By Katie Whyatt It wasn’t how it was supposed to be. At least, it wasn’t how he’d hoped it would be. It wasn’t how anyone had hoped it would be – especially the prodigious goalscorer who had been so influential… Read More ›
Opinion
Home comforts on the road
By Jason McKeown Phil Parkinson faced the media after his Bradford City side earned their first away win of the season talking less about whether Gary Jones or Garry Thompson got the winner and more the benefits of a Friday… Read More ›
Bradford City becomes the listening club
By Jason McKeown Bradford City’s decision to re-arrange the re-arranged Tranmere home fixture for Sunday 13 October, rather than the Friday night, is a great example of the progress it has made building positive relations with supporters. It was bad enough… Read More ›
1998/99 re-visited: the players’ stories
By Gareth Walker (images by Kieran Wilkinson) It was dream come true for me on Sunday to see the majority of the 1999 promotion winning team back together. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the question and… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #40: Stephen Darby
By Jason McKeown Some players are destined never to grab the attention. They go through their careers doing little wrong and never letting anyone down; but their no-frills, steady reliability is there to be admired rather than worshipped. Worth their… Read More ›
(Still) Bantams Class
By Jason McKeown (images by Kieran Wilkinson) 14 years is a long time in anyone’s life. Yet the invitation to step back in time and watch the 1998/99 promotion winners perform in a special match for Wayne Jacobs’ One in… Read More ›
The future is bright. The future is Claret and Amber?
By Stephen Hodgson If there ever was an opportunity to test the loyalties of a football fan to their club, then it has to have been the last 15 years of being a Bradford City fan. After shattering the post-war… Read More ›
Looking back on the 1998/99 promotion season
You might say that this is the perfect weekend to be a Bradford City supporter. On Saturday, the 2012/13 heroes continue their adaption to League One with a home game against Colchester United. Then on Sunday, the other widely-celebrated modern-era… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #39: James Meredith
By Alex Scott Narrative loves conflict, and frustratingly for someone attempting to rattle on about this James Meredith for ten minutes or so, there isn’t really any. (Google the James Meredith for a tad more conflict.) Our James Meredith is… Read More ›
The Bantams crow again
Last season’s successes on the pitch have provided a great platform for Bradford City’s further advance. The outgoing Chair of the Supporters Trust, Alan Carling, reflects on the possibilities for future development. Football clubs in Britain have been owned and run… Read More ›
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