By Jason McKeown After giving up on the chase to sign Andy Gray, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson has today signed Swindon striker Alan Connell to bolster the club’s attacking options. Connell, 29, was signed by Town for around £115k… Read More ›
Month: July 2012
Here we go again, again
Bradford City vs Tadcaster Albion, Wexford Youths and Bray Wanderers preview By Jason McKeown It’s been an odd summer so far really. Usually, close seasons featuring a major tournament are immediately followed by the first pre-season friendly – in fact,… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #9: Benito Carbone (00/01)
Our summer series has now reached back to the Premier League days, as Gareth Walker remembers the Italian maverick who cost City in more ways than one. It is difficult to know where to begin when describing Benito Carbone from… Read More ›
Jamie Lawrence – the magnificent 7
By Jason McKeown 172 appearances in claret and amber, part of the promotion-winning side of 1999, part of the great escape side of 2000, and proud modeller of numerous hair colours – Jamie Lawrence is undoubtedly one of the great… Read More ›
Noise pollution
By Jason McKeown How long was it for you, in-between waking up this morning and the moment you first thought about Bradford City? In Nick Hornby’s masterpiece Fever Pitch, he begins the book revealing it is typically a matter of seconds before… Read More ›
Jamie’s voted…have you?
One week on from launching our survey of the greatest Bradford City matches of all time, we have had a great response with lots of votes and comments. An impressive 59 different matches have so far received votes, ranging from… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #8: Andy Myers (01/02)
This week’s Midweek ‘Player Focus – Close Season Special’ features a player we originally considered mediocre finally impress for a club beginning to accept its mediocrity, as Jason Mckeown recalls Andy Myers. There is a famous – or should that be infamous? –… Read More ›
Mark Bower – always a Bantam (part two)
By Jason McKeown Following part one, our interview with Mark Bower on his career continues by reflecting on the 2005-2012 period. WOAP: What was David Wetherall like to play with? He must have been a big influence on your career… Massive… Read More ›
Mark Bower – always a Bantam (part one)
By Jason McKeown The phone inside Hamilton Bower estate agents rings every five minutes, keeping one of the joint owners – Mark Bower – occupied as he juggles queries about house viewings, surveys and letting rates. This is business as… Read More ›
10 years on: administration (part three)
Our mini-series reflecting on the 10th anniversary of Bradford City going into administration continues with Jason McKeown looking at how those turbulent events changed the way we view our players. Ask any Bradford City supporter who has followed the club for… Read More ›
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