The Bradford City Herald
Squad23 Aug 2027
The knee: Max Watters out for 93 days
93 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Bradford City lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
The dugout23 Aug 2027
Matthew Young keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Bradford City may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market23 Aug 2027
George Lapslie puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Bradford City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match21 Aug 2027
Whatever happens, Bradford City do not lose
8 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Market23 Aug 2027
Bradford City turn down Cambridge United for Harry Ibbitson
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Bradford City tie Thomas Butler down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Luke Harris is a medical away from Bradford City
The deal with Fulham is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Graduation day at Bradford City
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets23 Aug 2027
Cremonese tell Bradford City: Ammar Ramadan is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
In brief
- Market Robert Johnson steps up from the Bradford City academy
- Market Liam Ward steps up from the Bradford City academy
- Match Bradford City refuse to lose to Stevenage