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• 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 ›

• Wells on brink of departure as Graham wings in

  By Width of a Post on January 10, 2014 • ( 11 )

  By Gareth Walker Nahki Wells appears to be on the verge of joining bitter rivals Huddersfield Town as he undergoes a medical and discusses personal terms with them this afternoon. Of all the clubs linked with Nahki over the last… Read More ›

• Bristol City preview: The Robins perspective

  By Width of a Post on January 9, 2014

  In a follow up to the season preview piece with the superb Bristol City blog, The Exiled Robin, Mahesh Johal again chatted with Paul Binning to discuss the recent happenings at Ashton Gate. WOAP: Paul, a lot has happened since the… Read More ›

• League Cup miracle, one year on: Aston Villa part one

  By Width of a Post on January 8, 2014 • ( 5 )

  Continuing Width of a Post’s retrospective look back on last year’s astonishing League Cup run, one year ago today Aston Villa came to Valley Parade for the first leg of the semi finals. Alex Scott re-lives an unforgettable night. “Ohhhh my goodness!… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #49: Mark Yeates

  By Width of a Post on January 7, 2014 • ( 3 )

  By Jason McKeown Mark Yeates must have thought he was certain to start at Notts County on New Year’s Day. As Phil Parkinson planned a team without the services of Nahki Wells up front, Yeates, who replaced the injured Bermudian… Read More ›