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• Wembley Song Number Five: Let’s get ready for Wembley

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  By Jason McKeown The Bantams Banter lads – big favourites of this parish – have got in on the Bradford City Cup Final song act, with a superb adaptation of Ant and Dec’s 90s hit “Let’s get ready to rumble”…. Read More ›

• This Sporting Life

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  By Emma Levine It was something of a cultural high when first experiencing camel wrestling in Turkey, back in 1992, the beginning of my first trip of many to Asia. In this Aegean village, on a cold January afternoon, I… Read More ›

• Wembley song number four: Wembley Way

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  By Jason McKeown Bradford City Cup Final song number four comes from the outfit Peculiar Disco Moves, who have recorded the very catchy “Wembley Way”. Songwriter Shep explained to Width of a Post how his excellent piece came about: “As… Read More ›

• Davies’ strong return sparks easy Bradford City win

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  Wycombe Wanderers 0 Bradford City 3 Doyle 1, 83 (pen), Atkinson 81 Tuesday 12 February, 2013 By Mike Holdsworth A slow news week, then the top left footer moves on (not Nakhi Wells, thank Christ), another Extra Value Spag Bol… Read More ›

• Bradford City travel to Wycombe with growing questions over league form

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  Please note: there is a pitch inspection at Adams Park at 10am on Tuesday. Wycombe Wanderers vs Bradford City preview @Adams Park on Tuesday 12 February, 2013 By Mark Scully A chorus of “Wem-ber-lee Wem-ber-lee” greeted the final whistle on… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #30: Stephen Darby

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  By Mahesh Johal My first assessment of Stephen Darby was at the Crown Ground, Accrington. It was one of those disappointing matches City fans had seen before. In front of us was beatable opposition. The fans travelled in their numbers,… Read More ›

• Wembley song number three: Cap One Story

  By Width of a Post on February 11, 2013 • ( 1 )

  By Jason McKeown Bradford City’s appearance at Wembley could merit a special episode of Top of the Pops at this rate. Hot on the heels of “​There’s no one as Wembley as Bradford City” (Corrigan Brothers) and “The Spirit of… Read More ›

• Whatever will be will be… but City are falling behind

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  Bradford City 0 Gillingham 1 McDonald 64 Saturday 9 February, 2013 By Jason McKeown Supporting Bradford City has a centre-of-the-universe feel at the moment, but it increasingly appears that the price of all this attention is that no one will… Read More ›

• Gills preview 2: Time to get some league points on the board, but it won’t be easy

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  Bradford City vs Gillingham preview, part two @Valley Parade on Saturday 9 February, 2013 By Joe Cockburn All this League Cup euphoria has meant us Bradford City fans are looking at league games with rose-tinted spectacles. Yes the cup is and… Read More ›

• Bradford City welcome Gillingham to start a week concentrating on the league

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  Bradford City vs Gillingham preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 8 February, 2013 By Jason McKeown It is the days just before you go on holiday where your job especially becomes a drag. And with Bradford City just over a fortnight… Read More ›