Bradford City (H)

[Whitestar]

45 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Enjoyable for a nil niller that. We defo need better striker reinforcements. Burstow is off it at the moment and Dalby is honking

This 100%

[gonzo]

We are no longer big game bottlers

[Tombwfc]

Agree with the general sentiment that we were well on top in the first half and it was an even second. Think both managers will be happy enough with a draw.

Given we've tended to not win these type of games at home but lose away, feels a bit of a missed opportunity. But it's clear this season will be a battle for promotion rather than us (or anyone else) running away with it. 

In games we aren't losing I'd say bringing Dalby on is a negative. Need better competition for Burstow in Jan.

[gonzo]

1 minute ago, Tombwfc said:

Agree with the general sentiment that we were well on top in the first half and it was an even second. Think both managers will be happy enough with a draw.

Given we've tended to not win these type of games at home but lose away, feels a bit of a missed opportunity. But it's clear this season will be a battle for promotion rather than us (or anyone else) running away with it. 

In games we aren't losing I'd say bringing Dalby on is a negative. Need better competition for Burstow in Jan.

Think Dalby would be fine if we went nuclear and just lumped in the box.

He's never a footballer. 

[worthy10]

Unfortunately a familiar story of missed chances in the 1st half. 2nd half was more even and Bradford grew in confidence at not being behind.

I don't think we play the dark arts? But Bradford certainly did today with cynical fouls and time wasting.

Max Conway was poor today, but generally I thought we defended really well. I prefer Christie to cogley. ACD had a quite game today, he had a few chances in the 1st half but didn't feature much thereafter against a full back who had been on a yellow card for most of the match.

I'm not a big fan of morleys, he rarely plays anything other than the predictable, safe pass, cannot tackle and doesn't run forward with the ball.That said, I thought simons wasn't great when he replaced him.

Our shots to converted chances is awful, but with a deep squad, we will be there or thereabouts. The bookies still fancy us

Edited November 22, 2025 by worthy10
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[Matt Lofthouse]

18 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I know its probably not top of the list of conversation topics tonight but I bet our stadium hasn't looked as dramatic as this many times before. 

Great seeing it full again, but it unfortunately wasn’t bouncing. 

[jayjayoghani]

On 18/11/2025 at 21:04, barrycowdrill said:

Think it’s likely we’ll break 26k but that’ll be it. 
 

very impressive from both sides 

Most impressive of that list is the Cambridge game. Barely any away fans and unattractive opponents. Was it cheap tickets or something? 

[Zico]

39 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

Was strange. Played last season’s midfield and got a last season’s type of midfield performance. 
 

Too deep, sideways and backwards as the first option, huge gap to the front leaving the centre forward isolated and slow to get forward in support. Morley has fuck all engine. 
 

Felt a proper backward step. 

Aye

Then when Simons came on he put some challenges in that showed exactly why he should be starting

Anyway 

We were better first half 

They were second half

Back to a 20k crowd v Exeter and a win hopefully

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said:

Most impressive of that list is the Cambridge game. Barely any away fans and unattractive opponents. Was it cheap tickets or something? 

Yeah and a bank holiday Monday I think

[Eavesy]

Max conway wasn’t great because he had that clown in front of him hiding.

If Osei tutu actually showed and gave Conway an option, then Conway wouldn’t need to try risky inside passes to burstow or Dempsey or whoever else.

The sooner Gale is back the better. Conway is miles better then because he actually has a footballer to help him out

[Kane57]

Ref was shit too. Crapped out of dealing with the time wasting keeper and also booked Power but let him off kicking the ball into the stands a minute later. Bald prick 

[Zico]

6 minutes ago, Eavesy said:

Max conway wasn’t great because he had that clown in front of him hiding.

If Osei tutu actually showed and gave Conway an option, then Conway wouldn’t need to try risky inside passes to burstow or Dempsey or whoever else.

The sooner Gale is back the better. Conway is miles better then because he actually has a footballer to help him out

Conway's performance was nothing to do with Tutu, his distribution was just poor today

[London Wanderer]

Dalby doesn't seem to suit our style of fast attacking play when we're driving forward. But there's still time for him to adapt & for others in the team to give him better service. We're still making a lot of poor decisions in the final third and lacking a clinical edge at times. Looking solid at the back. 

In a really good position now, just need to keep improving and finishing teams off.

Would rather have won this and got a point at Luton. Nothing to say we can't go there and take all three though. 

Edited November 22, 2025 by London Wanderer

[Kane57]

Conway looked knackered after half an hour

[Zico]

Just now, Kane57 said:

Conway looked knackered after half an hour

Aye, he didn't seem to want to run with it today like we know he can

[MancWanderer]

Disappointing result but another point on the board and another unbeaten game at home. Could’ve, should’ve won by scoring first half and putting them out of sight but we didn’t so hey ho

Anyone moaning about teams behind us with games in hand. We know from experience how easy it is to piss that advantage away so I’ll take the points in the board thanks. Also, the other week, when everyone around us lost or at lost points

I’ll take the point, the money from a full away end, and wait for ‘the view from the other side’ as they’ll take it as a point gained I reckon 

Onwards and upwards

[Leyther_Matt]

42 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I know its probably not top of the list of conversation topics tonight but I bet our stadium hasn't looked as dramatic as this many times before. 

2005 wants their camera phone back

[Dr Faustus]

29 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Think Dalby would be fine if we went nuclear and just lumped in the box.

He's never a footballer. 

Only striker on a clean sheet bonus. He’s blocked as many goal bound efforts as he’s scored

[Lostock Whites]

Frustrating not to win but we've almost been gifted a fair bit recently with all the late goals. A point and a clean sheet can carry on our momentum.

I think the international break made us lose a bit of our sharpness, a fair few scuffed passes and shots.

Saying that we really could have been 3-0 up at half time. Massive chance for Tutu and ACD could have easily had a couple.

If you don't win you don't lose.

Bradford were well organised but having seen pretty much all the more fancied sides and how open this league is, it's gotta give us the emphasis to get the job done this year surely. 

Schuey has got us set up really well. We control games, have a bucket load of chances and shots per game. Whereas most teams struggle to create any real chances and we are getting clean sheets consecutively. 

Just how good is it seeing us compete in these big games. Christie's slide tackle just 10 seconds into the game in front of nearly 27,000 spectators.

Bolton Wanderers is back. 

Edited November 22, 2025 by Lostock Whites

[Dimron]

Up where it counts now and jockeying for points.

Every one is a big game from now on... loving it 

[Kane57]

I celebrated that tackle and the Simons one like any goal. Brilliant.

[little whitt]

55 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

I know its probably not top of the list of conversation topics tonight but I bet our stadium hasn't looked as dramatic as this many times before. 

Have you took that on a NOKIA 3310 

[tshape]

25 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Ref was shit too. Crapped out of dealing with the time wasting keeper and also booked Power but let him off kicking the ball into the stands a minute later. Bald prick 

Not booking Christie when he took their man out on the break was mind boggling too.

[ianofcleveleys]

50 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Think Dalby would be fine if we went nuclear and just lumped in the box.

He's never a footballer. 

We'd have had a struggle to see it out for a draw if he hadn't been on the pitch in the last 15 mins, he did get through some ugly scrapping that kept us up the pitch. 

He just needs wingers to go down the wing and twat the ball into the box. Anything more cultured than that's outside his comfort zone.

Somebody with the calmness and dexterity of a slightly younger Doyle than we had, in their box, would have won us the game today

Edited November 22, 2025 by ianofcleveleys

[Eddie]

31 minutes ago, Zico said:

Aye, he didn't seem to want to run with it today like we know he can

He was on the gels about an hour in. I don’t think he’s got his stamina levels high enough yet, it’s a regular occurrence that he’s on his arse for the last 10 mins of the game. He was poor today on the ball and going forward, touch was off from the first minute, but to be fair he defended well.

We should have won it in the first half an hour by taking one of those 3 chances. Other than a long throw or a corner, they wouldn’t have scored if we were still playing tomorrow - they were shit and 1 goal would have won it for us.

We just lacked any quality today. Other than Toal (who was far and away the best player on the pitch), GJ (who had another good game) and TSL (feels like he’s showing what he can do now, great save at the end!), not one of them had a good game. 5/6 out of 10 all over the pitch - first touches poor, decision making poor, shooting poor.

So be it. These things happen. At least we didn’t find a way to lose it. Unbeaten at home still and in no way bothered about Bradford’s challenge for promotion - we’re streets ahead of them and will be 10-15 points clear of them come the end of the season.

edit - great to see Dempsey back. Considering how long he’s been out for, it was a decent first start back. I don’t think he was helped with Morley pushed up alongside him, he’s better given a freer role with 2 behind IMO. He looks sharp though and he’d be my starter in that ‘10’ role for the next few games.

Edited November 22, 2025 by Eddie