Gutted

March 21, 2009 in City

Cue Sad Trombone. Pass me a beer to cry into. Now leave me alone to weep.
OK, so the referee didn’t help with his interesting interpretations of “advantage” – but did City deserve to win? No. The best we can say is that 1-0 flattered a poor Port Vale side. Let’s hope City can do what [...]

Mullin In. Conlon Out?

March 20, 2009 in City, Signings
Tags: Barry Conlon, Paul Mullin

According to the Grimsby Telegraph, Barry Conlon is expected to sign for Grimsby Town on loan. Meanwhile, City have signed a lookalike for Conlon from Accrington Stanley until the end of the season (see below for pic). Mullin is Stanley’s record goalscorer, albeit with a scoring rate not dissimilar to Conlon’s (about 1 in 3).

SOS – Save Our Stuart

March 19, 2009 in City
Tags: Stuart McCall

The Boy From Brazil Website is discussing the possibility that McCall may resign as our manager. I for one would hate to see that happen. We have consolidated our position under McCall and begun to improve the squad, results, and performances. I’d hate to see McCall quit or be sacked, not just because he was [...]

Media Coverage of League Two and Bradford City: Poor

March 9, 2009 in City, General Football Posts
Tags: Dean Furman, Mainstream Media, Richard Sutcliffe, The Guardian, The Observer, Yorkshire Post

The media coverage of Bradford City, and League Two in general, is often poor. The Observer this week had a “League Two Round Up” that looked at only two games – City’s 5-0 thrashing of Aldershot was not even mentioned. Apart from the round-up

Bradford City 5 [FIVE] – Aldershot 0

March 7, 2009 in City, Match Reports
Tags: Chris Brandon, Dean Furman, Nicky Law, Peter Thorne

Like the old Grandstand Vidiprinter, I can hardly believe this scoreline. The shocks began early in the game when City took the lead inside two minutes through Peter Thorne from (I think) a Steve Jones assist.