Bradford City 2 Mclean 49, Thompson 86 Crawley Town 1 Proctor 65 Saturday 26 April, 2014 By Jason McKeown This was a leaving party with a strange feel – for it was unclear who, exactly, we were bidding farewell to…. Read More ›
Mark Yeates
Five issues facing Phil Parkinson
By Jason McKeown 1) The defence is conceding too many goals Having kept four clean sheets in the first 10 League One matches of this season, the last 21 games have seen just two shutouts. Bradford City have only conceded… Read More ›
Adam Reach joins City hinting at change of loan strategy
By Jason McKeown Phil Parkinson has moved quickly to replace long-term injury absentee Kyel Reid – signing Middlesbrough left winger Adam Reach on a month’s loan. 20-year-old Reach is another product of Boro’s highly-regarded youth academy, and spent the first… Read More ›
Aaron McLean shines in promising debut
By Mark Danylczuk Number 21 – what do you think of? The number of spots on a standard dice? A well known card game? The legal drinking age in the US? That’s a few for starters, but for Bradford City fans… Read More ›
When there is nothing else to give
Sheffield United 2 Murphy 7, Maguire 40 Bradford City 2 Jones 56, Hanson 63 Saturday 18 January, 2018 By Jason McKeown Stripped bare of confidence, enthusiasm and even dignity – there was at least one admirable quality that a forlorn-looking… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #49: Mark Yeates
By Jason McKeown Mark Yeates must have thought he was certain to start at Notts County on New Year’s Day. As Phil Parkinson planned a team without the services of Nahki Wells up front, Yeates, who replaced the injured Bermudian… Read More ›
A view looking in from the outside
By Richard Cowman It was an interesting outsider’s view in many ways. Since falling in love with Bradford City again last season, the recent home game with Swindon was my first visit to Valley Parade since that memorable first leg encounter against… Read More ›
The benefits of consistency as City go to Peterborough
Peterborough United vs Bradford City preview @London Road on Saturday 21 December, 2013 By Andrew Baxter Whilst a good right-back may not single-handedly win a game, a poor right-back can certainly lose one. It is fortunate, therefore, that Stephen Darby… Read More ›
The wrong performance, the right character
Bradford City 1 Yeates 69 Notts County 1 Liddle 42 Tuesday 26 November, 2013 By Jason McKeown For how high Bradford City have soared over the past 18 months, it is the low hurdles that continue to cause them to… Read More ›
Out of the Dark
Bradford City 3 Wells 17+28+90 (pen) Coventry City 3 Webster 2, Clarke 7, Wilson 42 Sunday 17 November, 2013 Written by Alex Scott (image by Claire Epton, see note below) Well that was fun, wasn’t it? Sunday afternoon’s clash against… Read More ›