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2011/12 review: Getting it right at home
Our end of season ‘essay’ review series continues with Ian Sheard attempting to explain how Bradford City have performed much better at Valley Parade – 1 defeat in 15 matches – compared to previous seasons. I volunteered to write this article thinking… Read More ›
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Parkinson clears the decks
By Gareth Walker On Saturday morning, City released to the public the names of the players who they intended to offer new contracts to for next season, and conversely the names of the players who would be released. This, as… Read More ›
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A dream come true – playing at Valley Parade
By Tim Roche It really is one of the oldest footballing clichés, but almost every football supporter dreams of one day pulling on the shirt of their club and gracing the hallowed turf of their home stadium. On Saturday 12th… Read More ›
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2011/12 review: what the club got wrong
The second of Width of a Post’s end of season ‘essays’ sees Jason McKeown share his personal views on where things might have gone wrong for City. “We develop players. We don’t have them growing in greenhouses out the back because we don’t have… Read More ›
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2011/12 review: what the club got right
Like sitting an English Language GCSE exam, a number of Width of a Post writers were handed a topic heading relating to the 2011/12 season and asked to run with it; taking whatever direction they choose and writing as much… Read More ›
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11 May, 1985
We will never forget John Douglas Ackroyd, 32 (Baildon) Edmund Anderton, 68 (Bingley) Alexander Shaw Baines, 70 (Bradford) Herbert Bamford, 72 (Bradford) Christopher James Bulmer, 11 (Burley-in-Wharfedale) Jack Leo Coxon, 76 (Bradford) Leo Anthony Coxon, 44 (Halifax) David James Crabtree,… Read More ›
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Moving on in our own way
By Paul Firth A few weeks ago Sir Oliver Popplewell had a letter published in The Times. Mr Justice Popplewell, as he then was, conducted the 1985 enquiry into the causes of two football disasters. Both occurred on 11th May…. Read More ›
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2011/12 review: highlight/lowlight – part two
The Width of a Post asked various Bradford City supporter organisations to share their highlight and lowlight of the season. Alex Scott, Concentrate on the League Highlight – Half time of League Cup tie at Leeds. This was an easy… Read More ›
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2011/12 review: Highlight/lowlight – part one
The Width of a Post writing team provide their personal highlights and lowlights of this season. Mark Scully Highlight – There haven’t been many high points throughout the course of the season but the few memorable moments came in the… Read More ›
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2011/12 review: The Width of a Post Player of the Season
By Jason McKeown and Alex Scott Every Width of a Post writer was asked to name their top five Bradford City players of the season (11 writers responding), which saw 10 different players receive votes and a very clear top five…. Read More ›
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