I thought it was thoroughly mediocre fayre which again highlighted the lack of depth in the squad. We seriously missed Walker, Turnbull and Wood and their replacements are simply not good enough. Pike, Yarney and Merrie were all very poor and several others were well below par, with Hendry and Apter in particular having poor games.
I agree with Ian that the midfield was the problem area. The combination of Jennings and Hendry did not work, with no protection for the defence, and it says it all that Adkins preferred playing Jennings out of position to using McAlear, Merrie or Lewis. There needs to be a cull of the players outside the first eleven this summer.
I thought the game was fairly even for sixty minutes, but given Bradford's recent record we should have been far more positive and aggressive, whereas we allowed them to slowly grow in confidence and get control. After conceding the first goal we became very ragged and got what we deserved. I did not think the tactical switch to a 433 in the second half did anything to help us either.
I thought only Jennings and Davies had consistently good games as individuals, although Saunders worked hard and Norris was ok in the first half.
At least the last two results have emphasised the frailties in the squad which need to be addressed in the coming weeks.