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Stephen Darby becomes signing number 7, as the bigger picture emerges
By Jason McKeown Sky Sports has this evening announced that Stephen Darby has joined Bradford City from Liverpool. A 23-year-old right back, Darby was released at Anfield this summer after making just one appearance for the Reds, in the Carling… Read More ›
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Garry Thompson signs for Bradford City
By Jason McKeown Bradford City have this afternoon confirmed the signing of Garry Thompson after the 31-year-old right winger was released by Scunthorpe United at the end of the season. Thompson has signed a one year deal with the option… Read More ›
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10 years on: administration (part one)
Ten years ago this summer, the very future of Bradford City Football Club was in serious doubt in a manner that a generation of us had never experienced before. Plunged into administration, with debts of around £36 million, for a… Read More ›
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Personal taste, but I’m not jumping through hoops about City’s new kit
By Jason McKeown The launching of a new Bradford City kit will always split opinion. The design and colour scheme is a matter of personal preference, and with a core customer base of 10,000 people we will never universally agree… Read More ›
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Organised fun
By Jason McKeown To paraphrase the Liverpool legend Ian Rush, these football supporters at Euro 2012 are like they are from a foreign country. There is something strange and at times a little unsettling about watching the way fans are… Read More ›
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The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #6: Paul Heckingbottom (03/04)
The Width of a Post’s Midweek ‘Player Focus – Close Season Special’ series continues with a look back at the very difficult 2003/04 season, as Jason McKeown remembers Paul Heckingbottom. “Heckingshocking” was what my wife Rachel nicknamed Paul Heckingbottom as… Read More ›
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James Meredith signs for Bantams?
By Jason McKeown A rumour has reached Width of a Post’s ear that York City defender James Meredith will sign for Bradford City tomorrow. The 24-year-old left back has made 131 appearances for the Minstermen, which included playing a big… Read More ›
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Still nothing
By Alex Scott The past week in football has been defined by two moments for me, two feelings. Primarily, the stomach punch defeat for the England national team (which still stings). And the other was the lack of joy I… Read More ›
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Will Atkinson to sign for Bradford City
By Jason McKeown Will Atkinson has revealed, via Twitter, that he is signing for Bradford City. The 23-year-old winger spent the second half of last season on loan at Valley Parade, making 12 appearances and generally struggling to make a… Read More ›
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A really top Guy
By Jason McKeown On the surface at least, the story of Guy Branston and Bradford City was a well-versed, cliché-ridden tale that has been played out many times before at Valley Parade and will continue to reoccur in future. A… Read More ›
