The not so quite late as it been lately Bradford thread
 

Must be a good crowd, nobody here!

Where's Dan?

Anybody know owt?

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Unfortunately couldn't get to this game either. Heard nothing :( Where is Dan ?

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last read 0-0 (sky score centre)

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Still 0-0 but looking at stats, game fairly even, though Stanley have had 2 more effortson target than bradford, they haven't even hit the target yet (tells its own story) Lindfield on for Guthrie last I read

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Yes!! Must go and tell the wife. She is from Bradford.

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I understand we're playing better and 1-0 up - Wes Fletcher

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YES!

One nil to the good guys!

Any idea on the scorer? Can't get all the details on iPad for some reason

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Sorry just seen, fletcher

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Cheating really - I got a text from Leylandii who's at the match

Only 3 points (and a few goals) off the automatic playoff spots! :D

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I'm stood at my back door waiting to hear crowd noise to signal full time, but the wife has jut started the damn washing machine!

If only I knew how to work it I could turn it off .....

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Big hammer.

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Oi, that's enough about my genitals!

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Full time

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Push the on/off switch on the wall macca, but it is all over and we won. Can we sign this Fletcher guy till the end of the season please Mr Howe

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Not a bad crowd either, 2652 according to Beeb and stats say Bratford did not have one shot on target throughout the whole match!!!!

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Talk about a contrast in fortunes !!!

Make no mistake the team where exceptional tonight. They really where un-recognisible from Saturday.

Cant fault any of them for effort & work rate, even Peter Murphy was pretty soild at Right Back. Hessey & Long looked soild as a rock at the back, heard a rumour that Miller was injured and he has gone back to Barnsley?????

Lindfield and Craney (YES CRANEY) also looked very hungry after coming off the subs bench, shows that Coley isnt afraid to change things round. Nat Taylor again for me made a decent contribution, his 1st touch is superb, once he masters beating the Left Back I think we could have a gem. :)

Murdoch had nothing to do almost all game but made 1 magnificent save in the first half.

But for me star man, Wes Fletcher, he dominated the 1st 45 mins, worked his balls off, trying to get the ball, laying it off, back to goal, proper good attacking midfield/ forward play. Fully deserved his goal, and his MOM award. What a debut!!!

Roll on the Vale on Saturday.

:)

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Spot on, Smudgie. Looks like we've got our long craved for fox in the box at last. Just hope Burnley don't get any forward injuries. Good to see Hessey gee-ing everyone up at the back. Lindfield looked like a player at last after being benched. Super night.

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Hit the bar too. :)

Good all round performance. I said as soon as he scored he'd just won MOM, but to be fair there were a few contenders tonight.

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Vastly improved performance than on sat, defence were immense, all of em, Hessey n Winnard fer me the best of a good bunch, the substitutions were made at the right times in my view and 2 up front meant fer me the reason stanley kept the momentum fer the 90 mins, loved Fletcher the lad aint afraid to put his foot in,deserved his goal no doubt, the guy who got suspended wasn't missed at all, think a few more games together n hopefully another forward signed n this lot will be a force to be reckoned wi, who was the guy who posted that "Worried" Thread?:D

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:) 100% improvement tonight :) great goal and deserved MOM for Fletcher,although thought Luke Joyce wasn't far behind his play tonight was outstanding,Hessey solid Murphy solid Long solid Winnard solid,Guthrie with Fletch up front was excellent and young Taylor good solid performances and will improve as the more games hehas,Proccy covered every blade of grass usual captain fantastic,Barnet was superb tonight ,Lindfield when he came on looked reborn vast improvement,Craney got stuck in and unlucky whith his long range shot,Murdoch not a lot to do really but when called to he snuffed any threat,couldn't figure out how stanley started ie what system JC was using but i think it was with a 4-4-2 system and changed to a 4-5-1 to finish the game,I'm a happy Stanley fan toght and long may it continue;)

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That was the Stanley I know! The season starts here. :)

p.s. Luke Joyce is a genius.

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I agree with most posts on the performance tonight. The stand out players to me were all over the park. Good at the back, Hessey is a very intelligent player, Long did a great job keeping the striker and his later substitute quiet. Joyce good passing and link up play and had a shot saved by the keeper, Murphy impressed tonight. He helped run the clock down late on getting series of free kicks by advancing down the wing and inviting an unfair tackle from the Bradford defenders. Also simple passing in the attacking third. Wes, looked very promissing, great turn and shot in the first half, caused Bradford's defence all sorts of problems. Guthrie still worries me, he got batterd tonight in the first half. Not sure if Coley took him off because injured or just to protect him. Both Craney and Lindfield looked positive when they came on. Lindfield might have scored but his shot was a couple of feet over the bar. Very pleasing all round. However, we will play much better teams .......nice work in progress, well done Coley and Jimmy.

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Bit of both, Guthrie got a knock late in the first half,he was sitting in the dugout with a icepack on his leg in second half..

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aint a shock the kid got a knock, thought "Branston" was immense fer Bradford, bit of a thug, but immense.

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The team as a unit was fantastic and Fletcher run his socks off all night!

so glad i come tonight and never travelled to Braintree!! (For those who don't know the score .. braintree 5-0 Grimsby) :egged:

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Good on yer luke, yeh picked a hell of a night.;)

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Much Improved performance last night pole opposite of Saturday, pride was restored with a robust performance everywhere on the pitch with everyone doing their bit Wes worked tirelessly up front and got his and Stanley's reward.

Nat Taylor again great energy and movement and will only improve more with time, nice to be able to look at the bench and say we have got options and so it proved with the substitutions.

Highlight of the night for me was hearing the Clayton End back in full voice and I am sure they played their part as well.:)

A big step up and shows if we play to our potential and change things around results will happen.

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what was the 50/50 number ? thanks

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Great to get a win. A great atmosphere. Well deserved MOM for Wes tonight. The difference today in winning for us. Hope we can keep him all season. Not too sure about Guthrie as his lack of experience certainly showed and the game was harder fought for when Lindfield and Craney came on.

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Allelujah! At last Coley is using his substitutes effectively. Obviously he's been listening to the excellent advice he gets on here. ;)

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Enjoyed the game tonight,full of effort,passion and desire,but i think a few posters on here are a little biased !!,so here is the slant on the game/performances of a friend/pro coach who i was talking to during and after the game.
Keeper was neat and tidy,but had nothing to do.
Well organised back four and looked comfortable in posession.
Proctor did a reasonable screening job,loads of effort,but a bit wasteful in posession.
Joyce,took a while to get into the game,but slowly got the better of flynn.
Barnett didnt look at the races in the first half,but slowly grew into the game,lacks pace for a wideman.
Young Nat is not ready for the step up(which is a problem with no resis games).
Predicted Gutherie wouldnt start the second half,and he didnt!!,off the pace,poor decision making,not upto this standard yet,unlike fletcher,who movement and work ethic he was impressed with.
I must admit i was agreeing with most of the above,indeed,we seemed to get a foothold in the game when Linfield came on and Craney was excellent on the ball.
PS Although Hessey was vocal i personally thought Long again was imense considering there height advantage at corners/set pieces real battler with a fair bit of skill

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Who was it, Steve Kean? "Come in a taxi, he must have come in a taxi".;)

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That did make me smile Redraine,but no it wasnt him !!:).
I never mentioned Peter Murphy,who i thought was excellent on the night.
It would have been easy for him to just defend,but he showed great composure on the ball,and looking to be positive all night.
I said in a previous thread he wouldnt let anyone down,and he didnt,fair play to the lad

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Highlights now on the BBC site: BBC Sport - Accrington 1-0 Bradford

Didn't get a good view of the goal from the Clayton End, but what a turn by Fletcher - it left Branston totally confused :D

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cheers fer that sure looks even better on replay, wasn't good view from clayton end as yeh say.:);)

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Jacko thinks Bradford should really have gone away with a point:

Bradford City | News | Breaking News | Breaking News | Jackson left to rue Accrington goal

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Of course they should. They were only playing a joke, pub team according to their messageboard.:D

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Well suppose its better fer keeping yer job,than saying they were crap?:D:D:D:D

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Alternatively, this site gives a more complimentary view of Accy:
BfB: A Bradford City journal since 1999.