{"id":542808,"date":"2020-02-02T10:14:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=542808"},"modified":"2020-02-02T10:23:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T15:23:21","slug":"pressure-mounts-for-gary-bowyer-as-bradford-city-beaten-soundly-3-0-by-oldham-athletic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/02\/pressure-mounts-for-gary-bowyer-as-bradford-city-beaten-soundly-3-0-by-oldham-athletic\/","title":{"rendered":"Pressure Mounts For Gary Bowyer as Bradford City Beaten Soundly 3-0 By Oldham Athletic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford City took another beating on the road as Gary Bowyer&#8217;s men succumbed to a 3-0 defeat against Oldham Athletic.<\/p>\n<h2>Pressure Mounting For Gary Bowyer as Bradford City Lose Again<\/h2>\n<h3>Oldham Athletic 3-0 Bradford City<\/h3>\n<p>2,000 travelling Bradford City fans watched as their team fell to another disappointing defeat against Oldham Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Latics were on top form scoring three goals in the first half, gathering all three-points at the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Bowyer has been receiving harsh criticism from the fans in recent weeks and the pressure continues to mount after this defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have taken to social media in force, most of whom are calling for Bowyer to resign.<\/p>\n<p>The editor of the Width of a Post website, Jason Mckeown,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jason_Mckeown\/status\/1223642024840179712\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> tweeted at half-time<\/a> &#8220;A disgusting performance from the players. Finished. Has to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A truly dismal first half left Bradford City with a lot to do.<\/p>\n<p>Oldham opened the scoring with Zak Dearnley pouncing on a slip by Anthony O&#8217;Connor.<\/p>\n<p>Jonny Smith went on to double Latic&#8217;s lead, easily cutting through City&#8217;s defence.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Mohamed Maouche took his chance to increase the lead just before halftime.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/01\/29\/tranmere-rovers-sign-striker-james-vaughan-on-loan-from-bradford-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The void left by James Vaughan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/2020\/01\/30\/swindon-town-re-sign-top-scorer-eoin-doyle-on-a-permanent-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and Eoin Doyle<\/a> meant that Gary Bowyer had limited options from the bench.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of this, Bowyer tried replacing <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/290a9106\/Jake-Reeves?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Reeves<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/be77b9f6\/Paudie-OConnor?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paudie O&#8217;Connor<\/a> with Shay McCarten and, new signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/972a8f07\/Dylan-Mottley-Henry?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Mottley-Henry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the two substitutes struggled to make an impact and the poor performance continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Bantams improved marginally by not conceding a goal in the second half, a small crumb of comfort to the away fans.<\/p>\n<p>A lack of attacking threat is evident within the team, however, today the Bantams struggled in every aspect.<\/p>\n<h2>Bradford City&#8217;s Terrible Run Continues<\/h2>\n<p>The performances are just as worrying as the results, with Bradford managing just two shots on target in over 270 minutes of football.<\/p>\n<p>The performance at Oldham also showed how weak the side is after having just five shots compared to Oldham&#8217;s 26.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, that the Bantams are set to face a revived Grimbsy Town next.<\/p>\n<p>It is becoming a dire situation for Bradford City as today&#8217;s defeat against Oldham see&#8217;s them slip out of the play-off places and Gary Bowyer faces yet more devastating criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <a id=\"OytDdhkMQH1BgxrKxHvSqw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1188715126\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OytDdhkMQH1BgxrKxHvSqw',sig:'ZyqBFEGk2MiNYlgNqz0T3R3I-U8YQpd1cAJJ-0Erorg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1188715126',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bradford City took another beating on the road as Gary Bowyer&#8217;s men succumbed to a 3-0 defeat against Oldham Athletic. Pressure Mounting For Gary Bowyer as Bradford City Lose Again Oldham Athletic 3-0 Bradford City 2,000 travelling Bradford City fans watched as their team fell to another disappointing defeat against Oldham Athletic. 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