Semi final: City vs Aston Villa

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Bradford City 3 Aston Villa 1, Tuesday 8 January, 2013

Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 1, Tuesday 22 January, 2013

(City won 4-3 on aggregate)
Incredibly, Bradford City deservedly defeated Aston Villa 4-3 over two legs – both evenings utterly incredible.

First leg pre-match:

David Baldwin on the club’s planning by Jason McKeown

The Road from Wigan Pier by David Pendleton

The away fans view by My Old Man Said

Width of a Post interview for My Old Man Said by Jason McKeown

What this game means to Villa by Mark Scully

How we got here by Width of a Post writers

Spending the League Cup windfall by Matty Briggs

The first leg match:

Bradford City 3 Aston Villa 1 by Jason McKeown

First leg post-match:

How the players rated by Gareth Walker

What City need to do in the second leg to secure a famous victory by Mark Danylczuk

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Second leg pre-match:

Can we do this? by Jason McKeown

A view from the second city by Mahesh Johal

25 years of hurt by Damien Wilkinson

What this means (part one) by Joe Cockburn

What this means (part two) by David Pendleton

The Villa viewpoint by My Old Man Said

Width of a Post interview for My Old Man Said by Jason McKeown

I’m a celebrity knock me out of here! by Phil Abbott

The second leg match:

Aston Villa 2 Bradford City 1 (3-4 aggregate) by Jason McKeown

Second leg post-match:

How the players rated by Luke Lockwood

Il avait l’habitude de travailler à la Co-op by David Pendleton

The New Normal by Alex Scott

Eyes on the big prize, but eyes must stay on bigger picture by Rob Burn

How I almost missed out on Villa Park by Martin Gregory

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