By Mahesh Johal My first assessment of Stephen Darby was at the Crown Ground, Accrington. It was one of those disappointing matches City fans had seen before. In front of us was beatable opposition. The fans travelled in their numbers,… Read More ›
Midweek Player Focus
The Midweek Player Focus #29: Zavon Hines
By Damien Wilkinson As we continue to savour the euphoria of City’s recent cup semi final glory, it is a timely reminder of how football emotions quickly change and can unexpectedly transfer from one extreme to the other. In the… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #28: Rory McArdle
By Mahesh Johal Kop, Top Tier, Block J, Row K, Seat 48. Gary Jones raised his hand and swung in the corner. My attention was on Bradford’s main aerial threat James Hanson. Rising above his marker, Hanson won the ball… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #27: Carl McHugh
The Rocky Road to Bradford By Damien Wilkinson It’s around 4.15pm on Saturday 24 November, 2012, at a wet Memorial Stadium, and Carl McHugh has just equalised for Bradford City at Bristol Rovers, with a powerful header to make the… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #26: Jon McLaughlin
By Alex Scott Jon McLaughlin’s story isn’t playing out how it is supposed to. In a way, it never has. Despite his own steady growth curve, his on-field career has run in fits and starts. Now with him finally reaching… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #25: Luke Oliver
By Alex Scott Watching Ricky Ravenhill’s sending off, all momentum built up over the past week dissipated, like air from a punctured forehead. It was frustrating, but such things have become commonplace in football: the Bradford City captain showed a… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #24: James Hanson
By Jason McKeown Teams doing well invariably attract media attention. And so it was for Bradford City at the peak of early season form, when on the day of the Port Vale game The Sun newspaper ran a feature on… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #23: James Meredith
By Luke Lockwood After another summer involving a high turnover of playing personnel, the opening weeks of the season have been rife with debate about how well the new recruits have settled in their claret and amber shirts. That is… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #22: Alan Connell
By Joe Cockburn Alan Connell signed for Bradford City this summer as table-toppers Swindon’s top scorer. He only played half the games. Swindon paid “an undisclosed six figure sum” for his services, believed to be around £115,000, just 12 months… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #21: Gary Jones
By Phil Abbott Not even six months have passed since one of League One’s prize midfield assets publicly stated his hopes of seeing out his current deal, and possibly his career, at his longtime club, Rochdale. Record appearance holder Gary… Read More ›
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