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• 2013 reviewed by Bantams Banter and Width of a Post

  By Width of a Post on January 16, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Against a backdrop of 12 years of underachievement and crushing disappointment, 2013 will be fondly remembered by Bradford City fans for decades to come. To reflect back on the many, many achievements of Phil Parkinson and his players, Bantams Banter have recorded… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #50: Raffaele De Vita

  By Width of a Post on January 16, 2014 • ( 4 )

  By Ian Hemmens After the Glorious 2012/13 season that we had as a club and fans alike, how do you follow and improve on it as you take steps to meet the challenge of a higher division? What was Phil… Read More ›

• McLean update and Bates re-signs

  By Width of a Post on January 15, 2014 • ( 4 )

  By Jason McKeown Width of a Post understands that Aaron McLean has today signed for Bradford City from Hull City, after completing a medical at Valley Parade this afternoon. We don’t know the details of the fee or the length of contract, but expect… Read More ›

• The Ballad of the Boy who would have been King

  By Width of a Post on January 15, 2014 • ( 12 )

  By Alex Scott The Square Ball had it right. Nahki Wells going to Leeds would have been bad, but at least they’re a bigger team, you know? You can rationalise that. But them? THEM? That stings. That really stings. Not… Read More ›

• A best of Nahki

  By Width of a Post on January 14, 2014 • ( 6 )

  By Mahesh Johal, Gareth Walker, Nick Beanland and Andrew Baxter “Please don’t go, please don’t go, I love you so, I love you so, Please break my heart… (Alt J, Breezeblocks)” None of us wanted him to go, however we… Read More ›

• The need for sensible planning

  By Width of a Post on January 13, 2014 • ( 15 )

  By Jason McKeown There are 21 games left for Bradford City this season, but increasingly thoughts need to begin turning towards the long-term. The sale of Nahki Wells has split opinion amongst support, but one of the main threads has… Read More ›

• Is the Nahki Wells transfer a better deal than it looks?

  By Width of a Post on January 12, 2014 • ( 59 )

  By Jason McKeown Undisclosed fee. If there’s one term guaranteed to rile football fans, it is the cloak of anonymity that a transfer can be buried underneath with the label of ‘undisclosed fee’. Why do clubs insist on doing this?… Read More ›

• Year Zero

  By Width of a Post on January 11, 2014 • ( 7 )

  Bradford City 1 Hanson 1 Bristol City 1 Wagstaff 11 Saturday 11 January, 2014 By Jason McKeown For someone who is only 5 foot 7 inches tall, Nahki Wells casts a large shadow. Less than 24 hours after his dramatic… Read More ›

• The boy did Well(s)

  By Width of a Post on January 10, 2014 • ( 13 )

  By Jason McKeown It was one of those wonderful summer evenings, and the sun could still be seen at is slowly set over the towering hills that flank the Aire Valley. And at Silsden’s ASDA Community Foundation stadium, a group… Read More ›

• McLean/Dagnall in frame to replace Nahki

  By Width of a Post on January 10, 2014 • ( 7 )

  By Jason McKeown Width of a Post understands that Hull City striker Aaron McLean could be lining up to sign for Bradford City as Nahki Wells’ replacement. The 30-year-old has been restricted to just 11 appearances for the newly-promoted Premier… Read More ›