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The start of the most interesting season

Michael Wood — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:08:23 +0000

This season will be fascinating. Every move will be analysed, every game mark a position, ever result considered as a proof of a concept about building slowly and in a determined fashioned. One can only guess at the outcome too – a team that takes change as part of progress, that sees development as a thing done over years, not over a summer.

Taylor laying out his formation for next season

Michael Wood — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:29:44 +0000

In talking about needing to bring another attacking midfielder/forward to the club Peter Taylor has made it clear that he is favouring a 433 for next term.

Taylor’s 433 was deployed at the end of last term which finished with six unbeaten games and the signing up of Lee Bullock, Michael Flynn and Tommy Doherty showed the the City gaffer had an eye on playing the formation that boast three in the middle. Now his talk about bringing in another flank man confirms it.

Oliver, Threlfall and Saxton sign for City

Michael Wood — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:56:08 +0000

Peter Taylor has done what many thought would be impossible and recruited on loan Liverpool left back Robbie Threlfall on a two year contract with the Bantams as one of three signings the City manager has made to start off a summer of some recruitment.

Believing in evolution as Taylor gets to work on next season’s squad

Jason Mckeown — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:06:52 +0000

The back end of May has become a disengaging time to be a Bradford City supporter. The season has just ended, and it’s way too soon to be looking ahead to the next one. But then the inevitable disappointment of the campaign just gone means few want to spend much time reflecting on its ups and downs.

Ramsden and Williams retained

Michael Wood — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:38:52 +0000

City are holding on to Simon Ramsden and Steve Williams after the club extended their contracts for a second year.

Peter Taylor is thought to be a big fan of Williams who has an impressive first season at Bradford City recalling the young Dean Richards while Simon Ramsden performed well in the first half of the season before injury robbed City of the right back signed from Rochdale.

A Jon Bateson season that finishes at Crewe

Michael Wood — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:57:52 +0000

Jonathan Bateson has been released by Bradford City after only nine months at the club and if ever a player summed up a season it is the young right back signed from Blackburn Rovers and released to an uncertain future.

City face Morecambe looking at a new type of football

Michael Wood — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:47:35 +0000

The grimness of an away day at Burton and the realisation that the Bantams are going to fail to improve on last seasons league position has led to a dark cloud hovering over Valley Parade that threatens to consume all beneath it.

Universal effort needed as City head towards their lowest league position in 44 years

Jason Mckeown — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:00:18 +0000

In attending away games, there are certain irritants you get used to regularly experiencing; tedious travelling, getting lost around town centres while struggling to spot floodlights arching over buildings, hideous visiting supporters’ toilets, unwelcoming home fans and hit-and-miss food. In addition the home advantage factor increases the likelihood of seeing your team lose, subsequently making the journey home that much longer.

The articles of association football club Bournemouth

Michael Wood — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:52:44 +0000

The story is that in 1972 – Britain having ditched the hour shifts of summer time and gone decimal – some of the directors at Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic F.C. decided that the modernity that swept the land needed to encompass the football club on the South Coast of England.

Didn’t you used to be Hereford United?

Michael Wood — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:15:58 +0000

Hereford United sit below Bradford City in the football pyramid at the moment – that is not that easy – and dismissed manager John Trewick who himself had taken over from Graham Turner, the manager who guided the club to promotions from the Football Conference and League Two two years ago.