Let's talk about the Bradford game

Quoted from Poojah

I’d like to think marginally higher or at least in line with the Forest game, with that being on a Tuesday night bang in the middle of holiday season.

Agree re: atmosphere, it’s been flat at times to the point that Hurst has commented on it. I do though think that it’s easier to generate an atmosphere when there’s a noisy away end, which Bradford should bring, so fingers crossed that helps too.

We’re entering a potentially defining stage of the season; Saturday is a great opportunity to couple a solid home performance with a win, and finally but those questions to bed.

Bradford can’t win 5 on the bounce away from home; can they?

It was a total sell out for Forest. I'd be surprised if we got above 8,000 on Saturday but I've been wrong before.

We could do with a statement victory, beating a fancied side who've won the last four away games would be just that.

I’m selling my ticket in the Pontoon for £15 if anyones interested?

Gutted to be missing this one

Were a quarter of the way through the season and we lie 10th and in spitting distance of the playoffs so a pretty decent start. The next quarter could have a major impact on our season looking at some of the games starting Saturday. For the first time in ages we have decent strength in depth and in the short term Morris to return and longer MCatee and Scannel so who knows how far we can go. Like I say the next couple of months will be interesting but one thing I know this team has boll@cks by the bucket load - which we will undoubtly need.

Quoted from Mariner_09

It was a total sell out for Forest. I'd be surprised if we got above 8,000 on Saturday but I've been wrong before.

We could do with a statement victory, beating a fancied side who've won the last four away games would be just that.

I think Saturday will be a sellout. Virtually just the one block in the Osmond to go and I suspect people are waiting for that to open so they can buy seats together.

I’d be surprised if it isn’t a sellout. Which is mad really; I just looked up the attendance from our Championship days when Benito Carbone scored a 30 yard free-kick to secure a 1-0 win for Nicky Law’s Bradford. 5,054, which presumably included around 2,000 Bradford fans who would have had the full Osmond (and possibly the green seats too).

These are really great times to be following Town after some pretty appalling ones, to be fair. I have to remind myself to take stock of that and cherish these moments.

Quoted from Poojah

I think Saturday will be a sellout. Virtually just the one block in the Osmond to go and I suspect people are waiting for that to open so they can buy seats together.

I’d be surprised if it isn’t a sellout. Which is mad really; I just looked up the attendance from our Championship days when Benito Carbone scored a 30 yard free-kick to secure a 1-0 win for Nicky Law’s Bradford. 5,054, which presumably included around 2,000 Bradford fans who would have had the full Osmond (and possibly the green seats too).

These are really great times to be following Town after some pretty appalling ones, to be fair. I have to remind myself to take stock of that and cherish these moments.

But Forest was a Cup game, so all non sold ST went on the open market. No shows were therefore not an issue. Here we will likely have 400-800 ST no shows.

Quoted from Mariner_09

But Forest was a Cup game, so all non sold ST went on the open market. No shows were therefore not an issue. Here we will likely have 400-800 ST no shows.

Yeah, valid point. To be fair I bought a ticket for the Forest game but ended up not being able to go last minute; sure there will have been a few in that boat but agreed, less than Saturday.

Either way, we’ve come a long way in a short space of time. Found the video of the 2002 game I mentioned above; the ground looks deserted in places.

Oh, and Carbone’s free kick was not an inch further than 19 yards; funny what the memory does. I also had no recollection whatsoever of Bob Taylor’s bizarre sending off.

https://youtu.be/qzQomPglXUA

Really looking forward to Saturday, which will be our toughest game up to now this season.

Bradford are bound to make some noise and hopefully our fans can replicate it, as in all honesty the atmosphere at BP isn't always the best.

This game will show us where we really are.

Heart says we win, but head says I'd be happy with a draw.

Oddly enough, I didn't remember the free-kick at all, but clearly remembered the bizarre red card. He kicked the air in frustration (their nearest player didn't know anything about it) but the referee somehow saw it as a sending off.

Robert Taylor, another striker who came, did nowt and quickly left. I've seen a lot of those over the years.

Quoted from Corkyefes

Really looking forward to Saturday, which will be our toughest game up to now this season.

Bradford are bound to make some noise and hopefully our fans can replicate it, as in all honesty the atmosphere at BP isn't always the best.

This game will show us where we really are.

Heart says we win, but head says I'd be happy with a draw.

Going into the Stockport game I was of the opinion 4 points from that game and Bradford would be a cracking result. It’s easy to get greedy having already got the first 3 on the board, but on the face of it a draw on Saturday wouldn’t be a bad result at all.

Block B now open, for those still looking to buy a ticket.