League Cup Semi Final - Bradford City

[Ads]

That's how I see it Ads.

As scathing as I was about the team on Tuesday, you cannot help but look back and scratch your head about the volume of gilt edge chances we failed to put away.

Benteke when he went through on the angle should have buried it, but stuck it straight down Duke’s throat.

Benteke’s second header from the corner was a sitter. Bannan’s late first half shot from 12 yards went straight at Duke, when an inch either side and it was in.

Benteke’s diving header in the second half was another sitter.

Gabby’s swivel shot from about six yards should have found the net.

Bent should have scored, but miss-timed his jump.

So as bad as we were at defending set pieces, looking disorganised and lumping the ball, we should still have easily put five or six past them.

[Pat McMahon]

I don't see Bradford coming out to attack - their modus operandi seems to be to concede territory and have two well drilled lines of four. They then see what they can concoct on the break.

My fear is that they are capable of sscoring at Villa Park, particularly from set pieces. All three goals were the result of corners and they also had one cleared off the line and hit the bar from headers. They absolutely murdered us in the air (Clark in particular) and I can't see us keeping a clean sheet. Which would mean us scoring 4 (or 3 and winning on penalties).

It's squeaky bum time, alright.

[Ads]

I cannot see them scoring from open play, as they're fairly terrible and even our awful defence coped with them.

But it is as you say, from set pieces, we have a huge vulnerability.

[JUAN PABLO]

The job is not impossible , I have read about comments about the Tranmere game.  well the Villa team of 94 would spank our Villa team of today but I also think the Tranmere team is better than Bradfords.

At the end of the day , we missed chances and every shot seemed to go straight at the keeper and our defense was like a park team or maybe worse.  We could have easily won it however diabolical we were and we were , they got their crowd right up soon as they went 1 up and I was so  disapointed when we conceded the third , at 2-1,  I thought job done , that was a disgraceful thing to do and then they looked like scoring from every corner.

We can do it .  We will score . I think it will be a proper onslaught at VP , especially now I have heard the swansea result , we should be right up for it.

I think we will win 4-1 , Im sticking my neck out , If Vlarr is fit , Bradford wont score If its Baker and clark again , they might get one from a set piece .    so 4-1 Villa.

[Holte L2]

That's how I see it Ads.

Love the positivity lads!! Lets fucking kill them.  How dare they think they can take the piss out of us!!

[Toronto Villa]

I'm expecting that he'll go three up front with Bent (hopefully fit) and Weimann either side of Benteke. Hopefully a new signing in the middle with the return of Vlaar. There is no way if we create the same number of chances again as we did at the start of the last game that we won't bury some of them. I refuse to believe we can be so wasteful again, or that Matt fucking Duke is Dino Zoff and Buffon all rolled into one. It's time that we showed Bradofrd why they are a league 2 side. So I insist that they all enjoy their moment in the sun.

[Des Little]

Let's take our chances, keep it tight at the back and give them a lesson.  And once we've done it, I want that pitch announcer from their place dragged onto the pitch and a microphone shoved firmly up his arse before being booted back onto his bus home.  That is all.

[PeterWithesShin]

What did the PA bloke say up there? I've heard a lot of people comment about him but no idea what he did/said.

[PaulWinch again]

It's not impossible at all, it's just we'll have to play well in attack and defence to do it.

[DeKuip]

What did the PA bloke say up there? I've heard a lot of people comment about him but no idea what he did/said.

He suggested that fans might want to start booking hotel rooms for Wembley, although I think that was more a dig at our lot as there had been a lot of talk up there about Villa fans booking trains and hotels as soon as the draw was made. Which was no doubt used in Phil Parkinson's pre-match team talk.

He also seemed to wind a few people up when announcing the scorers after each goal... "The scorer of LEAGUE TWO (emphasised) Bradford City's second goal against Premier League Aston Villa was ........".  All harmless stuff really. You can't blame them enjoying their moment.

[Ads]

Just a no-mark ****** in a dead beat town who peddles fairy tales for a living.

[Pete3206]

I think we should pipe through a Jack Woodward commentary into the away end speakers, in retaliation.   

[Chipsticks]

I think we should pipe through a Jack Woodward commentary into the away end speakers, in retaliation.   

"AND IT'S THE ACE GABBY AGBONLAHOR! THE APEX PREDATOR OF B6 WITH A FAB EFFORT FOR LAMBERT'S LIONS"

He really grinds my gears. I met him once at VP and he seemed like an alright guy though, just a bit too annoying for commentating.

[PeterWithesShin]

Cheers DeKuip.

Apparently the lower tiers have now sold out or are very very (very) close to it. Mate had to go for the wings of the Upper Holte to get 2 tickets together earlier.

[danlanza]

Let's take our chances, keep it tight at the back and give them a lesson.  And once we've done it, I want that pitch announcer from their place dragged onto the pitch and a microphone shoved firmly up his arse before being booted back onto his bus home.  That is all.

That is a mouthfull of red wine wasted all over my computer. Bloody ace that.