Bradford City vs Burton Albion League Cup preview Tuesday 25 September, 2012 By Ian Sheard Rewind a few years to 2001, City were top of the Premier League, qualified for the latter stages of the Champions League, were in every domestic… Read More ›
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Setting early benchmarks as City host Fleetwood Town
Bradford City vs Fleetwood Town match preview @Valley Parade on Tuesday 21 August, 2012 By Rob Craven Bradford City and Valley Parade host their first competitive action of the 2012/13 season tonight, and what a place to start the away… Read More ›
Trying to start on a high (or avoiding starting on a low)
Notts County vs Bradford City match preview @Meadow Lane on Saturday 11 August, 2012 By Jason McKeown It matters tomorrow, for the first time this season. But how much does it really matter? A trip to League One Notts County… Read More ›
Filling an RR-shaped hole
Bradford City 0 Bury 3 McLaughlin OG 5, John-Lewis 19, Elford-Alliyu 61 Saturday 4 August, 2012 By Jason McKeown Unless you’re one of those trolls who pollutes the T&A message boards panicking about the slowness of signings, chances are you… Read More ›
Nothing else to do right now but enjoy the forgettable
Guiseley AFC 0 Bradford City 4 Gary Jones 31, Ritchie Jones 34, Wells 62 + 78 Wednesday 1 August, 2012 By Jason McKeown So much of pre-season becomes meaningless and easily forgotten when viewed retrospectively – and yet when you’re… Read More ›
Parkinson looks for proven players as he goes down an unproven route
By Jason McKeown Slowly but surely, piece by piece, a clearer picture is emerging on the surface of the jigsaw Phil Parkinson is trying to build for next season. The arrival of 35-year-old Gary Jones on a one year deal from Rochdale… Read More ›
Despair as David Syers leaves Bradford City
By Jason McKeown David Syers has this afternoon joined League One Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer. That’s right, the out of contract player who we were apparently offering a low wage to stay, and who was apparently no longer… Read More ›
Hoping for a better outcome as Parkinson gets to work on building a new squad
By Jason McKeown This summer marks the 10th year anniversary of one of the most miserable sequence of events in the modern day history of Bradford City – and as much as we might like to believe those days are… Read More ›
The Midweek Player Focus #17: David Syers
By Luke Lockwood This time last year David Syers had just swept up at the club’s award night and deservedly so – he even pushed James Hanson close as top scorer. He probably could have held Bradford City to ransom… Read More ›
Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of – trying to make some sense of the season
Cheltenham Town 3 Spencer 46, 63, Burgess 71 Bradford City 1 Wells 8 Saturday 28 April 2012 By Damien Wilkinson “Don’t say that later will be better, now you’re stuck in a moment and you can’t get out of it”… Read More ›