By Richard Johnston I’ve always taken a particular interest in Bradford City’s early history and especially the cup-winning team of 1911. Part of it stems from my general interest in history combined with my dedication to all things claret and… Read More ›
Supporting
Cup Final: Don’t look now
By Ron Beaumont Being one of those who is in possession of a nervous disposition, I have never been a fan of those films that deliberately build up tension before the inevitable shock – they are not good for my… Read More ›
Cup Final: 65 years of supporting Bradford City
By John Wade Supporting Bradford City for the past 65 years has not been a happy life. There have been a few ups, such as cup-tie wins in the late 1950s and early 1960s, promotions, watching Stuart McCall, McCole, Waddle… Read More ›
Cup Final: Re-defining Bradford City’s true identity
By Jason McKeown The Bradford City that has bumbled around League Two since 2007 isn’t the Bradford City that I fell in love with. Don’t get me wrong, the experience of life in the basement league has been a lot of… Read More ›
Cup Final: Doing everything we can
By Rob Craven Come 4:00pm on Sunday the City of Bradford will come together; the public, the fans, the manager and coaches, the directors, medical staff and players. We will all be gunning for the same result, giving everything to… Read More ›
Cup Final: A fan’s guide to Wembley
By Mark Danylczuk The Stadium itself For those who have not been to Wembley, it really is a remarkable and overawing structure, particularly ‘The Arch’, towering some 133 metres above it. It can be seen for many miles across London… Read More ›
Cup Final: The last time we went to Wembley
By Gareth Walker I was 12, almost 13 years old when Bradford City last got to Wembley. It was the first time that I had been to watch them anywhere other than at Valley Parade. My memories of the Division… Read More ›
Cup Final: Wembley is not just about the devoted
By Jason McKeown Seconds after the final whistle was blown at Villa Park on 22 January, 2013, a delirious Phil Parkinson used his on-the-pitch interview with Sky Sports to boldly declare that Bradford City fans could sell out Wembley on… Read More ›
BANTAMSPAST update and news of a new book
By John Dewhirst When it was first announced that the new school would be opening in the VP office block it was hoped that the BANTAMSPAST museum could be relocated elsewhere in the ground – for example in the Bantams… Read More ›
Wembley song number six: Watch out Swansea we’re Bradford City
By Jason McKeown Our series looking at cup final songs comes to a close (unless we’ve missed anyone, please let me know if we have) with Martin Keighley’s melodic offering ‘Watch our Swansea we’re Bradford City’. Martin told Width of… Read More ›