Jones aims to up the ante in front of goal for Bradford City (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

The entire front 6 should be able to pop off a shot when in a suitable position - life is so much easier when you aren't completely relying on your strikers to score the goals.

Tbh the system of play the club has deployed over the last few seasons hasnt helped . Full backs not getting forward to deliver support to the wingers. Were to rigid and not adventourous enough.
Midfield havent been allowed to run past the forwards or dont get close enough to hanson or wells.
We play to much in front of teams.
I feel parky has to be more attack minded next season.
Look at how many games we lost by the odd goal last season.

Pleased it sounds like Jones is staying. If we want more goals from midfield the hounds must be let off the leash. Never going to pop one in if stood in the centre circle.

If he wants more goals from midfield he should be adding a bit more cash to that january contract offered to Syers and get him tied down NOW, then he can concentrate on building the rest of the squad over the summer.
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That would be some good news, Syers agrees his contract. He only scored 10 goals from midfield in his first season. Granted he has been injured, he did score against Cheltenham but disallowed. He is the type of players that get fans on their feet. Why don’t our club rate him enough to offer him a contract he couldn’t refuse? How much would it cost to find a decent replacement?

As mentioned it’s the style of play that makes our midfield sit deep and not push forward.

Let’s just hope that PP decides to play attacking football next season.

Attacking teams have always got out of div2 indeed good attacking teams are capable of rising to the top fast wingers are needed and i am sure Mr Parkinson is well aware of this so let the man get on with the job judge him around Christmas time i am sure all will be happy for i believe this is a good manager so please stop insulting him by calling DEADBEAT ect dam it give the man a chance

i have watched all the div2 playoff games:each and every team has mobility, width from wingers or full backs and an attack minded set up.

That is the only way to succeed: PP's rigid back four with full backs unable or unwilling to get forward ( unwilling because they cannot get back), midfielders not gettingahead of the forwards because of teh need to defend in PP's sysytems etc etc. it was the same with Taylor.

were we not invited by the chairmen at the strat of the last season gone to expect to enjoy more attacking football?

the mindset of PP has to change for players to be given responsibility for getting forward and back:maybe the answer is for younger fitter full backs for a start!! oops forgot we had Ob, Threlfall and Moore last season . as banished and gone for what KOZLUK,SEIP AND RAMSDEN!!!

good job lawsonio and very well put i think you are also bang on the money about wingers for are strikers come on city

i think we should not worry to much wot the other teams do to much as i think in this league the skill factor is not as good as the leagues above i think we need more atack minded through the team so the strikers can get the job done thats how i see it eny way but not to say i am write just my point of view come on city

tyker2 wrote:
i have watched all the div2 playoff games:each and every team has mobility, width from wingers or full backs and an attack minded set up.

That is the only way to succeed: PP's rigid back four with full backs unable or unwilling to get forward ( unwilling because they cannot get back), midfielders not gettingahead of the forwards because of teh need to defend in PP's sysytems etc etc. it was the same with Taylor.

were we not invited by the chairmen at the strat of the last season gone to expect to enjoy more attacking football?

the mindset of PP has to change for players to be given responsibility for getting forward and back:maybe the answer is for younger fitter full backs for a start!! oops forgot we had Ob, Threlfall and Moore last season . as banished and gone for what KOZLUK,SEIP AND RAMSDEN!!!

Lets be honest, were a lge2 club that finished 18th. Parky may have the same issues jacko had in bringing top experianced pros to the football club.
We are all aware that in the end certain players like peter levin, jones from rochdale, donaldson, grimes all turned down the chance to join bradford last year.
I also think we will see more loan players at cty next season something im not that struck on.

I don't often come on here, but when I do, all I see is negative comments. Even now and we havn't actually signed anyone yet, Parkinson is getting some right $hit. Why? Let's leave the guy to get on with his job and get a squad together and judge him half way through the season. So far and this includes last season too, there are only two people who come on here and said that they strongly believe that City will win promotion next season. I am one of them and I have been saying it throughout the season. the second person I can't remember the guy's name. Nobody else has come on and said it and I'm not talking about, well maybe if Parky.... or I'd like to think or I would love to see it but.....I'm talking about firm belief now. I am confident we WILL win promotion. There was also a third party who said this right at the start of the season yes Mr Archie Christie. He said in an interview that this season is for rebuilding and next season Bradford City WILL win promotion to L/1. I'm not bothered what has happened between himself and the club since he said it, that is another issue. Call me a numpty if you want but I am sticking with what I said.

Jones is a very good player and i am glad that he has recognised that this is an area he needs to work on. He has real pace and it would be great to see him busting a gut between the boxes.
If we can keep him, Syers and Ravenhill and sign one other (big nasty beggar) then we should look good.
Not sure if the midfield need to get forward a lot quicker or the forwards need to hold it up a bit better but we seem to have a problem with the midfield and the strikers linking up.

ALEXIMO.56. wrote:
I don't often come on here, but when I do, all I see is negative comments. Even now and we havn't actually signed anyone yet, Parkinson is getting some right $hit. Why? Let's leave the guy to get on with his job and get a squad together and judge him half way through the season. So far and this includes last season too, there are only two people who come on here and said that they strongly believe that City will win promotion next season. I am one of them and I have been saying it throughout the season. the second person I can't remember the guy's name. Nobody else has come on and said it and I'm not talking about, well maybe if Parky.... or I'd like to think or I would love to see it but.....I'm talking about firm belief now. I am confident we WILL win promotion. There was also a third party who said this right at the start of the season yes Mr Archie Christie. He said in an interview that this season is for rebuilding and next season Bradford City WILL win promotion to L/1. I'm not bothered what has happened between himself and the club since he said it, that is another issue. Call me a numpty if you want but I am sticking with what I said.

Sorry aleximo , although I admire your optimism at the season ahead.
Way to early for talk of promotion until the summer purchase of players is all done and dusted.
Remember syers, oliver, still havent commited themselves to bradford next season.
Although im no parky fan , the pressure is on next season

prince35 wrote:

ALEXIMO.56. wrote:
I don't often come on here, but when I do, all I see is negative comments. Even now and we havn't actually signed anyone yet, Parkinson is getting some right $hit. Why? Let's leave the guy to get on with his job and get a squad together and judge him half way through the season. So far and this includes last season too, there are only two people who come on here and said that they strongly believe that City will win promotion next season. I am one of them and I have been saying it throughout the season. the second person I can't remember the guy's name. Nobody else has come on and said it and I'm not talking about, well maybe if Parky.... or I'd like to think or I would love to see it but.....I'm talking about firm belief now. I am confident we WILL win promotion. There was also a third party who said this right at the start of the season yes Mr Archie Christie. He said in an interview that this season is for rebuilding and next season Bradford City WILL win promotion to L/1. I'm not bothered what has happened between himself and the club since he said it, that is another issue. Call me a numpty if you want but I am sticking with what I said.

Sorry aleximo , although I admire your optimism at the season ahead.
Way to early for talk of promotion until the summer purchase of players is all done and dusted.
Remember syers, oliver, still havent commited themselves to bradford next season.
Although im no parky fan , the pressure is on next season

And the talk from Archie was in relation to the lads coming through that he had faith in, thinking that a year together in the dev squad, with a few knocking on the first team last season would be a force this season. Noneof this has come to pass and so it is back to a new squad more or less for the umpteenth season on the trot.

This is the real reason why we are remaining static, no-one is given chance to improve upon the previous seasons finish.

Parky now has had most of last season to chop and change and get to know who at the club he wants and who he can afford to keep, he has also had the same amount of time to identify and 'tap up' his targets for this season. He now needs us to leave him be and assemble his squad, only to be judged on results and performace as next season progresses.

What we should take hope from, even though at times it wasn't pretty is the fact we had started to improve our home form and become slightly more difficult for teams visiting to beat us. This could be due to a couple of reasons, one PP has got it right and has ironed out individual errors which have been costly over the last few seasons OR visiting sides do not view this fixture as 'their cup final' any more and treat us as they would any other away game and don't raise their game and their adrenaline levels upon arrival at VP. And maybe, just maybe our own players are starting to raise their adrenaline and performances so they don't send us home disappointed. Too often.

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prince35 wrote:

ALEXIMO.56. wrote:
I don't often come on here, but when I do, all I see is negative comments. Even now and we havn't actually signed anyone yet, Parkinson is getting some right $hit. Why? Let's leave the guy to get on with his job and get a squad together and judge him half way through the season. So far and this includes last season too, there are only two people who come on here and said that they strongly believe that City will win promotion next season. I am one of them and I have been saying it throughout the season. the second person I can't remember the guy's name. Nobody else has come on and said it and I'm not talking about, well maybe if Parky.... or I'd like to think or I would love to see it but.....I'm talking about firm belief now. I am confident we WILL win promotion. There was also a third party who said this right at the start of the season yes Mr Archie Christie. He said in an interview that this season is for rebuilding and next season Bradford City WILL win promotion to L/1. I'm not bothered what has happened between himself and the club since he said it, that is another issue. Call me a numpty if you want but I am sticking with what I said.

Sorry aleximo , although I admire your optimism at the season ahead.
Way to early for talk of promotion until the summer purchase of players is all done and dusted.
Remember syers, oliver, still havent commited themselves to bradford next season.
Although im no parky fan , the pressure is on next season

And the talk from Archie was in relation to the lads coming through that he had faith in, thinking that a year together in the dev squad, with a few knocking on the first team last season would be a force this season. Noneof this has come to pass and so it is back to a new squad more or less for the umpteenth season on the trot.

This is the real reason why we are remaining static, no-one is given chance to improve upon the previous seasons finish.

Parky now has had most of last season to chop and change and get to know who at the club he wants and who he can afford to keep, he has also had the same amount of time to identify and 'tap up' his targets for this season. He now needs us to leave him be and assemble his squad, only to be judged on results and performace as next season progresses.

What we should take hope from, even though at times it wasn't pretty is the fact we had started to improve our home form and become slightly more difficult for teams visiting to beat us. This could be due to a couple of reasons, one PP has got it right and has ironed out individual errors which have been costly over the last few seasons OR visiting sides do not view this fixture as 'their cup final' any more and treat us as they would any other away game and don't raise their game and their adrenaline levels upon arrival at VP. And maybe, just maybe our own players are starting to raise their adrenaline and performances so they don't send us home disappointed. Too often.

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ALEXIMO.56. wrote:
I don't often come on here, but when I do, all I see is negative comments. Even now and we havn't actually signed anyone yet, Parkinson is getting some right $hit. Why? Let's leave the guy to get on with his job and get a squad together and judge him half way through the season. So far and this includes last season too, there are only two people who come on here and said that they strongly believe that City will win promotion next season. I am one of them and I have been saying it throughout the season. the second person I can't remember the guy's name. Nobody else has come on and said it and I'm not talking about, well maybe if Parky.... or I'd like to think or I would love to see it but.....I'm talking about firm belief now. I am confident we WILL win promotion. There was also a third party who said this right at the start of the season yes Mr Archie Christie. He said in an interview that this season is for rebuilding and next season Bradford City WILL win promotion to L/1. I'm not bothered what has happened between himself and the club since he said it, that is another issue. Call me a numpty if you want but I am sticking with what I said.

I honestly think we will go up too, but I,m quite optimistic at the start of every season. But I got a good feeling our time is comming, gunna stick a twenty on us should get decent odds

I cannot understand why more comment has not been made about our goal scoring-hopeless.
Hanson= goals scored 12=Rhodes at Hudders- 40!!!
He's just not good enough.

Give Rhodes Atkinson or Fagan and let Hanson play alongside Roberts. You'd see a shift. I don't recall seeing any runs from his own half and top corner blasts from Rhodes this season. The supporting cast has as big a role as the strikers, Hanson has over achieved given his service. Gloit.

No Prince, I try avoid **** thanks.

tyker2 wrote:
i have watched all the div2 playoff games:each and every team has mobility, width from wingers or full backs and an attack minded set up.

That is the only way to succeed: PP's rigid back four with full backs unable or unwilling to get forward ( unwilling because they cannot get back), midfielders not gettingahead of the forwards because of teh need to defend in PP's sysytems etc etc. it was the same with Taylor.

were we not invited by the chairmen at the strat of the last season gone to expect to enjoy more attacking football?

the mindset of PP has to change for players to be given responsibility for getting forward and back:maybe the answer is for younger fitter full backs for a start!! oops forgot we had Ob, Threlfall and Moore last season . as banished and gone for what KOZLUK,SEIP AND RAMSDEN!!!

Ramsden wasn't signed by PP. Kozluk and Seip have gone. Moore was recalled by Leicester. PP has already stated he wants younger full backs. He has signed Kyel Reid and is looking for a right winger and has got rid of the two immobile midfielders in Flynn and Bullock. He is doing everything you claim we need to be a success. OB and Threlfall were rubbish. He was right to get rid. Let him do his job and judge him at the end of next season.

By the way that was rick with a silent p. Rince.

huggy b wrote:

tyker2 wrote:
i have watched all the div2 playoff games:each and every team has mobility, width from wingers or full backs and an attack minded set up.

That is the only way to succeed: PP's rigid back four with full backs unable or unwilling to get forward ( unwilling because they cannot get back), midfielders not gettingahead of the forwards because of teh need to defend in PP's sysytems etc etc. it was the same with Taylor.

were we not invited by the chairmen at the strat of the last season gone to expect to enjoy more attacking football?

the mindset of PP has to change for players to be given responsibility for getting forward and back:maybe the answer is for younger fitter full backs for a start!! oops forgot we had Ob, Threlfall and Moore last season . as banished and gone for what KOZLUK,SEIP AND RAMSDEN!!!

Ramsden wasn't signed by PP. Kozluk and Seip have gone. Moore was recalled by Leicester. PP has already stated he wants younger full backs. He has signed Kyel Reid and is looking for a right winger and has got rid of the two immobile midfielders in Flynn and Bullock. He is doing everything you claim we need to be a success. OB and Threlfall were rubbish. He was right to get rid. Let him do his job and judge him at the end of next season.

Well I personally wont set foot in vp , till todd is sacked

Well I think we will go up, Jackson was a one season wonder we should never have made him manager, 3500 ST's sold and on the up come on support your TEAM, too many of you have no PMA preferring to wollow in your half filled glasses and no life other than the T&A web site