The Bradford City Herald
Squad23 Aug 2027
A fracture rules Sam Walker out for 70 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Bradford City will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad23 Aug 2027
George Lapslie 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.
Squad23 Aug 2027
George Brown is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Bobby Pointon in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bradford City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Bradford City
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market23 Aug 2027
One of our own: Michael Lawrence joins the Bradford City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Lawrence is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market23 Aug 2027
Bradford City promote Paul Roberts from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Paul Roberts has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market23 Aug 2027
Bradford City promote Simon Dixon from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Simon Dixon has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market23 Aug 2027
Charles Murphy steps up from the Bradford City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Charles Murphy has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Match Wrexham take the points off Bradford City
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Bobby Pointon
- Boardroom $293.3K lands at Bradford City thanks to Stephen Humphrys