By Jason McKeown The Bantams Banter lads – big favourites of this parish – have got in on the Bradford City Cup Final song act, with a superb adaptation of Ant and Dec’s 90s hit “Let’s get ready to rumble”…. Read More ›
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This Sporting Life
By Emma Levine It was something of a cultural high when first experiencing camel wrestling in Turkey, back in 1992, the beginning of my first trip of many to Asia. In this Aegean village, on a cold January afternoon, I… Read More ›
Wembley song number four: Wembley Way
By Jason McKeown Bradford City Cup Final song number four comes from the outfit Peculiar Disco Moves, who have recorded the very catchy “Wembley Way”. Songwriter Shep explained to Width of a Post how his excellent piece came about: “As… Read More ›
Wembley song number three: Cap One Story
By Jason McKeown Bradford City’s appearance at Wembley could merit a special episode of Top of the Pops at this rate. Hot on the heels of “There’s no one as Wembley as Bradford City” (Corrigan Brothers) and “The Spirit of… Read More ›
Wembley song number two: The Spirit of Bradford City
By Jason McKeown Hot on the heels of the Corrigan Brothers recording a song about Bradford City’s appearance at Wembley, Bradford City supporter Simon Crabtree has written and recorded his own effort, named ‘The Spirit of Bradford City’. It’s already… Read More ›
Fancy a retro 80s Bradford City to wear at Wembley?
By Jason McKeown Bradford City’s Wembley date with Swansea has prompted all manner of talk about kits. The club’s shirt suppliers, Nike, are unable to produce any new stock of this season’s kits, meaning fans looking to ensure they are… Read More ›
Width of a (Wembley) Post
“Bradford City are going to Wembley! Bradford City are going to Wembley!” Martin Tyler, Villa Park, Tuesday 22 January. The tickets are on sale and the countdown is on! Bradford City will play Swansea City in the League Cup Final… Read More ›
To hoop or not to hoop?
By Mahesh Johal As I left Villa Park last Tuesday I was amazed to see several vendors selling ‘Bradford City – Wembley 2013’ tee shirts and scarfs. Twenty minutes had passed since beating Aston Villa, and already these men were… Read More ›
How I almost missed out on Villa Park
By Martin Gregory Where to start? No sleep for three days ahead of the night, constantly pacing up and down, less intake of food than usual. No one would have thought this was for a football match. This is not… Read More ›
The New Normal
By Alex Scott I’m not sure what I can really add here. I’m not really sure what I’m feeling, let alone thinking. Every time I think about it, or watch any highlights, I become all giddy and have to go… Read More ›
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