By Jason McKeown Ever since the draw for the quarter finals of the League Cup paired Bradford City up with Arsenal, a rather unedifying supporter debate has swirled about who deserves to be first in the queue when tickets go on… Read More ›
Opinion
In Parky We Trust – so now let’s set about keeping him
By Jason McKeown When Phil Parkinson lines up against Arsene Wenger in the Valley Parade dug outs next month, he might choose to take a moment to reflect on the symbolism of the occasion and how far the City manager’s career… Read More ›
Bradford City vs Arsenal: a great occasion, so long as we get it right
By Jason McKeown When Manchester United’s Scott Wootton fouled Chelsea’s Ramires in the penalty area just as the referee Lee Mason was due to blow full time on a 3-2 United win, you could hear the groans from Bradford City fans… 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 ›
Bradford City: half term report
By Andrew Whieldon It was not until the 31st December last season when Bradford City finally stumbled on to the 24 point mark, following a 3-1 victory over Shrewsbury Town. This season, just fourteen matches in, the Bantams have already reached that… 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 ›
Bad supporter behaviour is not just exclusive to Leeds United
Our West Yorkshire neighbours Leeds United have been the subject of negative worldwide headlines after the disgusting behaviour of a section of their supporters by Sheffield Wednesday on Friday night. Through much of the subsequent debate, many Leeds fans have… 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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