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Stop the press
By Jason McKeown As news coming out of Valley Parade seemingly grinds to a standstill, two professionals who have spent several years reporting on Bradford City rocked up at the latest Skipton and Craven Bantams Supporters Club meeting, on Wednesday,… Read More ›
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The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #5: Mark Bower (04/05)
Our close season Width of a Post ‘Midweek Player Focus – Close Season Special’ series has arrived back in 2004/05, as Jason McKeown reflects on the local hero who came of age. On a corner, by a road junction, next to… Read More ›
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Bantamstrek completes three peaks challenge
By Richard Copley Bradford City supporters and staff members joined forces last Saturday to brave wet and windy conditions and complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in aid of the Bradford Burns Unit. The fundraising event, which was the brainchild… Read More ›
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Mark Stewart leaves Bradford City
By Jason McKeown Mark Stewart has today had his contract terminated by Bradford City following an unsuccessful spell at Valley Parade. The 23-year-old striker – signed from Falkirk last summer alongside Chris Mitchell and Jack Compton – made 15 appearances… Read More ›
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Believe: the fixtures are out
By Jason McKeown It is, traditionally at least, one of the defining moments of the close season. In one quick swoop, the publishing of the fixture list suddenly sees your weekend plans for 10 months pencilled into place. Compared to… Read More ›
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City’s 2012/13 approach auditioned by England
By Jason McKeown It is, in my time watching football at least, the most different and unique England team that I have ever seen. Largely very organised (apart from a crazy 10-minute second half spell against Sweden), tactically-minded and ultra… Read More ›
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Despair as David Syers leaves Bradford City
By Jason McKeown David Syers has this afternoon joined League One Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer. That’s right, the out of contract player who we were apparently offering a low wage to stay, and who was apparently no longer… Read More ›
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A change of approach to loan players?
By Jason McKeown “We don’t want to come to the end of August saying we’ve got to go into the emergency (loan) market. If we do, we’ve done something wrong.” The above quote from Julian Rhodes, which appeared in the… Read More ›
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Notts County up first for Bantams
Bradford City will kick off the 2012/13 campaign with a trip to Notts County in the League Cup, probably on Tuesday 14 August (two months from now). As a result of the 2012 Olympics, the Football League has scheduled for… Read More ›
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The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #4: David Wetherall (05/06)
This week’s Width of a Post ‘Midweek Player Focus – Close Season Special’, looking back on past player of the season winners, sees Jason McKeown revisit 2005/06 and the crowning of David Wetherall. There’s a theory about the Premier League which… Read More ›
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