Doyle and Grant

[Flashheart]

Flitcroft with Mansfield could be a very close comparison - Bradford would have expectations of being top 3 at least this season, so the judgement is performance against that.  Once you start to under perform in the table, your level of performance is going to come under scrutiny.  He'd be safer right now if they were scoring and conceding but in the same position.  As it is, they are dull to watch and missing their target.  I think he's hung on well enough in the transfer window that they'll keep faith now.

I sometimes find myself wondering why a team in the playoffs, and in with a shout of autos, would want their manager gone.

And then I remember...

I think I would still have kept Flitcroft on if I knew it meant promotion. But I'd want rid the moment the last final whistle has been blown.

[reeves4england]

Can somebody remind me how far ahead of us Bradford will be if (when) they win all their games in hand?

[Legends-Lounge]

Can somebody remind me how far ahead of us Bradford will be if (when) they win all their games in hand?

Errr, they won’t be ahead of us unless we lose 3 on the bounce and they win three on the bounce. Thy no longer have any games in hand.

[4D]

Can somebody remind me how far ahead of us Bradford will be if (when) they win all their games in hand?

Minus 7 points ahead 

[Shrivvy Road]

Errr, they won’t be ahead of us unless we lose 3 on the bounce and they win three on the bounce. Thy no longer have any games in hand.

Believe he was being sarcastic

[4D]

Errr, they won’t be ahead of us unless we lose 3 on the bounce and they win three on the bounce. Thy no longer have any games in hand.

 

[Legends-Lounge]

Believe he was being sarcastic

Lost on me then. Needs to up his game.

[reeves4england]

Lost on me then. Needs to up his game.

Apologies LL. I'll try and spell it out a bit more clearly next time.

[Bob's Orange]

Lost on me then. Needs to up his game.

Surely its you that need the game upped?

[4D]

We all need to up our games except LL then 

[Legends-Lounge]

We all need to up our games except LL then 

100%, you’re clearly already making progress I see.

[smalltowngypsymassacre]

The Doyle saga has been really enjoyable as far as I’m concerned, it’s added some extra spice to an already spicy season. We couldn’t have predicted that his goal scoring return would be as wonderful as it was, and who would have thought that, after we (justifiably) bemoaned his recall back to Bradford we’d be sitting as pretty as we are? It’s panned out just as many predicted; he’d be recalled by Bowyer to appease the fans, and he’d fit in like a square peg in a round hole because he very, very clearly does not suit their style of football. They’ve cut off their nose to spite their face.

In hindsight (which is a wonderful thing, of course) Bowyer bottled the decision to leave him here. If the head ruled the heart both he and the Bradford fans would admit that taking him back was never going to work. As it happens, they haven’t even deprived a promotion rival of goals, which was one of their arguments for recalling him. Not only are we NOT rivals (they are on a slippery slope right now and are looking down the table, not up) we are still scoring at a healthy rate even without Doyle. If the ginger messiah comes back, it’s more likely to be on our terms now. I’ll be chuffed to bits if he returns, but equally I’ll keep the world’s smallest violin locked away if he doesn’t. We are on a wonderful position to go up auto one way or another, and even with Doyle, I’ll be surprised if they make the playoffs

[Gnasher]

The Doyle saga has been really enjoyable as far as I’m concerned, it’s added some extra spice to an already spicy season. We couldn’t have predicted that his goal scoring return would be as wonderful as it was, and who would have thought that, after we (justifiably) bemoaned his recall back to Bradford we’d be sitting as pretty as we are? It’s panned out just as many predicted; he’d be recalled by Bowyer to appease the fans, and he’d fit in like a square peg in a round hole because he very, very clearly does not suit their style of football. They’ve cut off their nose to spite their face.

In hindsight (which is a wonderful thing, of course) Bowyer bottled the decision to leave him here. If the head ruled the heart both he and the Bradford fans would admit that taking him back was never going to work. As it happens, they haven’t even deprived a promotion rival of goals, which was one of their arguments for recalling him. Not only are we NOT rivals (they are on a slippery slope right now and are looking down the table, not up) we are still scoring at a healthy rate even without Doyle. If the ginger messiah comes back, it’s more likely to be on our terms now. I’ll be chuffed to bits if he returns, but equally I’ll keep the world’s smallest violin locked away if he doesn’t. We are on a wonderful position to go up auto one way or another, and even with Doyle, I’ll be surprised if they make the playoffs

Well said.

I know RW has stated he's 99% sure Doyle won't be back, as has Power, but I still have a gut feeling we'll sign him by Wednesday. Bradford's promotion challenge is faltering, the manager's under huge pressure and Doyle just doesn't fit their system. They'll be keen to have the money freed up before transfer deadline day to get in players to suit the way they play.

[Legends-Lounge]

Well said.

I know RW has stated he's 99% sure Doyle won't be back, as has Power, but I still have a gut feeling we'll sign him by Wednesday. Bradford's promotion challenge is faltering, the manager's under huge pressure and Doyle just doesn't fit their system. They'll be keen to have the money freed up before transfer deadline day to get in players to suit the way they play.

Or the board sack bowyer and sanction his departure to salvage something for the piggy bank.

Edit: They are home to Nam on Tuesday, has a draw written all over it. Maybe they can bring Doyle back with them on the team bus for us to pick up from Whaddon Road.

[tans]

Should do a mutual termination, everyones a winner then