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• Speaking to Scott Brown

  By Width of a Post on July 21, 2013 • ( 8 )

  

  By Jason McKeown Further to the news we reported on Monday that Scott Brown was on the verge of leaving Bradford City for St. Johnstone, Width of a Post was able to catch up with the 18-year-old about why he has chosen… Read More ›

• He managed Bradford City #10: John Docherty

  By Width of a Post on July 19, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  By Ian Hemmens This era is a tough one for me to speak about without any hint of bias or bitterness or anger. Let me elaborate for you. I’ve been following Bradford City since the mid-1960s and, in that time,… Read More ›

• Repeating a winning formula

  By Width of a Post on July 17, 2013

  

  Athlone Town 1 Meredith OG 23 Bradford City 4 Wells 30, Yeates 38, McArdle 40, Connell 84 Tuesday 16 July, 2013 Words and images by Damien Wilkinson After the success of last pre-season’s Ireland trip and fixtures at Wexford and… Read More ›

• The bests bits of pre-season

  By Width of a Post on July 16, 2013

  As Bradford City prepare to play Athlone Town tonight – their first of two friendlies in Ireland this week – Width of a Post writers look back upon their favourite memories of past pre-seasons. Mark Scully I’m not normally ones… Read More ›

• Scott Brown set to leave Bradford City for St. Johnstone

  By Width of a Post on July 15, 2013 • ( 3 )

  

  By Jason McKeown Width of a Post understands that Scott Brown is on the verge of signing for Scottish Premier League outfit St. Johnstone after being informed he could find a new club, due to the extremely high likelihood of… Read More ›

• The next chapter begins

  By Width of a Post on July 14, 2013

  

  Guiseley AFC 0 Bradford City 4 Connell 15, Wells 73, Ravenhill 79, De Vita 84 Saturday 13 July, 2013 Written by Jason McKeown (Images by Alex Dodd, see note below) The great contradiction about pre-season friendlies is that as much as… Read More ›

• Pre-season begins at Guiseley with much to prove

  By Width of a Post on July 12, 2013

  Guiseley AFC vs Bradford City preview @Nethermoor on Saturday 13 July, 2013 By Jason McKeown If Bradford City’s return to League One after a six-year break represents a relative step into the unknown, the warm up begins tomorrow once more… Read More ›

• He managed Bradford City #9: Paul Jewell

  By Width of a Post on July 10, 2013

  

  By Jason McKeown Looking back on Paul Jewell’s time managing Bradford City is akin to sitting back in a comfortable recliner chair, sipping a glass of cold beer whilst listening to your favourite album. It is comfort food for the… Read More ›

• How Bradford City inspired me to be a footballer

  By Width of a Post on July 8, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  By Maurice Tillotson Our luxury coach threaded its way along Manningham Lane towards Bradford City’s home ground at Valley Parade. The crowd was starting to build up and early comers, wearing their claret and amber scarves, shook their fists or gave us… Read More ›

• He managed Bradford City #8: David Menzies

  By Width of a Post on July 7, 2013

  

  By Ian Hemmens David Menzies had possibly the hardest job of any Bradford City manager. How do you follow a legend and possibly the greatest manager the club has ever had? David Menzies was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, to a… Read More ›