Bradford City (H) - EFL Trophy

[Tombwfc]

This next month is shit or get off the pot time for Cissokho and Forss - a pretty easy way to open up funds in January is to send back fringe players on first team wages.

Hopefully they can at least start making an impact off the bench. In theory both should be more than useful at this level but it hasn't happened yet.

[ianofcleveleys]

These games can produce the opposite of the saying 'he's become a better player in his absence'. Someone like Sheehan has somehow become a duffer merely by not turning out in a Mickey Mouse game against a half strength Bradford. 

Saturday's game arguably gives the opportunity to start with a team like tonight's, albeit Swindon will be a tough handful. If so lets see if a few of those who've impressed tonight can do it again and genuinely ask SS a question before Mansfield. 

[Johnnyrotten]

If next round is in January it can only be the midweek before Wigan away, and they will have a blank midweek.

If its away we'll have 4 aways in 11 days unless its a home tie in FA Cup 3rd round.  Strangely being in FA Cup 3rd round might mean more rest for some players if we base it on loads of changes for cup ties and next to none for league games.  We'd probably play a full strength side at Posh on 10th Jan but a much changed one if its FA Cup.

[Domcarey1]

Credit where credit is due to Schuey & the coaches. We’ve got a squad that are bang up for it & we’ll cope when we get injuries.

Bradford lost 2 players tonight & they haven’t got anywhere near the same strength in depth.

 

[Farnywhite]

15 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

If next round is in January it can only be the midweek before Wigan away, and they will have a blank midweek.

If it’s away we'll have 4 aways in 11 days unless it’s a home tie in FA Cup 3rd round.  Strangely being in FA Cup 3rd round might mean more rest for some players if we base it on loads of changes for cup ties and next to none for league games.  We'd probably play a full strength side at Posh on 10th Jan but a much changed one if its FA Cup.

And the inevitable injuries and suspensions after a heavy December period and  the cup games become a liability with not being able to make whole sale changes 

[jmjhb]

40 minutes ago, Tombwfc said:

This next month is shit or get off the pot time for Cissokho and Forss - a pretty easy way to open up funds in January is to send back fringe players on first team wages.

Hopefully they can at least start making an impact off the bench. In theory both should be more than useful at this level but it hasn't happened yet.

Eh? Both scored tonight. What more can they do?

[jmjhb]

20 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

If next round is in January it can only be the midweek before Wigan away, and they will have a blank midweek.

If its away we'll have 4 aways in 11 days unless its a home tie in FA Cup 3rd round.  Strangely being in FA Cup 3rd round might mean more rest for some players if we base it on loads of changes for cup ties and next to none for league games.  We'd probably play a full strength side at Posh on 10th Jan but a much changed one if its FA Cup.

It'll be the midweek before Wigan away if not mistaken.

[jmjhb]

1 hour ago, Whitesince63 said:

Read it all don’t just pick bits you want. If he gets recalled in January which is entirely possible the team on tonight’s performance could actually perform at least as well so of course we’d miss the excitement and his individual ability but I’m not sure it would weaken us as much as we may think. We’re not a one man team are we?

He's not getting recalled so this point is moot.

A 3-0 win and we want half the team out. Just don't get it.

[Dr. Feelgood]

5 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Eh? Both scored tonight. What more can they do?

They can score twice.

There ! You didn't think of that, did you !?

[jmjhb]

8 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

They can score twice.

There ! You didn't think of that, did you !?

Cissoko did but clearly not enough

[Wanderlust]

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

so tonight we've got Forrester doing a job in DM and dropping ACD

Don’t try to lump my observation/opinion about Forresters talents and attributes together with his comments about ACD in a feeble attempt to justify your earlier off hand dismissal of my opinion.

Have you actually seen Forrester play DM or other actual evidence to suggest he couldn’t do a job in that position if we had no recognised alternative through injuries or suspensions?

I thought not.

 

 

[jmjhb]

17 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:

Don’t try to lump my observation/opinion about Forresters talents and attributes together with his comments about ACD in a feeble attempt to justify your earlier off hand dismissal of my opinion.

Have you actually seen Forrester play DM or other actual evidence to suggest he couldn’t do a job in that position if we had no recognised alternative through injuries or suspensions?

I thought not.

 

 

Why would he play there when we've got 4 or 5 players who play in that position and have done so their entire career?

Edited December 3, 2025 by jmjhb

[Wanderlust]

4 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Why would he play there when we've got 4 or 5 players who play in that position and have done so their entire career?

Injuries and suspensions as I said. 
Dont think he ever will - my original comment was merely that I think he has the attributes to be good at it.

And it’s a good thing to have versatile players in the squad who can do more than one role if required.

[Wanderlust]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6r5j9tvzfX0

 

[DirtySanchez]

4 hours ago, Marc505 said:

I believe Harrogate spoons is one of the best there is

It is up there with St Albans 

Always thought of Harrogate as a well to do place though on a Saturday night there does seem to be a high level of scrotes 

[masi 51]

7 hours ago, Tombwfc said:

This next month is shit or get off the pot time for Cissokho and Forss - a pretty easy way to open up funds in January is to send back fringe players on first team wages.

Hopefully they can at least start making an impact off the bench. In theory both should be more than useful at this level but it hasn't happened yet.

I am not sure how you are saying it is not happening for forss?  Not sure about his goals per min, but it will be decent

He is the only natural goalscorer in the squad

[Stig]

Sounds like this one was dominant 😀 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

39 minutes ago, Stig said:

Sounds like this one was dominant 😀 

It does, though Forss and Cissoko clearly need to do more!

Taylor is also in the wrong position. 

Just shows- there will never be a consensus. 

[Cheese]

 

[Whitesince63]

12 hours ago, desperado said:

Well maybe consider a rephrase then -  something along the lines of “performances like that give you a bit of hope that even if we lose loan players, we’ve got players in the waiting who can step up”

Rather than questioning our player of the season so far.

Come on you’ve got to understand folks responses to your original post - you’ve got folk talking about the “problem we have with ACD” now! 😂

Fair point but what I was trying to say, maybe not very well, was that last night I thought we played so much better as a team. The movement and passing was so much better against what was still a very strong Bradford side who came to win until we completely outplayed them. ACD is as you say our player of the season without doubt but is there a tendency when he plays to just give him the ball and expect him to do all the rest? Without him last night I thought the game flowed better, nobody stood out and everybody linked up so well. It was one game last night but for me it was the best team performance of the season and if we did lose Amario in January, which I don’t think we will, then it gave me the confidence that the other players we have would step up and fill that gap.

[ianofcleveleys]

2 hours ago, Cheese said:

 

Thanks for sharing, couldn't go last night, good to see the goals and good they all were too. Third one had little shades of the Mark Davies one v Blackpool. 

[L/H White]

if we did make the final of this, cardiff away would likely move to a tuesday night

[freds dad]

9 minutes ago, L/H White said:

if we did make the final of this, cardiff away would likely move to a tuesday night

Hotel already booked.

Wemberleeeee

[DazBob]

11 hours ago, Wanderlust said:

Don’t try to lump my observation/opinion about Forresters talents and attributes together with his comments about ACD in a feeble attempt to justify your earlier off hand dismissal of my opinion.

Have you actually seen Forrester play DM or other actual evidence to suggest he couldn’t do a job in that position if we had no recognised alternative through injuries or suspensions?

I thought not.

 

 

I've never actually seen my Mum play as DM before either.  That doesn't mean SS should be giving her a ring and telling her to go and buy some boots though.

Why is it you think he can do a job there but no other manager who sees his ability day in, day out has tried him in that position?

[Zico]

18 minutes ago, DazBob said:

 

Why is it you think he can do a job there but no other manager who sees his ability day in, day out has tried him in that position?

Because Campo