Monthly Archives: October 2011
City to face Rochdale in the 1st round of the FA Cup
Bradford city have today been drawn against League One side Rochdale in the first round of the FA Cup. the tie will be played at Valley Parade on Saturday the 12th November, 3pm kick-off. neighbours Bradford (Park Avenue) have been … Continue reading
Parkinson on the Andrew Davies red card decision
Phil Parkinson believes it will be extremely harsh for Andrew Davies to face a suspension after seeing the defender controversially red carded in the goalless draw against Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon. Davies’ dismissal, in the second half, for a tackle off the … Continue reading
Phil Parkinson on the Swindon Town draw
Parkinson said: “I thought it was a colossal performance from us today. First half, I thought we were solid and competed all over the pitch and we carried a threat when we got the ball out to our wide players. In … Continue reading
Adam Reed returns to Sunderland
Phil Parkinson confirmed after the Swindon game that loanee midfielder Adam Reed has returned back to Premier League side Sunderland. This weekend’s Swindon fixture was scheduled to be the last match for the young midfielder before his one month deal expired … Continue reading
Swindon Town 0 – Bradford City 0
Ten-man City produced a sterling defensive display to grind out a goalless draw at Swindon. The Bantams held on superbly for a little over half-an-hour after Andrew Davies had been controversially dismissed for foul and abusive language by referee Oliver Langford. The … Continue reading
Lewis Hunt leaves Bradford City by mutual consent
As reported by BfB last night, Phil Parkinson has confirmed that Lewis Hunt has agreed to cancel his contract with the club by mutual consent. The defender has only featured once this season, as a substitute at Crawley Town and … Continue reading
Macclesfield Town 1 – Bradford City 0
In-form Macclesfield Town extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 1-0 victory over City. In a game dominated by a succession of controversial decisions from referee Rob Lewis, the key moment came in the 65th minute when influential Macc … Continue reading
Bradford City 2 – Northampton Town 1
City came from behind to beat Northampton 2-1 and record only our third win of the season. Two goals in seven minutes midway through the second half did the job for the Bantams. After an uneventful first half, Northampton took … Continue reading
Nialle Rodney joins Darlington on loan
Nialle Rodney had joined Blue Square Bet Premier side Darlington on loan for a month. The 20-year-old striker moved to Valley Parade in the summer from Nottingham Forest, but he quickly picked up an ankle injury that kept him sidelined … Continue reading