gets a start, but sees a dire performer from Wednesday keep his place.

I don't care what PP says, in this league you play your in form players and build up an understanding by keeping a settled side.

Yes, I'm delighted at the win but can't help feeling it's papered over the cracks.

Now lonnies "come alive", he'll be wanting a detailed explanation of my comments!

O yes please Pablo, I am desperate for a 'detailed explanation' of your insightful opinion of a game you didn't witness. Nah, your judgement of Atkinson answers any questions I might have had about whether your comments are worth considering or not.

play badly and win is fine by me.

However why are we playing badly. The system has been in place all season and surely the lads practice skills of control, passing and crossing.!!

Or is it all about fitness!

CANNOT UNDERSTAND CONNELL SITUATION;NOT EVEN ON BENCH:he will leave this summer for certain

Shadrach Dingle wrote:
'Also big mention to all the support there today was superb and a good atmosphere.'

Sorry but I forgot to respond to the above.

Myself I thought the support and atmosphere was terrible. For some reason sunny days and a packed, standing terrace fails to bring the best out of our supporters. It was like Accrington all over again. Up until we scored you could hear a pin drop and it was like that at both ends.

I can't remember the exact game but I made a comment at the time. First half we played really well, nice passing and movement. Second half we just chipped it forward from the back. And cup apart thats how we have played since.

tyker2 wrote:
play badly and win is fine by me.

However why are we playing badly. The system has been in place all season and surely the lads practice skills of control, passing and crossing.!!

Or is it all about fitness!

CANNOT UNDERSTAND CONNELL SITUATION;NOT EVEN ON BENCH:he will leave this summer for certain

You and me too tyker2. Cannont understand it at all. We are going to lose a very good player in the summer

I can't understand some posters on here, complaining as if we had lost. I was at the game and in my opinion, it was a hard fought and scrappy 1st half, but in the second half we started to move the ball about and play better. Our 1st goal I thought we were lucky but the 2nd was a clinical finish by Thommo. Parky has already stated that the majority of our games are gonna be scrappy and you have to grind out ugly victories. I think Wells needs to be dropped for a few games and given a rest as he for me, was poor and seemed to be carrying an injury. I can't understand the Connell situation. The guy is quality and I think Parky should start him with Hanson for a few games. As Tyker has stated, he will be on his way at the end of the season. Tuesday's game at Port Vale is gonna be a tough one but I believe we can win this one.

just watched the goals again: Hanson had a free header from a great cross and would have not scored had it not been inept keeping.He really must learn to be more clinical in these situations. THAT FREE HEADER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED.

I feel Hanson and Connell together would cause a lot of problems for centre halves with Thompson to come on for either as the game progresses.

Either Wells is carrying an injury or he has lost interest which will give himself n chance of a big move any time soon.

Having said he should be starting games I am getting concerned at his situation and maybe he should be completely rested for a few weeks to see if he can get his attitude and any niggle injury corrected. Remember he did take a whack against Swansea early on.

Either Wells is carrying an injury or he has lost interest which will give himself n chance of a big move any time soon



Should of read NOT give himself a big move any time soon.

Far too narrow inthe first half yesterday, Jones & Ravenhill were winning plenty of ball in the centre but we only had one outball (Reid). Atkinson at times was playing inside the wontral midfielders.
Hines made a big difference when he came on.
Nahki Wells - not intrested. Needs a kick up the a**e. Back to baics Nahki, do the simple stuff right then start trying the fancy tricks. Think Connell deserves a chance up front with Hanson.

tyker2 wrote:
just watched the goals again: Hanson had a free header from a great cross and would have not scored had it not been inept keeping.He really must learn to be more clinical in these situations. THAT FREE HEADER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED.

I feel Hanson and Connell together would cause a lot of problems for centre halves with Thompson to come on for either as the game progresses.

Either Wells is carrying an injury or he has lost interest which will give himself n chance of a big move any time soon.

Having said he should be starting games I am getting concerned at his situation and maybe he should be completely rested for a few weeks to see if he can get his attitude and any niggle injury corrected. Remember he did take a whack against Swansea early on.

Personally and I am one if his critics, but to be fair on him he made a good run across the defender and although not the best connection did enough. He also got a strikers goal on Tuesday night as well which now may repair his confidence. I have always appreciated what he gives the team but his lack of goals sometimes took away something from the team, back to back poacher goals may help him push on, I do hope so because if we can get him firing we will have a real chance.

The biggest concerns are why form players are dropped, ie Thompson and Hines whilst under performing or out of form players such as Reid and Wells get a start. We don't. Have time to play players into form we must surely start with the form players. I was disappointed with Thompson's early season form but no one can deny he is on it at the moment. At least no points were lost yesterday and we can all dream a little longer.

Went to game yesterday-all changed when subs came on shape and sharpness about the side especially on the righthand side-also McHugh increasingly supported Reid who grew in confidence-can anyone explain why we were searched before we entered the ground???thought this was OTT-only happened to us at airports!!!!!

lonniejockstrap wrote:

Pablo wrote:
Very relieved we got the win. I listened on the Pulse and feared York may have grabbed one at 0-0. We were evidently dire in the first half,

I can't help feeling that the chopping and changing is not helping. I can't understand why an in form player (Thompson) was left out as part of a rotation policy. Naturally, he comes on and ...hey presto -scores! No right winger for most of the game. What must Connell think when, he rarely gets a start, but sees a dire performer from Wednesday keep his place.

I don't care what PP says, in this league you play your in form players and build up an understanding by keeping a settled side.

Yes, I'm delighted at the win but can't help feeling it's papered over the cracks.

Now lonnies "come alive", he'll be wanting a detailed explanation of my comments!

O yes please Pablo, I am desperate for a 'detailed explanation' of your insightful opinion of a game you didn't witness. Nah, your judgement of Atkinson answers any questions I might have had about whether your comments are worth considering or not.

The problem is, lonnie, that Atkinson is not a winger.

When you've an out of form man on the left and Atkinson on the right, you've very little options out wide.

Interesting to note we only came alive when Hines and Thompson came on. PP's team selection perplexes me.

If I were to find a place for Atkinson, it would be as a backup for Jones/Doyle. He came as a winger. Have you ever seen him cross a ball? A detailed explanation of the game and time please, lonnie. You'll be struggling!

Wrose bantam wrote:
I could not agree more BCFC 1903. A few weeks ago, people knock Hanson all the time, now 2 valuable goals in 2 games. Then it's been we had 20 shots and we can't score....today it's we won but we did not turn on the style.

How about Northampton got stuffed so they must be crap?! Some results went our way? We kept a clean sheet?

C'mon City!

Cheers Wrose bantam....Some of the comments on this and many other threads are mad...we have players that do a good job but because a few passes go astray all of a sudden they can't pass or play lol....totally ignorring the other facets of their game like actual good defending.

Sign of a good team.....play average or worse and pick up points....job done!!!

bcfc1903 wrote:
Sign of a good team.....play average or worse and pick up points....job done!!!

Nonsense. From all the eye witness accounts it appears we were maginally better than a very poor team - so poor they've sacked their manager.

If we were marginally better than very poor, we were poor, not good.

Unbelievable comment.

bcfc1903 wrote:

Wrose bantam wrote:
I could not agree more BCFC 1903. A few weeks ago, people knock Hanson all the time, now 2 valuable goals in 2 games. Then it's been we had 20 shots and we can't score....today it's we won but we did not turn on the style.

How about Northampton got stuffed so they must be crap?! Some results went our way? We kept a clean sheet?

C'mon City!

Cheers Wrose bantam....Some of the comments on this and many other threads are mad...we have players that do a good job but because a few passes go astray all of a sudden they can't pass or play lol....totally ignorring the other facets of their game like actual good defending.

I feel we have a good defence when all fit. Thats why the need for extra cover from midfield, even the wide midfielders is strange for me.

Why not let our good defenders defend? We seem to invite teams to pressure us or allow them to sit comfortably at times. Two central midfielders have mostly operated between our box and the half way line.

In the last home game Jones noticeably attempted to get in or near the box more and thats what we need. E.g. more bodies in goal scoring positions, feeding from knock downs, forcing defensive mistakes etc.

Playing Atkinson out wide, whilst he is good at holding the ball and disciplined defensively is a defensive first strategy. He rarely beats a player and crosses the ball and plays very narrow at times. This leaves us with one wide outlet.

It wouldn't be so bad if the full backs were over-lapping but that is also a rarity and seemingly privilege....

I'll be honest i still haven't gotten over our wembley no-show and am desperate for us to get back there and wipe away the football memories. Dint expect to win but thought we might have had two shots at least ;-)......Thats why i'm keen for us to get at teams. At least this way you know you gave it everything and i feel that we would gain more points this way, especially for home games where we have let ourselves down recently.......

Pablo wrote:

bcfc1903 wrote:
Sign of a good team.....play average or worse and pick up points....job done!!!

Nonsense. From all the eye witness accounts it appears we were maginally better than a very poor team - so poor they've sacked their manager.

If we were marginally better than very poor, we were poor, not good.

Unbelievable comment.

No it isn't nonsence... but you talk plenty of it. The idea is to collect points...we got three.....the sign of a good team is getting points when playing average or worse. We've played teams off the park this season and lost....much better to play like we did at York and win.

dannbradfc wrote:

bcfc1903 wrote:

Wrose bantam wrote:
I could not agree more BCFC 1903. A few weeks ago, people knock Hanson all the time, now 2 valuable goals in 2 games. Then it's been we had 20 shots and we can't score....today it's we won but we did not turn on the style.

How about Northampton got stuffed so they must be crap?! Some results went our way? We kept a clean sheet?

C'mon City!

Cheers Wrose bantam....Some of the comments on this and many other threads are mad...we have players that do a good job but because a few passes go astray all of a sudden they can't pass or play lol....totally ignorring the other facets of their game like actual good defending.

I feel we have a good defence when all fit. Thats why the need for extra cover from midfield, even the wide midfielders is strange for me.

Why not let our good defenders defend? We seem to invite teams to pressure us or allow them to sit comfortably at times. Two central midfielders have mostly operated between our box and the half way line.

In the last home game Jones noticeably attempted to get in or near the box more and thats what we need. E.g. more bodies in goal scoring positions, feeding from knock downs, forcing defensive mistakes etc.

Playing Atkinson out wide, whilst he is good at holding the ball and disciplined defensively is a defensive first strategy. He rarely beats a player and crosses the ball and plays very narrow at times. This leaves us with one wide outlet.

It wouldn't be so bad if the full backs were over-lapping but that is also a rarity and seemingly privilege....

I'll be honest i still haven't gotten over our wembley no-show and am desperate for us to get back there and wipe away the football memories. Dint expect to win but thought we might have had two shots at least ;-)......Thats why i'm keen for us to get at teams. At least this way you know you gave it everything and i feel that we would gain more points this way, especially for home games where we have let ourselves down recently.......

Thought Parkinsons tactics was to counteract York's five man midfield by tucking Atkinson into a more central midfield role, yes it's hardly attacking but for me it worked by blunting their attack then putting Hines and Thompson on for the last 20minutes to exploit a tiering York defence.

bcfc1903 wrote:

dannbradfc wrote:

bcfc1903 wrote:

Wrose bantam wrote:
I could not agree more BCFC 1903. A few weeks ago, people knock Hanson all the time, now 2 valuable goals in 2 games. Then it's been we had 20 shots and we can't score....today it's we won but we did not turn on the style.

How about Northampton got stuffed so they must be crap?! Some results went our way? We kept a clean sheet?

C'mon City!

Cheers Wrose bantam....Some of the comments on this and many other threads are mad...we have players that do a good job but because a few passes go astray all of a sudden they can't pass or play lol....totally ignorring the other facets of their game like actual good defending.

I feel we have a good defence when all fit. Thats why the need for extra cover from midfield, even the wide midfielders is strange for me.

Why not let our good defenders defend? We seem to invite teams to pressure us or allow them to sit comfortably at times. Two central midfielders have mostly operated between our box and the half way line.

In the last home game Jones noticeably attempted to get in or near the box more and thats what we need. E.g. more bodies in goal scoring positions, feeding from knock downs, forcing defensive mistakes etc.

Playing Atkinson out wide, whilst he is good at holding the ball and disciplined defensively is a defensive first strategy. He rarely beats a player and crosses the ball and plays very narrow at times. This leaves us with one wide outlet.

It wouldn't be so bad if the full backs were over-lapping but that is also a rarity and seemingly privilege....

I'll be honest i still haven't gotten over our wembley no-show and am desperate for us to get back there and wipe away the football memories. Dint expect to win but thought we might have had two shots at least ;-)......Thats why i'm keen for us to get at teams. At least this way you know you gave it everything and i feel that we would gain more points this way, especially for home games where we have let ourselves down recently.......

Thought Parkinsons tactics was to counteract York's five man midfield by tucking Atkinson into a more central midfield role, yes it's hardly attacking but for me it worked by blunting their attack then putting Hines and Thompson on for the last 20minutes to exploit a tiering York defence.

True it worked and thats what counts. But this hasn't in other games and when it doesn't we haven't changed. Rochdale at home was a perfect example of a team playing with a tactic to out smart ours but we played the same way all the way through the game when it was clear after 20 mins it wasn't working.

You also raise my point as to whetehr we should be looking to counter a team like York with their resources compared to ours. Our wage bill will dwarf theirs by comparison (in relative football terms). We should be expecting to beat these cos we are better at football not looking to counter-act them.

This is exactly the point for me. Its safety first. Well safety first won't get us the wins we need imo. There were signs against Daggrs that Parky realised the need to be more attacking and i hope that will be the case for home games with a safer attitude away.

If you want and deserve to go up you must be looking to beat the likes of York home and away and indeed the wimbledons etc and not looking to not get beat which we have for alot of games this season. It won't be enough. Parky has said from the beginning the aim is to go up, well its gonna take an automatic promotion like run to secure this now......

There have been plenty of teams looking to beat Wimbledon and other perceived lesser teams this season and failing. I don't see it as safety first tactics...teams are packing midfield against us...playing two up front at York is not safety first tactics...Parkinson tucked Atkinson into a more central mdfield role to stop York from gaining an advantage in that area,sometimes tactics work sometimes they don't. For me i think if we continue to play two up front away from home then we need a very solid midfield, going gungho will get us exactly nowhere, the same should be done at home when teams come with five in midfield.... there is more than one way to skin a cat.

tyker2 wrote:
Either Wells is carrying an injury or he has lost interest which will give himself n chance of a big move any time soon



Should of read NOT give himself a big move any time soon.

a big move !!!!! even udders wudnt sign him now