| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... 22:33 - Dec 11 with 1476 views | RAFCBLUE |
...just shows why you need to "invest" in a cup run.
A gate of 23k, associated publicity and revenue a cup run and semi-final appearance brings. A great advert for League 2 and congratulations to ex-Dale old boys Gary Jones, Will Atkinson, Stephen Darby and Rory McArdle.
Board of directors and management at our club take note! |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:34 - Dec 11 with 1459 views | phomem |
23k wouldn't fit... |  | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:36 - Dec 11 with 1430 views | 442Dale |
It's near Christmas, there's a recession and we might get an extra 300 turning up if we're lucky. |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:36 - Dec 11 with 1431 views | RAFCBLUE |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:34 - Dec 11 by phomem |
23k wouldn't fit... |
It would at Old Trafford, The Emirates, Stamford Bridge or the Etihad!
Mind you, I can't remember the last time we had a cup run....
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:37 - Dec 11 with 1424 views | DaleFan7 |
Exactly what we need! Bradford will benefit from a lot of the people that don't normally go who were there tonight probably going again for a few home games at least!
If we went on a cup run and could pull off something even a tenth of what they have just done then it could happen to us too. But as per the last few seasons, we are normally out at the first hurdle. |  | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:40 - Dec 11 with 1393 views | RAFCBLUE |
10 years of FA Cup football looks like this:
2001-02 1 TAMWORTH A 1-1
1r TAMWORTH H 1-0
2 BLACKPOOL A 0-2
2002-03 1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED H 3-2
2 BRISTOL ROVERS A 1-1
2r BRISTOL ROVERS H 3-2
3 PRESTON NORTH END A 2-1
4 COVENTRY CITY H 2-0
5 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 1-3
2003-04 1 BURY A 2-1
2 LUTON TOWN H 0-2
2004-05 1 OXFORD UNITED H 2-1
2 STEVENAGE BOROUGH A 2-0
3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC A 1-4
2005-06 1 BRENTFORD H 0-1
2006-07 1 HARTLEPOOL UNITED H 1-1
1r HARTLEPOOL UNITED A 0-0 Hartlepool United won 4-2 on penalties
2007-08 1 SOUTHEND UNITED A 1-2
2008-09 1 BARNET A 1-1
1r BARNET H 3-2
2 FOREST GREEN ROVERS A 0-2
2009-10 1 LUTON TOWN A 3-3
1r LUTON TOWN H 0-2
2010-11 1 F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER H 2-3
2011-12 1 BRADFORD CITY A 0-1
Some shocking sides have knocked us out there. | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:42 - Dec 11 with 1373 views | phomem |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:40 - Dec 11 by RAFCBLUE |
10 years of FA Cup football looks like this:
2001-02 1 TAMWORTH A 1-1
1r TAMWORTH H 1-0
2 BLACKPOOL A 0-2
2002-03 1 PETERBOROUGH UNITED H 3-2
2 BRISTOL ROVERS A 1-1
2r BRISTOL ROVERS H 3-2
3 PRESTON NORTH END A 2-1
4 COVENTRY CITY H 2-0
5 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS A 1-3
2003-04 1 BURY A 2-1
2 LUTON TOWN H 0-2
2004-05 1 OXFORD UNITED H 2-1
2 STEVENAGE BOROUGH A 2-0
3 CHARLTON ATHLETIC A 1-4
2005-06 1 BRENTFORD H 0-1
2006-07 1 HARTLEPOOL UNITED H 1-1
1r HARTLEPOOL UNITED A 0-0 Hartlepool United won 4-2 on penalties
2007-08 1 SOUTHEND UNITED A 1-2
2008-09 1 BARNET A 1-1
1r BARNET H 3-2
2 FOREST GREEN ROVERS A 0-2
2009-10 1 LUTON TOWN A 3-3
1r LUTON TOWN H 0-2
2010-11 1 F C UNITED OF MANCHESTER H 2-3
2011-12 1 BRADFORD CITY A 0-1
Some shocking sides have knocked us out there. |
Hill magic in the league cack in the cup | | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:49 - Dec 11 with 1336 views | AtThePeake |
Someone tell me how exactly the board can invest in a cup run? |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:53 - Dec 11 with 1315 views | DaleFan7 |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:49 - Dec 11 by AtThePeake |
Someone tell me how exactly the board can invest in a cup run? |
Set the manager targets and make it strongly known that you wish to make a cup run. The past few years for us in the cups we've looked as if we couldn't care less whether we went out in the first round or put ourselves in a position to get a decent draw.
If you get beat but you've fielded your strongest team and the team look passionate on the pitch to get a result then fair enough you've been beat. However to not be arsed like we haven't seemed to be just doesn't seem right for a club that supposedly needs more fans and money. | | | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:55 - Dec 11 with 1311 views | Bobbyjoe |
Didn't do Simmo any good. | | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:55 - Dec 11 with 1310 views | TVOS1907 |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:49 - Dec 11 by AtThePeake |
Someone tell me how exactly the board can invest in a cup run? |
I don't think he means financially; I think he means treat cup competitions seriously, i.e. 'an invested interest'. |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:58 - Dec 11 with 1292 views | 442Dale |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:55 - Dec 11 by Bobbyjoe |
Didn't do Simmo any good. |
It kept him in a job until May! | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:12 - Dec 11 with 1258 views | RAFCBLUE |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:53 - Dec 11 by DaleFan7 |
Set the manager targets and make it strongly known that you wish to make a cup run. The past few years for us in the cups we've looked as if we couldn't care less whether we went out in the first round or put ourselves in a position to get a decent draw.
If you get beat but you've fielded your strongest team and the team look passionate on the pitch to get a result then fair enough you've been beat. However to not be arsed like we haven't seemed to be just doesn't seem right for a club that supposedly needs more fans and money. |
What he said!
Set targets for participation. For example 3rd round in the FA Cup might mean the difference between keeping and selling a player.
And then build on successful participation - Bradford have done a great job with their games tonight and on of the earlier rounds vs Wigan.
If you earn yourself a reputation as "a good cup side" it sparks interest in the media and more importantly the fanbase. | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:13 - Dec 11 with 1252 views | DaleAwaydayBot |
they now need a ideal tie tomorrow night Leeds to knockout Chelsea |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:20 - Dec 11 with 1231 views | Frog |
Yes, we should get through to the third round every season, great idea. |  | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:35 - Dec 11 with 1208 views | RAFCBLUE |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:20 - Dec 11 by Frog |
Yes, we should get through to the third round every season, great idea. |
Clearly not always possible - but I reckon there are 8 to 10 sides in the third round draw at our level or below each year (higher for the two years we were in League 1).
In the last 11 years, we've been underrepresented in that group less than norm for a club at our level and not deemed it a priority when we've had on paper a "favourable" draw.
Other clubs have better cup focus/pedigree and reap the associated benefits.
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 00:18 - Dec 12 with 1177 views | TVOS1907 |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 23:13 - Dec 11 by DaleAwaydayBot |
they now need a ideal tie tomorrow night Leeds to knockout Chelsea |
Chelsea are in Japan this week.
That tie is next Wednesday. | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 01:30 - Dec 12 with 1140 views | DaleAwaydayBot |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 00:18 - Dec 12 by TVOS1907 |
Chelsea are in Japan this week.
That tie is next Wednesday. |
I forgot because they won the Champions League that their into Semi-Final of The Club World Cup 2012 in Japan Kick off 10.30AM our time  | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 03:02 - Dec 12 with 1114 views | GhanaDale |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 01:30 - Dec 12 by DaleAwaydayBot |
I forgot because they won the Champions League that their into Semi-Final of The Club World Cup 2012 in Japan Kick off 10.30AM our time |
Shut up. |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 09:51 - Dec 12 with 1020 views | judd |
Bradford are low life, FA Cup cheating scum and should be thrown out (except Jonah) of the League Cup and Arsenal reinstated.
Shame. |  |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 10:42 - Dec 12 with 985 views | fitzochris |
To be fair, Bradford are now doing what they should have done a good few seasons ago. I know we rib them for going on about it, but they are big club at this level. They have the fans who turn up every other week, the history, and the means to be a top Championship/lower Premiership side.
Their current league form is what we should expect from them and knocking Arsenal out of the League Cup should not be as big a giant killing act as it was last night, because Bradford are not playing at their true level.
We, as a club, could never hope to emulate Bradford on or off the field over the long-term.
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 10:44 - Dec 12 with 984 views | judd |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 10:42 - Dec 12 by fitzochris |
To be fair, Bradford are now doing what they should have done a good few seasons ago. I know we rib them for going on about it, but they are big club at this level. They have the fans who turn up every other week, the history, and the means to be a top Championship/lower Premiership side.
Their current league form is what we should expect from them and knocking Arsenal out of the League Cup should not be as big a giant killing act as it was last night, because Bradford are not playing at their true level.
We, as a club, could never hope to emulate Bradford on or off the field over the long-term.
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In other words, Arsenal were shitting themselves? | |
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| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:08 - Dec 12 with 837 views | Dale_Iain |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 00:18 - Dec 12 by TVOS1907 |
Chelsea are in Japan this week.
That tie is next Wednesday. |
Does their Chairman know they're in Japan, in the middle of the season? Benitez out! |  | | |
| Looking at the scenes at Bradford.... on 22:19 - Dec 12 with 823 views | sandylaner1 |
looked a great atmosphere tbf
but darbys pen was awful |  | | |
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