📅Pre-Match Build-Up Thread: Bradford City (A) 02.03.24

[SwalePie]

I'm just glad they lost.

Likewise

[upthemaggies]

Stags only scoring one goal today means we go top of the goals per game table and we remain 24th in the goals against per game table.
We've also slipped to 24th on current form.

CURRENT L2 SEQUENCES....
The Good
Unbeaten in the last 6 : Walsall
Won the last 5 : Walsall
Not conceded in the last 4 : Bradford City

The Bad
Without a win in the last 5 : Colchester U., Harrogate T.
Not scored in the last 3 : Stockport Co
Conceded in all of the last 13 : Sutton Utd

Sutton's defeat at lowly Tranmere underlines just how bad a defeat Tuesday night was.
Next opponents Wimbledon, who'd only picked up 1 point from 12 before today, will be lifted by their win against MKD, they play again Tuesday at home to Grimsby.

Max_PPG_Projection table....

1. Mansfield T. - 102 __ 1.94 __ 89
2. Stockport Co - 99 __ 1.85 __ 85
3. Wrexham - 96 __ 1.80 __ 83
4. Crewe Alex. - 94 __ 1.74 __ 80
5. Milton Keynes - 91 __ 1.66 __ 76
6. Barrow - 92 __ 1.61 __ 74
7. Walsall - 87 __ 1.54 __ 71
8. Gillingham - 87 __ 1.54 __ 71
9. Morecambe - 87 __ 1.50 __ 69
10. Crawley Town - 88 __ 1.48 __ 68
11. Wimbledon - 83 __ 1.43 __ 66
12. Newport Co. - 82 __ 1.40 __ 64
13. Harrogate T. - 82 __ 1.40 __ 64
14. Bradford City - 85 __ 1.39 __ 64
15. Notts County - 83 __ 1.38 __ 64
16. Accrington S. - 79 __ 1.31 __ 60
17. Swindon Town - 74 __ 1.22 __ 56
18. Tranmere Rov - 73 __ 1.19 __ 55
19. Doncaster Rov - 75 __ 1.15 __ 53
20. Salford City - 70 __ 1.11 __ 51
21. Grimsby Town - 72 __ 1.00 __ 46
22. Colchester U. - 68 __ 0.94 __ 43
23. Forest Green - 60 __ 0.77 __ 35
24. Sutton Utd - 56 __ 0.72 __ 33

[Elite_Pie]

They were robbed by poor officiating so not just in L2 that get crap refs

If you listen to Radio Red they are robbed by poor officiating every game.

I don't think they've ever had a decision go their way.

[Elite_Pie]

Speaking to some Bradford fans in the pub, they had it relaid 18 months ago, then it got churned up and froze that night and not been good since then. Said the stands don't allow the wind and sun to get to it and it's just got worse and worse with all the wet weather in the last year. Not good though, not going to pay our travel back or meal. Tossers.

Apparently the Bradford and Notts supporters arranged a friendly on the pitch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O72ldNXbozA

[upthemaggies]

Assuming midweek before and after the Easter bank holiday games is a no-go, the Bradford match will have to be re-arranged for either 19th March (which would become the 3rd of 3 successive away fixtures after Wimbledon home) or 23rd April in-between the last two games of the season, which would see us finish with two away trips.

[bule1]

Apparently the Bradford and Notts supporters arranged a friendly on the pitch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O72ldNXbozA

That looks like the 1970's Derby Baseball Gorund pitch

[marky]

They were robbed by poor officiating so not just in L2 that get crap refs

Might have guessed you'd defend them.

[legs77]

They were robbed by poor officiating so not just in L2 that get crap refs

No they werent robbed at all.

Forest spent all 2nd half holding their heads and time wasting they got exactly what they deserved.

Still they'll stay up easily.

[Bohinen]

If you listen to Radio Red they are robbed by poor officiating every game.

I don't think they've ever had a decision go their way.

It has always been this way. I worked with a 40 year old virgin Forest fan back in the 80s at the gas board and he used to say 'we always get 'em', meaning the refs at the City Ground. He also read the Express an quoted it at me, and his feet stank, not good when you're the cashier and he comes into your box to count the money.

[BCnotts18]

They were robbed by poor officiating so not just in L2 that get crap refs

They deserve all the terrible officiating possible after the way they were handed their premier league place on a silver player by a referee. Swings and roundabouts springs to mind.