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FL LEAGUE TWO FIXTURE #12

Saturday 7th October 15:00
Bradford City (18th) vs Swindon Town (6th)
University of Bradford Stadium (AKA Valley Parade)

22/23 Results:

25 Oct 2022: Bradford City 1 – 1 Swindon Town
18 Apr 2023: Swindon Town 1 – 0 Bradford City

Head-to-Head Form: LDLWD (most recent result first)

Won: 13
Drawn: 14
Lost: 17

Current League Form:

Bradford City: LLWDD
Swindon Town: LWDWW

SWINDON TOWN

Swindon Town’s first defeat of the season came at league leaders Notts County on Tuesday night, with the Nottingham-based side putting 3 past the Robins inside the opening 37 minutes. Swindon Town did get a consolation, and kept plugging away, but a 3-1 defeat was the outcome.

Manager Michael Flynn, of ex-Bradford City fame, said his side “had a first half to forget”, and in truth the very first kick of the game was a bit of a disaster as on-loan star Dan Kemp tried something a little unusual – and got it all wrong!

But the season has been a superb one to this point for Swindon Town. While draws have prevented them sitting any higher up the table (they sit in 6th place), they’ve also played 1 fewer game than all those teams above them – perhaps making their current position a false one. A win in that outstanding fixture would have Swindon Town sat in 2nd, 1 point behind Notts County, and 2 ahead of AFC Wimbledon and the rest of the League Two pack: but as the old adage goes, better to have points in the bag than games in hand, and so it is that Swindon occupy one of the 4 play off places at present.

Goals have been easy to come by for Swindon Town this season, and in truth, rival clubs Bradford City and Franchise both have a significant hand in that: Jake Young (9) and Dan Kemp (7) have been two of the hottest marksmen in the division, and both come from parent clubs plying their trade in the very same division.

It’s not the first time Bradford City have lent a significant helping hand to Swindon Town, either. Irish striker Eoin Doyle spent half a season on loan at Swindon Town in a previous promotion season, and incredibly had a better than a goal-a-game record of 23 strikes in 22 outings… history is currently repeating itself once more, with Jake Young having scored 9 goals in only 8 starts (albeit with 2 substitute appearances.

Tyrese Shade (2) has also contributed multiple goals this season despite not having made a single start, while Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (2) and Jake Cain (2) are other bit-part players having made decent contributions. Charlie Austin (3) is the elder statesmen and focal point of the Swindon Town attack, and continues to be an ever-present in league games, alongside goalkeeper Murphy Mahoney, Dan Kemp, Remeao Hutton, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Tom Brewitt, and Frazer Blake-Tracy.

Well, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it!

George McEachran is a player that has started all but 1 game in the league this season, while Jake Young lost his starting berth against Notts County despite being the club’s top scorer, though he did come on at half time for Charlie Austin, possibly with his inevitable exclusion against Bradford City in mind.

Bouncing back from their sole loss in either league or cup is now the priority for Michael Flynn and his team, but the lay of the land has just changed quite dramatically ahead of their trip to Valley Parade – Swindon Town will have to ensure that does not affect them mentally, and they just do what they’ve been doing so well all season, regardless of what type of performance Bradford City can muster under a new caretaker player-manager in Kevin McDonald.

Boasting 2.7 goals per game, but with a far-from-watertight back line, Swindon Town will look to bring some entertainment to a venue that is no longer a fortress following Bradford City’s first home defeat of the season.

BRADFORD CITY

Mark Hughes is gone.

Sparky came to Valley Parade in the wake of a dismal tenure under Derek Adams, and successfully guided the club into the League Two play offs – only to be dispatched by Carlisle United in the semi-finals. The hangover of that defeat became impossible for the Bantams to shake off, and after 11 games they find themselves way down the table in 18th position.

That’s not good enough, and Ryan Sparks duly swung the axe, even though the midtable teams remain extremely tightly bunched – to the point where City find themselves just 2 points off 10th place. The fact is, though, a top 3 finish is the target, with a top 7 spot most likely to be viewed as a consolation. Anything else represents failure, and with a series of dour home performances relying on late equalisers against Grimsby Town and Harrogate Town no less, back-to-back defeats against Walsall and Tranmere Rovers was too much for the current Bradford City CEO to take.

A shocking start, then, sees Bradford City sat just 6 points off the dreaded drop zone, and having just lost to a side previously occupying 23rd place.

Over to you, Kevin McDonald.

Perhaps a surprise choice as Bradford City’s caretaker manager, McDonald was preferred over Mark Trueman perhaps for the sake of trying something fresh and new while the search for a permanent replacement gets under way. Kevin McDonald, a player who still has an excellent eye for a pass, has unfortunately looked every bit the part of an aging pro, so it will be interesting to see if he selects himself or not in the coming games. More likely, perhaps, will be the return of club captain Richie Smallwood, who has lost the armband in recent weeks after a series of underwhelming performances.

Perhaps it was the form of goalkeeper Harry Lewis, though, that ultimately condemned Mark Hughes. One of the best goalkeepers in the division last season, Lewis has struggled of late, and his howler allowed Tranmere Rovers to get in front on Tuesday night. His inability to defend or organize his side for corners also cost Bradford City 2 goals against Walsall last Saturday, though he’s certainly not alone in facing criticism for that.

Andy Cook, who has 5 goals in 3, is certainly not the first person anyone would wish to criticize, though he missed a sitter of a header against Tranmere Rovers that could have changed the narrative entirely – especially if combined with the cracking header he later did score, as he made amends for that miss. But players at this level do miss chances.

Unfortunately for Bradford City, they’re currently missing more than most.

Just 12 goals scored in 11 games are the sort of numbers expected from struggling sides, and only 3 teams have registered fewer goals scored. Bradford City will simply have to address that dearth of attacking quality, or they’re likely to find themselves in yet deeper trouble.

So, what does one expect of Kevin McDonald ahead of his first game in charge? Unfortunately, that’s an almost impossible question to answer. One would hope McDonald wouldn’t try to reinvent the wheel with such a short space of time to prepare, but one would also hope he can find the motivation within his newly acquired squad to get further up the pitch and gun for more goals.

THE BREAKDOWN

Bradford City: 11/8
Draw: 12/5
Swindon Town: 2/1

Swindon Town are a little leaky at the back; but that is counterbalanced by the free-scoring nature of their attacking play. 5 goals against both Sutton United and Wrexham, as well as 6 against Crawley Town, obviously improve the average number of goals scored heavily – but those games aside, Swindon Town can generally be relied upon to score 2 goals and have done so 6 times this season.

While there is no guarantee Swindon will hit another couple on Saturday, particularly with the absence of top scorer Jake Young who is unlikely to play against his parent side, they’re playing a Bradford City side that have conceded 8 goals in their last 4 games across both league and cup. An omen? Perhaps.

Whether Kevin McDonald can instil more steel in the heart of the Bradford City backline remains to be seen. Whether he can get the Bantams firing going forward, too, is a huge question.

But for now, the assumption is that Swindon Town continue to do what they do so well, with the likes of Dan Kemp looking like one of the best players in the division despite not getting a look in at Franchise. Charlie Austin will look to bully the Bradford City back line, with Hepburn-Murphy and perennial substitute Tyrese Shade will look to make up for Young’s absence.

While a new manager bounce would be extremely welcome at Valley Parade this weekend, the momentum is firmly with Michael Flynn’s men.

This game, realistically, might be seen as a free hit if it weren’t so urgent that Bradford City get firing as soon as possible. Expecting a miracle seems a little too much to ask, though, so the pick is a comfortable Swindon Town win and some real soul-searching within the Valley Parade set up.

PREDICTION:

Bradford City 0 – 3 Swindon Town

Uwakwe is obviously short on confidence so Shade coming in would change that around, or play Shade up front/wide left and put Genesini at LWB so he only has to concentrait on defending and not bombing down the left wing.

I really like FBT, but I think the way he plays at LCB makes life tricky for whoever is playing LWB, as they are forever having to balance with their remit to get forward vs. having to try and cover for FBT for the times he fucks off forward with the ball. It was slightly better on the right as whilst both UGM and Hutton are also forward orientated, they seem to work/communicate better as a unit?

The way we play works really well when it works, but has the ability to look bloody dreadful when it doesn't, Brewitt gets a lot of stick, but against Morecambe the number of times he was left 1 on 1 with Morecambe breaking from the midfield and our midfield and other defenders trying to track back was worrying.

Its Keegan 90's football, can look great, can be dreadful!

Cain 4-12 weeks - yikes!

Cain 4-12 weeks - yikes! May go to a back 4 tomorrow. Clayton almost there.

Young has been feeling under the weather for a week or so - not playing tomorrow May be a good thing.

Sounds like Ukakwe could face the chop.

Says he feels fine but the scan shows a very small tear. Can’t see how that can be the same as the time Clayton has been out.

What was wrong with him, anyway?

Stand in manager bounce, players may well just go for it like under Gunning vs Grimsby last season. We will miss Youngs pressing and possibly goals too.

Could go either way.

Att: 17,022 (703 Swindon)

Surely there is a plan, defensively, when the 2 CBs charge upfield. If there is it’s hit and miss whether it’s carried out or not.

How far off is Kinsella?

He came on as sub at Notts...

Think Genesini and Uwakwe are both potentially CMs too if we need the cover.

And vs Grimsby.

Odd that Genesini has been nowhere near the team since a perfectly creditable display at FGR.

Can’t watch today - walking up a mountain!

Hoping that Notts Co were a good team and that we can bounce back with attacking menace today. (What I mean is that I thought that Notts dealt with our attacking threat very well. At no point did I think we would capitalise on a porous defence)

No time for a traditional Bradford curry then Bob?

I think if/when I schlep up there I'd definitely want to sample the local cuisine either the night before, or after the game.

6 subs including a youth teamer is serious message sending

6 subs including a youth teamer is serious message sending

Indeed.

I see the youths had a great result earlier. Beating Cambridge 3-1 to qualify for the semi-finals of the Youth Alliance Cup.

Can McDonald speak English? Fucking jibberish.

Stirlingshire Reds flag.

Ardiles in attendance?

How on earth do I change the comms on the flix app?

Chaz really is missing quite a lot of these...

Fuck me, that’s awful.
I’d have backed myself to score there

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F71k8r7XwAAladp?format=jpg&name=large)

Who is Obodo and what position does he play?

(apologies if already mentioned, my ifollow seems to be about 2 minutes behind so i'll stick behind in this thread too.)

Youth team striker, 16 years old. Played in the Pizza cup vs Arsenal.

Cook missed an easy chance unmarked header at the far post, well wide.

Youth team striker, 16 years old. Played in the Pizza cup vs Arsenal.

16. Fucking hell.

Not saying he’s going to be in the same class but wasn’t Rideout a similar age when he made his league debut?

Yeah, but Rideout was an England U18 international by then.

And he was blatantly very good even at that age.

Great defending from Brewitt there

Andy Caton debuted at 16 as well I think. And Jutkiewicz. Obodo is there because he's the oldest available striker mind, with Young and Kanu unavailable.

2nd worse thing Kemp has done all season

We are making some bad mistakes in our own half this game.

…the turnover of possession (from both teams) is rapid.
Both teams are only keeping the ball for about 7 seconds each.

Youssou N'Dour ball

I'm quite enjoying the game.

should be 1-1 really

Not even close to a penalty, well played Shade.

Yellow for Khan for dissent I would think.

RHM has a shot from 35 yards, goes over the stand!

RHM and Austin just don't link up and making it more difficult for the likes of Kemp to threaten.

Harder than the first half chance but that's another close range miss from Austin

fuck.

Murphy mistake

[Thats a bit harsh isn't it?

Processed Beats & Theaskston incoming…

Processed Beats & Theaskston incoming…

Morfuni does not want to do anything about it...m

Says the part time supporter….

Not a lot on the bench to change things.

Hope RMH or Kemp can grab one back.

The season starting to go downhill...

The squad is too thin and Morfuni does not want to do anything about it...m

Exactly this. Cannot see us getting back to league one under this ownership sadly. We just don’t have the resources to compete for a top 3 finish in the bottom division. Shocking

Just checked the stats, we have zero successful crosses.

Just checked the stats, we have zero successful crosses.

Just checked the stats, we have zero successful crosses.

But 61% possession!

We've got Lindsey stats. About 250 passes with 173 in our own half  :)

Were Austin's two chances not from low 'crosses'?

Appreciate we haven't curled many in.

We've got Lindsey stats. About 250 passes with 173 in our own half  :)

Just going from the stats.

Should never loan players from clubs in the same division- such a high risk of it derailing the season as if they are even half decent they will likely get recalled in January. Can’t see is holding onto Flynn much passed Jan either if he ain’t backed in the window

Should never loan players from clubs in the same division- such a high risk of it derailing the season as if they are even half decent they will likely get recalled in January. Can’t see is holding onto Flynn much passed Jan either if he ain’t backed in the window

He’ll be in Gillingham by the weekend

Khan, McEachran and Kemp totally MIA this half

Nailed it.

Fuck me, are writing off the season after what will be only our second defeat?

Fuck me, are writing off the season after what will be only our second defeat?

Not everyone is fortunate to be blessed with your football genius and insight obtained from Swindon league division 5.

As for the game shouldn’t really be behind but squad depth is beyond an issue and that’s been done to death.

If this season gets fucked I don't want to hear anyone blaming Flynn. He's assembled two thirds of a promotion winning squad here and Clem is fucking him the ass.

RHM

. should do better but it's on target. good save tbf

We're far from out of this, save the post mortem for post mafchm

That's a cracking cross from the Bradford left winger.

That has fuck all to do with anything.
You only appear when we are losing.

Perhaps we’ll have to rely on our usual late penalty at Bradford.

Unlike you I’m usually at games you see, people only tend to look at your phone during matches when you aren’t enjoying it. Pretty basic stuff. For such a part timer you have a hell of a chip on your shoulder.

The stats are wrong

Att: 16,788

Only 515 of us. Surprised considering we took 300 more to Notts on a Tuesday

Only 515 of us. Surprised considering we took 300 more to Notts on a Tuesday

Fuck me, are writing off the season after what will be only our second defeat?

Plus we lost at Notts County - so this games practically a dead rubber with our season over

If I was Kinsella I'd be less than delighted watching Charlie Austin play central midfield so a 16 year old can play up front.

If I was Kinsella I'd be less than delighted watching Charlie Austin play central midfield so a 16 year old can play up front.

If I was Kinsella I'd be less than delighted watching Charlie Austin play central midfield so a 16 year old can play up front.

Austin has been a passenger today.

If I was Kinsella I'd be less than delighted watching Charlie Austin play central midfield so a 16 year old can play up front.

We were better in the second half at Notts County after he went off as well.

Austin has been a passenger today.

Worse than a passenger...

I spose he's thinking Austin's more likely to get a goal maybe

Not sitting in the centre circle he isnt.

We might get a pen🙂

Seem to be getting worse as each half has gone on. They look fresher.

Be a tough defeat this, cause unlike Tuesday, the opposition are not very good.

1-0 down and the only sub the manager trusts to come on is a 16 year old child making his debut. It's not sustainable, is it?

Brewitt and McEachran the only 2 who performed to their normal level today.

Way too many underperforming players today, just one of those days, they happen, we need to move on.

No chip, just no time for the posters who only turn up when we are losing.

Clem out
Flynn out
Everyone out

We shouldnt have to put up with this shit show. Losing two games, fuck disgrace…

Clem out
Flynn out
Everyone out

We shouldnt have to put up with this shit show. Losing two games, fuck disgrace…

Completely stumped as to a choice of MOM. No one stepped up today. We’ve lost our style of play.

yeah brilliant. perhaps you can get a gig at the wyvern

Why can't you hear any negativity without throwing your toys out the pram and mocking people with your painfully unfunny sarcasm?

You should join the Clem is our saviour lot on Facebook if you expect positivity after that.

We were shit. Its fine to point that out. We have gaping holes in our squad. It is also fine to point that out.

Boring.

[Mahoney easily.

I think Bradford have been excellent apart from maybe directly in front of goal.
They’ve pressed at full throttle all game and stopped us playing & have looked dangerous with the ball.

That was absolutely woeful. The lack of options off the bench (including a big target man) the main issue but fuck me that was bad.

I'm sorry but that was an absolute embarrassment from Charlie Austin today.

Playing in midfield. Playing on the wing because he hasn't got the fitness to stay up front.

The only thing he's on the pitch to do is score goals. And he's missed yet another couple of golden chances today.

It's like playing with 10 men. I'm sorry but it's crap.

If he wasn't here on reputation he'd be getting absolutely slaughtered. Not good enough.

Why can't you hear any negativity without throwing your toys out the pram and mocking people with your painfully unfunny sarcasm?

You should join the Clem is our saviour lot on Facebook if you expect positivity after that.

We were shit. Its fine to point that out. We have gaping holes in our squad. It is also fine to point that out.

Boring.

I'm sorry but that was an absolute embarrassment from Charlie Austin today.

Playing in midfield. Playing on the wing because he hasn't got the fitness to stay up front.

The only thing he's on the pitch to do is score goals. And he's missed yet another couple of golden chances today.

It's like playing with 10 men. I'm sorry but it's crap.

If he wasn't here on reputation he'd be getting absolutely slaughtered. Not good enough.

I'm sorry but that was an absolute embarrassment from Charlie Austin today.

Playing in midfield. Playing on the wing because he hasn't got the fitness to stay up front.

The only thing he's on the pitch to do is score goals. And he's missed yet another couple of golden chances today.

It's like playing with 10 men. I'm sorry but it's crap.

If he wasn't here on reputation he'd be getting absolutely slaughtered. Not good enough.

Hard to argue with that today.

I'm sorry but that was an absolute embarrassment from Charlie Austin today.

Playing in midfield. Playing on the wing because he hasn't got the fitness to stay up front.

The only thing he's on the pitch to do is score goals. And he's missed yet another couple of golden chances today.

It's like playing with 10 men. I'm sorry but it's crap.

If he wasn't here on reputation he'd be getting absolutely slaughtered. Not good enough.

Negativity is fine, no issue.

The completely hyperbolic dramatic ‘seasons over’ & ‘we’re going no where’ & ‘Flynn is gonna leave’ after what is only our second defeat is plain moronic nonsense.

Fuck knows who is going to be on the pitch for us on Tuesday. Sonny Hart? Kinsella? Jaxon Brown?

Negativity is fine, no issue.

The completely hyperbolic dramatic ‘seasons over’ & ‘we’re going no where’ & ‘Flynn is gonna leave’ after what is only our second defeat is plain moronic nonsense.

Playing in midfield. Playing on the wing because he hasn't got the fitness to stay up front.

Why did he not bring on Kinsella for the awful McEachran today?

Why did he not bring on Kinsella for the awful McEachran today?

Face it, the squad is paper thin

The squad is knackered because there is no depth so players are having to play less than 100% because there is no one to replace them....

Yes after 2 defeats may not seem the end of the world..

But looking at the squad there seems to be no encouraging signs it will get better...

Unless free agents can be signed to re enforce ....but it seems Morfuni does not want  that...

Why did he not bring on Kinsella for the awful McEachran today?

Right now, win our game in hand we are third.
I really don’t think we need to be at panic stations just yet.

positives:

I thought shade was better than uwakaw had been

we did at least create a few chances

no injuries or suspensions

An absolutely classic case of 'sacked manager syndrome'.
Bradford, man for man, are an inferior team to us, but each had a point to prove with a new manager imminent. They harried and pressed us out of the game and deserved to win on effort alone. Goals change games and I'm afraid we fluffed our lines.

Most annoyed I've been this season tonight. We have a great first XI but two of our best players are on loan. We don't have anything to change it off the bench. Notts County brought on Marquis for McGoldrick in the week. We brought on a 16 year old today. I don't see how its "a competitive budget," the squad is threadbare with minimal experience... it doesn't add up.

Not replacing Wakeling on deadline day was criminal.

If you don't have a replacement, you don't let him go. It's that simple.

We are run like an absolute circus. Could've really done with him today.

Austin can't finish a match, RHM is made of glass and Young doesn't even belong to us.

This could all go tits up very quickly.

Most annoyed I've been this season tonight. We have a great first XI but two of our best players are on loan. We don't have anything to change it off the bench. Notts County brought on Marquis for McGoldrick in the week. We brought on a 16 year old today. I don't see how its "a competitive budget," the squad is threadbare with minimal experience... it doesn't add up.

Not replacing Wakeling on deadline day was criminal.
.

literally just looked before coming back and seeing this. He was an unused sub today

Back in January?!

100% this. There’s no way on earth our budget is anywhere near ‘competitive’. A disappointing end of window, followed by seemingly free agent trialists that never emerge. Squad is threadbare AF.

... where he was a mostly unused sub.


Something is very, very off with this club, what's being fed to us via the media is clearly not what's actually happening. This is not a competitive budget, or we're paying the starting 11 way, way too much to not be able to afford a decent bench. Screams of penny pinching, same as all of the backroom/office shenanigans. This could go tits up very, very quickly.

literally just looked before coming back and seeing this. He was an unused sub today

Back in January?!

I’d suggest that the 3 or 4 players, plus himself, who have reportedly been under the weather these past couple of weeks (our friend Covid?) could well be a/the reason for the last 2 or 3 flat performances.

I’d suggest that the 3 or 4 players, plus himself, who have reportedly been under the weather these past couple of weeks (our friend Covid?) could well be a/the reason for the last 2 or 3 flat performances.

... where he was a mostly unused sub.


Something is very, very off with this club, what's being fed to us via the media is clearly not what's actually happening. This is not a competitive budget, or we're paying the starting 11 way, way too much to not be able to afford a decent bench. Screams of penny pinching, same as all of the backroom/office shenanigans. This could go tits up very, very quickly.

Did Flynn give Andrew an interview after the game ?

We are being fed complete bullshit- a competitive budget does not equal not being able to name 7 subs 2 games running and little in the way of bench options to come in when needed. No wonder the starting 11 look jaded.

Morfuni should put us up for sale/ look for investors as what he is prepared to put in money wise isn’t gonna get us out of this division. Fans aren’t going to be “conned” into renewing ST next year to watch another season in this god damn awful league

We are being fed complete bullshit- a competitive budget does not equal not being able to name 7 subs 2 games running and little in the way of bench options to come in when needed. No wonder the starting 11 look jaded.

Morfuni should put us up for sale/ look for investors as what he is prepared to put in money wise isn’t gonna get us out of this division. Fans aren’t going to be “conned” into renewing ST next year to watch another season in this god damn awful league

A frustrating watch.

As bad as Austin’s misses have been, he’s contributed plenty all over the pitch to help make the difference up until this week.
Reality is I can’t imagine anyone at the club was banking on Austin having to start every match for us so far and you wonder how much fatigue is interfering with his proven instinct in front of goal. It makes thinking about the sale of Wakeling incredibly frustrating in this moment in time. Obviously, keeping 4 fully fit and available strikers happy is the flip side of that.

The whole team looked knackered today though, just at a time when we’re facing a Bradford side hungry to impress. Squad depth is a real worry.

Two things I’ve not seen mentioned: Why bother bringing on genesini with 90 seconds to play? It really pisses me off when managers do this in losing positions. What the fuck are they expecting to achieve?!

Secondly, was it just me or were we slipping about far more than Bradford/usual? Noticed a number of our players losing the ball to slips. And it looked to me like Mahoney slipped trying to get back up after shipping the ball for the goal. May not have made the difference ultimately but just another thing that added to our slack output.

Postives, we still made chances that would often have seen us score. Still well within the right end of the table. Just frustrating that the last couple of performances aren’t much of a surprise given circumstances and it might continue for a while longer.

About time the hierarchy listened to reactions like this.
Went to Notts County and just in from today. Every Club in this shite League have a bench to change games, we have fuck all and 2 of our best players loanees from clubs in our division.

No more bullshit about “competitive” budgets because we have one of the biggest revenue gate receipts in this league.
Bringing a rookie kid on with not enough players to fill it is an insult to the Manager and most of all us travelling fans that get off our arses and pay out a lot of money.

Bradford were shite, one of the poorest teams we have faced.
Austin needed to come off, we were way off the pace today, the most disappointing point of all we had nothing to change it.
Frustrated.

Don’t think Bradford were shite, far from it.
They nullified us well.
Sure, they were more workman like than technical but still think they played well.
We certainly didn’t help ourselves but don’t feel our poor performance was purely down us.

Don’t think Bradford were shite, far from it.
They nullified us well.
Sure, they were more workman like than technical but still think they played well.
We certainly didn’t help ourselves but don’t feel our poor performance was purely down us.

They were poor, sure won the aerial battles, that’s not difficult against a side that lacks height.
Had space and time all over the park. We had both wing backs free, unmarked most of the game but were ponderous and never got them into positions to hurt them.
RHM chance came from a solitary Hutton cross. Most of the game both him and Shade were completely free but we were choosing the wrong options most of the game.

Needed to get at least 3 players on today second half, we had nothing on the bench to change it. Bradford won’t make top 7.

Bradford were functional.
Sometimes organisation and just doing the basics right are enough to win games at this level particularly if the opposition slip up in front of goal.

-I’m not sure it’s a total howler of a GK error as some have said. The first shot which Mahoney didn’t hang onto was struck with real venom and even then we almost stopped it sneaking in.

-I hope the rumour about Flynn interviewing for Bradford is bollocks; I think we would be in real trouble without him.

what rumours! (genuinely )

not seen it suggested anywhere other than the lsp kind of pointing out there sometimes where you brain goes at times like this as a fan. They also pointed out geography would be in our favour, Newport to Bradford not being very commutable (nor gillingham)

Flynn interviewed for the Bradford job... well it was fun while it lasted

This was a joke btw  :girlgiggle:

According to a FBT quote 'everyone in that changing room is there to stay until January at the least. So you have to buck up your ideas.' Make of that what you will.

1 short of 600 Town fans. Decent.

Opinions and all that but think you’re doing Bradford a disservice by calling them shite and poor.

Strange how people see games.

I thought Bradford were one of the better sides we have played this season.

I mentioned it was an error. I don't think it was a total howler but given his very high level of performances I thought he could have done better and held it. so could the defending after.

not aimed at you, but it goes without saying I think he's been superb this season. feels like. you need to say such things if you make a negative comment.
 what rumours! (genuinely )

not seen it suggested anywhere other than the lsp kind of pointing out there sometimes where you brain goes at times like this as a fan. They also pointed out geography would be in our favour, Newport to Bradford not being very commutable (nor gillingham)

Strange how people see games.

I thought Bradford were one of the better sides we have played this season.

They were.
I’d place them below Notts County but above everyone else we’ve played.

You only have to look at Gunnings first game last season to see what a sacking can do to players.

You only have to look at Gunnings first game last season to see what a sacking can do to players.

You only have to look at Gunnings first game last season to see what a sacking can do to players.

Just watched extended highlights. Austin bad miss and good saver from RHM in second half. But they could have scored 1/2 dozen. Does that sum it up?

That's how I saw it NMH. Don't think the Austin miss changes anything because we were hopelessly 2nd best most of the match.

Disagree. Bradford looked petrified first 15.
Score that goal and you could have the Bradford fans on the backs of the players, instead they realised we were going deeper and deeper and our passing was not up to usual standards.

Stand out note this season is how quiet Swindon are at home.
Can only hope with the Ground Development we see a decent home end with good views, the TE is way overdue to be upgraded. If this leads to a decent home End with the atmosphere being late 70’s early 80’s then I am sure this would be a positive.

We looked fatigued Saturday, nothing to change it on the bench and could have come away with something.
Bradford fans I spoke to after the game were surprised how poor we were, they put it down to a one off bad performance. I am more concerned that we will struggle with a few out from the Tuesday / Saturday schedule.

New Manager bounce doesn’t always work.
Wellens getting trounced at home 0-4 v Carlisle.

The fans that travelled up yesterday and around us all saying how poor Bradford were the first 20 mins. If Charlie scored only knows the outcome but they looked void of any ideas.
We did look jaded where they changed it during the second half.

Very concerned with the squad depth.