NPower League Two
Bradford C (0) 1 Price 54
Accrington (1) 1 Edwards pen 21
Att: 10,392
Next fixture
L2 v (A) Aldershot, Saturday Dec 4, 2010. K.O. 3:00PM.
Current table
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/tables/cc_league2.html
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Fixtures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10266,00.html
Pictures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2229237,00.html?
"Last Match" Highlights on Bantams Player
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Links
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Match stats
Stats: Bradford C - Accrington
Possession: 54 - 46%
Shots on target: 5 - 7
Shots off target: 4 - 4
Fouls: 9 - 12
Corners: 7 - 2
Ref: Tony Bates (Staffordshire).
Yellow cards:
Bradford C: Daley (62 min).
Accrington: Long (58 min).
Bradford C: 40. Lenny Pidgeley, 29. Richard Eckersley, 26. Rob Kiernan, 6.
Luke Oliver, 3. Luke O'Brien, 14. Leon Osborne (46), 20. Tom Adeyemi, 8.
Tommy Doherty, 11. Lee Hendrie (84), 17. James Hanson, 30. Jason Price (84).
SUBS: 1. Jon McLaughlin (GK), 5. Zesh Rehman, 7. Omar Daley (46), 9. Gareth
Evans (84), 22. Lee Bullock, 28. Robbie Threlfall (84).
Accrington: 25. Ian Dunbavin, 12. Phil Edwards, 4. Sean Hessey, 5. Kevin
Long, 3. Dean Winnard, 11. Sean McConville (18), 7. James Ryan (70), 6.
Andrew Procter, 8. Charlie Barnett (79), 10. Ray Putterill, 24. Terry
Gornell.
SUBS: 1. Alex Cisak (GK), 9. Craig Lindfield, 13. Leam Richardson (79), 14.
Luke Joyce (70), 15. Andy Parkinson (18), 19. Rory Boulding, 22. Andrew
Owens.
Position: 15th
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Tuesday evening match report
By Simon Parker (T&A)
Jason Price notched his first City goal to rescue a point at chilly Valley
Parade tonight.
The on-loan Carlisle striker has just extended his stay until January 3 -
and celebrated by finding the net in his eighth outing.
Accrington, who have now gone nine games at City without defeat, went ahead
after 21 minutes. Tom Adeyemi handled in the box after misjudging a cross
and Phil Edwards hammered in the penalty.
Peter Taylor could have few complaints at the break because his side had
been poor and created nothing.
Taylor had made three changes from Saturday and Omar Daley's absence was one
of them.
But the Jamaican came on for the second half as City finally picked up the
tempo.
The improvement was rewarded after 56 minutes when Accrington keeper Ian
Dunbavin tangled with James Hanson and Price was first to react to the loose
ball.
City pushed for their first win in four games and Hanson went close with a
header that Ray Putterill blocked in front of his own goal. Richard
Eckersley then had a shot saved in stoppage time.
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Full match report
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/8683710./
Dreadful first-half display leaves City playing catch-up as Accrington play bogey card again
6:20am Wednesday 24th November 2010
By Simon Parker
City 1, Accrington 1
The elusive search for a Valley Parade victory over Accrington goes on.
It is more than half a century since Stanley were beaten on West Yorkshire soil. But while the bogey run continues
for another year, at least City clawed their way back from a wretched first half to share the spoils.
Peter Taylor's pre-match proclamation that his belief in the team had not wavered looked on shaky ground when they
were trailing at the break.
But Jason Price then chose an opportune moment to score his first City goal as they emerged a far more positive
side.
Tommy Doherty was back from his reduced ban as City looked for their first win over Accrington on home soil in nine
attempts – a remarkable drought stretching back to October 1955.
Doherty's return in place of Lee Bullock was among three changes. David Syers was an enforced absentee with a
tweaked groin, while Omar Daley was dropped to the bench.
Having just extended his loan stay into the new year, Price was rewarded with a start alongside James Hanson in a
two-pronged attack.
Accrington boss John Coleman sent out his side in a continental 4-2-3-1 approach, with three men floating behind
lone striker Terry Gornell. Rory Boulding was among their substitutes and Michael was in the crowd to watch him.
The atmosphere was certainly helped by the traditional din from the Stanley Ultras at the top of the away seats but
the game itself made a very quiet opening.
The first chance fell City's way after 14 minutes as Luke O'Brien sent an ambitious 25-yarder straight at
goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin. Ray Putterill then found space on the edge of the home box but his shot lacked the power
to worry Lenny Pidgeley.
Stanley were forced into an early substitution, with Sean McConville replaced by well-travelled winger Andy
Parkinson. But City suffered a much bigger blow in the 21st minute, falling behind after a blunder from Tom
Adeyemi.
The young midfielder challenged Putterill for a Gornell flick, missed his header and then struck the bouncing ball
with an arm. Referee Tony Bates pointed straight to the spot and Phil Edwards rammed the penalty straight down the
middle in front of the Kop.
Putterill was proving a menace in his role just behind Gornell and let fly with another effort as the frustration
began to surface among home fans.
At least Price was hustling for everything and got the crowd going when he blocked three attempted clearances from
centre half Sean Hessey. But the big Welshman spoiled a promising three-man break with a poor pass behind Leon
Osborne.
Accrington were knocking the ball about but it was a poor spectacle as City struggled to get into gear – and it
could have got a lot worse when Pidgeley fluffed a throw-in from Richard Eckersley.
The ball spun towards the unguarded net but the keeper just managed to hack away in time as Gornell closed in for a
tap-in.
There was no craft or composure to City's play, nor any threat, and the supporters broke into a chant for Daley as
half-time approached. At least Eckersley tried to change things with a burst into the box but the on-loan right
back could not control Price's exchange pass.
Gornell again carved his way into the City box before Eckersley slid in to concede Accrington's first corner. The
home side saw that off comfortably but could not avoid the boos that greeted the half-time whistle.
It was a 45 minutes that had harked back to the bad days of early season and there had been nothing at all to cheer
the frozen supporters.
But the mood for the restart was far more upbeat as Daley appeared for Osborne. The winger had not been in it in
the first half – although that charge could be levelled at quite a few.
The teams traded early corners but City still had a tendency to sit too deep, allowing Accrington the space to get
men forward. The volume briefly increased as Doherty ran on to Lee Hendrie's clever backheel but again Dunbavin's
goal remained untroubled.
City screamed for a penalty as Price claimed he was hindered from Hanson's knockdown. The striker bundled into
Dunbavin, leaving the one-time Halifax stopper requiring treatment.
The Bantams had another spot-kick shout ignored from their next attack – but were not complaining this time as
Price broke his scoring duck for the club.
Price initially got his head to O'Brien's cross on the edge of the box. It broke into the danger zone where
Dunbavin shoved Hanson out the way. The crowd were still bawling for a foul as Price kept a cool head to slot the
loose ball into the net.
There was a certain irony as Accrington angrily crowded round the referee, claiming that play should have been
stopped – remember the Wycombe winner ten days earlier?
City were rejuvenated and Pidgeley's first-time punt looked to get Hanson clear, only to be knocked over by Kevin
Long. The defender was slightly fortunate to get only a yellow card before Daley wasted the free-kick.
If that was the bad side of the Jamaican, he quickly demonstrated the good with a tricky run which dumped one
defender on his backside and bamboozled another before hitting the side-netting.
And then there was the ugly with a late clip on Edwards which earned Daley City's first booking.
Hendrie and Jimmy Ryan squared up, while Accrington's intentions became clear with a time-wasting episode as Long
received treatment in the goalmouth.
Now it was Stanley who looked the more ragged outfit and Rob Kiernan nearly had an unexpected second goal when a
panicky clearance from an O'Brien corner struck him and rebounded menacingly close.
Pidgeley came racing out to thwart a rare Accrington counter and was well out of his goal when his kick was picked
up by Edwards on halfway. The defender's attempt to repeat Gary Roberts' wonder strike for Rotherham from the same
spot almost a year ago only produced a sideways slice.
As City pressed, Hanson rose to meet Hendrie's corner but Putterill made a vital block in front of the post. It was
Hendrie's last involvement as he followed Price off in a late double switch for Robbie Threlfall and Gareth Evans.
Five minutes of stoppage time offered the opportunity for a late winner and Eckersley almost provided it with a
side-foot which Dunbavin smothered at his near post. Attendance: 10,392
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We're still lacking consistency - Wayne Jacobs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/9222901.stm?
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Loan update: Speight scores for Vale
Posted on: Wed 24 Nov 2010
Jake Speight netted his first goal for Port Vale on Tuesday night as the Valiants inflicted a heavy defeat on
Stockport County in npower League 2.
The Bantams striker, who was playing the last match of his loan spell at Vale Park, grabbed Vale's fifth on the
night after coming on as a 65th minute substitute at Edgeley Park.
Speight's 95th minute strike would be prove the icing on the cake for Micky Adams' side as the visitors ran out 5-0
winners.
The 25 year old in now expected back at Valley Parade this week, although it remains to be seen whether Port Vale
will actually seek to extend his loan period into the new year.
Fellow striker, Chib Chilaka, also scored the first goal of his loan period away from Valley Parade on Tuesday
evening.
Chilaka, who is on loan at neighbours Bradford (Park Avenue), scored Avenue's second of the night as they defeated
Eccleshill United 3-1 in the West Riding County Cup.
Wednesday update: Loan extended for a further month.
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Conlon interview - loved his time at Bradford
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/the-match-i-hate-the-game-i-actually-hate-the-game-2429969.html
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/sweet-16-in-his-own-words-barry-conlon-describes-his-moves-2430089.html
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HORNE HEADS TO HALIFAX ON LOAN
Louis Horne has cut short his spell at Fleetwood Town to join FC Halifax
Town on loan until December 27.
The young Bantams defender has been at the Blue Square Bet Premier Division
side since October but has been unable to get regular first-team football.
The 19-year-old links up with former City player Mark Bower at Town, who are
due to visit Bradford Park Avenue tomorrow in the Evo Stik Premier Division
clash.
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SENTENCE CUT FOR LEEDS THUG RINGLEADER
The ringleader of a gang of Leeds United hooligans who ambushed a train
carrying rival Bradford City supporters has had his jail term cut on appeal.
Ryan Rodley, 21, of Frensham Avenue, Morley, Leeds, was jailed for five
years at Leeds Crown Court in May after he admitted violent disorder and
assaulting a barmaid - causing her grievous bodily harm - in a separate
incident.
London's Criminal Appeal Court reduced the sentence to four years.
The court heard the violent outburst between the two gangs happened on March
21 last year after the derby match between the two football clubs.
A gang of about 25 Leeds fans ambushed the train as it arrived at Bramley
railway station, throwing bottles and hitting carriages with pieces of wood.
Yobs boarded the train and tried to pull Bradford City supporters onto the
platform.
Passengers, including small children, were terrified.
While on bail for his part in the violence, he injured a barmaid after
throwing an ashtray at her face in his local pub.
Allowing the appeal, Mrs. Justice Dobbs said the five-year sentence was "too
high" and reduced it to four years.
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From the Official BCFC Website...
REHMAN HONOURED BY NUMBER 10 INVITE
Posted on: Fri 26 Nov 2010
City's Zesh Rehman was honoured at a private reception held by David Cameron
at Downing Street this week.
In a speech at the reception, the Prime Minister said he wanted to
"celebrate the immense contributions" British Asians like Zesh Rehman have
made to this country.
The Bantams star said: "This is a distinguished moment for not only for me
as Club Captain, but also an incredible honour for Bradford City FC and the
City of Bradford. Together we have achieved positive recognition on a
national scale."
As the first ever Asian Captain of Bradford City, Rehman stood among other
British Asians who have contributed to the rich landscape of British
society.
Quizzed by the PM and Nick Clegg on his achievements, Zesh said: "Being one
of only two British Asians playing professional football, I was happy to
speak to both David Cameron and Nick Clegg about my career and some of the
racial hurdles and barriers that I have overcome to make the grade.
The PM also commented on monitoring my progress for a number of years and
said he remembered me from my Premiership and Championship days with Fulham
and QPR".
"They were both also very supportive of my Foundation I launched in May and
believe it will achieve its aims of bridging the cultural gap in our society
through the power of football".
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