Bradford City salvage ‘ugly’ point (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Andrew Davies pops up with late Bradford City leveller to rescue draw after pitch battle
8:30am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in Bantams By Simon Parker
Luke Oliver congratulates fellow defender Andrew Davies on his injury-time equaliser
Phil Parkinson savoured City’s last-gasp equaliser and then warned Valley Parade fans: Home games won’t be pretty.
Andrew Davies headed home in stoppage time to rescue a point last night after a mistake by Port Vale goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson.
After back-to-back postponements, City’s first game for 17 days was hampered by a heavy pitch – and Parkinson admitted that the playing surface is going to be a long-term problem.
He said: “It was very difficult to play on. The supporters have got to understand it’s going to be ugly here from now until the end of the season.
“We’ve just got to grind out results because the pitch is not conducive to any sort of football.
“It’s not the groundsman’s fault at all. The conditions have been poor for him but it’s very hard to play on.
We just ask for the commitment and desire from the lads to keep this home record we’ve got going
Phil Parkinson
“We just ask for the commitment and desire from the lads to keep this home record we’ve got going.”
* Read full story in today’s Telegraph & Argus
Comments(34)
gspot01
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8:51am Wed 15 Feb 12
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I'd love them to string a few wins together so we can totally forget about relegation and then look forward to the end of the season!!! AGAIN
Cityman23
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9:11am Wed 15 Feb 12
a) Jon McLaughlin had another good game-consistently reliable-catching cleanly etc
b) Richie Jones stood out as giving his all. Plenty of 'bite'/excellent movement/quick-think
ing/thoughtful distribution.
c) Matt Fry had a decent debut.
d) Mark Oliver made a satisfactory 'return'
Cityman23
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9:13am Wed 15 Feb 12
e) Andrew Davies got 'stuck in' and got his goal!
MrsAngryofRidd
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9:22am Wed 15 Feb 12
Was glad to see Luke Oliver back and thought him and Jon McLaughlin had a decent game.
Cannot wait for the next game!!!!
Thee Voice of Reason
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9:22am Wed 15 Feb 12
Wells tried to do too much at the end still a point is a point but people need their heads testing if they are travelling to Torquay to watch that.
QUEENSBURY BANTAM
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9:33am Wed 15 Feb 12
ALEXIMO.56.
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9:51am Wed 15 Feb 12
BCFCBoothy1
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10:21am Wed 15 Feb 12
Thee Voice of Reason wrote:I for one am heading down to Torquay on Saturday - I also think we may be able to play a bit of football as the Plainmoor pitch will be a whole lot better than ours - it is the English Riviera after all.
Poor game, the Vale goal was a good one. Wells tried to do too much at the end still a point is a point but people need their heads testing if they are travelling to Torquay to watch that.
Good point in the end - I think the posters who expect slick football on a surface like that need to hav a slight reality check.
We def need a few wins though and no doubt!
CTID
tezmerelda
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10:25am Wed 15 Feb 12
had started it would have been a different story. Don't understand why Parky started Hannah but at least he wasn't too stubborn to persist with him.
Can't remember their keeper having to
make a save until late in the second half
but you can't argue with City's battling spirit or refusal to give up.
Keep going boys.
shaun from richmond
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11:20am Wed 15 Feb 12
GOODNESS knows how bad we would be if he thought he was doing a POOR job!!.
Talk about... "YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING"!!
ALEXIMO.56.
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11:47am Wed 15 Feb 12
shaun from richmond wrote:C'mon Shaun m8. Don't blame Parky for last night's garbage. Vale were much better than us and were a very hard team to break down. Parky had a very strong line up there and It's the players you should have a go at and not Parky.
"Lawn" thinks "Parky" is doing a good job?????.
GOODNESS knows how bad we would be if he thought he was doing a POOR job!!.
Talk about... "YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOUR DOING"!!
Danstarr69
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12:33pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Cityman23 wrote:Who is Mark Oliver??? LOL
As a 'poster' perhaps thought by some on here as a 'negatron' (I don't think I am!!), I am going to make my comments only positive today. That might make me a 'positron' but I do admit occsionally to being a 'sarcasatron' or even a 'sceptatron' but hopefully not a 'cynicatron!!' a) Jon McLaughlin had another good game-consistently reliable-catching cleanly etc b) Richie Jones stood out as giving his all. Plenty of 'bite'/excellent movement/quick-think ing/thoughtful distribution. c) Matt Fry had a decent debut. d) Mark Oliver made a satisfactory 'return'
Victor Clayton
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12:38pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Cityman23 wrote:I really don’t get the Jones thing. He has obvious talent and lightning pace but has he a phobia about leaving the centre circle? While their no 8 (the goal scorer) was steaming forward at any opportunity Jones (and Ravenhill) do not support the forwards. Why?
As a 'poster' perhaps thought by some on here as a 'negatron' (I don't think I am!!), I am going to make my comments only positive today. That might make me a 'positron' but I do admit occsionally to being a 'sarcasatron' or even a 'sceptatron' but hopefully not a 'cynicatron!!' a) Jon McLaughlin had another good game-consistently reliable-catching cleanly etc b) Richie Jones stood out as giving his all. Plenty of 'bite'/excellent movement/quick-think ing/thoughtful distribution. c) Matt Fry had a decent debut. d) Mark Oliver made a satisfactory 'return'
fatbloke
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12:44pm Wed 15 Feb 12
When a team is at HOME and LOSING 1-0 why would you remain negative?
Scenario which happened on 3 occasions last night during the second half and has happened week in week out since McGod's days.
City are defending from open play, Fry, Oliver and Davies are marking 1 (yes 1) of their men in our box...
Reid is marking 1 on the edge of our box and we have 1 man stuck up front marked by several of their men.
What would you do as manager?
1) think its okay as the pitch is in poor condition?
2) Drag back our only forward to help out just in case their 1 man in the box beats 3
3) Leave it as it is, because we will clear it to our only striker and hope he keeps thwe ball and not aloow them to get it back and keep us on the back foot
4) Or tell the defenders (if at all when losing) we only need 1 spare man at max in our box (not 2), tell one of them to push Reid on and mark the man Reid was marking...
I think Parky would choose answer 1 or 3, Peter Taylor would go for option 2......
I would like to think whoever the City manager was would go for option 4...because 1, we are losing, 2, we are at home, 3 9 times out of 10 Oliver/Davies WILL get to the ball before their only man in the box...
It's dull, its negative and we are losing, those ingredients are the recipe for disaster!!!
For the 1st time I am seriously considering non-purchase of a season ticket, it will have to be cheap to make me buy 1 because I can't see it being used that often
bay tree
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12:48pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Maybe they are just doing as they are told by the Manager??!!
Victor Clayton
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1:01pm Wed 15 Feb 12
bay tree wrote:maybe, but Syers does make the runs.
I really don’t get the Jones thing. He has obvious talent and lightning pace but has he a phobia about leaving the centre circle? While their no 8 (the goal scorer) was steaming forward at any opportunity Jones (and Ravenhill) do not support the forwards. Why? Maybe they are just doing as they are told by the Manager??!!
Carlos the Tackle
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1:06pm Wed 15 Feb 12
MrsAngryofRidd wrote:Cannot wait for the next game!!!!
Unfortunately yet again I missed the goal having left early due to the fact that for 80 mins I was BORED. It is no good blaming the ref or the pitch, you have to look to the manager and players. The new season ticket offer is going to have to be really really really good for me to consider getting one for next season. Was glad to see Luke Oliver back and thought him and Jon McLaughlin had a decent game. Cannot wait for the next game!!!!
Why ?
If you go early you may miss the oppositions late goals !
BD16
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1:33pm Wed 15 Feb 12
tyker2
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2:14pm Wed 15 Feb 12
surely very successful managers compared to the lot who have graced VP this last 12 years or so!!!!!
tyker2
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2:16pm Wed 15 Feb 12
WHAT DO DIRECTORS ACTUALLY WANT FROM THEIR MANAGERS?
gentlemanbob
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3:00pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Is this a early April Fools Day.??
Seems we all dont understand Football
How can they really sack him in that position,,??There is still all to play for if you look at the table,,,
If that is anything to go with ,,we should have a new Manager every Month.....laugh
Football Directors do make you Wonder
Yours
Bob
BASSA1
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4:11pm Wed 15 Feb 12
City just are not scoring enough goals.
bay tree
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4:17pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Victor Clayton wrote:I agree that Syers does get into the box but is that at the expense of the team? Looking at Syers record, this season he has played in 6 games, we have lost 4 of these and the 2 we won he came on in the 89th minute and he got sent off in the other. His last 2 games we have conceded 5 goals and lost both. Maybe he might be better on wing.
bay tree wrote:maybe, but Syers does make the runs.
I really don’t get the Jones thing. He has obvious talent and lightning pace but has he a phobia about leaving the centre circle? While their no 8 (the goal scorer) was steaming forward at any opportunity Jones (and Ravenhill) do not support the forwards. Why? Maybe they are just doing as they are told by the Manager??!!
fatbloke
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4:19pm Wed 15 Feb 12
BASSA1 wrote:read my email at 12:44 and that might explain why we dont score enough goals aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar
Why oh why cant we get a decent team dont blame the pitch same for both sides.
City just are not scoring enough goals.
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggh
hhhhhhh
BCFCBoothy1
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5:59pm Wed 15 Feb 12
fatbloke wrote:It finished 1-1 Bassa...........!!!!
BASSA1 wrote: Why oh why cant we get a decent team dont blame the pitch same for both sides. City just are not scoring enough goals.read my email at 12:44 and that might explain why we dont score enough goals aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggh hhhhhhh
!
CTID
tyker2
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6:02pm Wed 15 Feb 12
BCFCBoothy1 wrote:is BASSA1 are airline steward/stewardess with BA: that's their union name!!
fatbloke wrote:It finished 1-1 Bassa...........!!!!
BASSA1 wrote: Why oh why cant we get a decent team dont blame the pitch same for both sides. City just are not scoring enough goals.read my email at 12:44 and that might explain why we dont score enough goals aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggh hhhhhhh
!
CTID
Danstarr69
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6:31pm Wed 15 Feb 12
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bahamianbantam
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6:31pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Obviously defence is what it is - and hopefully return of Ramsden might tighten defence up as in December.
Fagan being totally out of favour a surprise given PP's favouritism but playing Smalley - a target man - seems bizarre. For once Jones & Ravenhill didn't spark. I would just bring in Syers although temptation will be to bring Flynn in alongside Ravenhill.
Has Hannah got it? Seemed like he had in November but not now. Goals are drying up again.
As a negatron have to say it's looking grim - let's get Lee Clark - PP must have worst record for an "unsacked" manager. 5 wins out of 23 games - draws at home (to mid table teams) defeats away to lowly teams must mean the big R.
The boys have to get 4 wins out of next six games or we are deep in doody. Can anyone see that happening?
nowt fresh
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6:33pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Didn't seem to affect Port Vale too much as they knocked the ball around for fun !.... stop the excuses Parky that wasdire last night and if their keeper had not made a mess of the corner we would have got what we deserved "NOWT"
tezmerelda says...
10:25am Wed 15 Feb 12
Think if Hanson had stayed on and Wells
had started it would have been a different story. Don't understand why Parky started Hannah but at least he wasn't too stubborn to persist with him.
Can't remember their keeper having to
make a save until late in the second half
but you can't argue with City's battling spirit or refusal to give up.
Keep going boys.”
What about the Hanson header from Reids cross that their keeper push round the post after about 6 minutes ?.
fatbloke
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7:26pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Danstarr69
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7:53pm Wed 15 Feb 12
bahamianbantam wrote:It's the team I would have picked but I would've started with Wells and brought Hannah on later.1st time some of them have played together eg. Fry,Atkinson,Smalley but I bet they'll click soon.
Did anyone really think with the team he chose we would win? Obviously defence is what it is - and hopefully return of Ramsden might tighten defence up as in December. Fagan being totally out of favour a surprise given PP's favouritism but playing Smalley - a target man - seems bizarre. For once Jones & Ravenhill didn't spark. I would just bring in Syers although temptation will be to bring Flynn in alongside Ravenhill. Has Hannah got it? Seemed like he had in November but not now. Goals are drying up again. As a negatron have to say it's looking grim - let's get Lee Clark - PP must have worst record for an "unsacked" manager. 5 wins out of 23 games - draws at home (to mid table teams) defeats away to lowly teams must mean the big R. The boys have to get 4 wins out of next six games or we are deep in doody. Can anyone see that happening?
You can tell you didn't go to the match.It wasn't just the defences fault,it was the whole team. And Hannah had a couple of shots on target and off,but his 1st touch could've been slightly better.
Btw Syers wasn't playing because he got injured in the warm up.He was going to start.
Victor Clayton
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8:09pm Wed 15 Feb 12
bay tree wrote:I was only using Syers as an example of a player who is allowed to go forward, but would be interested to know the same stats for Jones. cheers
Victor Clayton wrote:I agree that Syers does get into the box but is that at the expense of the team? Looking at Syers record, this season he has played in 6 games, we have lost 4 of these and the 2 we won he came on in the 89th minute and he got sent off in the other. His last 2 games we have conceded 5 goals and lost both. Maybe he might be better on wing.bay tree wrote: I really don’t get the Jones thing. He has obvious talent and lightning pace but has he a phobia about leaving the centre circle? While their no 8 (the goal scorer) was steaming forward at any opportunity Jones (and Ravenhill) do not support the forwards. Why? Maybe they are just doing as they are told by the Manager??!!maybe, but Syers does make the runs.
Cityman23
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11:29pm Wed 15 Feb 12
Danstarr69 wrote:Matthew...MARK...LUK
Cityman23 wrote: As a 'poster' perhaps thought by some on here as a 'negatron' (I don't think I am!!), I am going to make my comments only positive today. That might make me a 'positron' but I do admit occsionally to being a 'sarcasatron' or even a 'sceptatron' but hopefully not a 'cynicatron!!' a) Jon McLaughlin had another good game-consistently reliable-catching cleanly etc b) Richie Jones stood out as giving his all. Plenty of 'bite'/excellent movement/quick-think ing/thoughtful distribution. c) Matt Fry had a decent debut. d) Mark Oliver made a satisfactory 'return'Who is Mark Oliver??? LOL
E...John!!
Yeah okay...but... I wasn't far out!!
Seriously though...
-Rangers going bust!
-Tevez.. coming BACK to Man City!
-Arsenal thrashed by AC Milan-(the 'hawks' soon to be after Arsene W!!)
-Chelsea-Shadow hanging over Terry
-Man Utd out of Europe..dependent on oldies like Giggs/Scholes (??!!)
-Liverpool in thrall to racism & a bank
-Hudders. managerless
-Leeds with no manager but still Ken Bates
-Postsmouth in Admin
-Darlinton 'down the pan'
-Celtic with a 14 pt lead-if they don't win the league-Lennon will be 'shot'!!
-Spurs soon to lose their manager!!
And we think WE'VE got problems!!
click2find
spleen ventor says...
8:42am Wed 15 Feb 12
on-poor...officials-
poor...pitch-poor...
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Just a normal day at the office really.