Author Archives
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The wonderfully dull close season
By Jason McKeown For us Bradford City supporters, the tradition, at this time of the year, is to fret about the lack of signings and worry about the transfer business already completed by our league rivals. This summer looks set… Read More ›
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He managed Bradford City #1: Terry Dolan
To get us through the summer months waiting for the 2013/14 season to begin, Width of a Post will be featuring a series of articles about former Bradford City managers and their legacy. To kick us off, Mike Holdsworth looks… Read More ›
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The best is yet to come?
By Andrew Baxter I kid you not; someone called me a “glory hunter” a couple of weeks ago, for following my beloved Bradford City to Wembley. How times have changed! Being 17-years-old, I only vaguely remember the “glory years” of… Read More ›
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Maintain Radio Silence
By Philip Jackson I began this season in a familiar and comfortable football rut. I refer to the general world of football consumption, the things I listened to, the things I watched and the people and outlets I got it… Read More ›
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Andrew Davies extends Bradford City stay after finding stability
By Jason McKeown For a long time it seemed as though the relationship between Andrew Davies and Bradford City was one of short-term convenience that could never last. Signed on loan from Stoke City in September 2011, the 27-year-old was… Read More ›
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2012/13 season review: An unforgettable season
Concluding Width of a Post’s 2012/13 season review, writers Gareth Walker, Ian Sheard and Joe Cockburn reflect on a memorable 10 months. Where does the 2012/13 season rank amongst your time supporting Bradford City? Gareth: I think a lot will… Read More ›
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Sit back and enjoy the summer
By Matt Briggs With the biggest deal of the summer already in the bag at Valley Parade, we can look forward to a relaxing couple of months. Phil Parkinson’s new three-year contract was up and away the most crucial piece… Read More ›
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2012/13 season review: The Power of Both
By Alex Scott The strategy employed by Phil Parkinson during the past year has undoubtedly been a triumph. We can’t avoid analysing it through the lens of the outcome, as fantastic as that has been. I could write with some… Read More ›
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2012/13 season review: He’s magic, ya know
By Joe Cockburn It was no secret that in the first five years of City’s dragged out stay in League Two, a midfield general had been the missing element. Messers Flynn, McLaren, Evans, Bullock, Bolder, Doherty, Worthington, Ravenhill all tried… Read More ›
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2012/13 season review: Dan, Me and Bradford City
By Philip Jackson It was a warm, glorious day in April 2011, the road twisted towards Hereford from Worcester, breathing in the scenery all around us, quintessentially English, bright greens and golds, trees and flowers in bloom stood before the… Read More ›