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 ›
Phil Parkinson
The need for sensible planning
By Jason McKeown There are 21 games left for Bradford City this season, but increasingly thoughts need to begin turning towards the long-term. The sale of Nahki Wells has split opinion amongst support, but one of the main threads has… Read More ›
Year Zero
Bradford City 1 Hanson 1 Bristol City 1 Wagstaff 11 Saturday 11 January, 2014 By Jason McKeown For someone who is only 5 foot 7 inches tall, Nahki Wells casts a large shadow. Less than 24 hours after his dramatic… 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 ›
Where are we as a club and what have we learned so far?
By Gareth Walker Nahki Wells has dispelled any fears that he might struggle with the step up to League One as he has continued to terrorise defences in a higher division. As such, this has served to intensify speculation over… Read More ›
Parkinson considers the loan market
By Matt Briggs Phil Parkinson’s reluctance to use loan players is understandable – especially after last season’s promotion-winning season and run to the Capital One Cup final, but with a half of the season gone in League One I can… Read More ›
Where’s the glue?
Notts County 3 Campbell-Ryce 32, McGregor 88, Grealish 90 Bradford City 0 Wednesday 1 January, 2014 By Jason McKeown (picture by Kieran Wilkinson) Everything is broken, and for Phil Parkinson this is a big, big test of his managerial ability…. Read More ›
We Made History – where do we go from here?
By Phil Woodward 2013 will live long in the memory for all associated with Bradford City, due to two Wembley visits in a season and promotion from League Two. We currently sit in the top half of League One; and although many… Read More ›
Problems mount for stagnating Bradford City
Bradford City 0 Rotherham United 1 Vukic 20 Thursday 26 December, 2013 By Jason McKeown (image by Claire Epton, see note below) A cloud hovers stubbornly over Valley Parade, and with it the mood is creeping darker and darker. We… Read More ›
Looking for more in reserve as Bantams welcome Rotherham
Bradford City vs Rotherham United preview @Valley Parade on Thursday 26 December, 2013 By Ian Sheard For those who don’t know, ‘Football Manager’ offers fans the opportunity to manage and run their own football club – everything from training to… Read More ›