The second era of Bantams Progressivism was all about boom and bust, as City scaled heights they hadn’t reached for nearly 80 years.
Lee Mills
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Everyone is desperate for City to sign a 20-goal-a-season striker, but recent history demonstrates the pitfalls of relying too much on one man.
1998/99 re-visited: the players’ stories
By Gareth Walker (images by Kieran Wilkinson) It was dream come true for me on Sunday to see the majority of the 1999 promotion winning team back together. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the question and… Read More ›
(Still) Bantams Class
By Jason McKeown (images by Kieran Wilkinson) 14 years is a long time in anyone’s life. Yet the invitation to step back in time and watch the 1998/99 promotion winners perform in a special match for Wayne Jacobs’ One in… Read More ›
He managed Bradford City #9: Paul Jewell
By Jason McKeown Looking back on Paul Jewell’s time managing Bradford City is akin to sitting back in a comfortable recliner chair, sipping a glass of cold beer whilst listening to your favourite album. It is comfort food for the… Read More ›
Back to Wembley: The last promotion
Not since 1999 have Bradford City achieved a promotion. “If (the 2013 team) were to seal promotion at Wembley, it would be very plausible to imagine them being talked about in the same vein as the team of 1999, and that we will be still be looking back on their achievements 14 years from now.”
The Boy from Bermuda
By Jason McKeown It is exactly one year ago today that Nahki Wells truly announced himself on the Valley Parade stage with a wonder goal against Rochdale in the 1st round of the FA Cup. Although it was not his… Read More ›
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