L2 v Hereford United (a) Sat October 15th Ko 3pm L0-2

CFML Daily News
http://paper.li/f-1315926867

Current table
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/tables/cc_league2.html

===========================

Fixtures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10266,00.html
http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/clubhouse?teamId=387&lang=EN

Pictures

"Last Match" Highlights on Bantams Player
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/player/LastMatch/0,,10266~1612005~36,00.html


===========================

Signings & Loans

Tweet forwarded by @Bantam_Watch
"Branston has gone on loan to Rotherham for 3 months. Could play tonight @ Bristol rovers #bcafc"


===========================

The "Social media Corner"
http://paper.li/f-1315926867



===========================


Match stats
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=234#teamTabs=results

Stats: Hereford - Bradford C:
Possession: 50 - 50%
Shots on target: 4 - 1
Shots off target: 6 - 5
Fouls: 12 - 12
Corners: 6 - 4

Ref: Lee Collins (Reading)
Red card: Flynn (79 min) 2nd yellow.
Yellow cards:
Hereford: Pell (5 min.)
Bradford C: Flynn (71 min.)

HEREFORD: 28. David Cornell, 6. Robert Purdie, 24. Stefan Stam, 29. Andy
Todd, 3. Joe Heath, 8. Nicky Featherstone, 4. Harry Pell, 18. Simon Clist
(66), 21. Tom Barkhuizen, 7. Steven Leslie (90), 25. Nathan Elder (66).
SUBS: 38. Russell Hoult (GK), 5. Michael Townsend (90), 9. Yoann Arquin
(66), 10. Delroy Facey (66), 20. Benoit Dalibard.

BRADFORD C: 34. Matt Duke, 24. Liam Moore (83), 6. Luke Oliver, 36. Marcel
Seip, 28. Robbie Threlfall, 8. Ritchie Jones, 4. Michael Flynn, 37. Adam
Reed (67), 32. Kyel Reid, 39. Craig Fagan, 35. Jamie Devitt (67).
SUBS: 1. Jon McLaughlin (GK), 3. Luke O'Brien (67), 7. Mark Stewart (67),
12. Steve Williams, 26. Michael Bryan (83).

===========================

Saturday evening match report

NPower League Two
Hereford U (0) 2 Leslie 79, Barkhuizen 89
Bradford C (0) 0
Att: 2,462

By Simon Parker (T&A)

Two second-half goals sent City slumping to a dismal defeat at Hereford -
and they again finished with only ten men.

Skipper Michael Flynn was dismissed for two bookings and the Bulls, who had
lost five of their previous six home games, took full advantage.

Steve Leslie whammed home the resulting free-kick from way out, though Matt
Duke will feel he should have done better given the distance.

And Tom Barkhuizen ensured it would be another miserable away trip with a
late second.

The first quarter of the game was uneventful with City playing some neat
football without success.

But they were giving the ball away too often and a needlessly-conceded
corner nearly proved their undoing in the 26th minute. The set piece was
cleared out to left back Joe Heath whose 30-yard screamer flew past Duke and
smacked against the bar.

City had a big chance five minutes later after great skill from Jamie
Devitt. His reverse pass set up Fagan against Dave Cornell but the striker
lifted his shot over the bar as he dinked it over the keeper.

Nathan Elder looped a header over at the other end and Duke saved Heath's
nod from one of Hereford's regular long throw-ins. But it had been a bitty
half.

Luke Oliver's battle with Elder was a good one and the big defender won a
crucial challenge on the edge of the six-yard box.

Adam Reed half-volleyed over from a City corner but they escaped a strong
penalty shout from Hereford's next one as the ball struck Ritchie Jones on
the arm.

Flynn was booked after 70 minutes for a foul on Leslie, whose free-kick then
forced an alert tip-over from Duke.

And the skipper was given his marching orders seven minutes later as he ran
into the breaking Harry Pell.

Leslie threw salt into the wounds by firing the free-kick over the wall and
past Duke from 30 yards out.

And as City pushed desperately for a response, Hereford made sure of the win
when Barkhuizen finished off following a neat interchange with Pell.

After the elation of the previous week, it was back down to earth with a
bump for the Bantams who still cannot win away.

They were off the pace after the break and instead of maintaining their
momentum up the table find themselves dragged back far too close to the
bottom.


===========================

Monday morning match report


===========================

http://www.herefordtimes.com
Full-time: Hereford United 2 Bradford City 0
4:57pm Saturday 15th October 2011
By Ian Morgan

Full time: Hereford 2 Bradford City 0

LATE goals from loan rangers Steven Leslie and Tom Barkhuizen fired Hereford to a vital victory over 10-man Bradford at a delighted Edgar Street this afternoon.

Barkhuizen sealed the win, in the 89th minute, when he linked up superbly with substitute Yoann Arquin to poke the ball past Matt Duke from close range.

A wonderful Beckham-esque free-kick from Leslie had put Hereford on the road to only their second win of the campaign with the Bulls' opener in the 79th minute.

Leslie's brilliant 30-yard curler was just seconds after City skipper Michael Flynn had been red-carded for his second caution when he brought down Harry Pell in full flight.

Leslie had signalled his intent in the first half when his 25-yard beat Matt Duke but crashed against the underside of the bar before being cleared to safety.

Hereford deserved their win – they created the best chances in a scrappy second half with Nathan Elder miscuing in front of goal after a run and cross from the lively Barkhuizen.

Former Blackburn and Derby defender Andy Todd was outstanding on his Hereford debut alongside skipper Stefan Stam.

Bradford threatened in the first half and the experienced Craig Fagan missed a glorious opening in the 31st minute.

Fagan was played in by Jamie Devitt and, with only Dave Cornell to beat, he lifted the ball over the top from six yards.

A low drive from Bradford's Flynn, in the 17th minute, flashed narrowly wide of the diving Cornell's left-hand post.

United's Elder was not too far away from his first goal for the Bulls five minutes before the break when he headed Joe Heath's cross over the bar.

===========================

BRADFORD CITY PLAN TO REPEAT CUT-PRICE TICKET OFFER
By Simon Parker (T&A)

City will look to drop prices again later in the season after 11,738 fans
watched the win over Torquay.

The club's decision to slash admission fees to a fiver for home and away
supporters last week attracted the biggest crowd of the campaign – up 1,500
on the previous Valley Parade attendance.

Joint-chairman Mark Lawn said: "We were fairly happy with the turn-out and
if we were doing it when the results were better we'd probably have got a
few more.

"But it was a good response and seemed to go down well with the fans. They
generated a loud atmosphere around the ground and I'm sure that helped the
team."

City topped the division for attendances once again last season with an
average of 11,127. That was boosted by two bumper figures when prices were
slashed to just £1 entry.

A 15,332 crowd saw Peter Taylor's last game against Stockport in February,
with 13,814 enticed by the same offer for a midweek meeting with Burton two
months later.

But before Saturday, the Valley Parade average from the first five home
games of the current campaign had dipped just below 10,000. The matches with
Dagenham and Barnet, admittedly clubs with low travelling support, had seen
the first four-figure gates since the cut-price scheme was introduced in
2007.

City hope the Torquay offer will rekindle interest and plan a repeat at some
later stage.

Lawn added: "We did a couple last season when we dropped the prices and we
will look to do it again, as and when we can. But we've got to make sure we
don't alienate our season-ticket holders. They are our main importance
because season tickets are a major part of our income."

City are already discussing their season-ticket scheme for next year and are
holding regular meetings with a panel of supporters to canvas their views.

Lawn said: "We're getting some very interesting feedback from the fans; not
particularly on the pricing but the ways they want to structure it and
whether we should have a membership scheme.

"We normally do something around Christmas time and the focus group seem to
like the idea of that. So that's something we're looking at again.

"We haven't gone to a particular supporters' group. The focus panel is made
up of individual fans across the whole demographic, whether it's single
parents, families, unemployed people.

"It's quite a varied group and has proved very interesting and worthwhile so
far."


===========================

Man Utd ordered to cough up Cleverley fee to Bradford
Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 09:18
Manchester United will have to cough up to Bradford City for the signing of Tom Cleverley.

The Sun says the League Two strugglers, who lie 89th in the football pyramid, argued they were due fees totalling over £100,000 for Cleverley's loan moves.

The midfield star, 22, who has been included in the England squad, left Bradford for United when he was 12.

A clause in the contract stated Bradford would be paid 10 per cent of fees whenever Cleverley's registration was transferred.

United argued the agreement only applied to a permanent transfer but Bradford claimed it applied to loans too and the clubs have now settled.

===========================

Phil Parkinson on the Hereford United defeat

The City boss has the following to say about the game and Michael Flynn's sending off: "The sending-off killed us. To get booked I was annoyed with – then to do the other foul when there was no need for it cost us the game. Their second goal came when we were chasing the game, when we were trying to get back in there. Our two centre-halves played well and were unlucky to be on the losing side, but the sending off cost us."

"We didn't produce the football I know we can, but sometimes when you are away from home you don't get the chance to do that. But you want to make sure you get back on the coach with something. Our centre-halves dealt with everything and I can't fault them, but when we went down to 10 men we became disjointed."

More of PP's musings can be read here
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2483483,00.html?

===========================