Bradford City: Reid back in the fast lane (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Bradford City: Kyel Reid back in the fast lane
7:30am Wednesday 8th February 2012 in Bantams By Simon Parker
Kyel Reid is raring to go again after recovering from a hamstring injury
Kyel Reid today issued a speed warning to City’s upcoming opponents: I’m still as quick as ever.
The jet-heeled winger hopes to make his first start of 2012 in Saturday’s trip to AFC Wimbledon.
With the Crawley game frozen off, Reid has had another week’s training to sharpen his act for the Wombles.
Reid returned earlier than expected from his injured hamstring to deliver a lively half hour from the bench against Bristol Rovers 11 days ago.
And he promised that any defender hoping his velocity might be sapped by the recent absence is going to be disappointed.
Reid said: “There’s no chance of me slowing down. Pace is my main thing and I won’t lose that.
“As a wide man, you’ve got to be explosive with short sprints. So we’ve tried to build the hamstring up and make it as strong as possible to do those runs."
Full story on the back page of today's Telegraph & Argus
Comments(15)
fatbloke
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9:02am Wed 8 Feb 12
For a few weeks building up to your injury when receiving the ball you seemed to stall when the full back stood you up and before you had chance to do anything they had doubled up on you.
Please don't give them time to re-group when u get the ball.
Freddy
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9:03am Wed 8 Feb 12
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I hope Kyel's hamstrings are now strong enough and tough enough for him to last the remainder of this Season. But , I would concentrate on more close trickery, and change of pace work. Speed is not everything today; Whereas change of pace and direction, with quick one two's are more likely to confuse defenders, and lead to scoring goals.
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Defenders, especially backs, love a speed race to the goal/by line--to see who is fastest and can match their speed attempts. A bit like a 100 metre sprint, of which they are all good at achieving, and defending.
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shaun from richmond
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9:58am Wed 8 Feb 12
The weather is turning our Season around!!
I realise we will have to play eventually......BUT HEY...Lets worry about that when it happens!!
COME ON...WEATHER!!
tyker2
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10:46am Wed 8 Feb 12
shaun from richmond wrote:AND HOW DOES THAT WORK OUT THEN?
Another game off this weekend???.....COME ON!!.
The weather is turning our Season around!!
I realise we will have to play eventually......BUT HEY...Lets worry about that when it happens!!
COME ON...WEATHER!!
shaun from richmond
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11:12am Wed 8 Feb 12
tyker2 wrote:WELL.........Everyon
shaun from richmond wrote: Another game off this weekend???.....COME ON!!. The weather is turning our Season around!! I realise we will have to play eventually......BUT HEY...Lets worry about that when it happens!! COME ON...WEATHER!!AND HOW DOES THAT WORK OUT THEN?
e has been on a bit of a downer of late..Manager, players, supporters, (Me!! Im always on a downer). Anyway....2 or 3 weeks of no footy......and even our POOR LAMBS will be chomping at the bit (one for BrianMitchell !) to get out and get a few results!! BECAUSE...they will have forgotton (all footy players have a memory of a Goldfish!!) how RUBBISH they are!!
LOOK......Im grasping at straws here!!
bigchris221
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11:30am Wed 8 Feb 12
tyker2
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11:51am Wed 8 Feb 12
bigchris221 wrote:i have a mate whose a true Don: itch is not good at best of times but with frost on it there seems to be little hope it will go ahead unless overnight temperatures increase suddenly (WHICH IT IS NOT LIKELY TO DO) the your train tickets for a match will be wasted
I bloody well hope it's not called off because I've paid for my train tickets!
bigchris221
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11:55am Wed 8 Feb 12
Freddy
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1:20pm Wed 8 Feb 12
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Perhaps an afternoon matinee West End Show for Big Chris for part of the Winmbledon gate money. But the last train back, is 20.30 if I recall correctly-- to avoid the drunken football hooligans - Going back to 'WEEDS' etc. No good for evening West End Shows, that finish later around 22.30!.
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Waynus1971
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2:16pm Wed 8 Feb 12
fatbloke wrote:I'm with you on this point fatbloke. Reid clearly has the ability and on his day, he can rip apart the best of defences. However, prior to his injury, he clearly wasn't performing as well as he had done previously.
Fingers crossed you can show the form you showed when you first arrived.
For a few weeks building up to your injury when receiving the ball you seemed to stall when the full back stood you up and before you had chance to do anything they had doubled up on you.
Please don't give them time to re-group when u get the ball.
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I like to see wingers mix it up a little. Reid does tend to wait until he gets the ball before he starts to attack the fullback and sometimes, as you refer, ends up with the opposition doubling up due to his hesitency. I would like to Reid start some of his runs BEFORE he receives the ball as this would make it harder for the opposition to double up.
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I just hope we get to see Reid doing what he does best and that is running at defences at pace and putting in decent crosses. We have missed that over the last few months. Anyone else like to see Atkinson start on the right?
KnightMcCall
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2:33pm Wed 8 Feb 12
bigchris221 wrote:Or head for the Hockney exhibition in london instead to see a quality bradford export. Im going to use my train tickets whatever the weather...bit of a pain if there is no game though
Oh well a day out in London will have to do if it's cancelled!
StaffsBantam
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2:56pm Wed 8 Feb 12
tyker2 wrote:tyker2 wrote:
bigchris221 wrote:i have a mate whose a true Don: itch is not good at best of times but with frost on it there seems to be little hope it will go ahead unless overnight temperatures increase suddenly (WHICH IT IS NOT LIKELY TO DO) the your train tickets for a match will be wasted
I bloody well hope it's not called off because I've paid for my train tickets!
"i have a mate whose a true Don: itch is not good at best of times but with frost on it there seems to be little hope it will go ahead unless overnight temperatures increase suddenly (WHICH IT IS NOT LIKELY TO DO) the your train tickets for a match will be wasted"
Hope your mate gets well soon Tyker - frost on his itch - PAINFUL!
tyker2
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7:49am Thu 9 Feb 12
StaffsBantam wrote:sorry iss head: the ea seems to have been mislaced on my comuter
tyker2 wrote:tyker2 wrote:
bigchris221 wrote:i have a mate whose a true Don: itch is not good at best of times but with frost on it there seems to be little hope it will go ahead unless overnight temperatures increase suddenly (WHICH IT IS NOT LIKELY TO DO) the your train tickets for a match will be wasted
I bloody well hope it's not called off because I've paid for my train tickets!
"i have a mate whose a true Don: itch is not good at best of times but with frost on it there seems to be little hope it will go ahead unless overnight temperatures increase suddenly (WHICH IT IS NOT LIKELY TO DO) the your train tickets for a match will be wasted"
Hope your mate gets well soon Tyker - frost on his itch - PAINFUL!
tyker2
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7:52am Thu 9 Feb 12
KnightMcCall wrote:last time I looked HOCKNEY EXHIBITION was entrance by ticket only and there were few tickets left: may have changed since so check before you turn up decked up in your claret and amber.
bigchris221 wrote:Or head for the Hockney exhibition in london instead to see a quality bradford export. Im going to use my train tickets whatever the weather...bit of a pain if there is no game though
Oh well a day out in London will have to do if it's cancelled!
You may get in as a Harry Potter extra though!!
click2find
tyker2 says...
7:36am Wed 8 Feb 12
The game may not go ahead due to frozen pitches in the south east over this last week!!:check before travelling