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The shortlist begins to whittle down as City prepare to make a new appointment

Jason Mckeown — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:00:29 +0000

By the end of this week we should know Bradford City’s new caretaker manager until at least the end of the season, but who is in contention? Here’s the who-what-why-when-where-how of the reported candidates.

Fun with candidates

Paul Hodgson — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:00:48 +0000

Looking at the news banded about as City’s managerial candidates I thought – as a bit of fun – I’d try to score them by what success they’d achieved in their careers and how long they’d been at the sharp end as managers.

The sightings of Manningham start today

Michael Wood — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:30:35 +0000

Tell someone that you have seen the Yeti wandering around Thornton and they will not believe you. Talk about seeing Little Green Men wandering through Idle you will be looked at in a curious manner. Say you saw Spaceships over Shipley you will be considered wrong in the head.

The spotlight falls on Lawn as the short search for new manager should have begun

Michael Wood — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:30:20 +0000

If one were to believe the rumours heard then Lawn has been keen to replace McCall since the start of the season – certainly McCall’s exit can not have come as a surprise to him although reports in the T&A say the two were not speaking – and so one must assume that the joint chairman has a successor in mind. Indeed the same T&A article suggests that Lawn has been pressuring for a management change for some time.

The one sided derby with Lincoln City

Michael Wood — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:45:53 +0000

The most damning jibe between modern football fans comes when one declares that having assessed the situation that passed between two once competing clubs that the former now no longer considers the latter a rival.

Next: Cheltenham

Michael Wood — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:30:40 +0000

In which Michael bangs on about captains and strikers as City go to Cheltenham.

Bradford City prepare to face Lincoln City in a modern football match

Michael Wood — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:21 +0000

In which Michael tells you why you don't need Charles Babbage until September as City prepare for the visit of Lincoln City.

A Chronic Illness

Paul Firth — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:43:26 +0000

In which Paul offers a measure of disappointment set against the ability to achieve.

The Most Important Man

Michael Wood — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:29:05 +0000

In which Michael watches City draw 1-1 with Lincoln City and wonders who the most significant people in Valley Parade are.

Opportunity for forgiveness

Jason Mckeown — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:10:12 +0000

In which Jason looks ahead to a vital home game with Lincoln that presents the players with an opportunity to redeem themselves after recent failings.