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• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: I’m a celebrity, knock me out of here!

  By Width of a Post on January 22, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Aston Villa vs Bradford City League Cup semi final preview @Villa Park on Tuesday 22 January, 2013 By Phil Abbott Will David Cameron be polling higher or lower than Paul Lambert in the popularity polls come Tuesday night? Tom Hanks… Read More ›

• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: My Old Man Said on the Villa viewpoint

  By Width of a Post on January 21, 2013

  Following on from swapping of interviews ahead of the first leg, The Width of a Post has again linked up with the impressive Aston Villa site, My Old Man Said, to find out the opposition mood ahead of tomorrow’s second leg…. Read More ›

• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: What this means (part two)

  By Width of a Post on January 21, 2013 • ( 2 )

  Following teenager Joe Cockburn’s article about what this League Cup semi final signifies to him, a member of the older generation, David Pendleton, who is BantamsPast curator, author of two Bradford City books and a former editor of The City Gent,… Read More ›

• Aston Villa vs Bradford City build up: What this means (part one)

  By Width of a Post on January 20, 2013 • ( 6 )

  

  The Width of a Post is incredibly proud to present a two-part series about the significance of Bradford City’s two-legged semi final with Aston Villa, written by two City supporters of different generations. First up, 16-year-old Joe Cockburn writes about… Read More ›

• 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 ›