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Matchday Thread Bradford City v PNE | 29.07.26 | KO: 7:30pm | Friendly

Matchday Thread Bradford City v PNE | 29.07.26 | KO: 7:30pm | Friendly

Wisemen say said:
The present ownership has underwritten the signing of Devine and sanctioned the pitch refurbishment.
I would imagine that is all of our major spend, anything else will be freebies or out of contract signings and low key ,high risk in quality loanees.🤔🥴
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One swallow doesn't make a Summer and one Devine doesn't make a Team !!
 
Mr Meeseeks said:
Tbf, was Dobbin here at this stage last season? Or Devine for that matter, I know Armstrong certainly wasn’t.

The Lindsay and Hughes comment though, I hear you loud and clear. If a centre back isn’t on the shopping list then it’s a massive worry.
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I don’t believe we will see anyone with as much quality as dobbin and Armstrong walk through the door unfortunately, hope I’m proved wrong!

Absolutely, the worrying thing is we’re going to be relying on these boys quite often if we don’t pull our fingers out.

I don’t think the takeover is doing us any favours at the moment, we need people in quickly. We are going to be lining up praying for no injuries and suspensions at this rate.
 
HD91 said:
I don’t believe we will see anyone with as much quality as dobbin and Armstrong walk through the door unfortunately, hope I’m proved wrong!

Absolutely, the worrying thing is we’re going to be relying on these boys quite often if we don’t pull our fingers out.

I don’t think the takeover is doing us any favours at the moment, we need people in quickly. We are going to be lining up praying for no injuries and suspensions at this rate.
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What takeover? All I see is speculation dating back to January with a bit more intensity around Easter. I was hopeful, excited, but I don't believe anything is going to happen, at least in time to impact this season. It's a relegation scrap for this squad, and we've seen how much fight they have in them when the going gets tough. I've definitely reached the point where my expectations are as low as they were before Ryan Lowe's final summer.
 
djwoody said:
What takeover? All I see is speculation dating back to January with a bit more intensity around Easter. I was hopeful, excited, but I don't believe anything is going to happen, at least in time to impact this season. It's a relegation scrap for this squad, and we've seen how much fight they have in them when the going gets tough. I've definitely reached the point where my expectations are as low as they were before Ryan Lowe's final summer.
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This is pretty much where I am.

I bought a ST after missing last year for the 1st time in a long time on the back of the takeover which I'm hopeful will still happen but even if it was announced tomorrow time is running out fast for us to see the benefit this season & by then it could be too late.
 
Daleman said:
As far as I'm concerned it's a great result. It puts more pressure on the Club to strengthen the squad. Forget about the fitness argument, that applies to all Clubs. Even the score isn't necessarily a worry at this stage of pre -season. What is the worry is watching the same laboured performance from what is a weaker squad than last season. We can all see that. We need a statement from the Club giving reassurances that the issues are going to be addressed and we are not going to start the season with the same players, same stereotypical tactics which can be summed up in one word....CRAP.
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Pressure on who....there is no pressure on current regime to do sod all
 
wld said:
“We were nowhere near ruthless enough, slick enough and organised enough. We gave too many loose chances away, which isn’t us.”

Has he never watched us before?
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Was he not at the Cambridge game 5 days ago?
 
djwoody said:
What takeover? All I see is speculation dating back to January with a bit more intensity around Easter. I was hopeful, excited, but I don't believe anything is going to happen, at least in time to impact this season. It's a relegation scrap for this squad, and we've seen how much fight they have in them when the going gets tough. I've definitely reached the point where my expectations are as low as they were before Ryan Lowe's final summer.
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Without any take over, if there is one potentially going through it will be a very long hard season unless we miraculously make a good number of quality signings before the transfer window closes.
If and it's a big if there is a take over in the offing, unless it happens pre the transfer window and money is made available, without a number of quality signings the present squad will struggle in this division.🥴
 
Yoowell said:
You would understand it a bit more if it was our much heralded new formation but it’s been the standard 8 defensive / 3 offensive tripe that all the players are familiar with.
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Same players, same formation, same manager, same tactics.

Loads to look forward to.

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Wisemen say said:
Without any take over, if there is one potentially going through it will be a very long hard season unless we miraculously make a good number of quality signings before the transfer window closes.
If and it's a big if there is a take over in the offing, unless it happens pre the transfer window and money is made available, without a number of quality signings the present squad will struggle in this division.🥴
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Therefore fulfilling the current owners ambition to return to league 1 ?
 
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