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Chelsea 2 Bradford City 4 At Stamford Bridge in The FA Cup Fourth Round, 2014/2015

When Mark Yeates scored the fourth goal for Bradford City in The FA Cup fourth round in an unexpected 4-2 win over the best team in the country Chelsea he created a new definitive moment of being a Bradford City supporter and sealed a victory which few considered as a possibility before kick off but was richly deserved as well as enhancing the reputation of manager Phil Parkinson who saw his approach to team selection best José Mourinho who is widely considered the best manager in football.

Bradford City 1 Notts County 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2014/2015

All footballers have to face retirement and Notts County's team of Gary Jones, Garry Thompson, Roy Carroll, Hayden Mullins and Alan Smith face it playing in a team which had not lost before visiting Valley Parade but were beaten 1-0 by a Billy Knott goal before half time.

The League Cup run of 2013 has changed Bradford City into a club which sees the benefits of taking The FA Cup and The League Cup serious and so in this Second Round of the FA Cup a full strength City team respected Dartford and in doing so beat them 4-1 to progress to the Third Round of the competition.

Bradford City 3 Leyton Orient 1 At Valley Parade in League One, 2014/2015

Leyton Orient's new manager is building a team to play beautiful football but is football ever beautiful in defeat? And isn't there more beauty to be found in a team showing character to win football matches?

Neither Bradford City nor Gillingham committed to winning this game but, in a week in which City's board have committed to reaching the Championship by 2017, one has to wonder how that aim will be reached and what is being done to reach it?

By starkly confronting the weaknesses of his squad Phil Parkinson was able to get his City team to play to their strengths. That allowed him to nullify Preston North End for most of the game and gave Mark Yeates the opportunity to create the moment of the season so far.

Having become a team defined by the giant killing cup run of 2013 what problems will Phil Parkinson have in preparing his players to be the giants in the local FA Cup derby against Halifax Town?

Oldham Athletic 2 Bradford City 1 At Boundry Park in League One, 2013/2014

Having gone two goals down and had to haul off Christopher Routis Phil Parkinson had a lot to be proud of in the way his players responded to take control of the game but the defeat, and a red card for Rory McArdle, mean that Parkinson and City came back with nothing at all.

When we look at a footballer our first impressions are often as accurate as our considered judgements. The more we watch football the more we are able to refine these first impressions and so we can make assessments of players and how they will play in the long term. When we look at Christopher Routis what do those judgements tell us?

Bradford City 1 Peterborough United 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2013/2014

Leyton Orient 0 Bradford City 1 At Brisbane Road in League Two, 2013/2014 Read BBC Sport Report

Bradford City 0 Walsall 2 At Valley Parade in League Two, 2013/2014

Brentford 0 Bradford City 0 At Griffen Park in League One, 2013/2014

Bradford City 1 Port Vale 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2013/2014

Bradford City 0 Preston North End 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2013/2014

Bradford City play Cheltenham Town At Valley Parade in League Two, 2011/2012

Bradford City play Swindon Town At The County Ground in League Two, 2011/2012

Bradford City play Hereford United At Edgar Street in League Two, 2011/2012

Bradford City 1 Torquay United 0 At Valley Parade in League Two, 2011/2012

Burton Albion 2 Bradford City 2 At Pirelli Stadium in League Two, 2011/12

Bradford City play Burton Albion At Pirelli Stadium in League Two, 2011/2012

Bradford City 1 AFC Wimbledon 2 At Valley Parade in League Two, 2011/2012