Gillingham vs Bradford City preview @The Priestfield Stadium on Saturday 21 September, 2013 By James Storrie Despite running away with the League Two title last year, Gillingham are yet to create much of an impression on their new surroundings. For… Read More ›
Rory McArdle
The Midweek Player Focus #40: Stephen Darby
By Jason McKeown Some players are destined never to grab the attention. They go through their careers doing little wrong and never letting anyone down; but their no-frills, steady reliability is there to be admired rather than worshipped. Worth their… Read More ›
Remembering how to get it right
Bradford City 2 Wells 14+52 Colchester United 2 Monakana 28, Ibehre 32 Saturday 14 September, 2013 By Jason McKeown For a team which has achieved so much success through perfecting a template of hard work and intensity, it was curious… Read More ›
Looking for routine from a routine-looking home fixture
Bradford City vs Colchester United preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 14 September, 2013 By Mark Danylczuk The feel-good factor continues at Bradford City. The 4-0 thumping of one of the promotion favourites Brentford, joint second top scorers of the division and one… Read More ›
Inept to adept at the Lamex
Stevenage 1 Tansey 23 (pen) Bradford City 1 Reid 48 Saturday 31 August, 2013 Written by David Lawrence (images by Mike Holdsworth) The day had started well for the large following of Bradford City fans and quite a few of… Read More ›
Making hay – and noise – while the sun shines
Bradford City 2 Wells 45+87 Sheffield United 0 Saturday 24 August, 2013 Written by Nick Beanland (images by Claire Epton, see note below) How good does this feel? After six years of purgatory in the basement division Bradford City have… Read More ›
City aim to hang on to the coat-tails of Nahki Wells
Bradford City vs Carlisle United preview @Valley Parade on Saturday 10 August, 2013 By Damien Wilkinson The visit to Valley Parade by Carlisle United represents the inaugural home fixture of Bradford City’s long awaited return to League One. With apparently… Read More ›
Bradford City earn their League One stripes
Bristol City 2 Wagstaff 11, Emmanuel-Thomas 58 Bradford City 2 Wells 33, McArdle 79 Saturday 3 August, 2013 Words and images by Jason McKeown For a time today, it seemed as though every worst fear held about Bradford City’s ability to compete… Read More ›
2013/14 season preview: The players’ expectations (1/2)
By Alex Scott What do we want from this season? What would we class as a successful year? Our expectations are all over the map. There are the pessimists who would take a death-defying charge to 20th. There are the… Read More ›
Seen it all before
Bradford City 1 Thompson 55 Doncaster Rovers 2 Cotterill 22, Bennett 85 Saturday 27 July, 2013 Words and images by Jason McKeown Pre-season is proving to be wholly forgettable, and that suits me just fine. Just a couple of new… Read More ›