Bradford City are a side on a slide, that is something that cannot be really argued against. You’d have to find a very stalwart Bantams fan to argue the opposite.
Entrenched at the foot of the table, seven points and 19 goals from safety, life for a City fan cuts a very distressing picture. After a battling display last time out at home to league leaders Portsmouth, where only laxness saw them lose 1-0, next up in the league is a tie against Peterborough.
The Posh are the division’s leading scorers, having netted 33 times already this campaign, and will provide the Bantams with a stern test of their mettle. However, ahead of that match up was today’s trip to Aldershot in the first round of the FA Cup.
As such, a game like this offered the beleaguered West Yorkshire side a welcome distraction from the league. Against non-league opponents there is always that chance that the clichéd ‘magic of the Cup’ will play against the higher-tier side, upsetting the odds as such.
For much of the game, that’s the scenario that played out at Aldershot’s Recreation Ground. The home side were in front as early as the game’s 12th minute:
12′ 1-0: GOAL!!!!!!!!! Barrett whips in the resulting corner and Fowler taps in unmarked at the far post. 1-0 Shots against the League One side.
— Aldershot Town FC (@OfficialShots) November 10, 2018
It was a game that City were then chasing against the Vanarama National side, but it was an even-sided tussle all the same. City piled on the pressure as they looked to avoid an upset, and that pressure eventually paid off as Nathaniel Knight-Percival (72′) equalised to spare the Bantams’ blushes.
⚽️ 72′ | GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL | City level it up as Nathaniel Knight-Percival heads home a Jack Payne corner!
🔵🔴 1-1 🐓#BCAFC pic.twitter.com/Dis4sPHrgu
— Bradford City (@officialbantams) November 10, 2018
However, with many fans not happy about the current ownership model at Valley Parade, the draw hasn’t gone down universally well across social media. Here’s what City fans are saying over on Twitter:
When you’re convinced to take the job at Bradford City and you realise you have Josh Wright and Hope Akpan as your first choice central midfielders #bcafc pic.twitter.com/zw2j2ddJgP
— Jake Verity (@jake_verity) November 10, 2018
Doyle scored every 183 mins last season even with a 4 month injury. Miller every 162 mins. Both at relegation teams. For comparison, our best was Wyke with 1 every 232 mins. How the hell have we made 2 of last season’s most prolific L1 strikers, look absolutely dog shit? #bcafc
— Jordan (@Jordan91Dixon) November 10, 2018
He clearly hasn’t done anything for us the players we have are good enough to be challenging for top 6 and we’re bottom of the league so
— Nathan (@BcafcNathan) November 10, 2018
We’ve drawn a game, we’ve drawn a game #bcafc’s drawn a game !!! Get in boys
— Rob Hunt (@rhunt321) November 10, 2018
Same frustrations, but thankfully City dug in. Conditions an absolute farce – no excuse for the first half miss – but amazed the game made it through 90. Full credit to both sides, and we’re still in the Cup #bcafc pic.twitter.com/wMlRlc5WL0
— Adam Baker (@Addybak) November 10, 2018
Same frustrations, but thankfully City dug in. Conditions an absolute farce – no excuse for the first half miss – but amazed the game made it through 90. Full credit to both sides, and we’re still in the Cup #bcafc pic.twitter.com/wMlRlc5WL0
— Adam Baker (@Addybak) November 10, 2018
BREAKING NEWS: After a shock draw at @OfficialShots, #BCAFC owner Edin Rahic knows what earned the club an FA Cup replay and puts it into practice… pic.twitter.com/iHnGVBIKLV
— Tim Padgett (@PadgettBCFC) November 10, 2018
