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 ›
Opinion
It’s not about hits…
By Jason McKeown …but nevertheless Width of a Post was proud to reach the 200,000 visitors mark on Sunday, nine months after first launching. Thank you, valued reader, for your support. And while we take a quick moment to pat… Read More ›
Set-piece supremacy has us dreaming of glory
By Matt Briggs I can’t remember the last time a Bradford side scored eight league goals from set pieces in a season, never mind in the first eight league games. Watching goals scored from corners and free-kicks has been somewhat of… Read More ›
Five reasons why Parkinson is getting it right (so far)
By Jason McKeown 1. Players are very well organised Watching each of the three wins over the last week, one aspect which has really stood out to me is how organised and well drilled the players look to be this season…. Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #20: Kyel Reid
By Alex Scott Phil Parkinson’s first signing at Bradford City, Kyel Reid immediately became the squad’s most important player. Last year, the squad’s primary ailment was their chronic one-dimensionality. Kyel Reid was that one dimension. In a perceived relegation battle… Read More ›
Where will Bradford City finish this season? – Results are in
By Jason McKeown Writing about Bradford City has, traditionally, proven to be tricky at the start of a new season. The temptation to make conclusive judgements on new signings has to be resisted (I once likened Ben Muirhead and Bobby Petta… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #19: Will Atkinson
By Alex Scott Jubilant cheers were echoing round Valley Parade as the whistle sounded last May, rising above the relieved hum of conversation and applause. All of those associated with Swindon Town were able to savour the moment and begin… Read More ›
Parkinson’s latest away approach deserves praise, but he still lacks the right answer
By Jason McKeown For the second weekend in a row, I found myself muttering to others about Phil Parkinson’s tactics. This is not the beginnings of any campaign against the Bradford City manager – I firmly believe he has done… Read More ›
Boss Trumps part 1 – which manager holds all the cards?
By Phil Abbott Many a youthful afternoon would be spent in the Abbott household battling my mates over Top Trumps of fast cars, carnivorous dinosaurs and supersonic war planes. If it wasn’t that, it would be charging around in the… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #18: Matt Duke
By Jason McKeown Some people just can’t take a hint. Four months after effectively being told his Bradford City career was over – either by accident or design – goalkeeper Matt Duke’s position at the club looks more secure than… Read More ›
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