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I thought the ref let a lot go to keep the match flowing but agree he was a bit card happy.

Town dominated the 1st half and deserved a good goal from the impressive Rose.

2nd half was mostly Bradford after sparky changed their formation and to me it was only a matter of time before they would score.   BUT we got to the 89 min before they got one which was fair do's and a fair result based on the game overall.

To make the play offs or even better we need more fire power but we already knew that.

It was very hot out their and we did need fresh players on the pitch towards the end so surprised we did not have another couple come on . I was ok I had my fan on cool and curtains shutting the hot sun out.

Impressed with Conteh who isn't   we are not far away from being a top team lets hope we are blessed with a goalscorer from somewhere come the next window. Eisa, had a quite day so no bombs from him today.

I wonder how many would have taken a draw before the match. The prediction thread showed out of about 44 predictions 12 went for the draw, 20 the win and 12 for a defeat.

Absolutely fücking criminal to have just made the two subs in those conditions and with players clearly blowing out their arses. Rose in particular kept looking over to the bench only for Hurst to keep telling him to get up and keep going including just before the goal when he was so tired he just jumped into a tackle & got nowhere near it.

Holohan another one who looked like he needed a defibrillator near enough but we persisted and left two central midfielders on the bench. I’m seething John. Even Ainley must’ve been capable of 5 or 10 minutes? Frig me.

Worst Bradford side I’ve ever seen, absolutely hopeless in the first half and we scored a really good goal. A pro-active manager and promotion/play-off team puts three or four past them today & Hughes is signing on Monday morning.

Quoted from ska face

Absolutely fücking criminal to have just made the two subs in those conditions and with players clearly blowing out their arses. Rose in particular kept looking over to the bench only for Hurst to keep telling him to get up and keep going including just before the goal when he was so tired he just jumped into a tackle & got nowhere near it.

Holohan another one who looked like he needed a defibrillator near enough but we persisted and left two central midfielders on the bench. I’m seething John. Even Ainley must’ve been capable of 5 or 10 minutes? Frig me.

Worst Bradford side I’ve ever seen, absolutely hopeless in the first half and we scored a really good goal. A pro-active manager and promotion/play-off team puts three or four past them today & Hughes is signing on Monday morning.

Said as much on the match thread. Holohan and Rose were knackered after 70 minutes. Conditions were crying out for using all five substitutes.

Incredibly difficult to even try and argue against the argument around making more changes.

I love this high press we play, it really suits our players. It's not just about Rose and the midfielders chasing down, it works so well with Rodgers and Maher stepping into midfield to intercept play, complimented by nice relationships formings with Conteh who drops in slightly to give them cover.

But it's demanding and you've gotta keep legs fresh, especially in that heat. Conteh faffs about before the goal, because he looks absolutely copulated. Their sub dominated him in the last 20 and took control of the midfield.

The goal itself saw tired players not sticking to task on the edge of the box.

Ainley, Andrews and Hunt could all have come on and just chased shadows for all I care, as long as they chased them away from our goal.  Yes, options are limited. But that's no excuse for giving sides an advantage by flogging players to the point of exhaustion.

We won't play in that heat every week, arguably not again all season. But if we can continue the way we're starting to press and dominate teams AND carrying it on for longer than 45 minutes, within that making sure we keep legs fresh, then we're not too far away. Add a little bit of cuteness and creativity and it's a very, very good side.

Quoted from ska face

Absolutely fücking criminal to have just made the two subs in those conditions and with players clearly blowing out their arses. Rose in particular kept looking over to the bench only for Hurst to keep telling him to get up and keep going including just before the goal when he was so tired he just jumped into a tackle & got nowhere near it.

Holohan another one who looked like he needed a defibrillator near enough but we persisted and left two central midfielders on the bench. I’m seething John. Even Ainley must’ve been capable of 5 or 10 minutes? Frig me.

Worst Bradford side I’ve ever seen, absolutely hopeless in the first half and we scored a really good goal. A pro-active manager and promotion/play-off team puts three or four past them today & Hughes is signing on Monday morning.

And for the umpteenth time the stat for the opposition's Shots on Target reads 1.
Feels like we're already sleepwalking to 'comfortable' mid-table come the season's end.

Brilliant first half.

Terrible second half.

Yet Hurst didn’t attempt to alter the match. The 2 subs were more to do with avoiding 2nd yellow cards than for a tactical reason.

I thought Holohan was generally terrible. Poor decision making, dawdling on the ball. Finding a solution in central midfield along side Conteh could be the key to us having a very, very good season.

9 points dropped from winning positions this season. And we’re 5 points from top. It’s starting to frustrate me how we can’t manage matches and see them out.

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Brilliant first half.

Terrible second half.

Yet Hurst didn’t attempt to alter the match. The 2 subs were more to do with avoiding 2nd yellow cards than for a tactical reason.

I thought Holohan was generally terrible. Poor decision making, dawdling on the ball. Finding a solution in central midfield along side Conteh could be the key to us having a very, very good season.

9 points dropped from winning positions this season. And we’re 5 points from top. It’s starting to frustrate me how we can’t manage matches and see them out.

Terrible? What a load of nonsense. Played well and has been a dam sight more consistent than Harry this season and again today. Looked copulated at 75 min but for god only knows what reason, Hurst didnt utilise the bench

The result in isolation was (probably) fair. We had a lot of the ball but didn’t do an awful lot with it in the final third bar the goal, they had a flurry of chances after half time and scored a perhaps a bit too easily. Factor in when they scored and it’s a disappointing result.

Another truly awful team who we’d have expected to be up there along with Salford and Gills. Have we overrated the difficulty of the division or are there a lot of slow starters this season? These dropped points are getting frustrating now but there’s still a long way to go.

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The result in isolation was (probably) fair. We had a lot of the ball but didn’t do an awful lot with it in the final third bar the goal, they had a flurry of chances after half time and scored a perhaps a bit too easily. Factor in when they scored and it’s a disappointing result.

Another truly awful team who we’d have expected to be up there along with Salford and Gills. Have we overrated the difficulty of the division or are there a lot of slow starters this season? These dropped points are getting frustrating now but there’s still a long way to go.

Gills top. The next 3 will be up there at the end - Notts Mansfield and Franchise