Torquay United v Bradford City - League Two - 18/02/2012
Posted: 17 Feb 2012, 11:45
Plainmoor
Saturday 18th February 2012
KO: 3pm
Good day to all, pleased to be welcoming you to my thread all about tomorrow's game. Last time out for me was the NTFC thread and that day we stood a chance to cement ourselves in the playoffs. Today, with other results going our way, we can go top in our own right.
GULLS NEWS.
Sadly, we're missing Lathrope following his enforced removal from Tuesday's epic win at Cheltenham. This should be the only full game he misses, so, with the greatest respect to our opponents, it's probably best that he's out against Bradford, rather than Gillingham or anyone else we have coming up.
Everyone else should be fit. Chris McPhee took a whack to the nose which forced him off at Cheltenham, but he ought to be alright. Fortunately, it was a blow to his head, so no damage done.
I guess our other question must be who will start up front. Will it be Tai, or will it be Rene, or will it be both. The overwhelming majority will go with Tai, but there is always the option for Dinger to pull one clean out of left field.
THE OPPOSITION.
Only one place to start: Guy Branston. For those with alzheimer's, he was our POTS last year. Massive, grotesquely ugly, all the turning circle of an ocean going liner with a broken rudder, but still a hero down our way for all his contribution last term. He won't play, of course, he's been injured for ages, but it might be nice to see him around and about. Aside from Branno, the only name I can see which might be of any interest to us is Ross Hannah. Now renowned as the biggest flop since that embarrassing incident with Samuel L Jackson and the hooker, Hannah has failed to re-find his Matlock Town form since joining the Bantams.
The only other name of note appears to be Robbie Threlfall, who I seem to recall mentioning last time I made a BCFC thread. 24 year old Threlfall came through the ranks at perennial failures Liverpool, and was part of a successful youth team squad which twice won the FA Youth Cup.
FORM GUIDE
If you don't know our form, you're on the wrong website...
As for our once illustrious visitors, they're doing their usual and taking their pre-season tag as serious promotion contenders, and stuffing it right up the collective jacksies of English bookmakers. In the last 10 games, they've managed to lose only two, draw five and win three. Victories against Southend (their only away victory of the season), Crewe and Shrewsbury in consecutive matches at the end of December seemed to signal a change of fortunes for the Yorkshire club, but since then, just three points from a possible 15 have been forthcoming, with draws against Morecambe, Burton and Port Vale (all at home). They've been defeated at Rotherham and Rovers. Completing the 10 matches is a 0-0 draw at Gillingham.
So, they've P10 W3 D5 L2 F13 A11 Pts 14. All this against teams with a Ferrarilover Scale rating of 60% (144/240)
HOW THEY LINED UP.
01 McLaughlin
03 Fry (Ramsden - 79' )
06 Oliver
36 Seip
38 Davies
08 Jones
11 Smalley
14 Ravenhill
32 Reid
09 Hanson (Atkinson - 14' )
10 Hannah (Wells - 56' )
Substitutes
34 Duke
02 Ramsden
04 Flynn
30 Atkinson
21 Wells
You will note that number 9, Hanson, went off after less than a quarter of an hour. It seems the injury he sustained was a serious one and will keep him out for the remainder of the season.
LAST TIME ROUND.
Hmmm, well, not really sure we want to dwell too long on the last meeting between these two teams. They went down to 10 men after about 30 seconds, then snatched a goal and gave us a damn good hiding. Still, we're over it now.
REF WATCH.
PATRICK MILLER
Mark Pottage and Andrew Rodda
Fourth Official Brett Huxtable
If nothing else, the linos and 4th official all seem to have mildly mirthful names.
FORUM WATCH.
Had to laugh. They've won one away game all season and are now talking about turning us over at Plainmoor, based on, wait for it... The fact that we have won our last seven. Explain that if you can.
Go here >>> http://bcafc.livewwware.co.uk/viewforum ... 8831fd68c1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to laugh yourself silly.
PREDICTION.
Got to be 1-0, hasn't it?
Matt.
Sorry it's late, I seem to have contracted every disease known to medical science and it's making everything very difficult.
Saturday 18th February 2012
KO: 3pm
Good day to all, pleased to be welcoming you to my thread all about tomorrow's game. Last time out for me was the NTFC thread and that day we stood a chance to cement ourselves in the playoffs. Today, with other results going our way, we can go top in our own right.
GULLS NEWS.
Sadly, we're missing Lathrope following his enforced removal from Tuesday's epic win at Cheltenham. This should be the only full game he misses, so, with the greatest respect to our opponents, it's probably best that he's out against Bradford, rather than Gillingham or anyone else we have coming up.
Everyone else should be fit. Chris McPhee took a whack to the nose which forced him off at Cheltenham, but he ought to be alright. Fortunately, it was a blow to his head, so no damage done.
I guess our other question must be who will start up front. Will it be Tai, or will it be Rene, or will it be both. The overwhelming majority will go with Tai, but there is always the option for Dinger to pull one clean out of left field.
THE OPPOSITION.
Only one place to start: Guy Branston. For those with alzheimer's, he was our POTS last year. Massive, grotesquely ugly, all the turning circle of an ocean going liner with a broken rudder, but still a hero down our way for all his contribution last term. He won't play, of course, he's been injured for ages, but it might be nice to see him around and about. Aside from Branno, the only name I can see which might be of any interest to us is Ross Hannah. Now renowned as the biggest flop since that embarrassing incident with Samuel L Jackson and the hooker, Hannah has failed to re-find his Matlock Town form since joining the Bantams.
The only other name of note appears to be Robbie Threlfall, who I seem to recall mentioning last time I made a BCFC thread. 24 year old Threlfall came through the ranks at perennial failures Liverpool, and was part of a successful youth team squad which twice won the FA Youth Cup.
FORM GUIDE
If you don't know our form, you're on the wrong website...
As for our once illustrious visitors, they're doing their usual and taking their pre-season tag as serious promotion contenders, and stuffing it right up the collective jacksies of English bookmakers. In the last 10 games, they've managed to lose only two, draw five and win three. Victories against Southend (their only away victory of the season), Crewe and Shrewsbury in consecutive matches at the end of December seemed to signal a change of fortunes for the Yorkshire club, but since then, just three points from a possible 15 have been forthcoming, with draws against Morecambe, Burton and Port Vale (all at home). They've been defeated at Rotherham and Rovers. Completing the 10 matches is a 0-0 draw at Gillingham.
So, they've P10 W3 D5 L2 F13 A11 Pts 14. All this against teams with a Ferrarilover Scale rating of 60% (144/240)
HOW THEY LINED UP.
01 McLaughlin
03 Fry (Ramsden - 79' )
06 Oliver
36 Seip
38 Davies
08 Jones
11 Smalley
14 Ravenhill
32 Reid
09 Hanson (Atkinson - 14' )
10 Hannah (Wells - 56' )
Substitutes
34 Duke
02 Ramsden
04 Flynn
30 Atkinson
21 Wells
You will note that number 9, Hanson, went off after less than a quarter of an hour. It seems the injury he sustained was a serious one and will keep him out for the remainder of the season.
LAST TIME ROUND.
Hmmm, well, not really sure we want to dwell too long on the last meeting between these two teams. They went down to 10 men after about 30 seconds, then snatched a goal and gave us a damn good hiding. Still, we're over it now.
REF WATCH.
PATRICK MILLER
Mark Pottage and Andrew Rodda
Fourth Official Brett Huxtable
If nothing else, the linos and 4th official all seem to have mildly mirthful names.
FORUM WATCH.
Had to laugh. They've won one away game all season and are now talking about turning us over at Plainmoor, based on, wait for it... The fact that we have won our last seven. Explain that if you can.
Go here >>> http://bcafc.livewwware.co.uk/viewforum ... 8831fd68c1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; to laugh yourself silly.
PREDICTION.
Got to be 1-0, hasn't it?
Matt.
Sorry it's late, I seem to have contracted every disease known to medical science and it's making everything very difficult.
1-0, We only win 1-0, We only win 1-0, We only win 1-0 
:sleep: