By Jason McKeown “I think it’s a big season for Phil,” stated Mark Lawn in early July, although when is it not a big season for any football manager? Unless you are the seemingly unsackable Arsene Wenger, every incumbent in… Read More ›
Previews
2014/15 previewed: New season’s expectations must be judged against the three year plan
By Katie Whyatt Expectations. They’re the new elephant in the room. No one wants to talk about them, and can we? They’re a thorny enough issue anyway, without the spanner of an incomplete squad to wrestle with – you can’t… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: The players (part three)
By Alex Scott Concluding our in-depth player preview (read defence and midfield), today we look at the forward line. Forwards Ins: Billy Clarke (Crawley); Outs: Andy Gray, Jon Stead James Hanson Last season: 34 games (1 sub), 12 goals Contract… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: The players (part two)
By Alex Scott Yesterday we began our players preview looking at the defence. Today we’re going to focus on the more volatile positions over the summer, the areas with the most change: the midfielders. Midfielders In: Matty Dolan (Middlesbrough), Billy… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: The players (part one)
Written by Alex Scott (images by Kieran Wilkinson) A summer of revolution at the club has seen a number of City’s established icons over the last couple of seasons depart for pastures new, as Phil Parkinson looks to revamp his… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: Mark Yeates can be Phil Parkinson’s diamond in the rough
By James Storrie How to solve a problem like Mark Yeates? It was a conundrum often muted around by Bradford City fans during the course of last season. Brought in to complement the existing players from the history making season… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: The view from the pundit sofa
By Alex Scott On the eve of the new season, regular Width of a Post writers’ Andrew Baxter, Mesh Johal, Luke Lockwood and Katie Whyatt take to the pundit sofa to share their views on the summer transfer activity and… Read More ›
2014/15 previewed: A busy summer for David Baldwin
On the eve of the new season, David Baldwin tells WOAP editor Jason McKeown about the club’s busy summer activity and objectives for the campaign.
Pre-season gets more serious in Ireland
The Bantams travel to Ireland this week for the third pre-season in a row, although team-bonding will be limited by some glaring gaps in the manager’s squad.
Pre-season preview part two: Back to Guiseley
It’s back! The Bantams travel to Guiseley this weekend as pre-season begins. Although at this early stage, it’s all about fitness.
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