If there is one lesson to take from Bradford City’s midweek draw against Accrington, it is the club badly needs to find a reliable goalscorer. Having taken a 50th-minute lead through Nahki Wells, the Bantams produced a dominant second half… Read More ›
Opinion
The Midweek Player Focus #9: Ritchie Jones
Whenever some fans have tried to make the argument that Archie Christie should not have been entrusted with finding players when he was Head of Football Development at Bradford City, the sight of Ritchie Jones racing from box-to-box underlines how commendable the… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #8: Special Edition – meeting Guy Branston
In a season of such rapid change, there’s been no higher-profile player victim of circumstances than club captain Guy Branston. Brought in during the summer by Peter Jackson to become the lynchpin of an understated play off push – the… Read More ›
An evening with Mark Lawn
By Luke Lockwood On Tuesday 21st February, at Herriots Hotel, Skipton around 50 members of Skipton and Craven Bantams waited in anticipation for Joint Chairman Mark Lawn to take his place in front of them and face whatever question they… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #7: Jon McLaughlin
In an unassuming and quiet manner which appears to befit the man, Jon McLaughlin marked a new personal best during Bradford City’s impressive weekend victory over Torquay United. The 17th consecutive start McLaughlin made for the Bantams is the longest… Read More ›
A Valentine’s Day apology
To: [insert your partner’s name] From: [insert your name] Today is Valentine’s Day. A special occasion for spending time with the person we love/like/are stuck with/picked up last week [delete as appropriate] – and showing them how special they are… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #6: Michael Flynn
By Luke Lockwood If City fans were asked to pick their favoured pairing in the centre of the team’s midfield, it is unlikely that club captain Michael Flynn’s name would be mentioned. In fact, was Phil Parkinson to prefer three… Read More ›
The empty feeling of a postponed Bradford City match
Match day always begins earlier than you plan. A week’s worth of early starts for work leaves you longing for a lie in on a Saturday, but – despite how obnoxiously premature your alarm clock always seems to feel Monday… Read More ›
The demise of the Bradford City Development Squad?
Phil Parkinson’s December Manager of the Month award may have crowned a period of significant improvement for Bradford City, but indifferent results in January have underlined how far there still is to go. With the added distraction of the January… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #5: Kyel Reid
Sometimes a player looks better simply through not playing. Their absence from the first team highlighting just how effective they had been previously, because of how much they are suddenly missed. Kyel Reid was absent for five games after injuring… Read More ›
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