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
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
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
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
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
Tall Tayls Written by Jason Mckeown on Tuesday 7th September, 2010Peter 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 2Written by Jason Mckeown on Sunday 5th September, 2010Part 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, 2010Last 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, 2010Now 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, 2010As 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
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Blackpool near the right way of doing the Premier League Written by Michael Wood on Saturday 7th August, 2010Blackpool 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, 2010As 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, 2007Ask 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, 2008Bradford 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