 It's been a season like no other and good evening welcome to the JCT 600 2021 Bradford City Player of the Year awards and evening where we'll look back on the past eight months or so and everything good that's come for the Bantams. A total of 13 awards will be handed out this evening to successful footballers across each arm of the club and we'll look at Bradford City Disability Football Club, Bradford City AFC Women and Girls, the ever-growing Bradford City AFC Academy and of course the City First Team. But before we get going we want to start by giving thanks to those who have sponsored awards tonight. We have the ceremony itself and showpiece award sponsored by our friends at JCT 600. We then have Mitten Group, apprenticeships at Bradford College, Shipley Bantams, Bingley Bantams, Friends of Bradford City, East Brealy Bantams, Supporters Trust, Yorkshire Catering, YouSnooze, Bist Group, Team Archie and Willow Pumps. Your support is very very much appreciated. Now we're sorry we're not able to welcome you this evening and hope you enjoy watching all of this from the comfort of your sofa. Now we must also give thanks to our fantastic Proud Club partners who have stuck by the club and supported us through some of the most financially challenging times over the course of the past 12 months. They are of course JCT 600, Mitten Group, Utilita, apprenticeships at Bradford College, Yorkshire Payments, Blinds By Post, RMA Systems, Mamma Mia, TL Dallas, Peck Over Transport, Human Relief Foundation, Woodhouse Grove, Petherbridge Basra, Avex Sport, The Derby Rimmer MND Foundation, BBC Radio Leads, Office Interiors, The Broadway Bradford, Smith Butler, Keybury, Borg Warner and CBS. And now later this evening we'll be revealing the apprenticeships at Bradford College, goal of the season winner. No prizes for guessing who that award is going to. So to jog our memories let's take a look at the four nominees. Performance full of spirit so far for Bradford City and that will give any prospective manager watching on. Certainly some hope. Lovely chest down. Wonderful take. Opportunity for a strike. What a goal. Harry Pritchard just before half time. The take down was absolutely fantastic. What a hit low down towards the bottom corner. Who decked the scorer? And having soaked up the early pressure. Walsall, one just three of their first 20 matches all season. 12 draws in there. They have improved somewhat, not in immediate danger. Sutton! Fantastic hit. And that's Bradford ahead. Three minutes before the break. The job serve community stadium. An open start. Possession retained by the visitors. Good quick feet from Donaldson. Clip of play from Scales from right to left. Possession being retained well by Truman and Sellers site. On the edge now. Scales! Wonderful! And what a way to score your first professional senior goal. Key and Scales. Four fantastic goals there and we'll be revealing which one takes top prize towards the end of the night. For now though, we're going to get going with the individual awards this evening. We're delighted to be joined by City's Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Sparks. Ryan, evening, how are you? Good, good, good. What about those goals? Your favourite goal of the season? I think I've got to give it to Noves to be fair. Although I like Levis to Walsall, but I think I can't forget the night at Grimsby. That was sweet on many levels. Interesting year, personally and professionally. Interesting year, yeah, to say the least. It's been probably a season of two halves for the club. We've not finished how we would have liked for sure, but go back to December, I would have taken the position we finished. I don't want to finish here again. I've been pretty clear in where, as I see it, we're not, you know, Bradford City does not belong 14, 15th in League 2. I want us to be higher than that. Much higher. And you know, our work, my work, if you like, on putting that all together for next season is well and truly underway, and it has been underway for some time. You know, and in the next few weeks people start to see that unraveling. We've got a big, big summer ahead, and it's massively important for the football club. Three seasons in place, our plans for the summer in place, there will be changes for sure. So the football department, we've discussed that, you know, before and in the back room, strengthening areas that we've been very weak in and we've been left behind in. It's my belief that one percent is worth of pointing a little bit in this division. If we can find ten percent, guess what? We'll have enough points to sit comfortably inside the playoffs. It's the one percent that counts. I'm very confident, because I know how far away we are, and I know how much progress we can make over the next few months, and we'll leave nothing unturned as we try to get there. And nights like these, obviously, you feel that there should be fans here for a player of the year award, and that's the sad indictment of what's been happening over this last year. Look, it's a sad reminder where we're out with society. The positive is that we're moving forward, you know, and I think nights like this will be a thing of the past, if you like, and next year hopefully six, 700 people in the room were studying now enjoying the occasion after a season that has finished with success, or relative success to say the least, and that's the aim. I want to give our supporters not just a club to come back to, but a club that is alive and kicking to come back to. We simply wouldn't be here without them, you know. I mean, we've raised probably four or five hundred thousand in I follow sales, which has certainly put a dent in our losses. We will lose money this season, there's no doubt. We've missed big moments. You know, the Bolton game at home would have been 18, 19, maybe 20 plus thousand. It was 200 people. It was everybody that is allowed in, and it was a disappointing reminder of where we're at, but yeah, the sport's been fantastic through I follow various ways and sponsors have stood by us every single one. We've saw that around our sponsorships, you know, our sponsorships, our commercial activity going into next season is already very, very exciting, and that will start to unravel along with our plans for the performance side of the business in the coming weeks and months. And some great awards tonight. Any sort of favourites that you're looking forward to? No, no, I would, I'm no comment on any award winners that anyone suggesting I've had any involvement, but no, there's been some standout performance. I think in the good times and the bad, certainly December, January, February people stood up and had to be counted. And it's taken us in a position where we could, we knew we were safe. I'll be honest, I'm a little bit disappointed that that seemed to be enough at a point. And we've not backed up sort of our February, March form in the last couple of months, if we had, we'd have probably had to pause this evening for a little bit longer, which would have been great. But never mind. It is something to aim at next season. I'm very hungry about it. And it's shared across the club. So well, good luck on a big job. Cheers. Well done. Well now I'm delighted to say we're joined by the first award winner of the evening, your Willow pumps, Bradford City, AFC women's player of the year is Maisie Nord. Maisie, come on in. Congratulations. Has it filled women's player of the year? It's obviously a massive privilege to win it when there's so many people competing for it and so many chances for someone to do better and you to play bad in such a short season. So obviously a privilege and massively proud of myself. And tell us about your year so far and this season. It started quite uncertain, really. Is it going to go ahead and is it going to finish? But far games and it got scrapped. So obviously it's just the hard work and then just proving for next season obviously we've still got something to build for. So it didn't go to waste. Yeah, I suppose that's been the difficult thing over this last year was sort of like the stop start of it all. Definitely. You look like two games in and whether your games cancelled because of Covid or the weather obviously it's frustrating and then you're losing fixtures and by the end of it you've played far and FA decided it's over. So it took a massive hit. Have you kept yourself busy during lockdown? Have you been playing in the back garden? What have you been up to? Just a little bit. So obviously you've got to keep your head down. So it's easy to just forget about it and think about next season. But coming back early then we expected to obviously a massive push forward really. Something to focus on and get back into it. So I'm third off really. Brilliant. Congratulations tonight. Good luck for next season. Well done. Maisie Norr. Well now it's time for your team archie Bradford City AFC girls player of the year who I'm delighted to say ladies and gentlemen it's Miss Anaya Charles. Anaya come on in. Congratulations. Well done. How's it feel? I'm proud of myself really. I think it's been very hard obviously like I said with the circumstances and stuff not really being able to play. Obviously it's been stopping starting. You're playing the games, you're getting the minutes in and you're obviously you're not as fit so you're getting tired and it's just working through everything and like making sure that you are there and you are doing all you can for the team. How have you been keeping yourself busy over the course of this year with respect to Maisie? Have you been keeping the fitness up over the year? Well I've been doing bits obviously it's a bit harder with the circumstances in my family because my mum's high risk and stuff but I've been doing all I can getting some runs in and obviously when we're back at training trying to do what I could to make sure that I were getting my fitness back up and playing and training all the best I can whenever I could. And focusing I would imagine on next season now? Yes obviously our season is still going ahead so we are still currently playing games and currently I think we're joint second in the league so we're still doing well. We've got games coming up this weekend and we're still in the cup so as of now we're still just focusing on the end of the season and then we'll hopefully be able to go into next season with a fresh mind to thinking hopefully forgetting all what happened with Covid and just going in with it and doing as best like we always do. Look congratulations for the award. Good luck for the rest of this season and for next season. Thank you very much. Anaya Charles well done. Now moving on to the Bradford City Disability Football Club where we can reveal the best group male disability player of the year is Tim Forthrop. Come on in Tim. Well congratulations Tim well done. How does this feel to win this tonight? I'm shocked how I didn't even know about that but I'm all along with that. That's brilliant well congratulations. What's it like playing for the disability team? It means a lot to me and a lot to the club for putting a disability club out there but yeah when I'm out there I just feel like one of the guys on the pitch. Do you feel like one big family as well? I hear that a lot. Yeah we get it around training and people saying we're one big family and I agree we're one big family. Brilliant stuff and looking forward to next season already I would imagine? Yeah we've got into the finals so hopefully next Sunday or Sunday after we should win the cup down. Well fingers crossed congratulations on tonight you've already won something so you've done very very well so far. Congratulations Tim. Thank you. Brilliant stuff. Now then ladies and gentlemen it's time for the you snooze female disability player of the year who is Alyssa McLaren. Alyssa well done congratulations. How does it feel to win this award tonight? It feels absolutely amazing. I'm really excited when I find out that I got nominated and I'm just over the moon. What's the highlight of this season been for you apart from winning this? The highlight for me is playing in the tournaments and the league games because I was that I love my football and I play my football and it's just it's just it feels really good. And it's been a fantastic thing to be involved with full stop I would imagine the disability team. Always we feel like part of a family everyone that plays for the disability club feels like a whole family. Brilliant well listen congratulations once more well done and good luck for next season. Thank you. Thanks very much that's Alyssa McLaren. We're moving on now to the Bradford City FC Academy which has enjoyed another successful year not only five first year professionals enjoying time on the field but also two former academy coaches of course in Mark Truman and Collis Sellers now being joint managers of the Bantams. Now another player who'll be looking to follow in the footsteps of these is Charlie Woods who is the Yorkshire catering Bradford City AFC Academy player of the year. Charlie come on in congratulations well done how does that feel? Yeah thank you yeah it feels it's an honor really it's been a long season a lot of people wanting to win it really and yeah I'm over the moon to get it to get it. Brilliant and what's it the academy set up at Bradford City for those that aren't involved in it what's it like to be involved in yourself? Yeah it's a great environment really obviously just training every day with a good set of lads and just working hard to improve really it's good good environment. And trying to get into that first team do you think? Yeah well obviously that's the long-term aim really isn't it just got to keep working hard every day and do my best. Connor and Mark we're obviously sort of in charge of you guys for a while you can tell us now what are they really like? Yeah they're really good I thought they've helped me a lot really since I started my scholarship they've I've come a long way since then and it's down to them mainly really for pushing me every day make sure I'm working hard and yeah improving. I think it gives you a little bit of a maybe an added incentive to try and get into the first team now that they know about you in the academy? Yeah you could say it helps obviously they know how I play they know my strengths and obviously just gotta hopefully they give me that opportunity and keep you know working hard. Brilliant congratulations on the award good luck next season. Thank you. Well done Charlie Wood. Congratulations to Charlie well done and two people who know him really really well of course are the Bradford City Joint Managers and I'm delighted to be joined this evening by Mark Truman and Connor Sellers. Welcome to this evening Chaps come on in. Thanks very much for joining us really really good to see you. First of all talk a little bit about Charlie Fantasity's won this award tonight what were your thoughts about him? Charlie's been a great addition to the youth team he's come up through the through the ranks in terms of being in academy a long time so you know obviously we're delighted that Charlie's been giving this award but you know he's worked really hard to get to get to this place and he's shown his performances over the last two or three years. And what's it been like for you two this season going from academy to first team? Is it sometimes still sort of like a pinch me moment that you're in charge of the first team? I think it's been a quick transition really from obviously getting the call to where we are now it's been a whirlwind but it's been a positive one and I feel like there's been ups and downs and there will always be throughout the season and but we're loving every minute of it and we can't wait for the future. How does the dynamic work between you two is there good cop bad cop how does it work? Depends on what the hit is really so no we've both kind of both got the same beliefs in what we how we want the team to play and yeah in terms of our dynamics you know we've both bring different strengths to the team. And I suppose what you've learned in the academy you've brought that into the first team and that same sort of ethos? Yeah we've tried to you know you've got to go with what you believe in you don't want to take over a job and ultimately do somebody else's work so you know we're confident in our beliefs and what we're trying to do and I think over time it will only only get better. And obviously these award ceremonies always really really good fun when you've got people here obviously we're in sort of like a bit of a vacuous space tonight there's no one here apart from us it's going to be great when we've actually got sort of like fans back in the stadium and back to nights like this. Yeah definitely I think players, staff are all looking forward for when the fans finally get back into the building though obviously we talk about the 12th man and they're different here like that so you know it's been great that we've had a big following on the iFollow but like I said we're delighted when these fans are back in the building. And plans for next season already sort of putting those into place? Yeah we're working hard on and off the pitch to make sure that next season is a successful one because you know we know the pressures of management and we're looking forward to it we're doing all the hard work we can and we're looking for a positive season. Wonderful stuff thanks very much for joining us tonight guys cheers good luck for next season. Well now delighted to say we're joined by the first teamers who are here to receive their awards first up though is the supporters trust young player of the year and this year that goes to Elliot Watt. Come on in Elliot congratulations well done on the award tonight has it filled young player of the year? Yeah obviously I'm very proud for first full season as professional footballer so yeah immensely proud but I think if you asked any of the boys in the team if they'd swap the personal awards for team success then they'd bat your hand off so yeah proud proud proud of myself and what I've achieved this season but can't take my foot off the gas I've got to keep pushing on though. And what's it been like the first full season as a professional footballer obviously growing up that's what you dreamed of doing what what's it been like? It's been difficult I just can imagine it's different to most seasons it's been relentless it's just a game after game Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday so it's been difficult on the body and mentally so that's probably what you've seen a bit of dipping form at times during the season when I could do with a break but that's the nature of the beast you've just got to keep going and keep plugging away so I've really enjoyed it and like you said it's what I've dreamed of growing up so I've really enjoyed it and I'm proud of myself what I've achieved. So first full year of professional football but with no crowds in the stadium how's that been? It's been horrible I had a brief one spell at Carlisle at the back end of last season where I played in front of fans and then obviously one of the big reasons you signed for Bradford City is to play in front of the fan base and you get told a lot about it so I was really looking forward to playing in front of them this season which obviously hasn't materialised but hopefully obviously touch wood like they can get in as soon as possible next season I can play in front of them so yeah it's not been the same and maybe that's maybe a factor in us to why we've not done so well this season because teams coming here to Valley Parade without any fans getting on to them and giving them grief makes it easier for them in a way so it's not been the same as you can imagine but it's been the same for everybody really no fans so we had to get on with it. Yeah exactly and what's it been like coming into a dressing room is there any sort of initiations that go on for a first professional first year of professional football what did they put you through? It's the same for everybody whenever you sign for a new club you've got to do your sing songs so everybody at the start of pre-season who signed and the lads in January had to do a sing song so I backed myself I can't remember what I sang now but I think it was like me love you and so I went for it I was probably one of the better ones to be fair Levi Sutton was the worst really yeah terrible what did he sing? American Pie yeah he's gone for a big song and and he's just not backed it up not done it okay we might have to get you to do your singing live next time when you're in you never know listen congratulations on a great season for you personally and winning this award and good luck for next season cheers appreciate that brilliant Elliott what ladies gentlemen well now it's time for the East Barley Bantams Player of the Year which goes to Paul de O'Connor Paul de come on in congratulations on the award what does this feel like getting an award in into the season yeah wasn't it to be fair um I think the lads and plus channels it's always always nice to get recognized for your efforts throughout the year um as we said it would have taken kind of promotion over any of these individual awards but um the way the season has gone we haven't managed to be able to do it so as I said to be able to be recognized for the work we've put in is is nice and hopefully um going into next season we can we can build on what we've what we've done this year and hopefully get promoted and a tough season all told really with no fans in change of management is it always difficult when there is a sort of change of management halfway during the season for yourself yeah it can be it can be especially if the if the manager is kind of um tactics and views on football differ a little bit because it takes um lads a little bit to adjust to it but I think when when the management team came in just before Christmas I think um they're they're kind of using football we're pretty straightforward and we were able to kind of get right to it pretty pretty early and I think the results kind of show on and obviously in the last couple of games it's been disappointing with the results and I think we've just had that fan it's obviously been a long season there's been a lot of games in a shorter period of time and as you touch on without the supporters in in value bread and that it's it's been a bit difficult the last couple of weeks so that's probably been a disappointing aspect but yeah as you as you touch on there it's probably took us a little bit a little bit to kind of get used to of what we have to do under the new management I get the feeling we're going to see more of you this evening anyway so I'll congratulate you right now well done on the uh awards tonight well done thank you very much cheers Hordio Conner and the friends of Bradford City player of the year has been won by Anthony O'Connor Anthony come on in congratulations on the award uh what does this mean after this season uh yeah it's obviously nice to win um individual awards it's a bit bittersweet obviously because you know we the ultimate aim was for the the team to get in the playoffs and unfortunately you know we've not managed to do that but um you know if I could swap the individual awards for the for the team to be in the playoffs I would but as I said it's it's always nice to pick up some individual awards so um so yeah it's nice and a tough season all told not with with no fans in the stadium must be a weird experience for a player yeah it was it was it was strange you know to uh to adapt to um you know sometimes you can get that feel of of it's you know it can be like a preseason friendly or so but no fans there you know if I suppose if you ask any footballer in the world they would say they'd rather have fans there you know to get that buzz that buzz there but it was the same same for every team in the world you know we all had to adapt so um you know I would like to think that if if our fans were in the stadium then we would have had that extra push to maybe push us towards the playoffs a bit but as I said we can't it's not an excuse every team and all that to uh had to adapt to it so hopefully you can go back to normal um as soon as possible and we heard from Elliot earlier on young player of the year of course what are your thoughts on after his first year in professional football young Elliot yeah Elliot's been been brilliant um you know when he when he first signed you know I've heard nothing but good things about him and when he came in you know that he took to the lads early well and lads took to him very well and you know I said it early on that he was one of our best players and you know if it was in my vote he would have been in the top the top three players of the player of the year so for him to win young player of the year was well deserved and hopefully he can kick on now and have a have another big season next year well congratulations on the award friends of Bradford City player of the year and to the O'Connor well we want to just take this opportunity once more to thank those wonderful proud partners we've got here at Bradford City in a season like no other we've really really needed that support so a big thank you of course to JCT 600 mitten group Utilita apprenticeships at Bradford College Yorkshire Payments Blind Spy Post RMA Systems Mamma Mia TL Dallas Peckover Transport Human Relief Foundation Woodhouse Grove Petherbridge Basra Avex Sport the Derby Rimmer MND Foundation BBC Radio Leeds Office Interiors The Broadway Bradford Smith Butler Keybury Borg Warner and CBS thank you for your support over this last 12 months and for the future well it's not the first award of the evening going for Anthony O'Connor Ivor he's also picked up this season's Bingley Bantams player of the year Anthony O'Connor wants to walk on in nice to see you again well done congratulations double award tonight well done that's fantastic yeah as I said just a few minutes ago you know it's always nice to get individual awards and to pick up another one has been brilliant but you know it's I'll say it again you know if I could swap the individual awards for the for the team to be pushing into the playoffs then I would but great to pick up the individual awards and it's nice to get some you know some some recognition for the for the season an interesting role that you've had across this year bit moved around sort of like from central to the fence and moving into a different position have you felt that sort of suited your game more it's one of those I've been like that most of my career really I've played in a lot of different positions all my life and you know if it was my choice I would like to play centre half every week but I suppose as I said all my life I've played different positions so when when the manager's pulling me and said I need you to play here I need you to play there then it was it was no problem for me it was just business as usual and get on with it and do your job for the team and I'd like to think that you know I've done well in the positions I've played but you know and it's not about me it's about the team so as I said whatever I can do for the team that's the most important thing and now it's focusing on next season yeah definitely we've got push on now and you know if we had if we had a first a good first half of the season this year the way we had the second half of the season then I'm sure we would have definitely been up and around there so it's important next year that we're trying to be a lot more consistent and you know start the season well and hopefully you know have a decent second half of the season like we did this year so so yeah it's hopefully we can have a strong finishing out in the season the last couple of games and take that momentum into next season and as I said trying these consistent as we can and get this club out of their vision yeah well good luck for the future and double award winner tonight congratulations Anthony O'Connor picking up another award spoiler for this evening is Porty O'Connor who takes the Shippley Bantams most consistent player of the year award Porty come on in once more congratulations two awards on the night a double winner yes thank you very much and I suppose supporters awards I was always nice to get for any player to get recognized I suppose for for performances throughout the year it's always nice and I suppose any of us first and foremost we want to try and work hard and obviously where the where the short reply and I think we've I've tried to do that throughout the year and just as I said it's nice to be recognized and most consistent as well I think that's probably what we need as a defender that's probably pretty good yeah like you said first and foremost you want to be you want to be consistent and try and keep as many clean cheats as you can throughout the year I think that also as a defending unit especially since eternal year we've been we've been pretty solid for the for the most part and that's obviously not just out to me that's down to a collective unit be the goalkeepers and the back four and Elliot in front of us I think we've we've played well for the most part so something to build on for next year and hopefully we can as a self-keeper as many clean cheats as we can and you talked there about the unit and you've had sort of different partners during the season with Nile and of course with Anthony is there one you prefer playing with I don't know if there's other preferred obviously both very good players as you said there's been there's been a couple throughout the year formations being the three five two or the four three three that we played on so yeah it's just about trying to get used to whoever you're playing with obviously myself and I've played a lot to get to know over the the two and a half years we've been here so we've we've struck up a very good partnership and I think with Nile as well he obviously came in and Jan and he's had a lot of experience and very good player as well and has been there and done us and had the promotion so between the three of us I think we all enjoy playing together and hopefully we can have many more games together double award winner tonight Paul the icon well done earlier in the evening we showed you the four nominees for the apprenticeships at Bradford College goal of the season award four fantastic strikes but only one only one can take the top prize the news will not surprise many but the winner of this year's apprenticeship at Bradford College goal of the season is of course Lee Novak but before we speak to Lee let's take a look at the fantastic strike once again at Grimsby town on December 22nd forwards well Lee congratulations goal of the season how does that feel yeah good I've never scored a goal like that I probably never ever will again but yeah it's nice obviously to get the award take us through the goal itself like you say you've never scored one like that you probably dream about scoring an overhead kick don't you as a striker yeah don't really know what went through me had to be honest all I can remember from the goal is just Billy Claude just show me no no just obviously not to hit it but then yeah I've obviously brought the ball down I think from cookie and just somehow slipped managed to kick the ball the same time and went in so it's slight fluke a little bit no no no fluke no fluke season as a whole for yourself obviously disappointed in the latter half of the season with an injury but how do you sort of rate yourself over this season yeah it's not been ideal injury wise obviously I've only played a couple games in 2021 but yeah I'm feeling good obviously I would like more goals played more games but you know it's nothing I can do about that and what's the atmosphere been in in the in the team especially say after that goal do they all come in and praise you after a goal like that do you win a prize extra prize from the team this only prize not even no one bought me a coffee anything nothing nothing that's awful no it's I don't think at the time I realized how actually you know decent it was with the goal but I remember getting in the in the change room I've had about 90 messages on me on my phone about the goal and stuff like that so that's obviously nice in the last season it's a fluke as well it always makes it enjoyable do you have the video itself as like screensaver on your phone now or I probably should too yeah but I actually don't know it's always nice when we look back and obviously I've seen it on on sky the other day as well getting up the AFL award as well brilliant congratulations once again cheers we're into the final two awards of this evening and it's one thing being nominated by supporters but to have earned the respect and admiration of your teammates is something to be really really proud of and this season's mitten group players player of the year is pordio conner congratulations pordi third win of the night players player of the year and this one must feel really special because it's your teammates yeah yeah I think you touched on it there um supposed when you're getting nominated by by your teammates and people that you've you've had to play alongside throughout the year it is it is nice to to get that recognition um I suppose first and foremost I just try and try and work hard and and need by example I'd rather be on a training pitch or in the games and for the lads to to vote me in um yeah it's a chocolate to be fair and what are your teammates like what what is the atmosphere like in in in a changing room at bramford city um it's been it's been very good this year to be honest um the recruitment that we've kind of brought in the summer and the people that we brought in in january as well especially um I think we've we've a very good group together um a lot of young lads hungry to obviously have success and and try and bring the club forward in the right direction um which is kind of shown in in the dressing room in around um the training ground as well with the staff I think there's a good group of lads there that as you said want to want to get the club going forward in right direction and who in that dressing room has the worst taste of music do you think um well elia what is the is the man usually under really under music for the dressing room but uh we haven't heard too many others because he kind of hugs it a little bit but uh no it's not too bad he's a bit of a mix of everything to be fair to him oh that's not too bad then anybody with some really bad cologne or um I don't know about cologne and all clays comes in in a in a few dodgy a few dodgy outfits uh his dress sense is uh his uh kind of his his very own style but uh I don't know that that's about it I think and who's got the best or worst car in your opinion paulie do you think best or worst car that's a tough one um I think pritch pritch gets a bit of stick for his uh his jimmy jeep all right but uh he's each their own uh I don't think he'd be too harsh on anyone well look congratulations triple award winner tonight players player of the year paulie o'connor well it's now the big one the one you've been waiting for the main award of the evening it's the jct 600 2021 bralford city player of the year award voted for by you the supporters via the city talk e newsletter the winner of this award takes home their own piece of bralford city history now in third place is antony o'connor in second place is callum cook but just pipping him to the award and picking up his fourth award of the evening you've guessed it it is paulie o'connor once again congratulations paulie players player of the year now a player of the year for 2021 has this filled four awards tonight paulie yeah and I don't think I've ever had this before to be honest I'm always lucky if I get one so to pick up four four in the one night and so I suppose um as a reward for the the hard work that we've all put in really um and to be recognized this is how it's nice and now it's not just being recognized by your teammates being recognized by the supporters the supporters groups everybody loves paulie this is good this is good isn't it I suppose need to get on to jct 600 so they can sort me out with a little car or something but uh now it is nice um as you said the supporters and your own players for for people to see the effort that you're putting in I suppose that's all that comes back to us just trying to trying to make people proud and um I know the bralford city fans can't wait to go back into valley parade and us as players we're we're looking forward to seeing them all hopefully in the in the near future and I suppose that's the focus now for you you know it's a couple of games left but it's now looking on to next season yeah I think it's it is important for us um as a group to try and finish as strong as we can as we've touched on it's been a disappointing couple of weeks results-wise and I think it's important to go into go into the weekend and and as you said on to next season to finish as strong as we can and to have something to build on for when we come back into preseason um in july or whenever it is to hit the ground running and to kind of have something to build on and yeah because obviously we want a successful season um next year and that's the main focus and personally have you ever won four awards in a year before no as a center of half it's uh it's hard to do that to be fair so um yeah very pleased well done congratulations player of the year 2021 for bralford city paudio connor well that's all for this year 13 awards handed out with nine separate winners in total huge congratulations to mazy nord anaya charles tim fourthrop a lisa mclaren charlie wood elliot what lee novak antonio connor and paudio connor with a four haul tonight well done paudie thanks once again to our proud partners and sponsors of the jct 600 2021 bralford city player of the year awards i hope you've enjoyed the evening stay safe enjoy the rest of the season which concludes of course with saturday's trip to the mesoom of stadium to face more come and we hope to be able to welcome you back to the utility energy stadium very very soon good night