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 ›
Dean Windass
Speaking to Nathan Doyle
By Jason McKeown Sequels rarely seem to live up to the original, but the early signs regarding Nathan Doyle’s second coming to Valley Parade suggest he is capable of playing a leading role in a blockbuster story. Six years on… Read More ›
Jamie Lawrence – the magnificent 7
By Jason McKeown 172 appearances in claret and amber, part of the promotion-winning side of 1999, part of the great escape side of 2000, and proud modeller of numerous hair colours – Jamie Lawrence is undoubtedly one of the great… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #5: Mark Bower (04/05)
Our close season Width of a Post ‘Midweek Player Focus – Close Season Special’ series has arrived back in 2004/05, as Jason McKeown reflects on the local hero who came of age. On a corner, by a road junction, next to… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #4: David Wetherall (05/06)
This week’s Width of a Post ‘Midweek Player Focus – Close Season Special’, looking back on past player of the season winners, sees Jason McKeown revisit 2005/06 and the crowning of David Wetherall. There’s a theory about the Premier League which… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus – close season special #3: Nathan Doyle (06/07)
The Width of a Post’s close summer ‘Midweek Player Focus – Close Season Special’ series, looking back on past player of the season winners, continues with Alex Scott reflecting on the 2006/07 season – the year that a loan player,… Read More ›
A dream come true – playing at Valley Parade
By Tim Roche It really is one of the oldest footballing clichés, but almost every football supporter dreams of one day pulling on the shirt of their club and gracing the hallowed turf of their home stadium. On Saturday 12th… 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 ›
My favourite post-Premier League match – part one
Introduction This time 10 years ago, Bradford City were getting used to the idea that their first season back in the Football League was not going to end in an immediate return to the Premier League. Jim Jefferies had departed,… Read More ›
Appreciating Dean Windass – part three
In the final part of Width of a Post’s mini-series celebrating Dean Windass the player – parts one and two here – Tim Roche shares his personal memories of how Deano eventually became a Bradford City legend. When Dean Windass… Read More ›
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