Highlights available here (and see below for the BBC highlights)
http://www.afcwimbledon.tv/video/highlights/afc-wimbledon-v-bradford-city-l2-130312/
CFML Daily News
http://paper.li/f-1315926867
Current table
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/tables/cc_league2.html
Fixtures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10266,00.html
http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/clubhouse?teamId=387&lang=EN
The "Social media Corner"
http://paper.li/f-1315926867
Official Mobile app
http://communicatoremail.com/IN/Y2tx0dX-0UIRu4P1_588C9Eehl64XmQ-JA8WroOSpEQ/WebView.aspx
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Signings, Loans and Injuries
Loans: In
Chris Dagnall, 25, Barnsley, to end of the season
Loans: Out
Darren Stephenson, 19, Southport, end of the season.
Ross Hannah, loaned to Halifax
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Match Media & Stats
Pictures
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/sport_bantams_pics2011/
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2658554,00.html?
"Last Match" Highlights on Bantams Player
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/player/LastMatch/0,,10266~1612005~36,00.html
http://www.afcwimbledon.tv/video/highlights/afc-wimbledon-v-bradford-city-l2-130312/
BBC highlights (uk only)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17374739?#asset
Match stats
http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=234#teamTabs=results
AFC Wimbledon - Bradford City
9(4) Shots (on Goal) 8(5)
8 Fouls 20
5 Corner Kicks 2
0 Offsides 2
70% Time of Possession 30%
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
5 Saves 3
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Wednesday morning match report
Phil Parkinson rues 'awful' display by referee after two dubious penalties
8:30am Wednesday 14th March 2012
By Simon Parker
Phil Parkinson accused Craig Fagan of letting City down after a controversial defeat at Wimbledon last night.
The stand-in skipper could face a fine for his red card in the 3-1 loss at Kingsmeadow.
Parkinson was fuming at Fagan's lack of discipline which saw him sent off before half-time.
Referee Darren Deadman gave two penalties against City and the Bantams boss called the official's performance "awful".
He plans to speak today to Mike Riley, head of the Professional Game and Match Officials Board, who oversee all referees.
Parkinson said: "We aren't going to accept that performance. We looked at both penalty incidents on the dvd and they were absolutely ridiculous.
He got them so wrong and we want an answer."
But Parkinson also blamed Fagan, who was dismissed just a minute after setting up the equaliser for booting the ball into the crowd.
Parkinson said: "Craig let us down. I'm really disappointed in him and I told him that in the dressing room.
"I thought his first booking was for a nothing challenge. But once you've had that yellow card, you can't do what he did and he gave the ref no
option.
"He's a key player for us and had just made the goal. We'd changed things round and put him on the right because I felt it was the best way to
go.
"I came here very confident we could win. We'd started well and got the goal back and then that happened."
Fagan's cross was deflected into his own net by home defender Pim Balkestein to cancel out the first of Jack Midson's penalty double.
Billy Knott restored Wimbledon's lead against the ten men early in the second half, before Midson scored from the spot once again.
Parkinson admitted he was mystified by the two penalty decisions, particularly the first awarded against Rob Kozluk for his challenge on Knott.
He said: "I don't know what it was given for. There was absolutely nothing there at all.
"Kozzy's an honest lad and said he hadn't grabbed hold of him, so it was a very tough call.
"The second was not a penalty either but Davo (Andrew Davies) went up for a challenge. I could see what the incident was even if I didn't agree
with it.
"But he's a bad ref, full stop. I thought he was awful. I was disappointed with his performance as well as with Craig for letting us down.
"But I thought the effort from the lads that remained on the pitch was tremendous."
Fagan will be banned for Saturday's trip to Aldershot but Ricky Ravenhill is eligible to return after serving his two-game suspension.
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The Referee
http://www.football-league.co.uk/interviews/20111020/men-in-black-darren-deadman_2293411_2488281
From Mike Harrison, The City Gent
"On our way home as I was driving with Simon Parker and Derm Tanner, Simon gets a call from Parkinson around midnight saying they've watched the
dvd on the coach and he was going to contact Mike Riley in the morning to get someone from the body that organises the referees to explain
Deadman's penalty decisions. As has been reported today football league head referee Dave Allison is meeting up with Parkinson and Lawn next
week."
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Bradford City to quiz officials chief over ref justice
7:40am Thursday 15th March 2012
By Simon Parker
Football League refereeing chief David Allison will meet with City to discuss their growing concerns over recent key decisions.
Allison had a long chat with Phil Parkinson yesterday in the wake of Darren Deadman's performance during the defeat at Wimbledon.
Parkinson contacted the Professional Game Match Officials Board, who oversee officials, to voice his frustration at the latest in a list of calls
that have gone against the club.
Parkinson has also asked that Deadman, who gave two penalties for the home side, does not take charge of City again.
Allison, who is in charge of league appointments, agreed to sit down with the City management team and is expected to visit within the next week.
Parkinson said: "It's not just me moaning. Equally all our supporters are up in arms and something had to be said.
"We're going right back to the Reidy (Kyel Reid) penalty not given at Bristol Rovers, the tackle on Marcel (Seip) when Danny Coid scythed him
from behind and they gave a corner, the handball on Saturday and now the two Wimbledon penalties.
"We've had some horrendous decisions go against us and I can't work out why. It got to the stage where Tuesday night was the straw that broke the
camel's back for me.
"We owe it to our players and the fans to do something and David is going to come in and have a chat with us and look through some of the
incidents.
"He will sit down with myself and Steve Parkin either at the end of this week or first thing next.
"I've also told him that we don't want Darren Deadman again. I don't think he's good enough and it wouldn't be right if he gets appointed for our
matches in the future."
But Parkinson will also remind the players not to use the controversial refereeing calls as excuses.
City head to Aldershot on Saturday and he said: "We've got to block that frustration out of our minds.
"Nobody wants to hear sob stories at the end of the season so it's important that we move on."
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Doubt over duo
Posted on: Thu 15 Mar 2012
City boss Phil Parkinson has revealed that he has slight pre-match fitness doubts over Nahki Wells and Lee Bullock ahead of the Bantams' trip to
Aldershot Town this weekend.
Both started the game at AFC Wimbledon in midweek but Wells has a minor thigh injury to contend with and Bullock missed training today (Thursday)
due to a spot of illness.
Parkinson is confident that the pair will be fit enough to make up part of his travelling party to Aldershot but a final decision on them will be
made tomorrow (Friday).
"We have a couple of issues to think over," Parkinson said.
"Nahki has a bit of a problem with his thigh and Bully (Lee Bullock) has missed today with a bit of a virus.
"It's nothing to serious for Lee, but we just wanted to give him the chance to get it out of his system.
"We have a couple of things to sleep on tonight and we'll tell the lads the team tomorrow."
Even if the duo are passed fit, however, the Bantams boss has admitted that he is mulling over possible alterations to his starting eleven.
Craig Fagan will certainly miss the match as he serves out his one-match suspension for his Dons dismissal, with Will Atkinson and Deane Smalley
contenders to replace him.
Parkinson could be tempted into further changes though in a bid to freshen things up after seeing his side play over 50 minutes with ten men
following Fagan's sending off.
"We've had a day today where the ones who started (at AFC Wimbledon) have had a recover day, just a bit of a session to get the legs going again,
while the lads who didn't start have obviously done a harder session," added Parkinson.
"We'll check how the lads all feel and make a call in the (Friday) morning."
The potential blow of losing Bullock for this Saturday's match would be softened considerably by the return of fellow midfielder Ricky Ravenhill,
who is available once again after a two-match ban.
Parkinson added: "I'm really pleased to get Ricky back, he's a great character to have around the dressing room.
"You never want to miss games as a player, but the positive is that the little break will have done him good and he'll come back fresh.
"He's played nearly every minute of our recent games before his suspension so the break won't have done him any harm."
Along Ravenhill, Simon Ramsden is another player who could possibly make the journey south to Hampshire this weekend.
The popular right back returned to training at the back end of last week after a recent injury but has yet to make his comeback in a first team
fixture just yet.
Some fans may have been expecting to see Ramsden involved in Tuesday's trip to Wimbledon but Parkinson feels City were right to hold him back for
a bit longer.
The Bantams boss said: "With Rammers, I just felt he needed another week's training under his belt.
"I want to make sure he is right when he comes back in so that when he comes back into the squad, he's there for the rest of the season.
"He trained back in Bradford on Tuesday and he's trained here again today (Thursday), and he looked really good.
"He's feeling confident now, and that's good for Simon.
"It's always a tough call because you are always tempted to throw a player of Simon's calibre straight back in, but I feel we have made the right
call by giving him a little bit longer."
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Dagnall arrives at City
Posted on: Fri 16 Mar 2012
City boss Phil Parkinson has landed himself a massive pre-match boost ahead of his side's trip to Aldershot Town by securing the signature of
talented attacker Chris Dagnall.
Dagnall, who is 26 in less than a month, joins the Bantams on loan from Championship side Barnsley until the end of the season.
He has featured in nine of Barnsley's past eleven Championship fixtures since his move to Oakwell two months ago.
The Liverpool-born striker will wear squad number 17 for the rest of this season and, subject to receiving the relevant clearances, will be
available to make his Bantams debut at Aldershot tomorrow (Saturday).
The capture of Dagnall ends a long quest for the striker's signature by Parkinson. The Bantams boss had originally tried to snap up Dagnall in
January before his move to Barnsley, and he is delighted to finally have his man.
"We've obviously thoroughly pleased to get Chris on board," said Parkinson.
"He's a player we were originally looking at in the January transfer window, so we're delighted to finally have a deal secured to bring him to
the football club.
"We've always felt that if the right player came along who was available to us then we'd try and make it happen. Chris certainly fits into that
category because we know he will improve the squad.
"Chris has become available and we've moved quickly to bring him in until the end of the season."
Dagnall will also be familiar to City assistant Steve Parkin after he signed the striker from Tranmere Rovers - the club where he started his
career - while Rochdale manager back in January 2006.
During his time at Spotland, Dagnall twice helped Rochdale into the Play-Offs - playing alongside Simon Ramsden in the 2008 Dale side that lost
3-2 to Stockport County in the Wembley League 2 Play-Off Final on one of those two occasions.
Dagnall also played a major part in ending the Lancashire club's 41 year wait for promotion back in when his 20 goals helped Dale into League 1
at the end of the 2009/10 season.
Such sparkling form in front of goal earned Dagnall a move to the then-Championship side Scunthorpe United in the summer of 2010.
Dagnall was unable to prevent Scunthorpe's relegation into League 1 the following year but he was back in the Championship less than eight months
later following his move to the Tykes at the start of the year.
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