Bradford City vs Coventry City preview @Valley Parade on Sunday 17 November, 2013 By Jason McKeown The outstanding progress made by Bradford City over the past two years is not simply down to Phil Parkinson having greater resources than his… Read More ›
League One
The pattern of winless runs
By Jason McKeown In his superb new autobiography, Sir Alex Ferguson writes that, “There is a price to pay when you support a football club, and the price is that you can’t win every game.” We Bradford City supporters should understand… Read More ›
Where does the squad go from here?
By Jason McKeown “Every time we go out on the pitch, we are representing our families, we’re representing the supporters and we’re fighting for our livelihoods. It didn’t look like that to me today though, and I am not accepting… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #45: Kyel Reid
By Mahesh Johal “The Forgotten Waiting man” In the early part of the season it was stated that Kyel Reid was the “forgotten man” after Wembley. I understand why he was called this, but I disagree with the statement. Indeed,… Read More ›
A dispiriting afternoon as City remain off the boil
Crewe Alexandra 0 Bradford City 0 Saturday 2 November, 2013 Written by Jason McKeown (image by Claire Epton, see note below) I hate afternoons like this, where football supporting feels like such a joyless experience. It’s not the spending of… Read More ›
Five things we learned in October
By Alex Scott City can hang up here Four points from fifteen during the month may imply the opposite, but this month did indicate that the first six weeks from the season were more than a mirage. It was a… Read More ›
Putting a tough October to bed as City go to Crewe
Crewe Alexandra vs Bradford City preview @Gresty Road on Saturday 2 November, 2013 By Ian Sheard I wasn’t surprised to observe where Crewe are in the league, due to the fact they are not one of the big clubs in the division… Read More ›
The story of a city
By Philip Jackson This is where we used to stand to meet my Gran off the train It was a spot near here where I first caught sight of the huge black plumes of smoke coming from the North. I… Read More ›
The right way to lose
Bradford City 1 De Vita 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Henry 28, Stearman 32 Saturday 26 October, 2013 Written by Jason McKeown (pictures by Rachel McKeown) The dream start was quickly punctured by the rudest of awakenings. 1-0 up and seemingly in control of… Read More ›
The scale of the task as Wolves travel to Valley Parade
Bradford City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 26 October, 2013 By Andrew Baxter “Reid, Reid will tear you apart, again” was the chant from the huge Bradford City travelling support on Tuesday night, as Kyel Reid put in… Read More ›