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 ›
Opinion
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 ›
Bradford City’s ambassador takes over Bradford Bulls, can the two clubs work together?
By Jason McKeown The reaction from supporters in each camp, when the news was announced last month that Bradford City were in talks to buy the Bradford Bulls, was depressingly familiar. “How would unsuccessful Division Four owners help us?” cried… Read More ›
Finding the line between banter and abuse
By Jason McKeown The first local away trip of the season, and a first ever trip to the New York stadium – you can be sure that this weekend’s clash between Rotherham and Bradford City will attract a healthy away… Read More ›
Valley Parade school falls through, for now?
By Jason McKeown After the optimism of Saturday’s five-star Bantams show, news has broken today – via education message boards and then Twitter – that the planned Valley Parade primary school within the old club shop has fallen through. The Financial Times… Read More ›
The disparity, and what it could mean
By Jason McKeown So, on Saturday was it a case of Bradford City being utterly magnificent, or AFC Wimbledon being utterly woeful? The answer, as is so often the case in these situations, probably lies somewhere in-between. Nevertheless, on an… Read More ›
The table never lies – or does it?
By Phil Abbott Many a lively debate between fans of the same, or even different clubs, has included the old cliché ‘the table never lies’. Statistically speaking I guess, it can only be true of the final league standings, but… Read More ›
Caught up in a woeful Flexi-card rollout
By Omar Eliwi My initial brief for this article was to add to Luke’s match report – my thoughts on Phil Parkinson’s summer business and, having witnessed our first home match, our prospects for the coming season. But instead of… Read More ›
2012/13 season preview: Who do you see as being the key man in the squad?
The Width of a Post writing team conclude our season preview series by sharing their views on who will be key man this season, and their changing attitude towards life in League Two. Who do you see as being the… Read More ›