: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:31 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

I think Barnsley have put in a bid for Ward. A few of our fans in dreamland reckon we should be after him! I think his sights are set alot higher than that.

Barnsley bid £400K for Ward, but couldn't agree personal terms so the deal is off. Can't see him going to Bradford if that's the case.

: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:35 pm  

City have already sold 4,680 season tickets for next season, good going that - it's more than the average League 2 crowd for this season!

City have already sold 4,680 season tickets for next season, good going that - it's more than the average League 2 crowd for this season!

: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:53 pm  

Billy Banter wrote:

Barnsley bid £400K for Ward, but couldn't agree personal terms so the deal is off. Can't see him going to Bradford if that's the case.

Never even a possibilty. Just our deluded fans that think we should be in the bidding.

: Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:56 pm  

Asim wrote:

It will be interesting to see who we do go after, if what I've been told about Thorne's back (it's totally screwed) is true then he will only be able to play a bit part for the rest of the season at best, and we do need someone else to knock the goals in because, for all his recent improvement, Conlon isn't going to score enough to compliment what Boulding does.

There are strong rumours that we are in for Andy Bishop but I can't see that either, I'm sure he could do better than League 2 and won't come cheap anyway.

The Bishop rumours are a bit more feasible, but I still can't quite see it. Nobody seems to have a clue if his contract expires in the summer or not. But we do need a striker in the Bishop/Ward mould IMO (i.e. a nuisance with a bit of pace!) but finding an affordable one is a tricky business.

: Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:02 pm  

GCM1980 wrote:

The Bishop rumours are a bit more feasible, but I still can't quite see it. Nobody seems to have a clue if his contract expires in the summer or not. But we do need a striker in the Bishop/Ward mould IMO (i.e. a nuisance with a bit of pace!) but finding an affordable one is a tricky business.

We may have to do what Chesterfield and Bury did and actually have a look at a lower division and find someone with potential who may be available for cheap. The problem with this is that the scouting needs to be good and which would take longer than we have in the Januray window. perhaps we'd be best looking for a loan stiker from a championship club until the end of the season.

: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:21 am  

Come on Luton! Only one more point to go.

: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:30 am  

Asim wrote: City have already sold 4,680 season tickets for next season, good going that - it's more than the average League 2 crowd for this season! In fairness, Bradford is a major sprawling metropolis within an important Conurbation and are competing against tiny old mill towns like Bury and Rochdale. They should be by and large well above most other crowds in League 2

Asim wrote: City have already sold 4,680 season tickets for next season, good going that - it's more than the average League 2 crowd for this season! In fairness, Bradford is a major sprawling metropolis within an important Conurbation and are competing against tiny old mill towns like Bury and Rochdale. They should be by and large well above most other crowds in League 2

: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:15 pm  

Rotherham game called off yesterday

: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:16 pm  

Sammy Stripes wrote:

Rotherham game called off yesterday

Lack of interest?

: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:18 pm  

norvern_soul wrote:

In fairness, Bradford is a major sprawling metropolis within an important Conurbation and are competing against tiny old mill towns like Bury and Rochdale. They should be by and large well above most other crowds in League 2

Well, we are - more than double the second best supported team the last time I checked

Seriously though I am surprised at just how many we have sold already, given the current economic climate, and the fact that we barely sold 1,000 when we put this seasons on sale last December I think it's a pretty good effort, dirt cheap or not.