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• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: 25 years of hurt

  By Width of a Post on January 20, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  By Damien Wilkinson I would imagine many long standing City fans like myself, maintain a fair few ‘do not disturb’ memory banks, where they can carefully consign disappointing results, to either be left in the midst of time or glowingly… Read More ›

• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: a view from the second city

  By Width of a Post on January 19, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  By Mahesh Johal On Tuesday night I embark on my first trip to Villa Park knowing that my club are 90 minutes from a Wembley cup final. Donning my beloved claret and amber scarf and shirt, I will also be… Read More ›

• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: Can we do this?

  By Width of a Post on January 19, 2013 • ( 7 )

  By Jason McKeown Phil Parkinson spoke for many of us when he declared, ahead of the first leg of Bradford City’s League Cup semi final against Aston Villa, that he would take a draw. City’s presence in the last four… Read More ›

• A big week, but which is the big one? City travel to leaders Port Vale

  By Width of a Post on January 18, 2013 • ( 9 )

  Port Vale vs Bradford City preview @Vale Park on Saturday 19 January, 2013 By Jason McKeown THIS GAME HAS BEEN CALLED OFF, BUT ENJOY OUR PREVIEW ANYWAY If there was ever any possibility of my dad one day understanding why… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #28: Rory McArdle

  By Width of a Post on January 17, 2013 • ( 3 )

  By Mahesh Johal  Kop, Top Tier, Block J, Row K, Seat 48. Gary Jones raised his hand and swung in the corner. My attention was on Bradford’s main aerial threat James Hanson. Rising above his marker, Hanson won the ball… Read More ›

• The defeat that didn’t matter too much

  By Width of a Post on January 16, 2013 • ( 3 )

  Crewe Alexandra 4 Doyle 44 (OG), M Clayton 77, Inman 89, Aneke 90 Bradford City 1 Reid 18 Tuesday 15 January, 2013 By Gareth Walker Coming away from Gresty Road tonight, it was strange not to feel too down after… Read More ›

• City again look for cup relief, this time at Crewe

  By Width of a Post on January 15, 2013 • ( 6 )

  Crewe Alexandra vs Bradford City JPT preview @Gresty Road on Tuesday 15 January, 2013 By Joe Cockburn It is clear for all to see that Bradford City’s success in the League Cup of late has had an adverse impact on… Read More ›

• Putting things into perspective

  By Width of a Post on January 14, 2013 • ( 6 )

  By Gareth Walker The happiness and unbridled joy that had most City fans shouting from the roof tops after Tuesday night’s victory over Aston Villa was sent into overdrive on Friday evening, when news emerged that Phil Parkinson had declined… Read More ›

• The desire to regret nothing apart from today

  By Width of a Post on January 12, 2013 • ( 21 )

  Bradford City 1 Wells 14 Oxford United 2 Rigg 19, Levan 90 (pen) Saturday 12 January, 2013 By Jason McKeown It is afternoons such as these where you wish you hadn’t bothered. That you’d found something, anything, to do that… Read More ›

• Good luck Ross Hannah

  By Width of a Post on January 11, 2013 • ( 2 )

  By Jason McKeown It was an unusually baking hot September morning, and at Appleby Bridge a shot from distance was carelessly spilled by the goalkeeper, who was now on the floor helpless to preventing the rebound being smashed home. Ross… Read More ›