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Final whistle - match report
JPT Round 1
Hartlepool (1) 5 James 25, Franks 48, Burgess 56, Compton pen 59, Rodney 87.
Bradford C (0) 0
Att: 1,740
Stats: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23846421
Report by Simon Parker (T&A)
City crashed out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in humiliating fashion -
thumped 5-0 by League Two strugglers Hartlepool.
Jack Compton and Nialle Rodney both scored against their old club as Phil
Parkinson's side were humbled by a team without a win before tonight.
Compton set up Luke James for the first after 24 minutes and City were
fortunate to only go in 1-0 down at half-time.
The second half was much worse. Jonathan Franks quickly made it three,
Christian Burgess headed in a Compton free-kick before the winger thumped
home a penalty.
Sub Rodney completed the rout with a spectacular overhead kick late on.
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When the dust settled - match report
Hartlepool turn form table on its head with thumping win to KO Bantams
6:50am Wednesday 4th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Hartlepool 5 Bradford City 0
This was a night for City's understudies to prove to Phil Parkinson they could fill the leading roles if required.
Instead they fluffed their lines spectacularly in a humiliating loss to a side who had not won a game before last night – a team that had only scored one goal.
That wretched start for one-time City number two Colin Cooper was put right in emphatic fashion and the lop-sided scoreline did not flatter.
City's performance was inexcusable. Even with the changes, there was enough experience and know-how to have done much, much better.
Bizarrely, it was the first time for eight years that City had played a cup tie against a league team from a lower division. You wouldn't have guessed it – they made Hartlepool look like Liverpool.
The Johnstone's Paint Trophy may be very low on the priority list but the 320 away fans who made the trip to Victoria Park deserved so much better.
Parkinson had kept within the competition rules by fielding six regular starters. You could not just blame rust for a night that was totally out of character for a side who currently lie seventh in League One.
City had made the early running as Thompson, playing centre forward, tested Scott Flinders on the half volley. Then Rory McArdle should have done better with two headers at corners.
But once Hartlepool seized a 24th-minute lead, they never looked back.
The opener was made in Bradford as former Avenue right back Michael Duckworth's cross was headed into the mix by one-time City winger Jack Compton for Luke James to give Connor Ripley no chance.
The debutant keeper pulled off a flying save from Andy Monkhouse as it quickly became a blue-and-white procession towards his goal.
Stephen Darby stretched to deny Compton a tap-in and a combination of keeper and just enough amber bodies scrambled away a Christian Burgess header from the resulting corner.
James was causing havoc and slipped away from McArdle on another dangerous raid before Matt Taylor managed to get enough on his block to deflect the shot just over the City bar.
They were almost undone from a corner as Brad Walker jabbed goalwards but Ricky Ravenhill cleared off the line. It had been another poor first half on the road – a growing theme of late.
City switched from a 4-3-3 that hadn't worked to conventional 4-4-2 after the interval. But things got even worse.
Hartlepool needed only three minutes to go two up. Jonathan Franks fired against Nathan Doyle, now playing centre half, and as the crowd screamed for handball the midfielder smashed the rebound past the diving Ripley.
The embarrassment continued to grow. Compton, relishing every touch against his former employers, floated a free-kick towards the penalty spot, where centre half Christian Burgess rose highest to head home unbothered.
And three minutes later, Ricky Ravenhill sent James tumbling in the corner of the box. Compton, inevitably, stepped up for the spot-kick and slammed it in the roof of the net.
Last year's contest had needed penalties to separate the sides after 90 minutes of stalemate. This one was done and dusted with half an hour to spare.
The 320 away fans – a great effort again – cranked up the gallows humour with ironic chants of "easy, easy" whenever City mounted any kind of response. Sub Kyel Reid at least forced a low save from Flinders – to a loud cheer from behind that goal.
But the agony was not over. Nialle Rodney, the young striker who had scored the decisive spot-kick for Parkinson's side at Hudders-field two seasons ago, came off the bench to grab number five with an acrobatic overhead kick.
After the cup glory of last season, the Bantams have now dropped out of two knock-out competitions at the first stage.
Defeat in the JPT may not matter that much but there are ways of losing. By the high standards that City have set, this was just unacceptable.
Of course, it will be swiftly forgotten if Brentford are beaten at fortress Valley Parade on Saturday. But don't expect any of the second string to make it into the main cast after such a dire audition.
HARTLEPOOL: Flinders 6, Duckworth 7, Baldwin 6, Burgess 7, Austin 6, Franks 7, Walker 7 (Walton 68min), Dolan 7, Compton 8 (Poole 76min), James 9 (Rodney 68min), Monkhouse 8. Subs (not used): Collins, Walton, Rafferty.
CITY: Ripley 4, Darby 4, McArdle 4 (Connell 46min, 4), Taylor 4, Meredith 4 (McHugh 46min, 4), Ravenhill 4, Doyle 4, Kennedy 4, De Vita 4, Thompson 4 (Reid 75min), Yeates 4. Subs (not used): Wells, McLaughlin.
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Parkinson blasts his Bradford City flops
7:50am Wednesday 4th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Phil Parkinson ripped into City's players after their Hartlepool humiliation and blasted: "I will never ever accept a performance like that."
The Bantams crashed 5-0 at Victoria Park as Colin Cooper's League Two strugglers blew them away in last night's Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round tie.
Parkinson was fuming at his side's out-of-character collapse and cancelled today's day off to order them in for extra training.
He said: "That wasn't what Bradford City is all about.
"We've built a fantastic reputation at this club for the way we play and the commitment we show. We went well away from that.
"Since Steve (Parkin) and I have been here, if we concede a goal we always fight to get the next one. If we are 2-0 down, we still keep going and try to come back. That is the first time I haven't seen that.
"I've got to look for reasons and I've got them in my mind but I've got to make sure that doesn't happen again."
Parkinson made six changes from Saturday but still fielded a team strong enough to beat a side who had not previously scored at home or won a game this season.
He insisted the fact that it was the Johnstone's Paint Trophy did not excuse the shocking display.
"It doesn't matter what the competition is and it hasn't to us at any stage in the last couple of years. We've always put in an honest, committed performance.
"It's always slightly disjointed when you make changes but there are still no excuses.
"I always look at myself and the team I picked. But we had far weaker teams out against Sheffield United and Huddersfield in the JPT before and won.
"The back four we had second half played at Huddersfield this season and did very well against a Championship team.
"Defenders didn't defend properly. They didn't win headers, didn't defend the middle of the goal whether it was from set-pieces or in open play and we got punished for it."
Parkinson also said sorry to the 320 City fans who had watched open-mouthed as their side crumbled.
He said: "They haven't seen that sort of performance for a long time.
"I have to apologise to them for not going over to clap at the end but my mind was on getting in the dressing room.
"Our supporters have always seen a spirited performance in this competition and they didn't get that. That was the worry."
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http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10652473.Bradford_City_striker_Wells_nominated_for_Football_League_prize/
Nahki Wells has been short-listed for the League One player of the month award after his impressive start to the season.
The City hot-shot has netted six times already, including five times in the league.
He is competing for the Football League prize with Callum Wilson (Coventry), Romain Vincelot (Leyton Orient) and Magnus Okuonghae (Colchester). The winner is announced on Friday.
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