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• Bradford City vs Aston Villa build up: David Baldwin on the club’s planning

  By Width of a Post on January 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  As Bradford City prepare for two of the biggest games in its entire history, Head of Operations David Baldwin kindly spoke to Width of a Post about the operational arrangements, the potential financial rewards of this remarkable cup run, Phil… Read More ›

• Just one of those days

  By Width of a Post on January 6, 2013 • ( 9 )

  Barnet 2 Atieno 41, Oster 48 Bradford City 0 Saturday 5 January, 2013 By Tom Warden Several years ago I was sat idle in a recording studio on the outskirts of Manchester listening to City’s promotion bid begin a slow… Read More ›

• Bradford City travel to Barnet approaching something of a crossroads

  By Width of a Post on January 4, 2013 • ( 6 )

  Barnet vs Bradford City preview @Underhill on Saturday 5 January, 2013 By Alex Scott Phil Parkinson made his way at Valley Parade by resting people in cup games. Ever since he’s been here, the league has been the priority and… Read More ›

• Review of 2012 – part two

  By Width of a Post on January 3, 2013

  Part two of our Review of 2012 (part one here) sees Width of a Post writers select their favourite Match of 2012 and their Player of 2012. Just one premise for the Match of 2012: no one was allowed to… Read More ›

• A New Year but little reason for change

  By Width of a Post on January 2, 2013 • ( 4 )

  Morecambe 0 Bradford City 0 Tuesday 1 January, 2013 By Luke Lockwood The New Year promises to be an exciting one for Bradford City: a League Cup semi final, a second chance of Wembley in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy and… Read More ›

• The here and now: City travel to Morecambe. The long-term: an 18-month plan needed

  By Width of a Post on December 31, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Morecambe vs Bradford City preview @The Globe Arena on Tuesday 1 January, 2013 By Jason McKeown Back when the National Lottery was launched in the mid-90s, it quickly became something of an on-running joke. Jackpot winners, who overnight were being… Read More ›

• In defence of the City defence

  By Width of a Post on December 30, 2012

  By Joe Cockburn Bradford City’s defence have had to deal with a heck of a lot this season. Our two first choice centre backs taking serious injuries in one game left just one experienced pro in the squad. It seemed… Read More ›

• Caught out but not out of anything

  By Width of a Post on December 29, 2012 • ( 10 )

  Bradford City 2 Connell 19 (pen) + 36 (pen) Rochdale 4 Gornell 6 + 40, Tutte 28, Grimes 33 Saturday 29 December, 2012 By Jason McKeown This must have seemed like a rude awakening to Phil Parkinson. To see the side… Read More ›

• Can Santa Parkinson deliver the perfect Christmas present? City take on Rochdale

  By Width of a Post on December 28, 2012 • ( 7 )

  Bradford City vs Rochdale preview @ Valley Parade on Saturday 29 December, 2012 By Rob Craven Phil Parkinson must have been a good lad again this year as Santa delivered another three Boxing Day points for City in a hard… Read More ›

• I’m fed up of this

  By Width of a Post on December 27, 2012 • ( 11 )

  By Jason McKeown Afternoons like the one experienced on Boxing Day provide an emphatic reminder of the importance of the main job in hand – escaping this bloody division. I am not one of those arrogant, snobbish types who looks… Read More ›