By Gareth Walker (images by Kieran Wilkinson) It was dream come true for me on Sunday to see the majority of the 1999 promotion winning team back together. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the question and… Read More ›
Stuart McCall
(Still) Bantams Class
By Jason McKeown (images by Kieran Wilkinson) 14 years is a long time in anyone’s life. Yet the invitation to step back in time and watch the 1998/99 promotion winners perform in a special match for Wayne Jacobs’ One in… Read More ›
Speaking to Julian Rhodes – part one
By Jason McKeown I’m about to meet Bradford City joint-chairman Julian Rhodes and have just realised that I have sick on my shoulder. 11 weeks since becoming a dad for the first time, my limited parenting experience meant I did not… Read More ›
He managed Bradford City #13: Jim Jefferies
By Gareth Walker Having previously enjoyed writing about one of my favourite City managers, Chris Kamara, I am now tasked with writing about one of my least favourite, Jim Jefferies. It is easy to explain why my sentiments towards the… Read More ›
Vote for Stuart
By Jason McKeown Prostate Cancer UK – the Football League’s specially chosen charity partner for the second successive season – has launched a special football campaign to raise awareness about the illness. ‘Men United’ aims to identify the greatest captains… Read More ›
He managed Bradford City #9: Paul Jewell
By Jason McKeown Looking back on Paul Jewell’s time managing Bradford City is akin to sitting back in a comfortable recliner chair, sipping a glass of cold beer whilst listening to your favourite album. It is comfort food for the… Read More ›
He managed Bradford City #6: Peter Taylor
By Jason McKeown Mark Lawn was the last member of the Bradford City board to make his mind up about Peter Taylor. Halfway through a three month trial period at the back end of the 2009/10 season, Lawn contrasted Taylor’s… Read More ›
He managed Bradford City #4: Stuart McCall
By Katie Whyatt To Bradford City fans, Stuart McCall needs no introduction. He is hailed by many as the Bantams’ greatest ever player; the prolific, heart-on-his-sleeve midfield dynamo bound to the club by emotion, tragedy and triumph, and who boasts… Read More ›
Back to Wembley: Looking back over my shoulder
12 of the most painful memories from 12 years of Bradford City failure.
Back to Wembley: The last promotion
Not since 1999 have Bradford City achieved a promotion. “If (the 2013 team) were to seal promotion at Wembley, it would be very plausible to imagine them being talked about in the same vein as the team of 1999, and that we will be still be looking back on their achievements 14 years from now.”