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• Dons game off, Fry signs up, Brown rumours false

  By Width of a Post on February 10, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Bradford City’s trip to AFC Wimbledon was called off at lunchtime today following a pitch inspection. The playing surface was frozen in places, while more cold weather is expected overnight which wouldn’t have helped the situation. A second successive postponement… Read More ›

• Looking for respect as Bradford City travel to AFC Wimbledon

  By Width of a Post on February 10, 2012 • ( 1 )

  AFC Wimbledon vs Bradford City match preview @The Kingsmeadow Stadium on Saturday 11 February, 2012 So then…no pressure on referee Gary Sutton tomorrow! Bradford City joint-Chairmen Mark Lawn’s extraordinary attack on refereeing standards in the Telegraph & Argus this week… Read More ›

• My favourite post-Premier League match – part one

  By Width of a Post on February 9, 2012

  Introduction This time 10 years ago, Bradford City were getting used to the idea that their first season back in the Football League was not going to end in an immediate return to the Premier League. Jim Jefferies had departed,… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #6: Michael Flynn

  By Width of a Post on February 8, 2012

  By Luke Lockwood If City fans were asked to pick their favoured pairing in the centre of the team’s midfield, it is unlikely that club captain Michael Flynn’s name would be mentioned. In fact, was Phil Parkinson to prefer three… Read More ›

• The empty feeling of a postponed Bradford City match

  By Width of a Post on February 5, 2012

  Match day always begins earlier than you plan. A week’s worth of early starts for work leaves you longing for a lie in on a Saturday, but – despite how obnoxiously premature your alarm clock always seems to feel Monday… Read More ›

• Bradford City vs Crawley Town called off

  By Width of a Post on February 4, 2012

  This afternoon’s home game with Crawley Town has been postponed because of a frozen pitch. Despite the club working hard to get the match on, overnight temperatures left the pitch frozen underneath the covers and – with the forecast of… Read More ›

• A different Friday preview

  By Width of a Post on February 3, 2012

  The Width of a Post’s usual match preview is briefly on hiatus as we consider whether there is a more interesting regular article we can produce on Fridays, for your enjoyment. If you, treasured reader, have views on what you… Read More ›

• The demise of the Bradford City Development Squad?

  By Width of a Post on February 1, 2012 • ( 6 )

  Phil Parkinson’s December Manager of the Month award may have crowned a period of significant improvement for Bradford City, but indifferent results in January have underlined how far there still is to go. With the added distraction of the January… Read More ›

• The Midweek Player Focus #5: Kyel Reid

  By Width of a Post on February 1, 2012 • ( 3 )

  Sometimes a player looks better simply through not playing. Their absence from the first team highlighting just how effective they had been previously, because of how much they are suddenly missed. Kyel Reid was absent for five games after injuring… Read More ›

• OB, Luke leaves Bantams; OB, Andy suffers from depression

  By Width of a Post on January 31, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Luke O’Brien’s on-off transfer to Exeter City finally went through this afternoon, with the 23-year-old joining the League One outfit until the end of the season. O’Brien has not started a game for over two months and figured only 13… Read More ›