Just a preview i've been working on for a bit. It is my own work(not copied from Phil McNulty's blog on the BBC like some chump did a while back) and it was finished before the season started so I may be open to a bit of ridicule now. Bradford City It's the understatement of the century to say that Bradford are underachieving in the fourth tier. Despite a(seemingly) proven manager, a substantial transfer budget and regularly smashing the 10'000 attendance barrier at the imposing Coral Windows, or Valley Parade stadium, the West Yorkshire club came closer to exiting the division the other way with a 5-1 home defeat by inconsistent Crewe ending a season of misery. Bad news for fans is that this looks set to continue- 18th place and a summer spent gambling on players unproven at this level doesn't exactly promise times of rich success ahead. Ross Hannah was signed from non-league Matlock Town where he was prolific to say the least, with over 100 strikes in just 130 appearances. Unfortunately it doesn't make him the #10 Bantams would pin their hopes on given the choice. Despite seemingly being all doom and gloom, at least local lad Peter Jackson has 10'000+ fans baying for blood every other Saturday. But unless they get something to smile about, it won't be the opposition’s they'll be baying for. Prediction:The shadows of neighboroughs Huddersfield and Leeds are growing ever bigger.. 16th Bristol Rovers "Ah.." sigh the Pirate fans nostalgically, "back where it all started." And indeed they are: following a play-off victory against Shrewsbury in 2007(the first competitive final at new Wembley) Rovers bobbed around League One for a few years, sold talismanic Scouser Rickie Lambert, and promptly ran out of Gas. But the appointment of Paul Buckle may well give the Gasheads' eccentric fans something to smile about and whisper it, facing up to big cross-town bully City. The managerial merry-go-round should have ended with the young and dynamic Buckle, who defied the odds to take Torquay from non-league to the brink of League One. Bringing in favourites Scott Bevan and Chris Zebroski, and adding Matt Harrold, Joe Anyinsah, Scott McGleish and Matt Gill, all of whom know the division well, should put a smile on even the most disgruntled of Memorial Stadium regulars. Prediction: "Peep, peep! Here comes the unstoppable Brizzle train... 1st Burton Albion Following a debut season firmly lodged in mid-table, last season was close to a disaster for the Brewers. They built up a run of games in hand in the New Year, but following a 3-0 loss at Shrewsbury proceeded to miss the chance to pull clear of danger, and when fellow strugglers Barnet came to Staffordshire in early April, the natives were incensed by a 4-1 capitulation, with four strikes from journeyman hitman Steve Kabba. Amazingly both survived, the board taking the brave decision to stick with Paul Pescholido, under attack from sections of the Pirelli Stadium crowd. They’ll expect a better start, though. Prediction:Beggars(or should that be Brewers) can't be choosers.. 18th
i be gutted if i was them coming 8th while we win the league or even better, we do to them what we did to stockport. win on the last day of the season to take 7th spot while they miss out on the play offs on goal difference bu 1 goal. and guess who scored that 1 goal, haaaaarold
