Ryan Sparks provides more insight into Valley Parade goings on in Podcast interview.
Bradford City CEO Ryan Sparks has come in from a lot of unfair criticism from a section of Bradford City supporters since the moment he took up the role. He has been an easy target for some fans who don’t fully understand his job and certainly have minimal understanding of the different aspects of running […]
The City Vent – A Bradford City Podcast
Following on from their Twitter Spaces live discussions, the likeable duo Adam & Chris (@dizzyuptheguy) from @thecityvent last week released their first Podcast that’s now available to stream on Spotify. Although the first episode was a Pilot Episode, it will be a weekly podcast, and hopefully this will be something that is a achievable throughout […]
Levi Sutton Extends His Stay At Valley Parade – What else are we waiting to hear?
Levi Sutton has become the latest player to re-sign for Bradford City having signed a 2 year deal with the Bantams. Due to a photo being leaked on Twitter this morning the news won’t have come as a big shock when it was finally announced. Many already expected him to put pen to paper when […]
Very Competitive Budget and PoundShop Bargains
There are many Bradford City supporters vehemently defending Stefan Rupp and seem to be under the impression that he is putting money into the playing budget. They will accuse me of jumping to conclusions prematurely about low budget signings whilst they simultaneously claim Rupp is backing Hughes, when it is definitely too early to know […]
Yann Songo’o is Bantams.Online Bradford City POTY 2022
Many would argue there shouldn’t have been an award for Bradford City Player of the Year this season at all. But regardless of how good or bad the season is, Bantam.Online will always choose one (if anything it is just to keep our POTY page tidy). In a disappointing season with very few players that […]
The Mark Hughes Dilemma – Part 4 – Your Bradford City Retained List 2022/23 & Wage Budget.
** BEFORE READING PLEASE NOTE – THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WITH DECIDING UPON A RETAINED LIST AND GIVING YOU A GUIDE SO YOU CAN USE IT WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT YOURS WOULD BE. IT IS NOT AS SOME PEOPLE HAVE WRONGLY ASSUMED, ABOUT EXPOSING THE PLAYERS WAGES AT BRADFORD CITY. NOBODY KNOWS ACTUAL […]
Bantams finally show some fight
It is becoming a bit of a running theme that any time Bradford City put on a decent show, and actually do what they’re supposed to do, there are a slew of the same articles about the Bantams churning out the same repeated overestimations about some kind of sudden change in the clubs prospects. All […]
Paudie O’Connor linked with Sheffield Wednesday
One of the biggest challenges facing Mark Hughes in the summer will be persuading centre-back Paudie O’Connor to remain at Valley Parade and sign a new contract with Bradford City. With reports of competition from other clubs wanting to recruit our 2020/21 Player of the Year (and probably this seasons), including football clubs plying their […]
The Mark Hughes Dilemma – Part 2 – How the fans & Rupp are the key to promotion.
Having looked at the challenges that have faced previous managers since Michael Collins, and taken a delve into how the club has got it’s self into a vicious cycle of mainly signing players to plug gaps rather than having the freedom to sign their preferred targets, in this part I will talk you through the […]
The Mark Hughes Dilemma – Part 1 – An Inherited Mess from the Edin Era.
In this four part article I will be using various sources and examples to demonstrate the dilemma facing Mark Hughes in the summer when it comes to deciding how best to build a squad that is capable of competing in the top seven in League Two. In the final part I will list the squad, […]