Fortune will favour the brave, says Bantams boss as he plots victory over Wycombe (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!!
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Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful.
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Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!! . Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful. . Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Ah yes, one of the original Hanson Bashers. This is Hanson bashing because he's plays no.9 and these people will always criticise the player who is picked for that position. Norman Corner, Ashley Ward and Bobby Campbell. Why not say Hanson isn't good enough straight after Villa away? No, just wait still the forwards don't score. I can confidently tell spot3bgyetapoto that he will be sick for a very long time.

Looking at the goals we conceded against Bristol Rovers, Exeter and probably all through the season, teams are shooting from outside the box and scoring against us.
Love 'Dukey' or hate him, he has been at fault most of the time, against Rochdale at home he was abysmal, flapping at balls when they have already passed him and gone in the net.
Saturday was the same for the first goal !!
Johny Mac must be played on a more regular basis, he's solid, commands his 6 yard area and can see a ball that comes from the edge of the box.
Don't get me wrong, Dukey did marvellously well in the penalty shoot outs, one on one from 12 yards, but overall I think JM should be our number one keeper.
Oh' just thought, Parky didn't bring him to the club so he won't be first choice.
However, I trust in Parky, CTID

Bantams4ever wrote:
Looking at the goals we conceded against Bristol Rovers, Exeter and probably all through the season, teams are shooting from outside the box and scoring against us.
Love 'Dukey' or hate him, he has been at fault most of the time, against Rochdale at home he was abysmal, flapping at balls when they have already passed him and gone in the net.
Saturday was the same for the first goal !!
Johny Mac must be played on a more regular basis, he's solid, commands his 6 yard area and can see a ball that comes from the edge of the box.
Don't get me wrong, Dukey did marvellously well in the penalty shoot outs, one on one from 12 yards, but overall I think JM should be our number one keeper.
Oh' just thought, Parky didn't bring him to the club so he won't be first choice.
However, I trust in Parky, CTID

What about brentford away and the free kick the other week that floated all the way in. Both keepers are average at best so not much difference, I agree pick Jon Mac for now but the mistakes will continue to flow eventually

You can count JM's mistakes on one hand, as you have just done.
I bet if you asked the regular back 5 who they felt more confident with, they would all say JM

I was at Exeter and said at the time Reid put some superb balls in, but no one gambled in the box for any of them.

Then Exeter's 4th came from the complete opposite - one of their players taking a chance at the back post, at a time in the game where they could have took it the corner.

Peter300 wrote:

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!! . Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful. . Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Ah yes, one of the original Hanson Bashers. This is Hanson bashing because he's plays no.9 and these people will always criticise the player who is picked for that position. Norman Corner, Ashley Ward and Bobby Campbell. Why not say Hanson isn't good enough straight after Villa away? No, just wait still the forwards don't score. I can confidently tell spot3bgyetapoto that he will be sick for a very long time.

Original Hanson basher? Since when
has giving a honest opinion become bashing? I've always give him credit for the role he does but at the end of the day he isn't good enough....fact. You obviously think every team should have a 6ft 4 player up front....why?
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Did I confess my love for him after the Villa game?
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My post wasn't aimed at just Hanson I just think we have spent too much money on our back line pre season and not enough on people who know where the onion bag is.

Lets look at our 2 main Strikers!
WELLS....has gone AWOL the minute 3 Championship teams came in for him......."AND NOW HE BELIEVES HES BETTER THAN DIV 2"...So hes stopped playing!!.
HANSON..... Who should be the best Striker in the lower Divisions...he has it all!!........BUT...h
es just too "NICE A BLOKE". I would fine him (if you could!) every game he didnt score.....THEN WATCH HIM GO!!.

"My post wasn't aimed at just Hanson I just think we have spent too much money on our back line pre season and not enough on people who know where the onion bag is."

Yep. It was like SMCs second season - we wondered what would happen if Thorne, Boulding and Conlon lost form and they all did. We went into freefall from about February onwards.

I feared the same again after our January signings, and unfortunately my fears were correct - Andy Gray was a poor signing lacking any impact or inspiration and has taken no pressure off the other strikers, who are all off form.

And until we change our over-reliance on set pieces (which everyone knows how to defend) and one dimensional tactics when attacking (get the ball out wide as much as possible), we will be bogged down by opposition who can defend them.

A curious comment from the manager about "playing the league 2 way when the occasion demands". It seems to me that the rot set in when we started to play this way - long ball to the tall striker and it's been downhill ever since.

In the early part of the season when we actually played possession football we were far more successful and looked like a team who would at least finish in the play off places.

Have to agree with the above poster re Hanson. Let's hope that all the other managers in the division who, we are told by his supporters, rate him that they come in with an offer we can't refuse.

Yes it seems a very strange statement one that a novice would make, BCFC are an average bottom division side and have been for a long time it will take super human effort and a lot of cash to change this something that is short supply on both counts.

Sadly, the defining moment of the season might prove to have been Burton (away). Up to that point, the whole team was settled.

what is Parky on or on about.?

The Reading way and now "We need people flying into the six-yard box with more determination in their eyes"

WE HAVE NEED THAT FOR WEEKS AND WE HAVE NEEDED FULL BACKS GETTING FORWARD:have not a lot of people saying that for monhs now?

it will be interesting to see what the crowd is tonight because for the fist time in years i would prefer to stay at home and be nagged by the wife......i wonder how many other season ticket olders are like that?
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and i wonder how many will go the flexi card option next season instead.

Bantams4ever wrote:
You can count JM's mistakes on one hand, as you have just done.
I bet if you asked the regular back 5 who they felt more confident with, they would all say JM

Said it before, my heart sinks when I see Duke's name on the teamsheet. It baffles me how someone can coach things they cannot do themselves.

JM commands his box and back four, is more agile, less prone from distance, takes crosses, with few exceptions, handles better. Many a time I can hear him scream at one or two of the defence, still haven't heard Duke.

Still not Duke's fault we are where we are.

Goals from open play, or rather the lack of goals from open play are our biggest downfall. This is one of the main reasons we have struggled to stay in touch with the leading pack.

Imagine 5 more goals this season, PV away, a 1-0 win, D&R at home, a 2-1 win etc etc...Dave Syers has never been replaced and those five goals would have been eclipsed if he had stayed and forced his way into the team.

Still don't know if that was personality or playing style.

Now that it's almost over he starts stating the obvious ! Little too late I'm afraid. You will only have bodies flying in at the opposite end if you allow the players to push forward. Over the last few months he has prevented this from happening by playing defensively and setting out to nick a goal. Sometimes it's the right thing to do when playing a strong team away from home but not every game and against lowly oppossision who are vulnerable.

Michael Clayton wrote:
Sadly, the defining moment of the season might prove to have been Burton (away). Up to that point, the whole team was settled.

Two first choice centre halves out and CM suspended all in one game.

It definitely had a major impact, not just on that day but the knock on effect from having to juggle the backline which up to that point had been commanding.

To the poster above who says that we switched styles, no we didn't. We have played the same way all season, we have been sussed is the downfall.

We kept possession, played across the back 4, up to FB, back across until an opening to play the diag to Hanson appeared unless a very, very obvious through ball was on.

To combat us being sussed, Thommo was then deployed to give a further 'in the air' outlet and allow the diags to come from left or right without Hanson having to run from side to side to become available for the next punt.

The only change in style is due to lack of confidence so we are not holding the ball as long before the punt but shifting up field as fast as possible. Hanson has still won his aerial battles, don't think there is a game where he has been second best on that score, we still haven't managed to get players around and beyond him to capitalise on his ability.

Rambo wrote:
"My post wasn't aimed at just Hanson I just think we have spent too much money on our back line pre season and not enough on people who know where the onion bag is." Yep. It was like SMCs second season - we wondered what would happen if Thorne, Boulding and Conlon lost form and they all did. We went into freefall from about February onwards. I feared the same again after our January signings, and unfortunately my fears were correct - Andy Gray was a poor signing lacking any impact or inspiration and has taken no pressure off the other strikers, who are all off form. And until we change our over-reliance on set pieces (which everyone knows how to defend) and one dimensional tactics when attacking (get the ball out wide as much as possible), we will be bogged down by opposition who can defend them.

Spot on Rambo. However people will say it's all down to the injuries. Those same players that were used to cover those injuries got us through to a major cup final so using this is lame. Yes we scored from set pieces against Villa but that was because we exploited a weakness. It has become apparent for the last half of the league season teams can read us and mark Hanson out of the game. My concern is that Parkinson continued with that tactic rather than try something slightly different and catch the opposition out.

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!!
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Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful.
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Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

I agree with you about Hanson.
Just not quite good enough.
Maybe too good for the Co-op but not league 2 and above!

I think things need to be put a little bit in perspective here. Hanson, Wells, Duke, Reid, Hines + Atkinson on their day are very good players. They are inconsistent, that is why they are playing in League 2. The difference this season is that Parkinson has added some very consistent players at this level. Darby, McArdle and Meredith have been outstanding for me - McHugh, Doyle, Thompson and Jones have all done a good job. He has also engendered a team spirit that I have not seen at Valley Parade for quite a few years. Some people must have very short memories, but the last few seasons once we have gone a goal behind we have just given up - I cannot remember a game this season when we have given up. A few where we have lacked ideas up front, lacked creativity in midfield but none when we have thrown in the towel. Every game I have gone to this season I have felt that the players on the pitch had given there all - sometimes they haven't played well enough (Reid vs Plymouth comes to mind), which is frustrating, but they haven't lacked for effort or commitment - which definitely cannot be said for some players pulling on the claret and amber shirt over the past few seasons. The upshot is, if we hadn't gone so far in the Cups we would have definitely been challenging for promotion now but if you had offered me the season we have had so far in August I would have snapped your hand off.

Unlike some people on here, I'm not going to knock individual players because I feel we have enough good players to be able to do well in this division. This has been proven against a number of higher league teams this season in the cups.

I would do something totally different tonight. I would pick the best players available in their positions to give a balanced team. I would tell them that they look fit and rested and ask them to go out and play with confidence in their ability (remembering how they played against Arsenal and Villa at home), pushing forward as much as possible with the full backs supporting the wingers. Wingers to try and get down the line and put in crosses for the forwards to attack the ball facing the goals; perhaps even the midfield players getting forward and looking to play balls inside the full backs for the wingers to turn them. They might even shoot occasionally or play a through ball for a forward to run onto. The back five could be told to concentrate and be positionally aware when Wycombe play the ball forwards. It's not quite Easter yet, so no need to be frightened of crosses! Anyone tiring or not on their game to be substituted in time for a replacement to have chance to kick the ball.

Yes, I know this is very radical but it might just work! It sounds a little bit like the words of a successful promotion-chasing manager before Saturday's match. In a nutshell, these amounted to: we know Bradford are a good team but we're at home, they're away and we'll play to our strengths and give them something to worry about. It seemed to work for them!

Sorry should have read Reid vs Daggers

Joliet Jake wrote:
I think things need to be put a little bit in perspective here. Hanson, Wells, Duke, Reid, Hines + Atkinson on their day are very good players. They are inconsistent, that is why they are playing in League 2. The difference this season is that Parkinson has added some very consistent players at this level. Darby, McArdle and Meredith have been outstanding for me - McHugh, Doyle, Thompson and Jones have all done a good job. He has also engendered a team spirit that I have not seen at Valley Parade for quite a few years. Some people must have very short memories, but the last few seasons once we have gone a goal behind we have just given up - I cannot remember a game this season when we have given up. A few where we have lacked ideas up front, lacked creativity in midfield but none when we have thrown in the towel. Every game I have gone to this season I have felt that the players on the pitch had given there all - sometimes they haven't played well enough (Reid vs Plymouth comes to mind), which is frustrating, but they haven't lacked for effort or commitment - which definitely cannot be said for some players pulling on the claret and amber shirt over the past few seasons. The upshot is, if we hadn't gone so far in the Cups we would have definitely been challenging for promotion now but if you had offered me the season we have had so far in August I would have snapped your hand off.

Points well made.
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The night at Villa park was possibly the best night of my life but I just can't stand the thought of another season in this league.....so i'm interested to know how many people would have accepted the season we've just had back in August.

A Wembley final, settled finances and an improved position on last season. Most of us wouldn't we?

It wasn't the brief at the start of the season but plans change and priorities also change so to have achieved what we have as a club is nothing short of phenomenal and anyone saying different "doesn't know football" hahaha

Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:
A Wembley final, settled finances and an improved position on last season. Most of us wouldn't we?

It wasn't the brief at the start of the season but plans change and priorities also change so to have achieved what we have as a club is nothing short of phenomenal and anyone saying different "doesn't know football" hahaha

Fair comment.
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As good as the cup run was I just can't bear the thought of watching another season of this sunday league.
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I just hope money is spent on firepower next season.

Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:

Bantams4ever wrote:
You can count JM's mistakes on one hand, as you have just done.
I bet if you asked the regular back 5 who they felt more confident with, they would all say JM

Said it before, my heart sinks when I see Duke's name on the teamsheet. It baffles me how someone can coach things they cannot do themselves.

JM commands his box and back four, is more agile, less prone from distance, takes crosses, with few exceptions, handles better. Many a time I can hear him scream at one or two of the defence, still haven't heard Duke.

Still not Duke's fault we are where we are.

Goals from open play, or rather the lack of goals from open play are our biggest downfall. This is one of the main reasons we have struggled to stay in touch with the leading pack.

Imagine 5 more goals this season, PV away, a 1-0 win, D&R at home, a 2-1 win etc etc...Dave Syers has never been replaced and those five goals would have been eclipsed if he had stayed and forced his way into the team.

Still don't know if that was personality or playing style.

Don't get me wrong I am all for jon to take over the shirt after last weekend. You are quite right about counting in one hand his mistakes but remember I can count on one hand his appearances this season too. Personally I think both keepers are average and would like one ir the other as back up and a quality one brought in for next season. Like I said only a matter of time before jon Macs mistakes are adding up

macca1969 wrote:

Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:

Bantams4ever wrote: You can count JM's mistakes on one hand, as you have just done. I bet if you asked the regular back 5 who they felt more confident with, they would all say JM

Said it before, my heart sinks when I see Duke's name on the teamsheet. It baffles me how someone can coach things they cannot do themselves. JM commands his box and back four, is more agile, less prone from distance, takes crosses, with few exceptions, handles better. Many a time I can hear him scream at one or two of the defence, still haven't heard Duke. Still not Duke's fault we are where we are. Goals from open play, or rather the lack of goals from open play are our biggest downfall. This is one of the main reasons we have struggled to stay in touch with the leading pack. Imagine 5 more goals this season, PV away, a 1-0 win, D&R at home, a 2-1 win etc etc...Dave Syers has never been replaced and those five goals would have been eclipsed if he had stayed and forced his way into the team. Still don't know if that was personality or playing style.

Don't get me wrong I am all for jon to take over the shirt after last weekend. You are quite right about counting in one hand his mistakes but remember I can count on one hand his appearances this season too. Personally I think both keepers are average and would like one ir the other as back up and a quality one brought in for next season. Like I said only a matter of time before jon Macs mistakes are adding up

Pretty harsh to start adding mistakes up before they have actually happened?

At the start of the season, it is no co-incidence that with JM, Davies and Oliver, the defence looked at ease.

Hanson will win headers all day long, however, his touch is non existant, and for the chances he has his goal return isnt where we need it to be for a leading goalscorer in a promotion winning team.

Connel is a proven goalscorer at this level, i feel he should have been used more, wells is still only a potential and far from the finished article although is a gem we cant hang our hat on him just yet.

the truths of this season are we have battered alot of teams but not put the ball in the net and have been punished for it. this is the story with most of our draws and a few defeats. in the cold light of day this is the reason we are not fighting for 3rd and are now not even really fighting for play offs.

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!!
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Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful.
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Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Team's score goals gspot; not just strikers. Not thinking Well's is good enough is crazy. First player we have found with some genuine value in years. This is the first season he has been involved from the start and it isn't that surprising that he is having a period where his form has dipped. He is still trying though and is capable of getting that form back.

I blame the gaffa and his style of play.

Just watch tonight, when we are defending you will see. We have 2 spare men all the time which means somone like Hanson will be back marking. That isnt just from corners by the way.

Truth is we need 1 spare man not 2. When we break we have no outlet for this reason which makes us crap.

I believe we do have the players/squad capable of still getting us out of this league if we play and try maximise our strengths rather the just trying to stop the opposition all the bloody time.

At amateur level we have attempted to leave 4 men on the hlaf way line when defending corners and guess what the oppo's think what the hell is going on and they leave 4 or 5 back. This creates 1) confusion for the opposition and 2) more space for my players who are good in the air to go WIN the ball.

Stop trying to win by playing chess Parkie please.

gspot01 wrote:

Joliet Jake wrote:
I think things need to be put a little bit in perspective here. Hanson, Wells, Duke, Reid, Hines + Atkinson on their day are very good players. They are inconsistent, that is why they are playing in League 2. The difference this season is that Parkinson has added some very consistent players at this level. Darby, McArdle and Meredith have been outstanding for me - McHugh, Doyle, Thompson and Jones have all done a good job. He has also engendered a team spirit that I have not seen at Valley Parade for quite a few years. Some people must have very short memories, but the last few seasons once we have gone a goal behind we have just given up - I cannot remember a game this season when we have given up. A few where we have lacked ideas up front, lacked creativity in midfield but none when we have thrown in the towel. Every game I have gone to this season I have felt that the players on the pitch had given there all - sometimes they haven't played well enough (Reid vs Plymouth comes to mind), which is frustrating, but they haven't lacked for effort or commitment - which definitely cannot be said for some players pulling on the claret and amber shirt over the past few seasons. The upshot is, if we hadn't gone so far in the Cups we would have definitely been challenging for promotion now but if you had offered me the season we have had so far in August I would have snapped your hand off.

Points well made.
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The night at Villa park was possibly the best night of my life but I just can't stand the thought of another season in this league.....so i'm interested to know how many people would have accepted the season we've just had back in August.

I would have snapped your hand off. Once in a lifetime Cup Final; global exposure, Bradford in the news for something positive. You can add that to a sense that we have stopped going backwards. The season is petering out in March but this time last season that Conference was opening it's doors and beckoning us in...

...most fans want too much too quickly and have no appreciation for what has been achieved with the focus being only on what they believe has not been achieved. We will finish higher this season for the first time in years.

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!! . Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful. . Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Wells is good enough.

Victor Clayton wrote:

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!! . Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful. . Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Wells is good enough.

For me, if Wells doesnt shoot with his first or second touch he becomes rhubarb as he isnt intelligent enough to then bring someone else into the game.

gspot01 wrote:
it will be interesting to see what the crowd is tonight because for the fist time in years i would prefer to stay at home and be nagged by the wife......i wonder how many other season ticket olders are like that?
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and i wonder how many will go the flexi card option next season instead.

This REALLY depends on how bad ..the 'nagging' gets!!

ie

a) 'mino'r nagging-can be ignored whilst reading the paper/watching TV!!

b) moderate nagging-ie you have to sit up/pay attention and remember to 'nod' or 'shake your head' convincingly at all the 'right' moments

c) maximum (intensive) nagging-humble pie 'big style' required plus groveling apologies/chocs./flo
wers/DIY/ or accompanment on a future shopping trip mandatory!!!!

Hope all this didn't sound TOO sexist!!

PS: Perhaps there is a correlation betwe those who buy season tickets earlier (or flexies) and the 'quantity' of nagging that they have to endure?!!

Pehaps someone should do a 'study'-It would be interesting to see 'the data'!!

Joliet Jake wrote:
I think things need to be put a little bit in perspective here. Hanson, Wells, Duke, Reid, Hines + Atkinson on their day are very good players. They are inconsistent, that is why they are playing in League 2. The difference this season is that Parkinson has added some very consistent players at this level. Darby, McArdle and Meredith have been outstanding for me - McHugh, Doyle, Thompson and Jones have all done a good job. He has also engendered a team spirit that I have not seen at Valley Parade for quite a few years. Some people must have very short memories, but the last few seasons once we have gone a goal behind we have just given up - I cannot remember a game this season when we have given up. A few where we have lacked ideas up front, lacked creativity in midfield but none when we have thrown in the towel. Every game I have gone to this season I have felt that the players on the pitch had given there all - sometimes they haven't played well enough (Reid vs Plymouth comes to mind), which is frustrating, but they haven't lacked for effort or commitment - which definitely cannot be said for some players pulling on the claret and amber shirt over the past few seasons. The upshot is, if we hadn't gone so far in the Cups we would have definitely been challenging for promotion now but if you had offered me the season we have had so far in August I would have snapped your hand off.

they dont start playing till we go behind!
in the league at home anyway!!

Let's face it..following City can be a stressful, exasperating trying 'experience' (unless we're in a Wembley final)!!

We've got a briliant goalkeeper..featured heavily for his saves v Aston Villa/Arsenal who...palms the ball into his own net!!

We've got an ace striker who got the winner v Villa but..now can't score!!

An equally exciting strike partner ho's suppsed to be worth £2million plus...who thinks the season has ended!!

We;ve got a tricky creative winger who since coming back from injury...has looked ..er...timid!!

We've got a defence that looked brilliant earlier this season ...and has just let in ...FOUR GOALS!!

At times like this..

should we..

complain?...er No!!

not attend matches?....Nah!!

support anoher team?..No Way!!

boo the manager..team??!!...
Not at all!!

Well then...there's ONY one thing left to do..................
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Mmmm that feels better...I needed THAT!!

fatbloke wrote:

Victor Clayton wrote:

gspot01 wrote:
I'm sick of our strikers wasting chances!!! Our strikers arent good enough....FACT!!! . Yes people will always defend Hanson because he is a bradford lad and he used to work at the co-op YAWN YAWN!!! But at the end of the day he isn't good enough.....i accept he wins his fair share of headers and everything else most 6ft 4 strikers would do that wont get us out of this depressing league - which is quickyly suffocating my love of football!! This isn't just Hanson bashing because I dont think Wells is good enough either.......either that or his attitude is dreadful. . Moan over but i just hope we actually spend some money on our forward line next season instead of spending the majority of our cash on defenders .......goals get teams promoted!!!

Wells is good enough.

For me, if Wells doesnt shoot with his first or second touch he becomes rhubarb as he isnt intelligent enough to then bring someone else into the game.

Don't agree. I think that he is just isolated too much. And if he lacks intelligence then some of his teammates are well challenged!

We all have opinions Victor :-))