Bradford v Swindon Town pre match drivel and matchday thread

[Mooneyraker]

We have unused loan slots which I find very odd.

There is clearly an amount of money available if Edwards was set for a medical. We didn't offer to pay him in Haribo.

Lord knows what we put out at Reading but every one of our first XI needs a rest.

[Jilted John]

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.

Definately agree, boring as fuck.

[Batch]

[Mahoney easily.

want to see the goal again. first instinct was a spill. if it wasn't then it's not a bad shout

[JoeMezz]

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.

[Gloucester Reds]

Ok Clem - time for the truth to come out - do we have money to spend or not?

The players look knackered - no rotation because no squad depth.

Embarassed to see we can’t fill the bench again and have to include a young lad from the academy.

Happy enough to have our season ticket money and see us travel to away games in large numbers but stop taking us for fools and be honest.
Something isn’t right and still to many power hangers on around the club.

Not sour grapes because we lost again and I’m typing this outside the stadium but we need strength in depth to be added to the squad or the wheels will come off and the fans will turn

[oxonrobin]

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.

Yeah, without the ball they are okay. They looked fresher/fitter than us and chased a lot. At football though, I put them middle of the pack in terms of quality of what we have faced.

Can see how they have struggled under a more possession based system of the last manager.

We got punished for not taking our chances.

[Mooneyraker]

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.

The misplaced passes in the second half were incessant. We literally couldn't play football.

[Pericardinho]

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.

[adje]

Good chances not going in. Main reason for the 2 loss run. I think most teams in this league will have spells like that. Not panicking yet,although injuries are a worry. Just can't understand why we've had this for years now

[Mooneyraker]

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.

[DV]

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.

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.

[Ƭ̵̬̊: The Artist Formerly Known as CWIG]

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.

He's been decent most games while taking stick, but missed some key chances.

Today he was shite. Can't defend it. Lets not go overboard though.

Besides its not like we have a proper squad to replace him without needing at least half an hour from him.

[Nemo]

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 think if we didn't know him from the first spell, we'd think he was a decent striker in the build up play but not a good finisher. Which is... completely the opposite of what most of us expected when he re-signed. I really don't think he's been that bad in general play (and remains our best defender of set pieces), but fuck me has he missed some chances this season.

[Crozzer]

Hard to argue with that today.

Needed Chas staying on for defensive heading ability.  First sub might have been a message to Clem.

[Nemo]

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