By Jonathon Ellerton A few days I was talking to my dad about the start to the season and how impressive we had been at Valley Parade in particular, and it got me thinking about Parkinson’s home record overall since… Read More ›
Phil Parkinson
The Midweek Player Focus #42: Jon McLaughlin
By Jason McKeown He’s suffered from a few false dawns, and continues to have his share of critics in the stands, but it appears as though Jon McLaughlin has finally claimed the title that he has spent over five years… Read More ›
The hat has been thrown into the ring
Walsall 0 Bradford City 2 Reid 45, Hanson 47 Saturday 5 October, 2013 By Jason McKeown (images by Mike Holdsworth) Kyel Reid’s 30-yard thunderbolt has changed everything. James Hanson’s cool low finish has torn up the script. League One, you’d… Read More ›
Maintaining success, dealing with the consequences
Bradford City vs Shrewsbury Town preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 28 September, 2013 By Gareth Walker Bradford City welcome Shrewsbury Town to Valley Parade this weekend for our final game of September. Coming off the back of achieving a first… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #41: Nahki Wells
By Katie Whyatt It wasn’t how it was supposed to be. At least, it wasn’t how he’d hoped it would be. It wasn’t how anyone had hoped it would be – especially the prodigious goalscorer who had been so influential… Read More ›
Home comforts on the road
By Jason McKeown Phil Parkinson faced the media after his Bradford City side earned their first away win of the season talking less about whether Gary Jones or Garry Thompson got the winner and more the benefits of a Friday… Read More ›
Bad, bad night raises worrying questions
By Katie Whyatt It was the kind of scoreline more suited to a game of FIFA. The sort of result from a tie between two mismatched Sunday League teams. What you’d get if you pitted a fourth tier side against… Read More ›
Two years of stunning progress leaves few regrets
Hartlepool United vs Bradford City preview @Victoria Park on Tuesday 2 September, 2013 By Jason McKeown Two years to the day since first taking charge of a Bradford City match – a 1-1 draw at Morecambe with Ross Hannah’s late equaliser… Read More ›
These are great times to be a Bradford City fan
By James Storrie These are great times to be a Bradford City fan. The good times have returned at long last and there is a buzz around Valley Parade that has not reared its head for a very long time…. Read More ›
Speaking to Julian Rhodes – part two
Continuing from part one, Julian Rhodes talks to WOAP editor Jason McKeown about the historic 2012/13 season, the future of Nahki Wells and the renting of Valley Parade. WOAP: How important is the youth set up? Our youth system is very successful…. Read More ›