Npower League Two
Bradford C (0) 0
Port Vale (1) 2 Marc Richards 32, Justin Richards 75.
Att: 10,834
Next fixture
Next match: (A) Stockport, September 11, 2010. K.O. 3:00PM.
Fixtures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10266,00.html
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Match stats
Stats: Bradford C - Port Vale
Possession: 49 - 51%
Shots on target: 4 - 6
Shots off target: 9 - 8
Fouls: 7 - 13
Corners: 11 - 10
Ref: David Coote (Newark).
Yellow cards:
Bradford C: Syers (45 min), Oliver (84).
Port Vale: M Richards (3 min), J Richards (39), Roberts (45).
Bradford C: 1. Jon McLaughlin, 15. Lewis Hunt, 16. Shane Duff, 6. Luke
Oliver, 28. Robbie Threlfall, 23. Dave Syers, 20. Tom Adeyemi (67), 8. Tommy
Doherty, 3. Luke O'Brien (67), 9. Gareth Evans, 10. Jake Speight.
SUBS: 13. Lloyd Saxton (GK), 5. Zesh Rehman, 12. Steve Williams, 14. Leon
Osborne (67), 19. Louis Moult (67), 22. Lee Bullock, 25. Chibuzor Chilaka.
Port Vale: 12. Stuart Tomlinson, 2. Adam Yates, 5. John McCombe, 6. Gareth
Owen, 15. Lee Collins, 10. Tommy Fraser (90), 22. Gary Roberts, 4. Anthony
Griffith, 17. Sean Rigg (88), 9. Marc Richards (83), 11. Justin Richards.
SUBS: 1. Chris Martin (GK), 3. Robert Taylor, 8. Louis Dodds (83), 14. Kris
Taylor, 19. Anthony Malbon, 21. Ritchie Sutton (90), 23. Abdulai Bell-Baggie
(88).
League position: 22nd
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Saturday evening match report
By Simon Parker (T&A)
Bradford City's dire start continued as Port Vale made it four defeats in
the opening five league games.
There were more boos from the Valley Parade crowd following another grim
afternoon.
After a fairly bright opening, City's fragile confidence was punctured after
33 minutes when Marc Richards was left unmarked to head home from a corner.
Vale defender John McCombe hammered a clearance against his own bar from a
cross by Jake Speight, who was again the liveliest home player by far.
Speight then handled in front of goal from Luke Oliver's knockdown right on
half-time as City pressed for an equaliser.
But Vale always looked the better side and made sure of their third
successive away win with a gift goal 15 minutes from time.
Tommy Doherty's poor backpass was miscontrolled by Jon McLaughlin, allowing
Justin Richards to walk the ball home.
City's day was summed up when a goal-bound effort from Gareth Evans late on
struck Speight and rebounded out.
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Bradford City manager Peter Taylor tells BBC Radio Leeds that despite losing
2-0 to Port Vale, he believes his side's performances are improving.
Click on the sound bite link to hear post-match comments.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/8969428.stm
The question is asked about Hanson's hamstring but Taylor avoids a direct
answer.
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HOW DOES BOOING HELP? ASKS TAYLOR
By Richard Sutcliffe (YP)
PETER TAYLOR leapt to the defence of Tommy Doherty after the Valley Parade
crowd turned on the midfielder.
The 31-year-old was booed by a small section of fans following his miscued
back-pass that led to Justin Richards netting Port Vale's second goal.
Taylor, who was upset when the fans gave his side stick after their only win
of the League Two season
against Stevenage on August 14, said: "I don't understand the booing.
"I am 57 and I don't understand how a player who has been outstanding in the
game then makes a mistake and gets booed.
"If someone can explain to me how that is going to help, I will introduce
booing in training. How will that make the player feel the next time?
"If that is what has happened at the club for the last 10 years, that might
be a reason why we haven't had a very good 10 years."
The defeat means City have lost four of their first five games and sit 22nd.
Despite that, Taylor insists there were grounds for optimism in his side's
display especially when compared to the 2-0 defeat at home to Southend
United in their previous outing.
He said: "The result is frustrating, but I thought the performance was a lot
better. Against Stevenage and Southend, we didn't create much but we did
(against Port Vale). That is more of a plus, even though when anyone reads
the paper it will say 'Bradford 0 Port Vale 2'.
"How we didn't score late in the first half and then after half-time amazes
me. But then we gave away a really comical goal.
"What we have to do is stick together and work hard on the training field."
The end of the game saw several Vale players race to join in with a
commotion in the tunnel. Taylor said: "It was nothing. People maybe thought
Geoff (Horsfield, Port Vale assistant) was having a go at (Louis) Moulty but
it wasn't. Geoff was just trying to calm it down."
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DALEY WINS 57th JAMAICA CAP AFTER 12 MONTH ABSENCE
Bradford City winger Omar Daley won his 57th international cap for Jamaica
after appearing in his country's 1-0 friendly win over Costa Rica on Sunday.
The 29-year-old stepped off the substitutes' bench in the second half as the
Reggae Boyz edged out their rivals at the National Stadium in Kingston.
It was the first time Daley had appeared for Jamaica since February 2009
when he sustained a career-threatening knee injury.
Daley is hoping to play a bigger role for the Reggae Boyz when they face
Peru in Fort Lauderdale in another friendly on Tuesday.
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From the Official BCFC website...
CITY DRAWN AWAY TO HARTLEPOOL
Posted on: Sun 05 Sep 2010
The Bantams have been drawn away to Hartlepool United in the second round of
the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Having received a bye in the first round, Bantams were paired with the
League 1 side in the northern section draw of Saturday morning's draw live
on Sky Sports Soccer AM show.
It is the second time on the trot that City have been handed an away tie
against League 1 opposition after Carlisle United ended the Bantams interest
in last season's competition back in December 2009 at the Northern Section
Semi-Final stage.
Pools booked their place in the second round after defeating Northampton
Town 4-0 on Tuesday (31 August 2010) evening.
City's last trip to Victoria Park came on the opening day of the 2005/06
Coca-Cola League 1 season. Goals from Dean Windass and Bobby Petta ensured
the Bantams left with all three points on that day.
The tie is scheduled to take place on the week commencing 4th October 2010.
Tickets details for the match will be announced shortly.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy second round draw in full:
Northern section:
Burton Albion vs Rotherham United
Hartlepool United vs BRADFORD CITY
Sheffield Wednesday vs Chesterfield
Huddersfield Town vs Peterborough United
Accrington Stanley vs Stockport County
Macclesfield Town vs Crewe Alexandra
Bury vs Shrewsbury Town
Carlisle United vs Port Vale
Southern section:
Colcehster United vs Wycombe Wanderers
Leyton Orient vs Brentford
Milton Keynes Dons vs Charlton Athletic
Barnet vs Southend United
Bristol Rovers vs Aldershot Town
Swindon Town vs Torquay United
Cheltenham Town vs Plymouth Argyle
Hereford United vs Exeter City
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From Wednesday 1st
CITY DUO ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
Bradford City skipper Simon Ramsden and midfielder Michael Flynn are both
"two to three weeks away" from a return to first-team action.
Defender Ramsden has missed the last four games due to a calf injury
sustained in the Carling Cup win over Nottingham Forest, while Flynn has yet
to appear this season after a double hernia operation and Taylor admitted
both players have been sorely missed.
Taylor told the club's official website: "I went to watch Barnet and Bury on
Saturday and you could see that Bury have got more experience than us in the
team at the minute. That's why not having the likes of Ramsden and Flynn is
really hurting us.
"I think they're both still two to three weeks away and we've just got to
get on with it."
City have won only one of their first four league games and Taylor added:
"It's very early days, but we know it's not good. All we can do is be honest
and prepare as well as we can."
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