Important Arsenal match information
PUBLISHED 06:48 10th December 2012
Bradford City today announced crowd entry arrangements for Tuesday night's Capital One Cup 5th Round tie at the Coral Windows Stadium. The game
against Premiership Arsenal will kick off at 7.45pm and the game is already a sell-out.
With a full-house expected, City have today requested fans to arrive at the stadium as early as possible. With this in mind the stadium will open
at the earlier time of 6.15pm. All available turnstiles will be open to speed up the entry points.
Bradford City FC has put in strenuous efforts, supported by the Police and other agencies, to make sure the game is delivered safely. Please
enjoy the game and act upon any instructions from stewards to ensure that the event is remembered for all the right reasons.
Road closures
Due to the capacity crowd, some road closures have been agreed with the local authority. Therefore Valley Parade, South Parade and Holywell Ash
Lane will be closed to vehicles as well as Burlington Street and Cliffe Terrace. Finally, Midland Road will be closed from its junction with
Thorncliffe Road right through as far Cornwall Road. Manningham Lane and Thorncliffe Road will remain unaffected by the closures but are expected
to be busy. If you are able to park away from the stadium and walk the last mile it will ease problems for all concerned.
These road barriers will also be the first point for ticket checks. Please make sure you have your tickets ready at the first road closure point
and any subsequent check point. Tickets will also be checked at every turnstile with at least one security staff member on duty outside every
turnstile.
Approaches to the stadium
Supporters are asked to make their way directly to the area for which their ticket is valid and use the following streets to get to the stadium:
· - Valley Parade - for the Co-operative Main (West) Stand and TL Dallas (South) Stand only plus banqueting
· - Burlington Street - for the Co-operative Main (West) Stand only plus banqueting
· - Thorncliffe Road - for the Carlsberg Kop (North) Stand plus the Bantams Bar
· - Midland Road - is being used primarily for the visiting supporters and their coaches
M - Midland Road - there will also be limited access to home supporters with tickets for the Carlsberg Kop (North) Stand Upper level (turnstiles
N9-N14) but supporters must approach these turnstiles from the direction of Queen's Road .
Exit arrangements
The Midland Road area will be reserved for the departure of Arsenal fans after the game. Home supporters should use their usual exits from the
stadium and then leave the area via Manningham Lane. Home supporters in the South Stand will be able to use the exit gate onto Midland Road but
will have to leave in the direction of Hamm Strasse. Home supporters in the Carlsberg Kop (North) Stand will be able to leave by the exit gate
onto Midland Road but will have to leave in the direction of Queen's Road.
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The cup comes to Bradford!
PUBLISHED 19:01 10th December 2012
Ahead of City's eagerly-anticipated Capital One Quarter-Final with Premiership giants Arsenal, the Capital One Cup trophy itself made a visit to
the Bantams' training ground.
In front of the national and local media, City boss Phil Parkinson and his players were given the opportunity to get up close with the famous old
trophy before training began this Monday.
The trophy was also present as Parkinson gave his pre-match thoughts to the large number of media agencies gathered at the club's Woodhouse Grove
training complex.
Bantams Player subscribers can now see footage from this Monday when the cup came to Bradford!
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Bradford v Arsenal: Can Bantams roll back the years?
By Peter Scrivener BBC Sport
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Capital One Cup
Venue: Valley Parade
Date: Tuesday, 11 December
Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Bantams v Gunners
Arsenal have not won at Valley Parade for 90 years
The teams have never met in the League Cup
In three FA Cup games, the home side has always won (Bradford once, Arsenal twice)
The away team has failed to score in each of those previous cup games
Bradford beat Arsenal 2-1 at home in their first season in the Premier League
Arsenal won both Premier League games at Highbury 2-0
Bradford penalty kings
6 October 2009: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Notts County (h)
10 November 2009: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Port Vale (h)
30 August 2011: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Sheffield Wednesday (a)
4 October 2011: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Huddersfield (a)
8 November 2011: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Sheffield United (a)
9 October 2012: Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Hartlepool (a)
30 October 2012: Capital One Cup - Wigan (a)
13 November 2012: FA Cup - Northampton (h)
Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live and text commentary on BBC Sport website.
When Arsenal last visited Valley Parade to take on Bradford they arrived at the ground already wearing their kit because the "broom cupboard"
changing rooms were deemed to be not big enough.
However, 12 years ago, when that match took place, the Bantams were not the lowly League Two side that the Gunners will face in Tuesday's Capital
One Cup quarter-final, but a Premier League one, embarking on a second season in the top flight.
City, buoyed by a 2-0 victory over Chelsea in their opening home game of the 2000-01 campaign, earned a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on what Gunners
centre-back Martin Keown remembered as a "frustrating afternoon" for the visitors.
The centre-back told BBC Sport: "The dressing room was inadequate because we had acquired a big staff over the previous few years to cope with
our Champions League ambitions.
"We got changed at the hotel before travelling to the ground on the coach because the the room was like a broom cupboard.
"With the introduction of all the physios and masseuses we had there was just not enough space for everyone and everything."
Bradford had summer signings Benito Carbone, Ashley Ward, Dan Petrescu and record £2.4m signing David Hopkin among their ranks, although it was
club legend Stuart McCall who scored City's opener from the edge of the box in the 10th minute.
Arsenal drew level courtesy of the then 19-year-old Ashley Cole's first goal for the club.
Since that game, the fortunes of the two clubs have taken very different paths.
The Bantams, who were eventually relegated that season, have gone through 15 managers and gone down three times on the back of two spells in
administration while the Gunners have won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups under Arsene Wenger.
Despite Bradford's League Two standing, Keown insists Wenger will not underestimate a City side which won its eighth successive penalty shoot-out
to beat Wigan in the last round.
"Arsene never underestimates the opposition," stated the former England centre-back. "It is almost unthinkable that Arsenal will lose but
Bradford are here on merit and they have home advantage.
"The stadium will be buzzing and they are in a no-lose situation. They should embrace the challenge."
Keown expects Wenger to continue playing the youngsters who have taken Arsenal to the last eight.
However, he added: "This tournament has given a clue in recent years to Arsenal going forward, but having not won a trophy since 2005 there will
be more senior players on the bench than in the last round.
"In an ideal world you would stack the bench with experienced players but hope the youngsters can do it.
"That might provide an opportunity for Bradford but they should not underestimate Arsenal because some of those players have waited a long time
since the last round to play again."
City have never progressed beyond the quarter-final of the League Cup, which they last reached 24 years ago, while Arsenal have won it twice in
1987 and 1993.
Under Wenger, who ranks the competition as fifth in importance behind winning the Premier League, winning the Champions League, qualifying for
the Champions League and winning the FA Cup, the Gunners have finished runners-up twice, in 2007 and 2011.
BBC Sport takes a look at what happened to the teams of 2000:
(see the link)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20633812
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