Bradford City vs Swindon Town preview @Valley Parade on Sunday 29 December, 2013 By Jason McKeown “Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that.” Homer Simpson That bloody stat. It… Read More ›
Guy Branston
He managed Bradford City #2: Peter Jackson
By Alex Scott Candles in the Dark 1. Peter Jackson stands sixth in the Bradford City all-time post-war appearance list. ‘Jacko’ is up on the pantheon of City heroes, not just for what he did for the club (a lot),… Read More ›
Yet another night of frustration as City draw a blank in Devon
Plymouth Argyle 0 Bradford City 0 Tuesday 12 March, 2013 By Jason McKeown Phil Parkinson is more than capable of masterminding a Bradford City promotion from League Two. But sadly, it won’t be this season. Not unless things change very,… Read More ›
Re-defining normality as City refuse to be beaten
Bristol Rovers 3 Branston 2, Eaves 33, Smith 62 Bradford City 3 Wells 28, McHugh 55, Hanson 68 Saturday 24 November, 2012 By Jason McKeown Afternoons such as this not only stir the soul, they add further fuel to the… Read More ›
Stick or twist as Parkinson looks to get the best out of City
Aldershot Town vs Bradford City match preview @The Recreation Ground on Saturday 10 November, 2012 By Jason McKeown As Will Atkinson – a favourite of this parish – worked tirelessly to create an opening against Chesterfield long after many of… 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 ›
A really top Guy
By Jason McKeown On the surface at least, the story of Guy Branston and Bradford City was a well-versed, cliché-ridden tale that has been played out many times before at Valley Parade and will continue to reoccur in future. A… Read More ›
Stop the press
By Jason McKeown As news coming out of Valley Parade seemingly grinds to a standstill, two professionals who have spent several years reporting on Bradford City rocked up at the latest Skipton and Craven Bantams Supporters Club meeting, on Wednesday,… Read More ›
Rory McArdle becomes Parkinson’s second signing
By Jason McKeown The 25-year-old Northern Ireland international centre back, Rory McArdle, has today signed a two-year deal to join Bradford City. McArdle, who began his career at Sheffield Wednesday but only made one appearance, before two loan spells at Rochdale… Read More ›
Parkinson clears the decks
By Gareth Walker On Saturday morning, City released to the public the names of the players who they intended to offer new contracts to for next season, and conversely the names of the players who would be released. This, as… Read More ›