Bradford City 1 Port Vale 0, post match comments

[Spunk Trumpet]

Goals.

Thats the worrying thing.

Can you see Dodds and Uche getting 30 between them?

Needs sorting or it will be along hard season.

Cannot rely on the defence every week.

[Regal Beagle]

Wow it's not like onevalefan to over react.

 

 

We weren't going to go unbeaten, we will lose again this season, just to let you all know.

[Fosse69]

How many times over the last couple of seasons have we conceded goals during injury time? Seems like far too many. Why at that late stage of a game do we not just ensure that the bl**dy ball stays in the opposition half? What are we doing yet again gifting a goal to the opposition with only seconds left on the clock? Drives me absolute barmy-get a grip Rob Page and ******* your defenders!

14 secs before they scored we had a shot at their goal, it could have gone in and we would have had 3 points. Take a chance or settle for a point?

[TylerB]

I know all three played in midweek but why take Ikpeazu, Andoh and Moore off, and therefore taking away all of the pace in the side that League One defences hate playing against? Perhaps today would have been a good time to freshen things up a little and bring one of Andoh or Moore off the bench. Just like Adams, Pagey's subs and reasoning sometimes leave an awful lot to be desired.

 

If you're the oppositon and you see the likes of Birchall and Kelly running on you're ecstatic.

[woodypvfc]

Well what a difference a week makes. We should see the game out there in my eyes. But that's football. We learn and move on its our first defeat of the season. If there is any money left in the jar a young loan forward would be a good move to take the pressure off uche. But if not there is enough in this squad to push on from last season.

[Paul6754]

Duffy and Innis made the mistake not Rob Page, Kelley of Birchall, unfortunately it happens.

 

Typical though, they sign a player two days before the game. comes on as a sub and scores in the 4th min of injury time....damn

 

Vale on the right track but need a goal scorer.

[melv]

Gutted by conceding so late on.Was always going to be a hard game.We just need someone who can put the ball in the back of the net.1 game lost in 5 isn't bad.But we just need to be more clinical in front of goal.Maybe it was a lack of concentration right at the end that cost us.

[Andyregs]

Page took off all three of our attacking options. It defied belief! The bradford manager must not have believed his luck.

[Hagrid]

I'm sure people who didn't go will accuse me of negativity, but we were nowhere near good enough today.

 

We lack upfront, the subs were madness and the defending for the goal wasn't good, although prior to that the back 4 were good.

 

We were too deep second half and the commitment we become accustomed to was lacking.

 

Dicko and Foley stood out, but overall I can't moan about the result.

[Bycarsbill]

14 secs before they scored we had a shot at their goal, it could have gone in and we would have had 3 points. Take a chance or settle for a point?

 

When the fixtures came out pre-season, the first five matches looked quite daunting and I then predicted a likely haul of 5 points. Therefore I suppose I shoul be reasonably happy to have gained the six we have. However, today's late lapse means we are 13th and not 9th as we were at 0-0 with a minute to go and at that stage, 7 points under our belt! It's dropped points like today that add up during a season and generally mean the difference between the top sides and the 'also rans.'

[Fosse69]

Wow it's not like onevalefan to over react.

 

 

We weren't going to go unbeaten, we will lose again this season, just to let you all know.

Too true and early in the season, I am sure Norman and Page know that goals are in short supply. Options in the club have to be tried, if not successful a goal scorer will have to be brought in or we settle for mid-table.

[Bernie's evil]

Not good enough up front. No point creating all those chances if there is no goalscorer to finish them off. We should have been out of sight by HT.

 

And Birchall & Kelly for Moore & Andoh is like trading in an F-Type for a phucking Citroen Picasso. Birchall is the size of one.

 

Well said, poor subs cost us a point.

[Hagrid]

No overreaction, we just weren't very good.

[TylerB]

Bradford are ***** at the moment and were there for the taking.

 

Would any of us here seriously bring on either Kelly and Birchall if we were in Page's place? That's not to say Kelly is a terrible footballer with no ability, but it's clear to most of us he's physically and possibly also mentally not up to it right now, while Birchall should thank his lucky stars he's playing football in League One.

[butt lane vale fan]

Moore was taking off because he was ill before the game and did well compete as long as he did. Proves we really lack strength in depth.

As for Hooper as anyone seen him in training yet??