: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:42 pm  

mathewjamie20. wrote:

Over 4000 Bradford fans going tonight

No sh*t! Its our cup final!

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:46 pm  

Embarassing.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 2:59 pm  

Asim wrote:

Embarassing.

Is a bit, isn't it.

4,000 travelling support - that's more than we've got for home JPT ties in the past. And all so they can go to Elland Road for a night out.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:03 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Is a bit, isn't it.

4,000 travelling support - that's more than we've got for home JPT ties in the past. And all so they can go to Elland Road for a night out.

Indeed.

At the end of the day it's a JPT game against a lower midtable league one team, I wouldn't usually care if we lost this sort of game 6-0 to be honest - obviously I don't want another Huddersfield-esque embarassment because it's a local derby, but I certainly want no part of this silly cup final atmosphere being built up, mainly by the teenagers on the official messageboard.

Maybe it's because I remember proper games between the clubs in the 80's (even though I was only young), but this is one game I really can't get worked up about. I will listen if it's on the radio though.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:09 pm  

Asim wrote:

Maybe it's because I remember proper games between the clubs in the 80's (even though I was only young)

Old enough to remember the 3-3 at Elland Road courtesy of a Mervyn Day howler? One of the best atmospheres I've ever experienced at a football match that was.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:23 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Old enough to remember the 3-3 at Elland Road courtesy of a Mervyn Day howler? One of the best atmospheres I've ever experienced at a football match that was.

Yes, I was there New Years Day wasn't it? - preferred the dodgy late penalty that got us 1-1 draw at Easter the next season though, although being spat for it at as a 10 year old was a bit of a surprise.

My mum actually banned my grandad from taking me to Elland Road after I told her of seats etc flying around on my first visit to watch City there, luckily her ignorance of football, and the fixture list, meant I never actually missed one of them.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:35 pm  

The chav 5000 at Elland Road will be spitting feathers at this one. Even though we've apparently played well.....

"Should played Thorne, disgrace" etc, etc.....

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:37 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

The chav 5000 at Elland Road will be spitting feathers at this one. Even though we've apparently played well.....

"Should played Thorne, disgrace" etc, etc.....

Never mind Thorne, or even Boulding.

We might have been right in it with a plank of wood up front rather than Conlon.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:04 pm  

mathewjamie20. wrote:

Over 4000 Bradford fans going tonight

4,287 "City fans" out of a crowd of 20,138.

This means there are about 6,000 more Leeds fans there tonight than turned out for their game last week against Palace, higher division opponents in a much more prestigious trophy, but of course playing us means nothing to them

Anyone who went see any trouble? A Leeds fan on the radio after the game claimed that City "ran them" outside before kick off, and I've read that a bus was set alight too, our lot were kept in for almost half an hour after the final whistle and I've just had a text from a mate at the station saying it's not the nicest place in the world to be at the moment - exactly why I couldn't be bothered going to be fair.

: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:44 pm  

Asim wrote:

Anyone who went see any trouble? A Leeds fan on the radio after the game claimed that City "ran them" outside before kick off, and I've read that a bus was set alight too, our lot were kept in for almost half an hour after the final whistle and I've just had a text from a mate at the station saying it's not the nicest place in the world to be at the moment - exactly why I couldn't be bothered going to be fair.

Nah I didn't see any of that, although I had the sense to get out and straight to my car, balls to getting involved with any trouble.

As for the game, i had no real problem with Conlon being upfront on his own to begin with. We gave Leeds one hell of a game, and we took a great following and sang to the death! The real problem I had is why McCall didn't throw Boulding on earlier, after we pulled it back to 2-1.

If I wanted to be critical and sounding bitter, it was never a penalty, and our disallowed goal was never offside! But you need a little bit of luck to edge these games, and Leeds did edge it.. slightly!

Plenty of optimism to be taken out of this one lads.