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Valley Parade school falls through, for now?
By Jason McKeown After the optimism of Saturday’s five-star Bantams show, news has broken today – via education message boards and then Twitter – that the planned Valley Parade primary school within the old club shop has fallen through. The Financial Times… Read More ›
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The disparity, and what it could mean
By Jason McKeown So, on Saturday was it a case of Bradford City being utterly magnificent, or AFC Wimbledon being utterly woeful? The answer, as is so often the case in these situations, probably lies somewhere in-between. Nevertheless, on an… Read More ›
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Bantams end promising first week by going goal crazy
Bradford City 5 Wells 3, Haynes-Brown OG 13, Davies 31, McArdle 37, Hanson 45 AFC Wimbledon 1 Harris 35 Saturday 25 August, 2012 By Mark Scully 1987 was the last time Bradford City ran riot and scored five goals in… Read More ›
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Going again as Bradford City welcome AFC Wimbledon
Bradford City vs AFC Wimbledon match preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 25 August, 2012 By Jason McKeown As this time of year, you can often determine a football supporter’s age by their reaction to viewing the early season league table…. Read More ›
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The table never lies – or does it?
By Phil Abbott Many a lively debate between fans of the same, or even different clubs, has included the old cliché ‘the table never lies’. Statistically speaking I guess, it can only be true of the final league standings, but… Read More ›
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Caught up in a woeful Flexi-card rollout
By Omar Eliwi My initial brief for this article was to add to Luke’s match report – my thoughts on Phil Parkinson’s summer business and, having witnessed our first home match, our prospects for the coming season. But instead of… Read More ›
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Finding the right sport as Bantams make strong VP start
Bradford City 1 Hanson 59 Fleetwood Town 0 Tuesday 21 August, 2012 By Luke Lockwood Here we go again – new hopes, new expectations and a new season begins at Valley Parade. The chairmen have been busy men over the… Read More ›
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Setting early benchmarks as City host Fleetwood Town
Bradford City vs Fleetwood Town match preview @Valley Parade on Tuesday 21 August, 2012 By Rob Craven Bradford City and Valley Parade host their first competitive action of the 2012/13 season tonight, and what a place to start the away… Read More ›
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Kicking off League Two with a familiar story as City lose to Gillingham
Gillingham 3 Kendall 43, 54 (pen), Weston 88 Bradford City 1 Wells 62 (pen) Saturday 18 August, 2012 By Gareth Walker It’s a long way home from The Costa Del Gillingham. Someone commented that we should have got on to… Read More ›
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Hines and McHugh join Parkinson’s Bantams
By Jason McKeown Hours before the big League Two kick off, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson has announced two more signings to bolster the squad. Former West Ham United winger Zavon Hines and defender Carl McHugh have signed one-year deals… Read More ›
