Bradford City thread

Peaceful Terrier said:
Fotheringham was a strange one. Whilst he admittedly did get a few decent results, he came across as totally deluded at times. Some of his post match pressers had me questioning whether I'd actually attended the correct match, and he was just so negative in every game. He also told us when he joined that "he didn't do tactics", which should have been a clear red flag.

In his defence though, there have been many rumours that he wasn't actually picking the team (that was done by our DoF Leigh Bromby apparently) so he may well have been nothing more than a cheap patsy at the end of the day.

If anything, I think we waited too long to pull the lever, as we wasted every one of fixtures against our relegation rivals just prior to his sacking, which I think will ultimately cost us. If we'd gone for Colin at the beginning of Jan then I suspect we would have picked up more points than we did in those vital games. Beggars belief that it's less than 6 years since we won promotion and now we're in this situation (a large part of me suspects that the worst is still to come too). Seen us in all 4 divisions in the past 18 years so I'll just enjoy the ride regardless of where it takes us - all part of what we unintentionally sign up for as young lads. And come on, who doesn't enjoy a trip to Accrington on a Tuesday night in January?! :D
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Bromby’s your DoF now!? Probably still better than Orta.
 
L4EV said:
Bromby’s your DoF now!? Probably still better than Orta.
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I forget the correct job title but pretty much the same gig and he's even worse at it than he was a player! Can I take it from the Orta reference you're a Leeds fan?
 
West Yorks Owl said:
Pressure of playing infront of a bigger expectant crowd at home?

When we are coming back from our games if the lad is checking the scores I always ask him "how have Bradford got on?" Must be frustrating that you can go to Stevenage and win then go and lose at home to Barrow.

Good news is you have at least 1 game in hand on everybody in the playoffs, if you can get on a run then autos not out of the question
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We took 4K there yesterday a huge following at this level but the difference away from home is that the support is behind them regardless of any mistake ............ which is completely different to at home when one wrong bass can quickly turn the attmosphere toxic :( ............ still don’t know where we will end up ........ we could easily get the Automatics or easily end up midtable .......... still it’s gonna be interesting over the next few months
 
West Yorks Owl said:
Pressure of playing infront of a bigger expectant crowd at home?

When we are coming back from our games if the lad is checking the scores I always ask him "how have Bradford got on?" Must be frustrating that you can go to Stevenage and win then go and lose at home to Barrow.

Good news is you have at least 1 game in hand on everybody in the playoffs, if you can get on a run then autos not out of the question
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Btw you lot are in great shape another good win yesterday ............ just need to keep it going I just think Plymouth will drop off but god knows what will come through I simply wouldn’t fancy being in the playoffs with what is in there
 
I agree just take it a game at a time, if this was anybody else I would say they are up, as it's us I'm just waiting for us to blow it every week.

I'm not conditioned for success, abject failure is much easier to accept :)
 
Been to a few Bradford games this season.

Only one home game (Barrow). The fans are great, but it quickly goes toxic when the team's not 4-0 up.

I think the fans at home have a negative effect on the players.
 
Finished sixth, and therefore in the playoff places, three points behind Stockport, and below Carlisle on goal difference, and one point ahead of gargoyle one's shower.

It’s been a struggle; they’ve dropped points deep into injury time on a couple of occasions in recent games, but they are there.
 
Vienna_70 said:
Finished sixth, and therefore in the playoff places, three points behind Stockport, and below Carlisle on goal difference, and one point ahead of gargoyle one's shower.

It’s been a struggle; they’ve dropped points deep into injury time on a couple of occasions in recent games, but they are there.
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Was a last few minutes of squeaky bum time for Salford as Mansfield just needed another goal in their game to knock them out of the play off positions on goal difference,unfortunately it didn’t happen..
 
Losing in midweek to Crewe which could have given them a chance to get autos it's nice for them to get over the line in the playoffs.

Hope they can do it, but with Stockport, Carlisle & Salford in there could go any way really.
 
Bantamgaz said:
We took 4K there yesterday a huge following at this level but the difference away from home is that the support is behind them regardless of any mistake ............ which is completely different to at home when one wrong bass can quickly turn the attmosphere toxic :( ............ still don’t know where we will end up ........ we could easily get the Automatics or easily end up midtable .......... still it’s gonna be interesting over the next few months
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Nobody likes bad beer. It leave a nasty taste in the mouth.
 
That video on YT showing the fire from it starting is frightening. The speed in which it progressed from a small fire under a few seats to a raging inferno, enveloping the entire stand. RIP to those who went to watch a football match, and never returned home that evening. That was a wretched year for the wider footballing family.
 
I've sat through the whole thing twice as training videos on human error and decision making, absolutely horrific that many went to the back of the stand and perished, a lack of foresight by the club and risks not being evaluated.
RIP to those fans
 
jimharri said:
That video on YT showing the fire from it starting is frightening. The speed in which it progressed from a small fire under a few seats to a raging inferno, enveloping the entire stand. RIP to those who went to watch a football match, and never returned home that evening. That was a wretched year for the wider footballing family.
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I always forget that a 15 year old Birmingham City fan was also killed that same day when a wall collapsed after a fight between Leeds and Birmingham fans. Does make you realise how far football has come in terms of these events.
 
When The Levee Breaks said:
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2 of the names on that list were a father & son who were part of the Junior Football club that I have been involved with for the past decade.

Every year we have an award that is presented by the age group that they were associated with.

As other have said that video is a tough watch, even more so that the cameras kept rolling and John Helm had to "commentate" on it

RIP56
 
West Yorks Owl said:
2 of the names on that list were a father & son who were part of the Junior Football club that I have been involved with for the past decade.

Every year we have an award that is presented by the age group that they were associated with.

As other have said that video is a tough watch, even more so that the cameras kept rolling and John Helm had to "commentate" on it

RIP56
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It's the forgotten tragedy, really. Compared to certain other appalling events that have blighted this wonderful sport we get so worked up about, Bradford gets relatively little fanfare in any given year. Maybe in the local media, hopefully.
 
jimharri said:
It's the forgotten tragedy, really. Compared to certain other appalling events that have blighted this wonderful sport we get so worked up about, Bradford gets relatively little fanfare in any given year. Maybe in the local media, hopefully.
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There wasn’t a campaign that followed it for decades like Hillsborough that kept it newsworthy.

And when people have tried to make outlandish theories or claims, Bradford and Lincoln fans I know are embarrassed and quick to play it down. There was a “journalist” just the other month who put a podcast out with his own theory of it, and it got rinsed by Bradford and Lincoln folk and made clear it’s not appropriate and they should be left to rest in peace and families/friends mourn as they choose to do so.

Both clubs mark the occasion yearly with a fitting tribute, and when they play each other it gets a respectful remembrance.

That’s my take, as a Lincoln supporter and talking to friends and family around about it growing up.
 
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