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• Tranmere preview part two: Hoping the good feeling lasts

  By Width of a Post on October 11, 2013

  

  By Mike Harrison (editor of the City Gent) The saying goes ‘all good things must come to an end’ and it is certainly very true as nothing lasts forever. In the context of following Bradford City as a fan, even… Read More ›

• Tranmere preview part one: feeling at home again

  By Width of a Post on October 11, 2013

  By Jonathon Ellerton A few days I was talking to my dad about the start to the season and how impressive we had been at Valley Parade in particular, and it got me thinking about Parkinson’s home record overall since… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #42: Jon McLaughlin

  By Width of a Post on October 9, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  By Jason McKeown He’s suffered from a few false dawns, and continues to have his share of critics in the stands, but it appears as though Jon McLaughlin has finally claimed the title that he has spent over five years… Read More ›

• The hat has been thrown into the ring

  By Width of a Post on October 5, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  Walsall 0 Bradford City 2 Reid 45, Hanson 47 Saturday 5 October, 2013 By Jason McKeown (images by Mike Holdsworth) Kyel Reid’s 30-yard thunderbolt has changed everything. James Hanson’s cool low finish has torn up the script. League One, you’d… Read More ›

• Places up for grabs as Bradford City go to Walsall

  By Width of a Post on October 4, 2013 • ( 1 )

  Walsall vs Bradford City preview @The Bescott Stadium on Saturday 5 October, 2013 By Jason McKeown Last week probably won’t go down as one of the greatest in Alan Connell’s professional life. First there was the news that Celeb Folan… Read More ›

• So far, so hugely promising (part three)

  By Width of a Post on October 3, 2013 • ( 5 )

  Following on from part two, Width of a Post writers Katie Whyatt, Andrew Baxter, Phil Abbott, Ian Sheard, Damien Wilkinson, Nick Beanland and Omar Eliwi continue to play pundit and reflect on the first two months of Bradford City’s season.  … Read More ›

• So far, so hugely promising (part two)

  By Width of a Post on October 2, 2013

  Seven Width of a Post writers donned the pundit chairs to answer questions about Bradford City’s first two months back in League One. They are Katie Whyatt, Andrew Baxter, Phil Abbott, Ian Sheard, Damien Wilkinson, Nick Beanland and Omar Eliwi…. Read More ›

• Mark Yeates fills the Plan B hole

  By Width of a Post on October 1, 2013

  

  By Matt Briggs As much as Saturday’s dramatic late win over Shrewsbury was a shot in the arm for Bradford City’s early-season momentum, it was more of a triumph for Phil Parkinson’s Plan B. The last-gasp win was a terrific… Read More ›

• So far, so hugely promising (part one)

  By Width of a Post on September 30, 2013 • ( 2 )

  By Jason McKeown There is so much encouragement to take from Bradford City’s adaption back into League One. The landscape of England’s third tier has undoubtedly changed considerably during our six-year exile in the basement division, but the return is so… Read More ›

• Where there’s no Wells there’s still a way

  By Width of a Post on September 28, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Bradford City 2 Reid 60, Hanson 90 Shrewsbury Town 1 Bradshaw 2 Saturday 28 September, 2013 By Mahesh Johal James Hanson’s injury time winner was enough to help Bradford City beat Shrewsbury Town and maintain their unbeaten home record. Things… Read More ›