Guiseley AFC 0 Bradford City 4 Gary Jones 31, Ritchie Jones 34, Wells 62 + 78 Wednesday 1 August, 2012 By Jason McKeown So much of pre-season becomes meaningless and easily forgotten when viewed retrospectively – and yet when you’re… Read More ›
James Hanson
A long surreal day
Wexford Youths 0 Bradford City 4 Hanson 18, 29, Hannah 20 (pen), Wells 83 Tuesday 24 July, 2012 By David Lawrence At 4:55 am I spotted the first City shirt in queue at the security check at Leeds Bradford airport…. Read More ›
Connell arrives at Valley Parade – but where does he fit in?
By Jason McKeown After giving up on the chase to sign Andy Gray, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson has today signed Swindon striker Alan Connell to bolster the club’s attacking options. Connell, 29, was signed by Town for around £115k… Read More ›
Here we go again, again
Bradford City vs Tadcaster Albion, Wexford Youths and Bray Wanderers preview By Jason McKeown It’s been an odd summer so far really. Usually, close seasons featuring a major tournament are immediately followed by the first pre-season friendly – in fact,… Read More ›
Parkinson looks for proven players as he goes down an unproven route
By Jason McKeown Slowly but surely, piece by piece, a clearer picture is emerging on the surface of the jigsaw Phil Parkinson is trying to build for next season. The arrival of 35-year-old Gary Jones on a one year deal from Rochdale… Read More ›
Bantamstrek completes three peaks challenge
By Richard Copley Bradford City supporters and staff members joined forces last Saturday to brave wet and windy conditions and complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge in aid of the Bradford Burns Unit. The fundraising event, which was the brainchild… Read More ›
The Seen Unseen
By Alex Scott Last week saw Lee Bullock sign a one-year deal with his former club York City upon their return to the Football League. After he helped Bradford City avoid relegation for another year, his name did not appear on… Read More ›
Hoping for a better outcome as Parkinson gets to work on building a new squad
By Jason McKeown This summer marks the 10th year anniversary of one of the most miserable sequence of events in the modern day history of Bradford City – and as much as we might like to believe those days are… Read More ›
2011/12 review: what the club got right
Like sitting an English Language GCSE exam, a number of Width of a Post writers were handed a topic heading relating to the 2011/12 season and asked to run with it; taking whatever direction they choose and writing as much… Read More ›
2011/12 review: The Width of a Post Player of the Season
By Jason McKeown and Alex Scott Every Width of a Post writer was asked to name their top five Bradford City players of the season (11 writers responding), which saw 10 different players receive votes and a very clear top five…. Read More ›