Hereford United 2-0 Bradford City - Npower League Two
Saturday 15th October 2011 - Edgar Street - Attendance: 2462
After last week's highs, City & us the fans came back to earth with an almighty bump!
After the 8:30 am set off (most of you reading this probably weren't awake at half 8!), we found ourselves bound to Hereford, very depressing place at any time of the year! And, we headed on our venture south to Herefordshire! (I still say it's Wales!)
On the way down to the ground, there was some rather interesting topics of conversation. First of all there was Steve who has decided that after a long & rather sexually orientated conversation he was going to have an operation to become a Hermaphrodite, good luck with that Pal!
Next up, Carribob. He was getting very, very into his WWE game on PSP & ended up getting in a hour long conversation on the matter on the way home after the game. The last topic of conversation isn't appropriate for the blog, so we'll leave that!
After arriving at the pub, The Youngsters (including myself) got piled in the corner & went on to Kitchen's Friday night antics. It started out with a Chinese, he then single handedly took out 20 lads before being involved in a 50 odd people dance off. He then danced & got sandwiched between five not so lucky ladies!
So, after this we set off to the ground & arrived at Edgar Street football dump, it's an eyesore & how that can pass any sort of health & safety test is beyond me! It's falling apart & it feels like the grounds going to fall apart with you in it, it is a mess. Give me Accrington Stanley any day of week!
The game got under way & the first half just like the entire game to be fair was dull & struggled to continue in the same rhythm throughout.
There is the odd talking point though. First of all City should of broken the deadlock when Fagan broke through one on one & blazed the ball over. Liam Moore then turned a potential screamer into a throwing on the opposite side of the pitch after blazing well, well wide in style. A back pass by Reid saw Duke miss kick the ball something shocking & from the resulting corner pulled off a finger tip save onto the crossbar from Steve Leslie.
Half time seemed to just fly by, with the discovery of David Guetta as a steward at Hereford & some bullying from Ginge, Lenny & Ben as well.
The start of the second half was sick! No, there was actual sick. Just moments after coming out for the second half & having his traditional half a bottle of powerade before game gets under way, Scouse was winded & threw up on the pitch & his shirt on four occasions! All were in front of the Ref & Linesman yet he wasn't made to change shirt, leave the field or go see the Physio. I feel that one of them should have happened & the groundsman should've been made to use water or sprinklers to clear the sick off the pitch.
The next moment of note came through the multiple chances wasted by Hereford midfielder Tom Barkhuizen but he was to have his moment & also Michael Flynn was booked & Jamie Devitt's afternoon came to an end as well.
Eight minutes after seeing his first yellow Michael Flynn chased Harry Pell down the field of play & without no contact, Pell fell flat on his backside & the ref gave the captain his marching orders. From the resulting free kick, Steve Leslie smashed the ball over the wall into the top left hand corner of the goal to give the home side the lead. Now, I believe that if there was a defender on the line that ball gets cleared & the game continued to head for a 0-0 as it did prior to Flynn's dismissal.
Hereford sub Yoann Arquin should've seen a flash of yellow for inticising the crowd for blowing kisses & deliberately winding a small majority of the City faithful up. But, Tom Barkhuizen's time came as a mis-communication between Duke & debut boy Seip allowed him to double the lead & wrapped up the game & the win for the home side.
After the game ended, we collected the flags & I read a steward the riot act as we headed home for Bradfordia.
The trip home was boring, depressing & off little interest apart from the blooming romance of Holly & Kitchen until we left our services stop off. Over a year after the 2010 edition of Shipley Bantams X Factor, the 2011 edition of SBXF between Kitchen & Carribob got under way! Kitchen wiped the floor with Carribob via a landslide for the second year on the bounce... However, it got interesting from there.
Kitchen serenaded Holly with a song on the microphone at the front of the coach & was rewarded with being given the chance to kiss Little Miss Foghorn Leghorn on the cheek & after moving on he moved back to the front of the coach to take the Mic & with this, giving us a rendition of the ASDA rap before starting a back of the coach You'll Never Walk Alone before our journey came to an end & we bidded our farewells!
Oh, and I hope Kitchen & Holly enjoyed their night at porkies!
And, there's a rumour that Jack Compton is going back to Falkirk. If this is true, a) Good luck Jack, unlucky not to make it & I wish you all the best! Your a good lad & a useful squad player! & b) I need a new away shirt now lad!
City Player Ratings:
Matt Duke - 3 - At fault with Seip for the second goal & should've got a defender on the post for the first. His miss kick nearly cost us in the first half & after his two decent games last week looked like his old self again. Letting Jansson go could come back to bite PP in the backside!
Liam Moore - 4 - Worst game in a City shirt in my opinion. Left himself exposed & his shot in the first half? Why? What possessed you son?
Luke Oliver - 5 - Won everything in the air at the back & did his job as usual. My player of the year at this moment in time.
Marcel Seip - 4 - A debut to forget, showed he wasn't match fit & was at fault with Duke for the second goal.
Robbie Threlfall - 6 - MOTM, Scouse & Fagan were the only two who could even have a claim to the award today! Scouse did his job when required except when he was outpaced by Barkhuizen in the second half & was the stand out performer for me.
Ritchie Jones - 4 - This man can not play on the wing! He is our best passer on the ball & needs to be in central midfield in order to do this where we can nurture his talent to the best of it's ability & get the best out of the man!
Michael Flynn - 4 - Wasn't afraid to get stuck in today! Sadly this saw him sent off & was the beginning of the end for us.
Adam Reed - 3 - Adam Who? In his two games so far I have not noticed he was on the pitch at all! Needs to be on the bench in the coming weeks.
Kyel Reid - 4 - Getting very worried he's becoming another Omar Daley! Has one flash in the pan game every 3-4 games & then is just poor & another bog standard League 2 winger.
Jamie Devitt - 4 - Created two chances, both were blown & didn't show much other than that.
Craig Fagan - 6 - Only other player to put in a decent shift other than Scouse. Should've buried the sitter in the first half but showed his Premier League & Championship class in glimpses, just a shame about the service & final effort! However, he loses in the air so could Hanson come into partner him & save him the jumping?
SUBS:
Mark Stewart - 4 - Forgot he was there after he came on & didn't show anything.
Luke O' Brien - 4 - Left Back at Right Wing didn't work & forgot he was there after he came on.
Michael Bryan - 5 - Came on & didn't look bad. To be honest, he showed more in his 10 minute showing than some of those who started!
So, Ten Categories chosen by Chapalar:
Was it worth the money? Hereford away is just like Port Vale away. It's becoming not worth the money at all as we always put in a poor shift & give them the game.
City MOTM - Robbie Threlfall - Scouse & Fagan were the only two who could even have a claim to the award today! Scouse did his job when required except when he was outpaced by Barkhuizen in the second half & was the stand out performer for me.
Hereford MOTM - Thomas Barkhuizen - The lad gave the City defence the run around & left Scouse cursing on one or two occassions.
Quote of the Match - "I'll be slamming the Lamb" - Nick Kitchen tells us the plans for his next pull!
Goal of the Match - Steven Leslie's free kick was an absolute screamer but could have been avoided with a man on the post.
Moment of the Match - For some reason Threlfall's winded vomiting session at the start of the second half is sticking to my brain just like it will to the Edgar Street pitch.
Fan of the Match - The always excitable blind lad at the front of the TL Dallas Stand!
Chant of the Match - "We've got Alan Carr!" - The City faithful pay homage to Carribob!
FB Status of the Match - "Shove Frankie from X-Factor up you arse! We've got Nick Kitchen & he's ours!" - Josh Chapman
Referee Watch - Lee Collins - Should have sent Scouse for treatment after he was sick & got the Flynn second yellow wrong, other than that had a okay game.
And finally...
FATWATCH - The steward who I read the riot act too after the game, muppet!
Saturday 15th October 2011 - Edgar Street - Attendance: 2462
After last week's highs, City & us the fans came back to earth with an almighty bump!
After the 8:30 am set off (most of you reading this probably weren't awake at half 8!), we found ourselves bound to Hereford, very depressing place at any time of the year! And, we headed on our venture south to Herefordshire! (I still say it's Wales!)
On the way down to the ground, there was some rather interesting topics of conversation. First of all there was Steve who has decided that after a long & rather sexually orientated conversation he was going to have an operation to become a Hermaphrodite, good luck with that Pal!
Next up, Carribob. He was getting very, very into his WWE game on PSP & ended up getting in a hour long conversation on the matter on the way home after the game. The last topic of conversation isn't appropriate for the blog, so we'll leave that!
After arriving at the pub, The Youngsters (including myself) got piled in the corner & went on to Kitchen's Friday night antics. It started out with a Chinese, he then single handedly took out 20 lads before being involved in a 50 odd people dance off. He then danced & got sandwiched between five not so lucky ladies!
So, after this we set off to the ground & arrived at Edgar Street football dump, it's an eyesore & how that can pass any sort of health & safety test is beyond me! It's falling apart & it feels like the grounds going to fall apart with you in it, it is a mess. Give me Accrington Stanley any day of week!
The game got under way & the first half just like the entire game to be fair was dull & struggled to continue in the same rhythm throughout.
There is the odd talking point though. First of all City should of broken the deadlock when Fagan broke through one on one & blazed the ball over. Liam Moore then turned a potential screamer into a throwing on the opposite side of the pitch after blazing well, well wide in style. A back pass by Reid saw Duke miss kick the ball something shocking & from the resulting corner pulled off a finger tip save onto the crossbar from Steve Leslie.
Half time seemed to just fly by, with the discovery of David Guetta as a steward at Hereford & some bullying from Ginge, Lenny & Ben as well.
The start of the second half was sick! No, there was actual sick. Just moments after coming out for the second half & having his traditional half a bottle of powerade before game gets under way, Scouse was winded & threw up on the pitch & his shirt on four occasions! All were in front of the Ref & Linesman yet he wasn't made to change shirt, leave the field or go see the Physio. I feel that one of them should have happened & the groundsman should've been made to use water or sprinklers to clear the sick off the pitch.
The next moment of note came through the multiple chances wasted by Hereford midfielder Tom Barkhuizen but he was to have his moment & also Michael Flynn was booked & Jamie Devitt's afternoon came to an end as well.
Eight minutes after seeing his first yellow Michael Flynn chased Harry Pell down the field of play & without no contact, Pell fell flat on his backside & the ref gave the captain his marching orders. From the resulting free kick, Steve Leslie smashed the ball over the wall into the top left hand corner of the goal to give the home side the lead. Now, I believe that if there was a defender on the line that ball gets cleared & the game continued to head for a 0-0 as it did prior to Flynn's dismissal.
Hereford sub Yoann Arquin should've seen a flash of yellow for inticising the crowd for blowing kisses & deliberately winding a small majority of the City faithful up. But, Tom Barkhuizen's time came as a mis-communication between Duke & debut boy Seip allowed him to double the lead & wrapped up the game & the win for the home side.
After the game ended, we collected the flags & I read a steward the riot act as we headed home for Bradfordia.
The trip home was boring, depressing & off little interest apart from the blooming romance of Holly & Kitchen until we left our services stop off. Over a year after the 2010 edition of Shipley Bantams X Factor, the 2011 edition of SBXF between Kitchen & Carribob got under way! Kitchen wiped the floor with Carribob via a landslide for the second year on the bounce... However, it got interesting from there.
Kitchen serenaded Holly with a song on the microphone at the front of the coach & was rewarded with being given the chance to kiss Little Miss Foghorn Leghorn on the cheek & after moving on he moved back to the front of the coach to take the Mic & with this, giving us a rendition of the ASDA rap before starting a back of the coach You'll Never Walk Alone before our journey came to an end & we bidded our farewells!
Oh, and I hope Kitchen & Holly enjoyed their night at porkies!
And, there's a rumour that Jack Compton is going back to Falkirk. If this is true, a) Good luck Jack, unlucky not to make it & I wish you all the best! Your a good lad & a useful squad player! & b) I need a new away shirt now lad!
City Player Ratings:
Matt Duke - 3 - At fault with Seip for the second goal & should've got a defender on the post for the first. His miss kick nearly cost us in the first half & after his two decent games last week looked like his old self again. Letting Jansson go could come back to bite PP in the backside!
Liam Moore - 4 - Worst game in a City shirt in my opinion. Left himself exposed & his shot in the first half? Why? What possessed you son?
Luke Oliver - 5 - Won everything in the air at the back & did his job as usual. My player of the year at this moment in time.
Marcel Seip - 4 - A debut to forget, showed he wasn't match fit & was at fault with Duke for the second goal.
Robbie Threlfall - 6 - MOTM, Scouse & Fagan were the only two who could even have a claim to the award today! Scouse did his job when required except when he was outpaced by Barkhuizen in the second half & was the stand out performer for me.
Ritchie Jones - 4 - This man can not play on the wing! He is our best passer on the ball & needs to be in central midfield in order to do this where we can nurture his talent to the best of it's ability & get the best out of the man!
Michael Flynn - 4 - Wasn't afraid to get stuck in today! Sadly this saw him sent off & was the beginning of the end for us.
Adam Reed - 3 - Adam Who? In his two games so far I have not noticed he was on the pitch at all! Needs to be on the bench in the coming weeks.
Kyel Reid - 4 - Getting very worried he's becoming another Omar Daley! Has one flash in the pan game every 3-4 games & then is just poor & another bog standard League 2 winger.
Jamie Devitt - 4 - Created two chances, both were blown & didn't show much other than that.
Craig Fagan - 6 - Only other player to put in a decent shift other than Scouse. Should've buried the sitter in the first half but showed his Premier League & Championship class in glimpses, just a shame about the service & final effort! However, he loses in the air so could Hanson come into partner him & save him the jumping?
SUBS:
Mark Stewart - 4 - Forgot he was there after he came on & didn't show anything.
Luke O' Brien - 4 - Left Back at Right Wing didn't work & forgot he was there after he came on.
Michael Bryan - 5 - Came on & didn't look bad. To be honest, he showed more in his 10 minute showing than some of those who started!
So, Ten Categories chosen by Chapalar:
Was it worth the money? Hereford away is just like Port Vale away. It's becoming not worth the money at all as we always put in a poor shift & give them the game.
City MOTM - Robbie Threlfall - Scouse & Fagan were the only two who could even have a claim to the award today! Scouse did his job when required except when he was outpaced by Barkhuizen in the second half & was the stand out performer for me.
Hereford MOTM - Thomas Barkhuizen - The lad gave the City defence the run around & left Scouse cursing on one or two occassions.
Quote of the Match - "I'll be slamming the Lamb" - Nick Kitchen tells us the plans for his next pull!
Goal of the Match - Steven Leslie's free kick was an absolute screamer but could have been avoided with a man on the post.
Moment of the Match - For some reason Threlfall's winded vomiting session at the start of the second half is sticking to my brain just like it will to the Edgar Street pitch.
Fan of the Match - The always excitable blind lad at the front of the TL Dallas Stand!
Chant of the Match - "We've got Alan Carr!" - The City faithful pay homage to Carribob!
FB Status of the Match - "Shove Frankie from X-Factor up you arse! We've got Nick Kitchen & he's ours!" - Josh Chapman
Referee Watch - Lee Collins - Should have sent Scouse for treatment after he was sick & got the Flynn second yellow wrong, other than that had a okay game.
And finally...
FATWATCH - The steward who I read the riot act too after the game, muppet!