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• Appreciating Dean Windass – part three

  By Width of a Post on January 25, 2012

  In the final part of Width of a Post’s mini-series celebrating Dean Windass the player – parts one and two here – Tim Roche shares his personal memories of how Deano eventually became a Bradford City legend. When Dean Windass… Read More ›

• Appreciating Dean Windass – part two

  By Width of a Post on January 24, 2012

  By Luke Lockwood, Tim Roche and Jason McKeown Isaiah Rankin is clean through on goal, and has a chance to put Bradford City 2-0 up. The packed out crowd standing Kop behind the West Brom goal wait expectedly, yet Rankin… Read More ›

• Appreciating Dean Windass – part one

  By Width of a Post on January 23, 2012 • ( 2 )

  By Luke Lockwood, Tim Roche and Jason McKeown Last week’s confession from Dean Windass that he is suffering from depression and has tried to kill himself twice came as a huge shock. Although there have been one or two murmurings… Read More ›

• More late heartbreak blurs the mood as Bradford City are held

  By Width of a Post on January 21, 2012

  Bradford City 1 Davies 43 Burton Albion 1 Yussuf (or possibly Parks) 85 Saturday 21 January, 2012 Suddenly there is a consistency to Bradford City performances. A way of playing that might attract groans on occasions, but which provides a… Read More ›

• Luke O’Brien set for talks with Exeter City

  By Width of a Post on January 21, 2012

  Speaking immediately after Bradford City’s 1-1 draw with Burton Albion, manager Phil Parkinson revealed that Luke O’Brien is to have talks with Exeter City about a permanent transfer to the League One club. The 23-year-old has not started for the… Read More ›

• Injuries mount as Parkinson looks externally for answers

  By Width of a Post on January 20, 2012

  Bradford City v Burton Albion match preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 21 January, 2012 There will be a 6 foot 7 inch hole in Bradford City’s defence when they line up against Burton Albion tomorrow. Luke Oliver was forced off… Read More ›

• Parkinson’s efforts to change the mentality begin to bear fruit

  By Width of a Post on January 18, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Phil Parkinson became the first non-caretaker Bradford City manager since Trevor Cherry in 1982 to lose a game at Valley Parade before he had won one. But after watching his newish-team lose weakly to AFC Wimbledon last September, the recently… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #3: James Hanson

  By Width of a Post on January 17, 2012 • ( 1 )

  By Luke Lockwood Three years ago James Hanson was purchased from non-league Guiseley for the minimal sum of £7,500 – although to Bradford City no transfer fee is minimal. At that point he was viewed as one for the future…. Read More ›

• Still heading in the right direction as injuries cost City

  By Width of a Post on January 15, 2012 • ( 2 )

  Bradford City 2 Ravenhill 60, Seip 89 Morecambe 2 Davies o.g. 86, Ellison 90+1 Saturday 14 January, 2012 By Omar Eliwi Kevin Ellison played the role of pantomime villain at Bradford City once more, as City were pegged back by… Read More ›

• Dean Windass article in The People

  By Width of a Post on January 15, 2012

  A match report of Bradford City’s draw with Morecambe will be uploaded on Sunday. In the meantime, you must read this revealing interview with Dean Windass from The Sunday People, where the Bantams legend reveals he has recently tried to… Read More ›