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• More late frustration as Bradford City draw again

  By Width of a Post on March 7, 2012

  Bradford City 1 Wells 50 Accrington Stanley 1 Hatfield 90 Tuesday 6 March, 2012 By Luke Lockwood One thing seems certain at Valley Parade this season – if you leave early you are going to miss goals. Although based on… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #9: Ritchie Jones

  By Width of a Post on March 6, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Whenever some fans have tried to make the argument that Archie Christie should not have been entrusted with finding players when he was Head of Football Development at Bradford City, the sight of Ritchie Jones racing from box-to-box underlines how commendable the… Read More ›

• Walking to survival, when running might be preferred

  By Width of a Post on March 5, 2012

  

  Bradford City vs Accrington Stanley match preview @Valley Parade on Tuesday 6 March, 2012 The Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson’s pre-Dagenham warning that relegation worries were not over may have sadly been proved right by events at Victoria Road – but… Read More ›

• Conservative City lack stomach for another fightback

  By Width of a Post on March 3, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Saunders 71 Bradford City 0 Saturday 3 March, 2012 It’s when your football team lets you down in the areas you expect them to be strong that the ultimate betrayal is felt. Matthew Saunders had put… Read More ›

• Re-living the Essex sunshine as City travel to Dagenham

  By Width of a Post on March 2, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Dagenham & Redbridge vs Bradford City match preview @Victoria Road on Saturday 3 March, 2012 It was a gloriously warm April day in Essex. An extra cold cider was enjoyed pre-match outside a nearby pub, while we admired each other’s… Read More ›

• Heading North to Barnet

  By Width of a Post on February 29, 2012 • ( 6 )

  Barnet 0 Bradford City 4 Fagan 16, Atkinson 36, Reid 57, Wells 87. By Rob Craven Tuesday 28 February, 2012 Having been a keen follower of BfB and Width of a Post for a number of years since my extradition… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #8: Special Edition – meeting Guy Branston

  By Width of a Post on February 27, 2012 • ( 7 )

  In a season of such rapid change, there’s been no higher-profile player victim of circumstances than club captain Guy Branston. Brought in during the summer by Peter Jackson to become the lynchpin of an understated play off push – the… Read More ›

• Sticking together or falling apart as City travel to Barnet

  By Width of a Post on February 27, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Barnet vs Bradford City match preview @Underhill on Tuesday 28 February, 2012 Saturday should have been a great day for Bradford City, with a 17,000+ crowd the highest at Valley Parade for eight years. But a combination of two dropped… Read More ›

• Another home draw for City, but Parkinson deserves our support

  By Width of a Post on February 26, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Bradford City 1 Syers 88 Hereford United 1 Anthony 82 Saturday 25 February, 2012 By Omar Eliwi In front of a bumper Valley Parade crowd of 17,014, City were held at home once more – their sixth draw in sixteen… Read More ›

• Welcoming less familiar faces as Bradford City play Hereford

  By Width of a Post on February 24, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Bradford City vs Hereford Town match preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 25 February, 2012 A solitary £1 coin is all you need to watch Bradford City play Hereford United tomorrow afternoon. It’s an important match for both sides, and the… Read More ›