Whenever some fans have tried to make the argument that Archie Christie should not have been entrusted with finding players when he was Head of Football Development at Bradford City, the sight of Ritchie Jones racing from box-to-box underlines how commendable the… Read More ›
Phil Parkinson
Walking to survival, when running might be preferred
Bradford City vs Accrington Stanley match preview @Valley Parade on Tuesday 6 March, 2012 The Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson’s pre-Dagenham warning that relegation worries were not over may have sadly been proved right by events at Victoria Road – but… Read More ›
Conservative City lack stomach for another fightback
Dagenham & Redbridge 1 Saunders 71 Bradford City 0 Saturday 3 March, 2012 It’s when your football team lets you down in the areas you expect them to be strong that the ultimate betrayal is felt. Matthew Saunders had put… Read More ›
Re-living the Essex sunshine as City travel to Dagenham
Dagenham & Redbridge vs Bradford City match preview @Victoria Road on Saturday 3 March, 2012 It was a gloriously warm April day in Essex. An extra cold cider was enjoyed pre-match outside a nearby pub, while we admired each other’s… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #8: Special Edition – meeting Guy Branston
In a season of such rapid change, there’s been no higher-profile player victim of circumstances than club captain Guy Branston. Brought in during the summer by Peter Jackson to become the lynchpin of an understated play off push – the… Read More ›
An evening with Mark Lawn
By Luke Lockwood On Tuesday 21st February, at Herriots Hotel, Skipton around 50 members of Skipton and Craven Bantams waited in anticipation for Joint Chairman Mark Lawn to take his place in front of them and face whatever question they… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #7: Jon McLaughlin
In an unassuming and quiet manner which appears to befit the man, Jon McLaughlin marked a new personal best during Bradford City’s impressive weekend victory over Torquay United. The 17th consecutive start McLaughlin made for the Bantams is the longest… Read More ›
Finding new favourites as Bradford City travel to Torquay
Torquay United vs Bradford City match preview @Plainmoor on Saturday 18 February “Has Luke O’Brien left now?” my wife asked me in a sad voice on Tuesday, as the Bradford City team came onto the pitch against Port Vale. After… Read More ›
The next stage of Parkinson’s evolution as City play Port Vale
Bradford City vs Port Vale match preview @Valley Parade on Tuesday 14 February, 2012 2012 has yet to get going for Bradford City – especially in view of the powerful way the previous year ended. Three defeats from three on… Read More ›
The demise of the Bradford City Development Squad?
Phil Parkinson’s December Manager of the Month award may have crowned a period of significant improvement for Bradford City, but indifferent results in January have underlined how far there still is to go. With the added distraction of the January… Read More ›
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