L2 v Port Vale (a) L1-2 March 9th 2010

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If ever there was a bogey team for Port Vale then it is City.
 
The Bantams have made the last 9 trips to Vale Park and have returned unbeaten. The last 4 trips have seen City take all three points and keep a clean sheet on every occasion.
 
City's last defeat at Vale Park was in December 1989 when they lost 3-2.




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Bantams players incur Taylor's wrath

Peter Taylor ripped into under-performing City after they blew a lead
to lose at Port Vale.

Second-half goals from Marc Richards and Rob Taylor sunk the Bantams
after Robbie Threlfall's free-kick had blasted them in front.

Port Vale deserved to win. There were too many people in our side who
were five or six out of ten

Peter Taylor
It was a real anti-climax after the thrilling Yorkshire derby win over
Rotherham and Taylor was in no mood to defend his players.

He said: "That wasn't good enough on our part and we have got to be
honest about it.

"Port Vale deserved to win. There were too many people in our side
who were five or six out of ten.

"There might have been a few heavy legs but that's why we
deliberately didn't do anything with them in training on Monday
because of the amount of football and travelling that they've had.

"It's not an easy one to accept as a manager because I look at the
players and feel they can do a lot better than that."

Taylor was unhappy with both Vale goals. The first came from a mistake
by skipper Simon Ramsden and he felt Matt Glennon should have done
better with the long-range winner.

He added: "It's frustrating because the goals were very poor.

"Matty said there was a deflection for the second but, for me, from
that distance you should still be able to recover.

"There are loads of times when you don't play well and you're
winning but you've got to improve in the second half. We didn't do
that."

Taylor, who will watch the likes of Peter Thorneand James O'Brien in
the reserves' match against Huddersfield today, has no plans to add
to the five signings he has made.

And he has shot down suggestions that the chairmen have made more cash
available to him than they had for his predecessor Stuart McCall.

"I don't think that's the case.

"People don't realise we have got certain loan signings here that
we are not paying a penny for.

"It's called contacts and you speak to people for some favours."


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