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Blame me for defeat, says Bantams boss Taylor

7:50am Saturday 28th August 2010 in


Frustrated Peter Taylor took the blame for City’s woeful Valley Parade loss to South-end last night.

The Bantams were beaten 2-0 – their third loss in four in the league – and were second best throughout a depressing game.

It was a total contrast to the way they had played against Preston three days before. And afterwards, the City chief held up his hand to take the rap.

Taylor said: “I’m the one that’s put the players together and when they play like that, it’s my fault.

I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excuses

Peter Taylor

“If we were flying now and being the best team in the country, then I’d be lording it. I’d be saying that’s down to me.

“I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excuses.

“We’re too inconsistent and it’s not good enough. Southend had extra-time on Tuesday like ourselves but they looked hungrier, fitter and better than us.”

Taylor admitted he was baffled at his side’s failure to string decent displays together. They rarely tested the Southend goal even when the visitors were down to ten men after defender Sean Clohessy’s red card.

“It was totally opposite to Tuesday night. But I don’t really know what performance we are going to give at the minute.

“I don’t think anybody’s got a clue how we are going to perform and who’s going to turn up and be confident or who’s going to be nervous.

“I would have thought we’d be (confident) but come kick-off time it doesn’t seem to work out that way.

“We seem to need to have a fantastic start for us to be really confident but it hasn’t happened this year.”

Half-time substitute Jake Speight injected some passion into City’s play. Having shaken off his knee injury, the striker is set to be rewarded with a full game against Port Vale next week.

Taylor said: “He was very close to starting and we thought he had an hour in him. He showed a couple of glimpses.

“That won’t do him any harm so he’ll have a good week.”

Comments(42)

shaun from richmond says...
8:12am Sat 28 Aug 10

TOTAL GARBAGE!!!!!!!!

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Victor Clayton says...
9:18am Sat 28 Aug 10

I do blame you Taylor - the midfield was far too strung out. can't beleive your starting with Daley. its like having 10 men!

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baildon bob says...
9:44am Sat 28 Aug 10

Absolutely spot on Victor. I was a big fan of Daley a couple of seasons back. He offered nothing last night & it wouldn't bother me in the slightest if that was his last game in a City shirt. How he stayed on when 3 subs were made is beyond me. His efforts were an insult to the thousands of fans who have put in a full working week and were looking forward to some Friday night football. An experienced front man is needed quickly to allow Doherty's know how to have some effect

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balbrigganfc says...
9:47am Sat 28 Aug 10

Why can't we get a coach who unlike my predictions can be inconsitantly consistant, in a world that is consitantly inconsistant?

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fatbloke says...
9:56am Sat 28 Aug 10

The problem is far far worse then just starting with Daley.....if I was in the changing room when Bullock was selected as captain I would have lost all respect for the gaffer....
Can't even be ****'d talking about last night, but if anyone wants a cheap season ticket, get in touch...

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Victor Clayton says...
9:59am Sat 28 Aug 10

for a few season now teams have come to VP and bullied us in midfield. we then revert to floating it up front (Williams needs a rocket up his bum). even if the delivery was any good and Hanson won a few headers there was noone anywhere near him. you might be right about the front man but how much service have we given them over the last few seasons?

We need 4 genuine midfield player who can get from box to box and will put the opposition under pressure. I was dissapointed with Doherty. he had got talent but did he really look interesteted?
bring back Chris Brandon!

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fatbloke says...
10:01am Sat 28 Aug 10

Dear God, please bring back Stuart McGod tomorrow, I never called for his head or slated him (I agreed it was time he went though), please forgive all us City fans especially the ones who did slate him, because I have never seen anything as bad as I witnessed last night, for 50 mins anyhow as I had to leave could not take anymore.
From the first minute I saw Bully walk out with the armband on to the second they score their second it was awful.
Please help
Amen.

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gspot says...
10:11am Sat 28 Aug 10

cant be bothered even thinking about last night cos i might slash my wrists but for me it's always going to be difficult when you have 2 front players i.e. hanson & evans who couldn't trap a ****, i can't remember once when they actually controlled it and started an attack has for daley he has been useless for last 12 months at least, i cant help but laugh whenhe gets the ball and crowds start getting excited.
i wouldn't be surprised if Moult was on the phone to Stoke begging them to let him go back, he and doherty are the only 2 players who actually have a footballing brain - moult shouldn't be used out wide and doherty will surely be wishing he accepted hight league offers.
it beggers belief how hanson & evans are prefered up top to moult - the poor guy hasn't even had an opportunity to score yet.
i still think we'll win the league though...lol

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Village Bantam says...
10:42am Sat 28 Aug 10

I'm glad I'm too far away to go watch but I'm suffering all the same, listening to each game on the Bantams Player.

I saw Daley a couple of seasons back at Aldershot, when I was in Hampshire and I couldn't see what all the fuss is/was about.

He's lazy, doesn't track back, weak in a tackle, cannot control the ball and wastes possession more times than not, plus he cannot cross - sign me up Taylor, I cannot run, I'm over weight and I'd last about 10 minutes but I'll still give you more from a game than Daley does.

He's a luxury, we cannot afford.

Having said that, Evans too isn't a winger and so IMO we desperately need 2 people out wide with a bit of pace and quality.

Midfield will improve when Flynn comes back and by all accounts, as I've listened to every minute of every game so far, we're wasting possession in the middle of the park and not getting the tackles in when we're without the ball.

Bullock isn't doing too well by all accounts and we'd do well to get a few signings in before Tuesday to compensate for the lack of quality.

Trouble is, most free signings have been snapped up and there were tons of quality up for grabs before the season started, which makes you wonder why Taylor wasn't in there first.

Was he backed as well as we were lead to believe?

I doubt it very much - otherwise we wouldn't have been trialling Non league cast offs - Speight the exception, since he's the only one showing any glimpses of quality or guts.

Matt Harold, a free from Wycombe is an excellent CF, who albeit doesn't score too many, he is a great target man with vision - he sets up tons of goals and obviously Taylor knows him well.

I was surprised to see he'd been released but once I saw he was available, I was sure he'd be in City colours before too long, however, he's now a Shrewsbury player and from the sounds of it - he's doing remarkably well.

Southend, who all but one of their players were signed just a few weeks back (you don't hear them complaining about gelling - which shouldn't be an excuse to not give your all), have some good players for our league and considering that they have even less money to spend than City - and that's saying something, they still managed to pull off some good deals, notably Craig Easton, who's had lots of Championship football under his belt, he ran the midfield last night with the sort of performance City fans can only dream about, not only a great play-maker but he lead like a general and consitently won the ball back for them - not to mention Grant, who ripped us to shreds and scored their second was another freebie.

It's crying over spilt milk now I guess as this is the team we have for the season ahead.

The best part of last night, for me, was hearing 'Jimmy' Jewell, who was co-commentating - if only.

You don't think, day to day, how little decisions impact yours and other peoples lives but Geoffrey Richmond, what were you thinking you big fat 'Thomas the Tank Engine' controller, when you sacked Jewell after he miraculously kept us in the Premiership.

It wasn't a fluke either because he then went and did it again, getting Wigan to the promised land and keeping them up too but unlike Richmond, he had the backing of the board and now look at Wigan, how many consecutive seasons have they been in the elite?

Had Jewell hadn't have been fired, with money in his pocket for the second season, there'd be a good chance now, that we would still be up there established and this past ten years would never have happened - how I wish I was living in the parrelel universe in which City succeed.

Where's bonehead Richmond now?

Look at how many thousands of lives you've affected with you reckless, impulsive and most ridiculous decision in sporting history.

Bankrupt and on the brink I hope he is but it was great to hear Jimmy last night and he still believes we can get it right and that Taylor is the right man for the job, which incidently, I do too.

So, for now, I will keep my Bantams player subscription and plead with you all to keep the faith.

We're lacking in certain areas but then again, this is league 2 - so are most teams and with a bit of confidence our boys and Taylor will get it right.

Jewell pointed out, that he almost got fired in the season we got promoted because we started badly then too, so let's hope it's an omen and a good result against the Vale next Saturday and we can get back on track.

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corm says...
10:45am Sat 28 Aug 10

Those who regularly post on the site do make sound observations about team performances. The club's enlistment of so many new players was always going to pose headaches for the manager and after the early games it would seem that:
We have lots of options in defence, with the makings of a more than decent 2nd division unit
We have chaos in midfield where if Docherty's playmaking is to bear fruit we have to secure far more input, energy, pressing and running from any other 3/4 players. Syars and Adeyemi are learning their trade and can't be expected to fulfil this role immediately, though there is no faulting their commitment. Flynn is badly missed and it is this unit in the team that is most dysfunctional.
We also have wide players who are converted strikers. Evans is not a winger and neither is Moult. It's difficult to tell what Daley is at the moment apart from his usual unpredictability. Hanson, Speight and Moult are all capable, but without the support from a coherent and energetic mid field, and little delivery coming in from the flanks, there's little hope of bossing games and less expectation of winning many.

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kazza4city says...
10:57am Sat 28 Aug 10

Too right Taylor it's your fault! In pre-season you asked for the pitch to be re-laid.....you got it, bigger player budget......you got it, more overnight stops......you got it and then.....the team that you picked serves up the dross that we had to endure last night. Thanks very much. Stay out of the media and start earning your money.

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Tinybantam says...
11:00am Sat 28 Aug 10

Why, oh Why cant we play like we did against Forest? I was convinced that night that we were going to walk the league.......as we played like the greatest team in West Yorkshire......now we are not even playing like the best team in the North East counties League......even Liversedge would have beaten city last night.

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yorkiewyke says...
11:03am Sat 28 Aug 10

Daley just hasn`t been the same since his injury.Hanson could develop into a good player but unfortunately every time he plays we loose any sense of a football brain we have and just lump the ball up to him. as stated above, Evans and Moult are not wide players. Moult has had great reviews but as a FRONT man. When are we going to start playing people in their correct positions

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Windyass says...
11:21am Sat 28 Aug 10

Nice to have a manager that speaks the truth and isn't afraid to call a spade, a spade.

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mickyoi says...
11:34am Sat 28 Aug 10

I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excusesHow much do you want for it? Or are you just talking rubbish like everyone else on here. We have had a bad start that's all just like the year we got promoted to the premier league only that time jagger had spent nearly 5 million quid. Long long way to go yet.

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skyblogger says...
11:50am Sat 28 Aug 10

with the few extra pound mccall needed and I mean a few pound we could have had law and furman in the middle. Short sighted City again. All this nonsense we have a bigger players budget is dross. Just ask Colbeck, Hanson what they were getting under mccall. Our players answer to the chairman not the manager and that is all wrong. Thats why we will never get anywhere with him throwing his weight around.

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Eccy George says...
1:26pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Another disappointing display but there's a long way to go & we do have our 2 best players out. I still believe, with the managers record, we will be in the mix come the back end of the season. How many times does a team go on a good run in the new year & end up getting promotion, after a bad start. It still doesn't make last night any better, but it is very early to be so pessimistic.

I do think we need a striker like Peter Thorne though, even when we were playing badly, he could pull a goal or two out of the bag.

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shaun from richmond says...
1:48pm Sat 28 Aug 10

I EXPECTED A SEASON OF BORING WINS AND DRAWS!!
Thats what you get with "TAYLOR"!!.
But OH NO..........The bloke turns out to be the second coming of "Colin Todd"!!
HOW MUCH MORE PAIN DO US CITY SUPPORTERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH??

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skyblogger says...
1:55pm Sat 28 Aug 10

We cant keep blaming managers and players. The atmosphere behind the scenes is the problem. Bad mouthing and unrest does not make for a happy camp.

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Eccy George says...
1:55pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Shaun from richmond, you're the one causing me pain, try smiling & being positive, you never know it might make you feel better.

ps, no need to use caps lock, your comments are depressing enough in lower case, thanks :)

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shaun from richmond says...
2:22pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Eccy George wrote:
Shaun from richmond, you're the one causing me pain, try smiling & being positive, you never know it might make you feel better. ps, no need to use caps lock, your comments are depressing enough in lower case, thanks :)
Your right!! Its all my fault!!

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jb bantam says...
3:26pm Sat 28 Aug 10

The problem is we have too many under performing players , Daley had a lazy game Tuesday and played the same last night , on the right side we needed the overlapping full back to get the balls in the box like Ramsden does so well , but how Lewis Hunt is a pro footballer is beyond me , no pace , cant tackle and just doesnt look fit enough , why didnt Taylor take Lewis Hunt off ?

We just lack real width , Daley isnt the answer and takes too long to get balls into the box , on the other wing we seem to be playing Moult who just cant play that position and other than Luke O Brien we just dont get enough balls into the box.

The width is a real concern because its making the ball go backwards to Luke Oliver and a big hoof upfield.

Last night was awful , we cant turn into a bad side overnight and hope we cure whatever it is for inform Port Vale next weekend

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ricky says...
4:24pm Sat 28 Aug 10

From my point of view I think the problem lies with the formation we play the players we have are not suited to playing 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 for me we should play either the simple 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 with wingbacks obrien should be on the left side as we all know he loves getting forward and until rambo is fit and i think adeyami should be on the right with williams duff and oliver as the back 3
In the midfield 3 I would have doherty syers and until flynn fit bully should be in there as for upfront hanson looks out of soughts and evans for all his workrate his first touch is poor therfore moult and speight would get the nod from me.
I know its early days and I do believe taylor will get things right I just think by riverting to 4-4-2 or in my opinion 3-5-2 with wingbacks would be more of a success.
so this my team to play port vale next sat.

gk mclaughlin
rwb adeyami
lwb obrien
cb williams
cb duff
cb oliver
cm syers
cm bully
cm doherty
cf moult
cf speight

subs
saxton
rehman
thelfall
evans
hanson
harrison
hunt

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gspot says...
4:50pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Can't see what all the fuss is about??
I thought we played well last night and were just very unlucky, you lot are all negative people who expect too much.
I thought Hunt had his best game for us and have now decided Evans is great after a couple of pieces of pure brilliance last night....
Bring on the next game, can't wait!!
Thought Waynus might have been on to chat more rubbish!
Jacobs is doing a great job as No.2, could be a happier Bantams fan at the moment...
Come on City!!

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gspot says...
4:52pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Bullock should have been captain from day 1, best decision yet was for taylor to make him skipper.....
Would like to see Rehman play a bit more though..

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lonniejockstrap says...
5:08pm Sat 28 Aug 10

jb bantam wrote:
The problem is we have too many under performing players , Daley had a lazy game Tuesday and played the same last night , on the right side we needed the overlapping full back to get the balls in the box like Ramsden does so well , but how Lewis Hunt is a pro footballer is beyond me , no pace , cant tackle and just doesnt look fit enough , why didnt Taylor take Lewis Hunt off ?

We just lack real width , Daley isnt the answer and takes too long to get balls into the box , on the other wing we seem to be playing Moult who just cant play that position and other than Luke O Brien we just dont get enough balls into the box.

The width is a real concern because its making the ball go backwards to Luke Oliver and a big hoof upfield.

Last night was awful , we cant turn into a bad side overnight and hope we cure whatever it is for inform Port Vale next weekend
The thing is jb, we didn't have 'too many under-performing players' against Preston yet 3 changes were made. I just can't see why we needed to change what worked. If we can't keep a settled Team and reward players with a place in the next game when they have delivered a good performance what the hell do we do after last night?

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nowt fresh says...
5:59pm Sat 28 Aug 10

gspot wrote:
Can't see what all the fuss is about?? I thought we played well last night and were just very unlucky, you lot are all negative people who expect too much. I thought Hunt had his best game for us and have now decided Evans is great after a couple of pieces of pure brilliance last night.... Bring on the next game, can't wait!! Thought Waynus might have been on to chat more rubbish! Jacobs is doing a great job as No.2, could be a happier Bantams fan at the moment... Come on City!!
WUM

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Pablo says...
7:32pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Can anyone say they were surprised at another dire display?

We've got competition for every position. The problem is, however, that we've got 22+ average/poor players. Far better to have a smaller, but better quality, squad.

More worryingly, PT, needlessly handed out longer term contracts, so we're stuck with this lot!

Taylor has all the credentials so what's gone wrong, I don't know but there is a real risk our season will be over by the end of September.

....I live more in hope than expectation.

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Fat-man says...
9:11pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Pablo wrote:
Can anyone say they were surprised at another dire display? We've got competition for every position. The problem is, however, that we've got 22+ average/poor players. Far better to have a smaller, but better quality, squad. More worryingly, PT, needlessly handed out longer term contracts, so we're stuck with this lot! Taylor has all the credentials so what's gone wrong, I don't know but there is a real risk our season will be over by the end of September. ....I live more in hope than expectation.
From the previouse 10 years dont live in expectation, and for gods sake dont listen to fatbloke or g-spot you will be living in dream land for the next 20 years. fact is fact city are poo and no promotion this year or next.. sack em all and put em on transfer list,, simples

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Fat-man says...
9:31pm Sat 28 Aug 10

Who hooo, lets look forward at least we are 20th in the 4th div. long may it continue. who knows we could be bottom by christmas and relegated by may. yeeehaaa confrence here we come.
remember www.gone

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smitd says...
9:45pm Sat 28 Aug 10

just remember in season 98/99 at this very point in time we had one point - what happened - we ended up with automatic promotion to the premiership - keep the faith - and stop bloody booing
my late father in law was a season ticket holder for donkeys years until his death and he always said the problem with city was that they were followed by 10,000 - 3000 supporters and 7000 dick heads - booing does us no good at all
taylor will get it right

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Fat-man says...
10:47pm Sat 28 Aug 10

smitd wrote:
just remember in season 98/99 at this very point in time we had one point - what happened - we ended up with automatic promotion to the premiership - keep the faith - and stop bloody booing my late father in law was a season ticket holder for donkeys years until his death and he always said the problem with city was that they were followed by 10,000 - 3000 supporters and 7000 dick heads - booing does us no good at all taylor will get it right
Sry to hear of your tragic news, but after 10 years of drivel from valley parrade can you understand why people boo, hope like you say 98-99 changes our season, but history never repeats itself, if it did id be a millionaire..

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skyblogger says...
7:20am Sun 29 Aug 10

Having a chairman that refused to speak to his manager half way through a league campaign and then through the January transfer window... what does that tell you!

Professionalism? We are rotten at the core.

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yorkiewyke says...
8:54am Sun 29 Aug 10

As smitd says remember 98/99,correct me ifI`m wrong but didn`t we go until october without a win ?

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The General 80-85 says...
10:35am Sun 29 Aug 10

shaun from richmond wrote:
I EXPECTED A SEASON OF BORING WINS AND DRAWS!! Thats what you get with "TAYLOR"!!. But OH NO..........The bloke turns out to be the second coming of "Colin Todd"!! HOW MUCH MORE PAIN DO US CITY SUPPORTERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH??
Same old Shaun !! You wanted Stu out and got your wish ,and now it looks like you want taylor out .
The main problem at Bradford is Fat boy Lawn ,
why or why was the little more money needed for furman and law who is getting championship clubs looking at
every week not given idont know.
And now what we have at City is a load of Quantity and no Quality ,after watching that again on Friday i really feel we could be in serious trouble this year and dont think we are TOO big not to be !















































ve seen

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robholmes says...
4:12pm Sun 29 Aug 10

We will win next saturday ( i hope ).
Then we will go on an unbeaten run for a while or am i being to optomistic?
To be honest and to tell you the truth...im not too sure about hanson or evans and i think daley is passed his best like other people on here, also i cannot understand why moult is playing on the wing when he is a forward? After watching speight on friday i recon he deserves a few full games as this guy seems to be abit of a hand full up front.

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shaun from richmond says...
4:53pm Sun 29 Aug 10

The General 80-85 wrote:
shaun from richmond wrote: I EXPECTED A SEASON OF BORING WINS AND DRAWS!! Thats what you get with "TAYLOR"!!. But OH NO..........The bloke turns out to be the second coming of "Colin Todd"!! HOW MUCH MORE PAIN DO US CITY SUPPORTERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH??
Same old Shaun !! You wanted Stu out and got your wish ,and now it looks like you want taylor out . The main problem at Bradford is Fat boy Lawn , why or why was the little more money needed for furman and law who is getting championship clubs looking at every week not given idont know. And now what we have at City is a load of Quantity and no Quality ,after watching that again on Friday i really feel we could be in serious trouble this year and dont think we are TOO big not to be ! ve seen
"GENERAL" I dont care any more about the politics of it!! Im just sick of 4th Div football.........

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tyker says...
4:56pm Sun 29 Aug 10

shaun from richmond wrote:
The General 80-85 wrote:
shaun from richmond wrote: I EXPECTED A SEASON OF BORING WINS AND DRAWS!! Thats what you get with "TAYLOR"!!. But OH NO..........The bloke turns out to be the second coming of "Colin Todd"!! HOW MUCH MORE PAIN DO US CITY SUPPORTERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH??
Same old Shaun !! You wanted Stu out and got your wish ,and now it looks like you want taylor out . The main problem at Bradford is Fat boy Lawn , why or why was the little more money needed for furman and law who is getting championship clubs looking at every week not given idont know. And now what we have at City is a load of Quantity and no Quality ,after watching that again on Friday i really feel we could be in serious trouble this year and dont think we are TOO big not to be ! ve seen
"GENERAL" I dont care any more about the politics of it!! Im just sick of 4th Div football.........
ALL WE WANT IS A WINNING TEAM!!

forget petty politics especially when you do not know what is happening behind the scenes.

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Bradford1903 says...
12:27am Mon 30 Aug 10

It's refreshing for a manager to accept responsibility instead of the usual catalogue of excuses, and while his team tinkerings haven't helped, the players have also to take some share of the blame, as they seem petrified of playing in a City shirt.

If you can't handle the pressure of expectation at this level, then you are not going to amount to much.

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Bradford1903 says...
12:38am Mon 30 Aug 10

I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excusesBelieve it was mid September, 2-0 at West Brom, a Lee Mills double, remember watching it on Sky.

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Bradford1903 says...
12:59am Mon 30 Aug 10

Bradford1903 wrote:
I’ve signed the majority of players so the way we’ve played is down to me. We’ve got no excusesBelieve it was mid September, 2-0 at West Brom, a Lee Mills double, remember watching it on Sky.
Don't know where the 1st sentence came from, and why it didn't attach the quote, but it was in reply to Yorkie.

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Waynus71 says...
9:49am Mon 30 Aug 10

There are a number of posters on here with views of how and why it has started badly. Some are more positive than others (i.e. we are still gelling, missing key players etc and will turn things around). However, what we can all agree on it that Friday night was simply not good enough and we have to improve fast.
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Personally, I didn't think Doherty did too much wrong. He looked for the ball all the time and, despite all his passes, he only gavve the ball away a couple of times. Hunt doesn't get forward enough for a full-back and Ramsden should go straight back into the team, when fit.
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Oliver has obviously been told not to boot it long. I noticed he looked for a simple pass every time on Friday night and Doherty in partiular. Shame Williams didn't follow suit as he just booted it into the channels. This is a good idea as long as your wide men are looking/ready for it, but they simply looked surprised he was doing it.
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As for an attacking unit, other than O'Brien, I thought the rest were rubbish on the night. None were able to keep the ball or create anything. It wasn't until Speight was introduced that we actually had something to get excited about. He reminds me of Michael Owen (obviously nowhere near as good, but a similar style). He is small player with lots of upper-body strength and pace. He managed to hold the ball up well and wriggled free from the defence time and time again.
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But thenagain, I think I must have been watching a different game. I could have sworn that Daley was on the left of midfield and Evans on the right, with Hanson & Moult up front. Yes, Moult and Evans kept switching, but it was Moult in the middle more often than not.... or at least that is how I saw it from the TL Dallas (and they were playing towards us in the first half).
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I would be interested in what other TL Dallas fans thought about the positions of our front four.
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Finally, I wouldn't be surprised to see Daley dropped. For me, he was the worst player on the pitch. Loss of pace, form and confidence means we are carrying a player at the moment. Why on earth did Taylor leave him on? No doubt I will be riticised by some Daley-lovers for these comments but when was his last good game? In fact, when was his last cross?
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Is that okay for you 'Gspot'???????

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