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In 2023 BfB is almost exclusively written by Michael Wood. No Twitter. I stay out of discussion about the articles, but if you have a question or a query the best way to get it addressed is to send a mail to michael.wood@cabinpressure.co.uk.

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  • 17019th October 2016Michael Wood on Lazy / High / Low

    The home draw with Southend United showed Stuart McCall's belief in the abilities of some of his team to turn around games with single moments of ability which - when those moments are lacking - leave the team struggling to win matches.

  • 16728th August 2016Michael Wood on Bradford City 1 Oldham Athletic 1

    Bradford City 1 Oldham Athletic 1 At Valley Parade in League One, 2016/2017

    As a collective slap of self-congratulation was heard around Valley Parade watching the new Stuart McCall passing Bradford City impressed in a draw against Oldham Athletic it was worth looking at the game through the eyes of a travelling supporter and asking if the visitors performance was exactly the type of display of which Phil Parkinson's City teams were lauded for.

  • 16521st August 2016Michael Wood on Bradford City 3 Coventry City 1

    Bradford City 3 Coventry City 1 At Valley Parade in League One, 2016/2017

    Stuart McCall showed the change as a manager promised since his return after his Bradford City team showed some character to come back from a goal down to beat Coventry City at Valley Parade.

  • 1627th August 2016Michael Wood on Bradford City 0 Port Vale 0

    Bradford City 0 Port Vale 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2016/2017

    Bradford City's 0-0 draw with Port Vale on the opening day of the 2016/2017 season represented a failure of the players tasked with generating rather than converting chances.

  • 12925th April 2016Michael Wood on Bradford City 4 Walsall 0

    Bradford City 4 Walsall 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2015/2016

    By allowing his circle of senior professionals to create a tone and a template for those who arrive at Valley Parade Phil Parkinson has managed to create a team of loan players who put in committed, passionate displays.

  • 12717th January 2016Michael Wood on Bradford City 1 Oldham Athletic 0

    Bradford City 1 Oldham Athletic 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2015/2016

    As Bradford City beat Oldham Athletic 1-0 at Valley Parade the urgent question was if it supporting a team was about nursing the team through poor periods or more about celebrating the successes.

  • 12610th January 2016Michael Wood on Bury 0 Bradford City 0

    Bury 0 Bradford City 0 At Gigg Lane in The FA Cup Third Round, 2015/2016

    Phil Parkinson took his Bradford City team to Bury in the third round of the FA Cup and drew 0-0 with his team not looking like it would concede but lacking the confidence in front of goal to score.

  • 12428th November 2015Michael Wood on Walsall 1 Bradford City 2

    Walsall 1 Bradford City 2 At The Bescot Stadium in League One, 2015/2016

    Bradford City conceded a first goal in two months and slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Walsall but can reflect on a change in what is said to constitute a poor performance after battling back to being in with a chance of taking something from the game up to the final whistle.

  • 12324th November 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 0 Coventry City 0

    Bradford City 0 Coventry City 0 At Valley Parade in League One, 2015/2016

    Bradford City and Coventry City draw 0-0 at Valley Parade in a game after which everyone should be a little bit happier.

  • 12222nd November 2015Michael Wood on Scunthorpe United 0 Bradford City 2

    Scunthorpe United 0 Bradford City 2 At Glanford Park in League One, 2015/2016

    Bradford City beat Scunthorpe United 2-0 at Glanford Park with few the home side taking credit for their attempts to play a slick, passing game and the visitors taking the points.

  • 12119th November 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 2 Aldershot Town

    Bradford City 2 Aldershot Town At Valley Parade in The FA Cup First Round Replay, 2015/2016

    Affording full respect to first round replay opposition Aldershot Town Bradford City's parsimonious approach to creating (and allowing) chances resulted in a 2-0 win and progression to the next round.

  • 11925th October 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 2 Bury 1 and Bradford City 1 Wigan Athletic 1

    Bradford City 2 Bury 1 and Bradford City 1 Wigan Athletic 1 At Valley Parade in League One, 2015/2016

    Two games in a week saw Bradford City pick up four points but criticism of Phil Parkinsons style of play - or what is suggested to be his style of play - continues as football's tendency to reductionism starts to claw its way into the vocabulary at Valley Parade and assumes it will have the final say lauding all about Wigan Athletic and damning Bradford City. As supporters the need to be able to resist this attitude will become urgent and those who wish to resist it need to learn how to argue the case for the football we have now.

  • 11817th October 2015Michael Wood on Doncaster Rovers 0 Bradford City 1

    Doncaster Rovers 0 Bradford City 1 At Keepmoat Stadium in League One, 2015/2016

    Darren Ferguson was watching his first game since being made Doncaster Rovers manager while Phil Parkinson has been in charge of Bradford City for four years. A new manager could be anything where as after four years we know what Parkinson's strengths and weaknesses are so when Devante Cole scored after 45 seconds City fans knew exactly what was coming next.

  • 11713th October 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 1 Barnsley 2

    Bradford City 1 Barnsley 2 At Valley Parade in Football League Trophy, 2015/2016

    Half of this match report was written at half time, which was an interesting experiment, while the second half was written after a Cocoa and a consider.

  • 1164th October 2015Michael Wood on Rochdale 1 Bradford City 3

    Rochdale 1 Bradford City 3 At Spotland in League One, 2015/2016

    On the back of two defeats Bradford City beat Rochdale 3-1 at Spotland with the home team not seriously testing the character of the Bantams.

  • 11327th September 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 0 Peterborough United 2

    Bradford City 0 Peterborough United 2 At Valley Parade in League One, 2015/2016

    Paul Anderson has his leg broken and Steve Davies does not make the right things happen. City lose 2-0 at home to Peterborough United.

  • 11220th September 2015Michael Wood on Bradford City 2 Sheffield United 2

    Bradford City 2 Sheffield United 2 At Valley Parade in League One, 2014/2015

    Bradford City will reflect that they should have held on to the two goal lead to claim victory against Sheffield United but there was much to admire in the performance and much to suggest the season will just get better.

  • 11113th September 2015Michael Wood on Fleetwood Town 1 Bradford City 1

    Fleetwood Town 1 Bradford City 1 At Highbury Stadium in League One, 2015/2016

    As Phil Parkinson agreed a new deal as Bradford City manager Bradford City were left with lass than they deserved following a 1-1 draw at Fleetwood Town where Ben Williams made a mistake which could be the excuse to see him dropped.