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City 1 Arsenal 1 (3-2 pens): Vindication? No, this was magical
By Alex Scott Bradford City fans are having a pretty good time right now. Yesterday’s surprise reinstatement in the FA Cup formed another swell on the glorious wave we are all riding with abandon. Whilst the Bantams currently stand as… Read More ›
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City 1 Arsenal 1 (3-2 pens): I was(n’t) there
By Tom Warden When the subject comes up years down the line, there will be many more than the 23,971 who were in the stadium for City’s defeat of Arsenal who will claim that they were actually there, I may be one… Read More ›
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City 1 Arsenal 1 (3-2 pens): how the players performed
By Phil Abbott A sublime acceptance of reality set in today, as the Bantams began to come to terms with their exceptional giant killing achievements. If fellow City fans are like me, you will have already relived the game more… Read More ›
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City 1 Arsenal 1 (3-2 pens): enjoying the atmosphere and catching the bug
By Gareth Walker 23,971 people attended last night’s match at Valley Parade. I wonder how many of those had sore heads this morning? It was certainly the biggest attendance that I can recall at our ground and a quick bit… Read More ›
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City 1 Arsenal 1 (3-2 pens): Parkinson re-writes Bradford City’s history
Bradford City 1 Thompson 16 Arsenal 1 Vermaelen 88 (Bradford City win 3-2 on penalties) Tuesday 11 December, 2012 By Jason McKeown Savour this moment. Embrace this feeling of exhilaration. Preserve these emotions. Bradford City have beaten Arsenal. That’s the… Read More ›
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Bradford City vs Arsenal League Cup QF build-up: finally, the big day is here
@Valley Parade on Tuesday 11 December, 2012 By Mark Scully At full time on Saturday after the deserved 1-0 win over fellow promotion chasers Torquay United, there was one chant reverberating around the four stands inside Valley Parade. ‘Bring on the Arsenal,… Read More ›
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Bradford City vs Arsenal League Cup QF build-up: those Premier League days
The League Cup quarter final draw has encouraged Bradford City supporters to reminisce about our two-year spell in the Premier League at the turn of the millennium. Ian Sheard looks back on the halcyon days when Arsenal feared to tread… Read More ›
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Bradford City vs Arsenal League Cup QF build-up: what it means to Arsenal
The ‘fifth place’ trophy and a breeding ground for new talent By Mark Danylczuk “For me, there are five trophies. The first is to win the Premier League, the second is to win the Champions League, third is to qualify… Read More ›
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Bradford City vs Arsenal League Cup QF build-up: the players
By Jason McKeown It was one of those startling moments which made you groan about the celebrity nature of modern football. A point where the gap between the haves and have-nots looked wider than ever. It is January 2006 and… Read More ›
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Not just one of those days
Bradford City 1 Connell 85 Torquay United 0 Saturday 8 December, 2012 By Gareth Walker For so long during the second half of yesterday’s match against Torquay United, it looked like City supporters would be left leaving Valley Parade muttering… Read More ›