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External News

• Bradford City reserves 0 Nottingham Forest reserves 1
  Malvin Kamara and Seb Carole both played for City. Michael Wood
• Thank God Omar is back
  The winger looks up (beyond Mark Lawn) to give thanks for his recovery from the knee injury that threatened his career. Michael Wood
• Taylor: Rumours of rift with Lawn 'a load of old rubbish'
  Feel the love flow from Valley Parade as chairmen and manager proclaim a mutual affection. Michael Wood
• Omar comes off the bench in Jamaica win
  Daley gets thirty minutes as Jamaica beat Costa Rica 1-0. Michael Wood
• Taylor sounds sick of City
  "If someone can explain to me how that is going to help, I will introduce booing in training." Michael Wood
• Taylor considering loan move for striker
  Why does the transfer window always "slam shut", why does it never "ease closed"? Michael Wood
• Hartlepool United vs Bradford City in the JPT
  Taylor's side have been drawn away to Hartlepool United in the second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Michael Wood
• Port Vale assistant manager Geoff Horsfield, "If they beat us it will be an upset."
  Hmmm...not sure why a team 4th after four games should take so much meaning from the early league table. Jason Mckeown
• The hopes and fears of football's free agents
  BBC article in which Simon Whaley talks about his fall from footballing grace. Michael Wood
• TV's Heroes and the fire of 1985
  One of the super-heroes without capes has a back story that includes the Valley Parade fire. Michael Wood

Retrospective: Old BfB

• "Bradford City have had enough turmoil and non-stability at this club."
  Thirteen months ago Mark Lawn gave Stuart McCall a new contract and talked about the need for stability at the club. Michael Wood
• BfB: Managing failure
  An article from 2006 which talks about the need - if there is a need - to replace Colin Todd with "able to guarantee to have anything to offer that Todd does not." Michael Wood
• BfB: Yeah, but if it wasn't Stuart
  An old article about managers. Michael Wood
• Stuart McCall, Harris Tweed and the cycle of failure
  An article from the end of last year about the hopes for Stuart McCall. Michael Wood
• Four five what?
  As debates on tactics heat up, a look back a year ago when other teams were succeeding on the field by playing 4-5-1 while City and their 4-4-2 was not. Jason Mckeown
• The Law debate and polishing the brass on the Titanic
  Years ago we talked about how changing manager from Nicky Law would not solve City's problems. It didn't. Michael Wood
• The worst news of pre-season is that we have to deal with Gibb -
  Roland Harris's talks last year about Gordon Gibb and the rent City have to pay him. Michael Wood
• You can be free only if I am free
  As Mark Lawn looks set to be on a collision course with the OMB Paul Firth's article makes interesting reading. Michael Wood

Video

• Taylor on Football Focus Forum
  The City manager talks about the Bantams on the BBC. Michael Wood
• Great football moments in MS Paint
  Pure genius Jason Mckeown
• Kamara misses a Red Card
  Former City boss reporting on a game for Sky misses a red card. Michael Wood
• Zesh Rehman's Football League Award presentation
  Despite a poor season on the field, Zesh is clearly a top bloke. It would be fantastic if he could find his form again on the pitch. Jason Mckeown
• The Intertoto Cup adventure part two
  The dutch are beaten comfortably, an angry Gareth Whalley, 12 City fans - one of them Lawn again - head to Russia Jason Mckeown
• The Intertoto Cup adventure part one
  A young(er) Mark Lawn, complete with dodgy beard, is one of the travelling supporters going to Lithunia for the first round. Jason Mckeown
• Even Men With Steel Hearts
  The Half Man Half Biscuit classic with a bittersweet ending. Michael Wood
• Late Kick Off talk City Gent
  25 minutes in the fine Bantams fanzine is championed. Michael Wood
• Stuart McCall talks about his leaving City
  And men shall weep. Michael Wood
• Macclesfield Town tribute to Gareth Evans
  Clips of the City man of the moment bagging goals for his former club. Michael Wood

Old News Here

Recent Articles

• Tall Tayls Written by Jason Mckeown on Tuesday 7th September, 2010 Peter Taylor and Mark Lawn have today both strongly denied weekend rumours of a falling out. Various versions of a supposed disagreement had been banded around, with a common theme that City’s manager had apparently stated Lawn would have to pay him off in full if he wanted him to depart. Tellingly, none of the
• When there’s no end in sight… Bradford City 0 Port Vale 2 Written by Jason Mckeown on Sunday 5th September, 2010 Part unfortunate, part self-inflicted. Bradford City’s fourth consecutive defeat carried greater meaning and misery than a mere glance at the fledgling League Two table. Commentating on The Pulse, Michael Flynn – oh how he is missed on the field – perceptively summed up the home crowd’s inevitable discontent at 2-0 down as more than just unrest
• The day after the sky fell in Written by Michael Wood on Friday 3rd September, 2010 Last week City had to beat Southend United and did not. The sky did not fall in on Chicken Licken nor did the walls tumble down but the sense of dejection around City fans was palpable. There is a level of disappointment which goes beyond a moaning about the team or the players to just
• Do Bradford City have the worst supporters in football? Written by Michael Wood on Friday 3rd September, 2010 Now we can begin to understand why City have such a poor home record? Yes, we have had some awful teams, but the atmosphere they have to play in is cynical and negative. It’s a perfect storm of poor teams with fragile confidence playing in front of the worst fans in the entire Football League.
• Time for Plan A? Written by Luke Lockwood on Wednesday 1st September, 2010 As Saturday approaches I have begun my usual guessing game over what team Peter Taylor will choose. Stuart McCall was criticised on many occasions last season for not having a ‘Plan B’ Taylor it appears has got a plan C, D and E. With the season only a handful of games old Taylor has already

Recent Comments

• Chris Newell has commented on Tall Tayls "You get varying views on Peter Taylor depending on who you speak to; I work with a Leicester fan who has said from the off that City would regret hiring him but I also have a mate that supports Hull who classes Taylor amongst the best. Likewise fans of Wycombe & Stevenage probably couldn't agree..." Read
• simon strong has commented on Tall Tayls "I agree now is the time for everyone to pull together and I really hope Taylor can turn things around but as Jason says in his article 'our season is in danger of spinning down the plug hole' (sorry to pick this one line from your whole piece Jason but the sentiments are all too..." Read
• John Loxam has commented on Tall Tayls "I think it is a lot easier for people to decide to spread rumours,abuse people,peddle ignorance and/or be obnoxious when they are able to hide behind an alias when posting...." Read
• Andrew Bozhko has commented on Tall Tayls "Why on earth are some people calling for Taylor's head so soon into the season, I ask those uneducated and impatient unrealistic fairytale folk living in cloud cuckoo land - Who would you replace Peter Taylor with? He is still the best man for the job and if we did get someone in, how can..." Read
• Phil Hobbs has commented on Tall Tayls "Unfortunately, all this demonstrates is that the wonders of modern technology have not necessarily improved our lives or our understanding of others. I'm not & don't consider myself to be an old giffer, out of touch with modern living - the fact that I'm on this website, posting comments is testament to that. But we are..." Read

At Random

• Blackpool near the right way of doing the Premier League Written by Michael Wood on Saturday 7th August, 2010 Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston is doing his job so well that he has offered to resign from the newly placed Premier League club. You may recall the Oyston name from his Dad and the massive collapse the Seasiders had on an off the field when City beat them 3-0 in the play-offs in 1996. The
• What one single thing would you change about Bradford City? Written by The Writers of BfB on Thursday 15th April, 2010 As we worry that Bradford City will be heading for the worst finish the club has had in forty-four years drastic measures are being debated for the future of the club with almost nothing having been changed, tweaked or altered in the hypotheticals that Bantams fans are talking in. Flights of fancy or wild notions
• The Colbeck Factor Written by Michael Wood on Wednesday 24th October, 2007 Ask any Bradford City fan what they want in a player and they will say the word “Passion” pretty soon. Our hero is Stuart McCall – a man for whom every kick was done with passion – and our greatest teams are known for the hard working ethic they portrayed. Peter Beagrie is known as
• For another year Written by Michael Wood on Sunday 16th March, 2008 Bradford City 1 Mansfield Town 2 – League Two Mansfield Town’s players punched the air in delight after beating Bradford City 2-1 at Valley Parade. They out fought the Bantams – the second consecutive match at Valley Parade where the home side were found wanting for effort – and they deserved the win that moves
• The graveyard and how to avoid it – Grimsby Town vs Bradford City preview Written by Michael Wood on Friday 24th October, 2008 In which Michael recalls the end of the Bradford City careers of Sid Cowans and Beni Carbone as Stuart McCall takes his Bantams to winless Grimsby Town.

Football Sites

• Twohundredpercent
  Football with an eye on fan ownership. Michael Wood
• Early Bath
  Football and Music. Michael Wood
• The Two Unfortunates
  Football with an eye on the Football League. Michael Wood

Bradford City Sites

• Bantams Past
  Concerning the history of Bradford City Michael Wood
• The Bradford City Supporters Trust
  The website of the supporter's trust. Michael Wood
• The City Gent
  The famed Bradford City fanzine's website. Michael Wood
• BBC Bradford City
  The BBC Sport page on Bradford City Michael Wood
• Claret And Banter
  Bradford City discussion forum Michael Wood
• Bradford City on Wikipedia
  The Wiki entry for Bradford City Michael Wood
• Vital Bradford City
  Bradford City news and opinions Michael Wood
• Bradford City FC
  The official Bradford City FC website. Michael Wood

Bantamsfan.wordpress.com

• Reserves lose to Forest at home Tuesday 7th September, 2010
• Taylor to quit? Tuesday 7th September, 2010
• Daley plays for Reggae Boyz Monday 6th September, 2010
• City draw Hartlepool United in the JPT Saturday 4th September, 2010
• City 0 – Port Vale 2 Saturday 4th September, 2010

Fred Bloggs Bantams

• Mugged in Manningham Sunday 15th August, 2010
• Pride Monday 5th April, 2010
• Departures Monday 15th March, 2010
• A Letter To The Board Tuesday 9th February, 2010
• McCall Out – What Now? Monday 8th February, 2010

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• Nostalgia and The Wedding Present
• For Summer Camp read: The Best New Band In Britain
• Few prizes for lack of originality at The Futureheads
• The Magnetic Fields Play Place Like This
• Field Music and Music Measurement in Leeds

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