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[london amber stag]

Reid has held the ball up well tonight.

[london amber stag]

This is a test of our resilience now, can we get back into this game? Time to stand up and be counted instead of dropping in confidence when the opposition go in front.

[victor A block]

Good possession . Some neat touches without threatening much . That has to be because we carry no threat up front . Yes , Reid has held the ball up quite well but that's not his main job as the lead striker and he just never looks remotely like scoring .
At the other end , Bradford have only had 2 free kicks . Terrible marking for the goal and then we nearly let them in again from the same position . I' don't think Stone is good enough at league level , but hard to blame him for the goal .
Maynard , Cook or Knowles would offer more up front . And they are all playing elsewhere . It's this years mystery that Reid is the first name on the sheet every week .

[MTFCMusings]

On the 2nd free kick Sweeney seemed to be indicating to the referee that he was fouled hence the free header. Camera angle now wide enough to see.

[MTFCMusings]

Looks like it may now be a 4-4-2

[Hjeldefan]

Feel sorry for Reid. Gets no service at all, any striker would struggle in this side.

[gazza1988]

Sweeney error let's Rowe through and his low shot is saved over the bar by stone.

[wink68]

Both sides missing Andy Cook.

[arsene wengers coat]

Our midfield creating v.little for the attackers. Reid and Bowery got scraps tonight so far.

[gazza1988]

I'd like to see Sinclair get half an hour like law did the other week.

Were already losing so won't make much difference.

[Sedgwick]

Reid has held the ball up well tonight.

He should watch what Rowe does when he has a shot....

[Spiritater]

Southend losing

[wink68]

Might s well bring Sinclair on. Let's have a good look at the lad.

[gazza1988]

A shot on target would be nice. Law hit the woodwork but that's not classed as on target.

[MTFCMusings]

Bradford continue to take risks passing across the back. If we can keep pressing, openings will keep presenting themselves

[grufti]

We don't look like scoring

[northern stag]

P poor in the final 3rd ....really weak and frustrating

[gazza1988]

Stats on BBC

Possession
Bradford 48% mansfield 52%

Shots
Bradford 9 mansfield 4

On target
Bradford 4 mansfield 0

Corners
Bradford 1 mansfield 5

Fouls
Bradford 9 mansfield 13

[wink68]

We don't look like scoring

All the pressure but struggling to get in their box.

[BH_Stag]

We’ve got to start working the keepers more. Even on Saturday against Morecambe their keeper had very little to do. Don’t care if it’s a few pot shots from range (providing we make proper contact), they can help build pressure and you never know. Reid... has the odd game where he holds it up ok, but he doesn’t seem to get many shots off. You see his goals at Torquay and he gets a fair few from range and seems to be a bit more instinctive but we haven’t seen much of that at all.

[arsene wengers coat]

We don't look like scoring

All the pressure but struggling to get in their box.

Huffed and puffed but not done anything yet.

[chip63]

Mmmmmm

Not enjoying the second half.

[MTFCMusings]

Clarke been sloppy in possession for the last 250 minutes.

[Spiritater]

FGR gettin tonked by Stevenage

[gazza1988]

Not usually one for negativity but I think it's a case of losing 1-0 so far and Stone is man of the match.