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Repeating a winning formula
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 ›
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The bests bits of pre-season
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 ›
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Scott Brown set to leave Bradford City for St. Johnstone
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 ›
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The next chapter begins
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 ›
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Pre-season begins at Guiseley with much to prove
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 ›
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He managed Bradford City #9: Paul Jewell
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 ›
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How Bradford City inspired me to be a footballer
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 ›
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He managed Bradford City #8: David Menzies
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 ›
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Transfer talk
By Andrew Baxter It is that time of the season again, where the rumour mill goes into overdrive over potential new signings. But this summer, could the picture be more settled for City? For the first team in six or… Read More ›
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He managed Bradford City #7: Chris Kamara
By Gareth Walker “There’s only one Chris Kamara!”, was our anthem of choice on 26th May 1996 as we earnt our first promotion in 11 years. The venue was the old Wembley stadium, it was the first time that we… Read More ›