Rotherham 4 City 0

4:58pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in Bantams Photograph of the Author By Simon Parker, Bradford City Reporter

For the second week running, a City league game was settled by half-time.

But the boot was very much on the other foot this time as Rotherham pocketed the points with three goals in the first 35 minutes. They added a fourth in the closing stages but the contest had been settled.

And to add salt to the wounds of the 2,000 travelling fans, two of those goals came from former Bantam Gareth Evans .

Phil Parkinson’s side arrived at the New York Stadium with confidence high after three straight wins.

But they paid a heavy price for not closing down and giving Rotherham far too much room in the first half.

City made the worst possible start as Rotherham grabbed the lead inside the second minute. Michael O’Connor had time and space 30 yards out and his shot flew past Matt Duke’s right hand.

The visitors shook off the early blow to respond with some good pressure and took the game to the Millers, looking to use Kyel Reid and Zavon Hines on the flanks. Luke Oliver ’s shot was saved and Nahki Wells drove over from a James Hanson flick-on before they were further rocked by a second Rotherham goal after 24 minutes.

Evans fired home against his old club and then celebrated in front of the away end, jumping and punching the air to rub it in to the mass of travelling fans.

Reid almost embarrassed Scott Shearer with a cross from a short corner that the Rotherham keeper just managed to bundle clear. But City were far too open at the other end and Kari Arnason headed wide from the home side’s first corner.

But a third Rotherham goal ten minutes before the break left City with a mountain to climb. Ben Pringle picked up a loose ball in midfield, surged into space and beat Duke via the post.

Wells thought he had clawed one back just before the break but was ruled offside after Shearer had parried Nathan Doyle’s initial effort into his path.

Will Atkinson replaced Hines at half-time and Reid rattled an early shot not too far wide. But Rotherham still threatened to score more and Gary Jones nodded Kayode Odejayi’s header off the line from a corner.

Evans blazed over from another good chance created by Daniel Nardiello. Evans then almost caught City with a quick break but Oliver made a vital lunging tackle in the box.

Alan Connell came on for Wells and created a couple of chances but there was more danger at the other end as Duke saved from O’Connor.

And inevitably it was Evans who netted the only goal of the second half, beating Duke at his near post with four minutes left.

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BCFC LAD says...
5:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Cream always rises to the top, crap sinks to the bottom.

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beardedclam says...
5:07pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Cannot wait for "deadbeat" SHAUN'S comments.

The best team won, simple as!

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Hoggy64 says...
5:17pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Reality check for City. However just as a couple of good wins doesn't make us a brilliant side, neither does a heavy defeat make us a bad one. Tough league and a long season but with the players we've got we should be up there at the end. Just a case of Parky getting his tactics right.

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doneBD4 says...
5:18pm Sat 1 Sep 12

At least there wont be a mad rush for the accrington game.....

Hopefully this will be a kick up the backside that's needed.... It's well an good beating Watford, but it we cant beat team's that need to beating to win promotion then what's the point in cup run's

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moomooland says...
5:20pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Normal service has resumed.

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glue ear says...
5:29pm Sat 1 Sep 12

moomooland wrote:
Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along

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moomooland says...
5:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12

glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote:
Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run

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bahamianbantam says...
5:46pm Sat 1 Sep 12

What went wrong?

Looking at the BBCs stats it was pretty even. I do think playing Hines away is a gamble as we line up 4-2-4 rather than 4-4-2. We always tend to get overrun in midfield.

It is that reality check but looking at the table we have had a tough start although losing by four does knock our GD. PPs away record is shocking and needs to be addressed. I am a bit shocked that our much vaunted defence has now conceded seven in two away games - worst than anything on offer last season.

No need to panic - but it does look that we are some way from competing with the best in the Division and no one can use "time to gel" excuse as both Gillingham & Rotherham have made many changes.

Hoping just a blip

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Rambo says...
6:03pm Sat 1 Sep 12

On the way back now. What went wrong - horrendous marking in the first half and were punished for not being tight enough. this week we were up against a team much bigger, stronger and faster than Wimbledon and really showed us up.

We did have good possession but lack of a decent final ball meant attack was kept quiet.

It was the team fans would have wanted PP to start with and will leave us scratching our heads. The team that won at Watford should certainly be getting a chance after today.

One other concern - in the first half when we were losing it we started taking players out and got a fair few yellows. Contrast that to previous games where i think we've had one all season?

Learn from today or we definatley wont be in the top 6.

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KnightMcCall says...
6:06pm Sat 1 Sep 12

moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote:
Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.

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Birky Neil says...
6:25pm Sat 1 Sep 12

doneBD4 wrote:
At least there wont be a mad rush for the accrington game.....

Hopefully this will be a kick up the backside that's needed.... It's well an good beating Watford, but it we cant beat team's that need to beating to win promotion then what's the point in cup run's
Got my ticket already mate. £15. That's what being a true supporter is all about. Went to the Gillingham game too.

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BD16 says...
6:40pm Sat 1 Sep 12

BCFC LAD wrote:
Cream always rises to the top, crap sinks to the bottom.
If that's true, expect to see your post sliding down the page very soon.

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Birky Neil says...
6:52pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Think now Wells needs a reality check. Not this super striker he thinks he is. Think it's time Hanna gets a start as he is our true goal scorer. Thought we was after a midfielder? Was disappointed when the transfer window shut we had not signed anyone. Was it depending on a big pay day in the cup mr lawn? Was the Burton home game the decider?

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Pablo says...
6:53pm Sat 1 Sep 12

A reality check for those that thought promotion was a formality.

However, I didn't get carried away with our good start to the season so this reversal doesn't concern me unduly either.

There's plenty of points to be taken from lesser teams than Rotherham and, with the quality in this squad, I'm more confident than I would have been last season, that we'll bounce back.

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Correctness says...
7:09pm Sat 1 Sep 12

KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.

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1 bingley bantam says...
7:21pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Just a wake up call a blip think whilst it hurts could do us good in the long run.Poss some of the players got a bit too compalecent and started to believe their own press good to get the "lesson" out of the way now.A tough week training and lots of work on defence needed and we will be back (i hope)

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dannbradfc says...
7:25pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Told you evsns critics that he may come back to haunt us. Dint get carried away by the. Start and neither By this. Still feel we have a decent squad just need to get the tactics right. It's ok playing wingers at home but today radio said. We were too deep even with two wingers. We need to get the right balance and play to individual strengths. Very very early Days....form will show after a dozen games.....

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Cityman23 says...
8:02pm Sat 1 Sep 12

"Ab-Blab!"

'Following City On The Radio!!"

'TImT' and 'Stix' are plodding on manfully...as usual!!

2nd Half:

'TimT': Well yes...it's 0-3 but City just need a goal to get back ito this game...wait a minute...oh....Hanso
n....oh...he SHOULD have scored...he really should!!

'STIX': That was really poor that...he should have put that away for me...,Tim!!

'TimT': If we could just get one back...then'it'll..b
e a different game!!

'STIX': Aw look at that...far too lackadaisical...from Meredith..there...mu
ch too careless for me!!

'TimT: If they could just get a goal back...the City fans'll be like a twelfth man...If...If...If!!


'STIX': Aw come on...that's too laid back that..Atkinson...he needs to get to those ..for me!!

'TimT': Oh..hey..what's this? Come on..Oh no!! ...............Four Nil!!!


'STIX' You know.... he should have done better than that.... he really should...He's got to...he's got to do a lot better than that....FOR ME!!!!!

'TimT': *&%$ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!

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theoutsider says...
8:20pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Hit by an early long strike we did get back into it and in my opinion slightly on top until the second. All four goals were well taken credit Evans for two they always come back to haunt you. Even Evans?!. We needed to make more changes on half time. Connell needs to start now technically better than Wells and stronger. Meredith worries me nil confidence when recieving and will not push forward. The entire defence looked vunerable. Johnny Mac should be in for Duke and then its his to loose. Parky has some work to do for next week to rid this defeat from the system.

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lonniejockstrap says...
9:29pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Ah well, that's what can happen when you stand off a decent player with the ball -and Rothers had a few decent players. Rotherham played the forward ball very well. A high forward ball would have been easy for our central defenders to deal with but Rotherham were too smart for that, they played the ball BETWEEN our defenders for their forwards to run onto. That eliminated any dominance we would have had in the air. An entertaining game even though we got hammered.

ps The thing that annoyed me as much as the defeat was some of the players had to be TOLD by PP to go show their appreciation to the away following that stayed till the very end. Hmmm!.

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gary turner says...
9:38pm Sat 1 Sep 12

bahamianbantam wrote:
What went wrong?

Looking at the BBCs stats it was pretty even. I do think playing Hines away is a gamble as we line up 4-2-4 rather than 4-4-2. We always tend to get overrun in midfield.

It is that reality check but looking at the table we have had a tough start although losing by four does knock our GD. PPs away record is shocking and needs to be addressed. I am a bit shocked that our much vaunted defence has now conceded seven in two away games - worst than anything on offer last season.

No need to panic - but it does look that we are some way from competing with the best in the Division and no one can use "time to gel" excuse as both Gillingham & Rotherham have made many changes.

Hoping just a blip
good call, its just a reality check, get over it and move on eh.

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moomooland says...
9:43pm Sat 1 Sep 12

KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote:
Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
may i ask why i'm a cretin

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tyker2 says...
10:00pm Sat 1 Sep 12

sitting here by the pool in 90 degrees in Florida this result looks shocking but,probably,anticip
ated give that Evans has the wood over us

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Craig says...
10:03pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Reality check today but we were our own worst enemies from the off (though its hard to legislate for that kind of wonder strike that opened up).

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as i said after Gills away, we played some okay stuff again but in much shorter spells but Rotherham were clinical and much more ready to receive and play the ball. Had a feeling whichever team came out and handled the occasion through letting their football do the talking would prevail and sadly for us that was Rotherham - much more comfortable with the derby atmosphere than our lads from kick off.

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One or two things, think criticism of Meredith is harsh, none of our lads wanted the ball at times today and he's certainly started well enough this season to warrant some slack on that front.

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Secondly, if we average win one lose one this year we'll end up with 69 points. Improve our cohesion as i think we will and turn that into an average nearer win two lose one and we'll be in for a good year - nowhere near over.

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Finally, what a classless pill ock Evans is. What was it he was so unhappy about at City - his fat paycheck for little return or the fact he wishes he was still at a big club? Don't remember City fans being so harsh on him as to deserve that today!

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balbrigganfc says...
10:29pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Was half expecting City might have come unstuck at Rotherham, after the long slog to Watford midweek, and Rotherham having a full week to prepare for this match. City will bounce back from this blip, would agree with Birky Neil's comment that Hannah should be given a start, and Wells a much needed appearance sat on the bench....Has he signed a new contract...

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YouWouldntUnderstand says...
11:35pm Sat 1 Sep 12

Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?

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Get a life says...
12:03am Sun 2 Sep 12

YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
Correctness!
You are well out of order mate.
Sick joke. Shame on you.

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Get a life says...
12:03am Sun 2 Sep 12

YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
Correctness!
You are well out of order mate.
Sick joke. Shame on you.

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Spenvalleyspartan says...
12:36am Sun 2 Sep 12

Get a life wrote:
YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
Correctness!
You are well out of order mate.
Sick joke. Shame on you.
Why do you bother responding to this Beeston Utd oxygen waster who probably got ignored by his parents as a child! Every response you give him is like feeding oxygen to a fire! It sticks in my throat this result today! Evans can wallow in his small club mentality cos that's all it is! Just wish Flynn had hit him harder the City reject! He could never perform infront of a big crowd and is probably more comfortable playing infront of one man and his dog!! I mean Rotherham sold about 4000 season tickets on the back of a new stadium and a squad which has been assembled on a massive budget! As long as we dust ourselves down and learn from this we will progress! Remember losing 3-0 to Ipswich on our last promotion campaign! That was after a poor start to the season! We will turn it round. Worry not! I wish we had sold Mr Premadonna Wells last week and brought in Nathan Ellington as young Wells seems to have dilutions if grandeur. Mr I'm too good to sign! Well Mr Premadonna start performing or you'll just be a forgotten name like Graham Tomlinson!!!!

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bcfc1903 says...
12:59am Sun 2 Sep 12

Didn't go but the goals were poor, in all honesty i thought Duke should have saved both Evans shots and i'd question him over the first. No panic but imo we haven't a decent keeper in the club. I'll go further, put OscarJansson behind that Bradford City FC defence and we get promoted. Hopefully Parkinson will correct this glaring weakness in the side quickly.

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Shadrach Dingle says...
1:02am Sun 2 Sep 12

Twas a 'reality check' alright. Our 'solid' defence was ripped apart at times by a bunch of dwarves playing high tempo pass and move football that highlighted the fact Hanson and Wells aren't technically gifted enough to link up play and play good football on the deck in and around the oppo's box. Their big lad upfront was hardly in the game and they still ripped us another one. The strange thing is Hanson won just about every header he contested. Unfortunately Wells is left on his own to second guess where the ball's going to land and is left running around like a headless chicken. Our only other means of attack is sticking the ball out wide in the hope Reid and Hines can create something. Even when we win it all seems rather predictable and as we saw today, I suspect good teams with quality players and a half decent game plan will find us out.

Connell anyone?

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Bradford1903 says...
3:16am Sun 2 Sep 12

Must admit I was surprised to see him start with both Reid and Hines out wide. At home, and away against the lesser sides then fair enough, but against the top sides on our travels, you have surely got to be a bit more conservative; I was surprised that Thompson didn't start on the right.

Wasn't there, as I was playing cricket, and victim of a truly shocking LBW decision, but seeing the goals, it looked like a day when everything they hit turned to gold; 3 of them were great strikes, particularly the first.

Always thought Evans was a decent player for us, but he was a confidence player, and the climate of negativity, plus the crowd's abuse totally destroyed him. Maybe some fans should think of the affect it has on particularly our young players.

I don't know what was the more humiliating; Parky having to shake that fat tranny's hand after a tonking, or me having to apologise to the umpire after giving him abuse following his shocking decision, at least we'll have something in common; neither of us would've meant it.

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ALEXIMO.56. says...
7:12am Sun 2 Sep 12

Was there Yesterday and it is a beautiful stadium and plenty space as far as seating goes. I was very disappointed with the result and the very slack marking for the first 3 goals. We just didn't turn up and that was a good kick up the Jacksie and a wake up call. I thought that Jimmy H. looked very tired out there and again, we were either trying to walk it in or pump it up to Jimmy. There were some people blaming Duke but none of the goals were his fault. For me, we were just rubbish and lost for ideas. I think it's time to give Jimmy & Nakhi a rest and try a combination with Connell & Hannah. On the subject of Gareth Evans Goading and Taunting the City fans, I ask this question. If a player takes his shirt off, He gets a yellow card. Now I'm sure what Evans did was more serious than taking your shirt off. Why didn't the ref Book him? He was there and saw it all. I am hearing that the club are planning to report this to the FA. Can anyone enlighten me on this situation as I am told that the club can't do anything only the Ref.

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usher dave says...
7:13am Sun 2 Sep 12

just a blip 50second goal made it hard with a big crowd behind the home team

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Correctness says...
9:03am Sun 2 Sep 12

usher dave wrote:
just a blip 50second goal made it hard with a big crowd behind the home team
Good job it was just a blip early on or it would have been 100 nil. Good result for PA.

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cookie_brighton says...
9:14am Sun 2 Sep 12

We cannot win them all.......Rotherham are one of the teams expecting too be up there at the end of the season. The lads will bounce back.
A positive out of yesterdays games is that Burton Albion lost 3-0 away at Exeter...the bbc sports site lists Burton as having 65% possession..........
..bring them on.

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cookie_brighton says...
9:15am Sun 2 Sep 12

ctid

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ricky76 says...
9:16am Sun 2 Sep 12

Better team won with the firsy and 3rd goals quality strikes but why didnt our midfield close down their players.As for Gareth Evans I had time for him before today thought it didnt just work for him at city but when you score why try to start a possible invasion by running right across the stand of city fans to celebrate complete knobhead. Tactics need to be addressed as well it was a case of pump it to Hanson or pass it to Reid and both players always had 2 men on them but on the flip side of this defeat I cant see us coming up against sides like Rotherham that often this season.One final note we need to get some points on the board away from home yes we have played two teams so far who are usually very good at home but with Accy and Oxford our next two away games and neither will be easy but we need to get either a win at one or at least 2points just get the monkey of our backs and then beat Barnet at home in between.

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shaun from richmond says...
9:41am Sun 2 Sep 12

NOTHING WE DIDNT ALREADY KNOW!!
Rothers will be in the top 3 come the end of the season.
"Deadbeat" still cant organise a team for a "REALLY BIG GAME"!!.
FRANKLY after the two home games against DROSS!....this was always going to be the "REAL TEST"!.......and yet again...FAILURE!!.
ARE WE SURPRISED???.....Of course not.....WE ARE WELL USED TO IT BY NOW!!.
Thankfully we dont have to play Rotherham every week!!

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ALEXIMO.56. says...
10:12am Sun 2 Sep 12

shaun from richmond wrote:
NOTHING WE DIDNT ALREADY KNOW!!
Rothers will be in the top 3 come the end of the season.
"Deadbeat" still cant organise a team for a "REALLY BIG GAME"!!.
FRANKLY after the two home games against DROSS!....this was always going to be the "REAL TEST"!.......and yet again...FAILURE!!.
ARE WE SURPRISED???.....Of course not.....WE ARE WELL USED TO IT BY NOW!!.
Thankfully we dont have to play Rotherham every week!!
Did you go to the game Shaun? Where do you get Big game from? It was just another lg2 yorkshire derby. I was there and we just didn't turn up and were rubbish. Credit where credit is due, Rotherham played well and were the better side on the day but they were nothing special. There were one or two players, (according to your good m8) that didn't do their job that was discussed in training and we were too open and were not very aggressive up front. We will see where the Millers finish at the end of the season. Tell me Shaun, Is it true that you are still pi$$ed off the way Jacko was treated and forced to resign? Is this the reason you hate PP?

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Onebrianmitchell says...
10:42am Sun 2 Sep 12

ALEXIMO.56. wrote:
shaun from richmond wrote:
NOTHING WE DIDNT ALREADY KNOW!!
Rothers will be in the top 3 come the end of the season.
"Deadbeat" still cant organise a team for a "REALLY BIG GAME"!!.
FRANKLY after the two home games against DROSS!....this was always going to be the "REAL TEST"!.......and yet again...FAILURE!!.
ARE WE SURPRISED???.....Of course not.....WE ARE WELL USED TO IT BY NOW!!.
Thankfully we dont have to play Rotherham every week!!
Did you go to the game Shaun? Where do you get Big game from? It was just another lg2 yorkshire derby. I was there and we just didn't turn up and were rubbish. Credit where credit is due, Rotherham played well and were the better side on the day but they were nothing special. There were one or two players, (according to your good m8) that didn't do their job that was discussed in training and we were too open and were not very aggressive up front. We will see where the Millers finish at the end of the season. Tell me Shaun, Is it true that you are still pi$$ed off the way Jacko was treated and forced to resign? Is this the reason you hate PP?
The post above Shauns also states that tactics need to be addressed. Have you taken them to task A?

"where did you get big game from? It's just another league 2 Yorkshire derby". So, a big game then. Name me three bigger league games this season mate?

I'm not even starting to be negative. The home games have shown we have far better players than last year. It is though, a matter of plain fact, that we have played 2 away league games and lost both conceding 7.

With the players we have that has to lead you to at least assess whether the tactics are right. Personally I don't think they are. We should tighten up and pack the midfield and try to nick wins away. 442 with wingers is great at home and entertaining but naive as a tactic when away against two promotion contenders.

Tactical ineptness was the reason PP was criticised last year. I hope he states not give cause to criticise this year.

There is an argument he had the right to have faith in his 442 attacking system after two frankly amazing cup wins but the response to that needs a footballing essay. In a nut shell its cup footy and better teams give more space.

In PP we must trust.

Up the City.

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yangyeight says...
11:19am Sun 2 Sep 12

bcfc1903 wrote:
Didn't go but the goals were poor, in all honesty i thought Duke should have saved both Evans shots and i'd question him over the first. No panic but imo we haven't a decent keeper in the club. I'll go further, put OscarJansson behind that Bradford City FC defence and we get promoted. Hopefully Parkinson will correct this glaring weakness in the side quickly.
i did go and you don't know sh-it.
got done early and never recovered, smple as.
should have changed team tactics before game but once we went 1-0 down we lost our composure.
just a bad day all round and they would not serve beer at half time because and i quote, "you lot are too rowdy!"
ha ha!
what a joke, its a football game not tennis!!
roll on next game...

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Peter Beagrie Is Mint says...
11:48am Sun 2 Sep 12

Terrible result, no excuses!
Connell needs some games, he needs to knit it all together with his experience and technique woefully missing in Wells and Hanson.
Very worrying that a massive budget was spent on defenders and one in particular, yet we look terrible at the back!
If we don't go up this year, we simply never will!

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bcfc1903 says...
12:18pm Sun 2 Sep 12

yangyeight wrote:
bcfc1903 wrote:
Didn't go but the goals were poor, in all honesty i thought Duke should have saved both Evans shots and i'd question him over the first. No panic but imo we haven't a decent keeper in the club. I'll go further, put OscarJansson behind that Bradford City FC defence and we get promoted. Hopefully Parkinson will correct this glaring weakness in the side quickly.
i did go and you don't know sh-it.
got done early and never recovered, smple as.
should have changed team tactics before game but once we went 1-0 down we lost our composure.
just a bad day all round and they would not serve beer at half time because and i quote, "you lot are too rowdy!"
ha ha!
what a joke, its a football game not tennis!!
roll on next game...
I might not know sh...it but i know goalkeeping, and i don't think we have a decent keeper in the club unless one of the juniors is decent. JM wont get picked up by a league club once his contract expires and Duke should have done far far better with three of the goals, he also seems to have a weakness regarding long range shots. Let's get Jansson back!!!
Regarding the beer, that is a total disgrace, football fans rowdy, whatever next bad language banned and a swear box installed. Don't know if some of the police nowadays could have coped with the Bradford City fans in the 70's, rowdy doesn't come close.

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cookie_brighton says...
12:36pm Sun 2 Sep 12

shaun..I have sat back and read your comments for a long time......now I feel I must comment.
You say.....deadbeat still cannot organise a team for a" REALLY BIG GAME" I guess the wins against Notts County and Watford were not big games then.......now run along and let your mum change your nappy, as I guess you are full of it.

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ricky76 says...
1:05pm Sun 2 Sep 12

bcfc1903 wrote:
yangyeight wrote:
bcfc1903 wrote:
Didn't go but the goals were poor, in all honesty i thought Duke should have saved both Evans shots and i'd question him over the first. No panic but imo we haven't a decent keeper in the club. I'll go further, put OscarJansson behind that Bradford City FC defence and we get promoted. Hopefully Parkinson will correct this glaring weakness in the side quickly.
i did go and you don't know sh-it.
got done early and never recovered, smple as.
should have changed team tactics before game but once we went 1-0 down we lost our composure.
just a bad day all round and they would not serve beer at half time because and i quote, "you lot are too rowdy!"
ha ha!
what a joke, its a football game not tennis!!
roll on next game...
I might not know sh...it but i know goalkeeping, and i don't think we have a decent keeper in the club unless one of the juniors is decent. JM wont get picked up by a league club once his contract expires and Duke should have done far far better with three of the goals, he also seems to have a weakness regarding long range shots. Let's get Jansson back!!!
Regarding the beer, that is a total disgrace, football fans rowdy, whatever next bad language banned and a swear box installed. Don't know if some of the police nowadays could have coped with the Bradford City fans in the 70's, rowdy doesn't come close.
I can tell you I prefer Johnny mac to Duke however Duke could do little for any of the goals yesterday and had he not been on top of his game they may have got 6 it was the defence that was a shambles not closing down players but I doubt we will play many other teams who have the players like Pringle and Nardello upfront who are way too good for league 2

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storey2 says...
2:30pm Sun 2 Sep 12

Pretty upset about yesterday. Thought we should have been doing much better than the performance that i saw and to say we have such great defenders Rotherham simply walked through us and didnt help that fat git Evans and his staff's manipulating the ref and linesmen so every tackle went against us. Best thing for us now is for Burton to knock us out of the league cup so we can concentrate on the league as the league cup isnt providing us with anything and were losing money from being in it with players win bonus's. The only money we could get from it is if we get to the semi's where we'd get 25K or getting the likes of Man U away as we'd get enough ticket money to pay for the players bonus's and it would be televised which is the only other way we could make money but as things stand where losing money by doing well in the cup.

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Cityman23 says...
2:43pm Sun 2 Sep 12

The 'Width Of A Post' site has a very good after-match analysis of yesterday's match. Generally the posters on this site show intelligence, 'appreciation' and even depth in their thoughts/comments and I think this has been done again here.

'PP' chose to start the match with two wingers, a 35 year old and a half fit player in midfield. This led to City being overrun in that crucial area of the field. Rotherham were good but City's 'tactics' (?!!) made it easier for The Millers. THIS is the most disurbing thing to come out of this result.

'PP' is responsible for picking the side/tactics. He will be applauded in those games where he gets it right (we've already had afew) but yesterday, mistakes were made that contributed to the 'rout'.

Two wingers, unless you've got a pair like Georgie Best, Jimmy Johnstone, Eddie Gray, Stan Matthews or Garrincha is always dangerous, playing away in the 'modern era'.

City and particularly 'PP' must learn from this experience. Defeats are to be expected as we go through the season, even to promotion challengers, but 'drubbings' ARE avoidable...or should be!!

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Cityman23 says...
2:43pm Sun 2 Sep 12

The 'Width Of A Post' site has a very good after-match analysis of yesterday's match. Generally the posters on this site show intelligence, 'appreciation' and even depth in their thoughts/comments and I think this has been done again here.

'PP' chose to start the match with two wingers, a 35 year old and a half fit player in midfield. This led to City being overrun in that crucial area of the field. Rotherham were good but City's 'tactics' (?!!) made it easier for The Millers. THIS is the most disurbing thing to come out of this result.

'PP' is responsible for picking the side/tactics. He will be applauded in those games where he gets it right (we've already had afew) but yesterday, mistakes were made that contributed to the 'rout'.

Two wingers, unless you've got a pair like Georgie Best, Jimmy Johnstone, Eddie Gray, Stan Matthews or Garrincha is always dangerous, playing away in the 'modern era'.

City and particularly 'PP' must learn from this experience. Defeats are to be expected as we go through the season, even to promotion challengers, but 'drubbings' ARE avoidable...or should be!!

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Cityman23 says...
2:43pm Sun 2 Sep 12

The 'Width Of A Post' site has a very good after-match analysis of yesterday's match. Generally the posters on this site show intelligence, 'appreciation' and even depth in their thoughts/comments and I think this has been done again here.

'PP' chose to start the match with two wingers, a 35 year old and a half fit player in midfield. This led to City being overrun in that crucial area of the field. Rotherham were good but City's 'tactics' (?!!) made it easier for The Millers. THIS is the most disurbing thing to come out of this result.

'PP' is responsible for picking the side/tactics. He will be applauded in those games where he gets it right (we've already had afew) but yesterday, mistakes were made that contributed to the 'rout'.

Two wingers, unless you've got a pair like Georgie Best, Jimmy Johnstone, Eddie Gray, Stan Matthews or Garrincha is always dangerous, playing away in the 'modern era'.

City and particularly 'PP' must learn from this experience. Defeats are to be expected as we go through the season, even to promotion challengers, but 'drubbings' ARE avoidable...or should be!!

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moomooland says...
2:49pm Sun 2 Sep 12

YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
YouWouldntUnderstand
, what a moron you are, The reason why i'm in a wheelchair is because i was hit by a car 5 years ago, not that i have to explain this to you, and you have the cheek to call me pathetic, i come on here to simply make a comment regarding this article and this is the abuse i recieve from callous people like yourself

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cookie_brighton says...
2:54pm Sun 2 Sep 12

Parkinson has a striker who knows where the net is...........its about time he gave Ross Hannah a full game or two. I have noticed in the last games Ross has been on the bench.....he has run up and down the line....warming up, in every game he has been on the bench.....to sit down again and not get a game........Parkinso
n.....play him.

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Prisoner Cell Block A says...
2:55pm Sun 2 Sep 12

Here's my two penn'orth. Both full backs were off the pace today, central midfield didn't manage to get a foot on the ball until Atkinson came on and moved into the middle, he looked our most composed player and thankfully looks like he may shut my mouth. Neither wide men looked confident enough to go past their man and JH NW rarely found each other.

Not sure if Jonny Mac would have dealt with any of their goals any better but he is still our best keeper IMO. I doubt we will have another game when so many have off days at the same time. You can carry one player, possibly two but we had far too many with 3 or 4 out of 10 perfomances.

The next game is now all that matters, what's gone is gone, learn from it, move on.

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shaun from richmond says...
5:07pm Sun 2 Sep 12

cookie_brighton wrote:
shaun..I have sat back and read your comments for a long time......now I feel I must comment. You say.....deadbeat still cannot organise a team for a" REALLY BIG GAME" I guess the wins against Notts County and Watford were not big games then.......now run along and let your mum change your nappy, as I guess you are full of it.
STRANGE!!......You have been reading my comments for a long time!!........I CANT REMEMBER READING ANY OF YOURS!!

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shaun from richmond says...
5:07pm Sun 2 Sep 12

cookie_brighton wrote:
shaun..I have sat back and read your comments for a long time......now I feel I must comment. You say.....deadbeat still cannot organise a team for a" REALLY BIG GAME" I guess the wins against Notts County and Watford were not big games then.......now run along and let your mum change your nappy, as I guess you are full of it.
STRANGE!!......You have been reading my comments for a long time!!........I CANT REMEMBER READING ANY OF YOURS!!

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Pablo says...
7:40pm Sun 2 Sep 12

lonniejockstrap wrote:
Ah well, that's what can happen when you stand off a decent player with the ball -and Rothers had a few decent players. Rotherham played the forward ball very well. A high forward ball would have been easy for our central defenders to deal with but Rotherham were too smart for that, they played the ball BETWEEN our defenders for their forwards to run onto. That eliminated any dominance we would have had in the air. An entertaining game even though we got hammered.

ps The thing that annoyed me as much as the defeat was some of the players had to be TOLD by PP to go show their appreciation to the away following that stayed till the very end. Hmmm!.
It sounds like you went, lonnie.

From the report on the excellent "Width of a Post", it also sounds like Will Atkinson is doing his best to make me eat humble pie!

I find it very strange that Nathan Doyle still appears to some way off full fitness given that he must
have been doing some kind of fitness work while he was looking for a new club and that he's been with us for three weeks.

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cookie_brighton says...
9:38pm Sun 2 Sep 12

shaun....lmao......I have made many posts on here over time....you say you have not read any of mine.....you read the most important one

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El Marco says...
9:58pm Sun 2 Sep 12

They were spanked by a much better side, Wells was clueless and third rate.

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lonniejockstrap says...
10:27pm Sun 2 Sep 12

Pablo wrote:
lonniejockstrap wrote:
Ah well, that's what can happen when you stand off a decent player with the ball -and Rothers had a few decent players. Rotherham played the forward ball very well. A high forward ball would have been easy for our central defenders to deal with but Rotherham were too smart for that, they played the ball BETWEEN our defenders for their forwards to run onto. That eliminated any dominance we would have had in the air. An entertaining game even though we got hammered.

ps The thing that annoyed me as much as the defeat was some of the players had to be TOLD by PP to go show their appreciation to the away following that stayed till the very end. Hmmm!.
It sounds like you went, lonnie.

From the report on the excellent "Width of a Post", it also sounds like Will Atkinson is doing his best to make me eat humble pie!

I find it very strange that Nathan Doyle still appears to some way off full fitness given that he must
have been doing some kind of fitness work while he was looking for a new club and that he's been with us for three weeks.
I'm not sure he was taken off due to lack of match fitness -even if it is the case that he may be still a little short of full match fitness. To me it was a simple case of one of those days when a player is not particularly effective and someone else is brought on to try to make an impact on the game. I have made the point on a number of my posts before about playing with two wingers and this sometimes leading to the two players in midfield being overrun/outnumbered by the oppositions midfield. I think there was a bit of that on Saturday. Nathan Doyle would have certainly been in my starting line up for Saturday's game regardless of whether he is still a little short of match fitness -and you know I rate Will Atkinson. Just one of those days I'm afraid -I hope- and they were not 4 goals better than us. A better team on the day got their reward with a little help from the ref who allowed their players to stop our flow with fouls and time wasting that were not punished with yellow cards but was very quick to show yellow cards to our players and blow up for minor physical contact. Doyle was taken out by what looked like a poor tackle from behind and their player gets just a talking to. Nevertheless, Rovrum WERE deserving winners.

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YouWouldntUnderstand says...
10:59pm Sun 2 Sep 12

moomooland wrote:
YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
YouWouldntUnderstand

, what a moron you are, The reason why i'm in a wheelchair is because i was hit by a car 5 years ago, not that i have to explain this to you, and you have the cheek to call me pathetic, i come on here to simply make a comment regarding this article and this is the abuse i recieve from callous people like yourself
moomooland, with all due respect, you have completely and utterly missed the point. Take a second look before calling me moronic and you'll see that my comment was clearly a response to Correctness and has nothing whatsoever to do with anything you posted.

Let's see if you're as quick to apologise as you are to go into rant-mode

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bcfc1903 says...
11:24pm Sun 2 Sep 12

ricky76 wrote:
bcfc1903 wrote:
yangyeight wrote:
bcfc1903 wrote:
Didn't go but the goals were poor, in all honesty i thought Duke should have saved both Evans shots and i'd question him over the first. No panic but imo we haven't a decent keeper in the club. I'll go further, put OscarJansson behind that Bradford City FC defence and we get promoted. Hopefully Parkinson will correct this glaring weakness in the side quickly.
i did go and you don't know sh-it.
got done early and never recovered, smple as.
should have changed team tactics before game but once we went 1-0 down we lost our composure.
just a bad day all round and they would not serve beer at half time because and i quote, "you lot are too rowdy!"
ha ha!
what a joke, its a football game not tennis!!
roll on next game...
I might not know sh...it but i know goalkeeping, and i don't think we have a decent keeper in the club unless one of the juniors is decent. JM wont get picked up by a league club once his contract expires and Duke should have done far far better with three of the goals, he also seems to have a weakness regarding long range shots. Let's get Jansson back!!!
Regarding the beer, that is a total disgrace, football fans rowdy, whatever next bad language banned and a swear box installed. Don't know if some of the police nowadays could have coped with the Bradford City fans in the 70's, rowdy doesn't come close.
I can tell you I prefer Johnny mac to Duke however Duke could do little for any of the goals yesterday and had he not been on top of his game they may have got 6 it was the defence that was a shambles not closing down players but I doubt we will play many other teams who have the players like Pringle and Nardello upfront who are way too good for league 2
As i said previously i didn't attend the game but i saw the goals on TV and i agree with you that the defensive play and midfield play was poor to say the least in the build up to all four goals. Saying all that, Duke could have done far better with three of the goals. In regards to which keeper is the best on the BCFC books, i'd say Duke.

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jamiejoe says...
12:27pm Mon 3 Sep 12

doneBD4 wrote:
At least there wont be a mad rush for the accrington game..... Hopefully this will be a kick up the backside that's needed.... It's well an good beating Watford, but it we cant beat team's that need to beating to win promotion then what's the point in cup run's
to have a good cup run and bring in some cash and maybe some TV too??

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shaun from richmond says...
1:02pm Mon 3 Sep 12

cookie_brighton wrote:
shaun....lmao......I have made many posts on here over time....you say you have not read any of mine.....you read the most important one
I think you will find it was in reply to MINE!!.

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moomooland says...
10:34pm Mon 3 Sep 12

YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
moomooland wrote:
YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
YouWouldntUnderstand


, what a moron you are, The reason why i'm in a wheelchair is because i was hit by a car 5 years ago, not that i have to explain this to you, and you have the cheek to call me pathetic, i come on here to simply make a comment regarding this article and this is the abuse i recieve from callous people like yourself
moomooland, with all due respect, you have completely and utterly missed the point. Take a second look before calling me moronic and you'll see that my comment was clearly a response to Correctness and has nothing whatsoever to do with anything you posted.

Let's see if you're as quick to apologise as you are to go into rant-mode
Indeed our are right, YWU, i stand corrected

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moomooland says...
10:35pm Mon 3 Sep 12

moomooland wrote:
YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
moomooland wrote:
YouWouldntUnderstand wrote:
Correctness wrote:
KnightMcCall wrote:
moomooland wrote:
glue ear wrote:
moomooland wrote: Normal service has resumed.
here m8 i can hear your mum calling you in for your bath, now run along
If i wasn't in a wheelchair then i would run
A wheelchair shouldn't be used as an excuse for being a cretin.
Have just heard that the City team are taking part in the Olympics - This Tuesday.
Let me get this straight... You are making 'disabled' jokes? You do know it's 2012 don't you? I mean, come on, how pathetic and out of touch are you?
YouWouldntUnderstand



, what a moron you are, The reason why i'm in a wheelchair is because i was hit by a car 5 years ago, not that i have to explain this to you, and you have the cheek to call me pathetic, i come on here to simply make a comment regarding this article and this is the abuse i recieve from callous people like yourself
moomooland, with all due respect, you have completely and utterly missed the point. Take a second look before calling me moronic and you'll see that my comment was clearly a response to Correctness and has nothing whatsoever to do with anything you posted.

Let's see if you're as quick to apologise as you are to go into rant-mode
Indeed our are right, YWU, i stand corrected
you not our lol

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