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Signings, Loans and Injuries
Wigan and Hull striker Caleb Folan on a contract until December
striker Louie Swain joins Guiseley AFC on loan
Injuries
Nahki Wells , ankle ligaments
Gary Jones ,tight hamstring
Garry Thompson, Achilles problem
Rory McArdle, still not recovered sufficiently from his weekend illness to return to training.
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Super Bantams second to none after going nine games 'unbeaten' after the break
7:10am Thursday 3rd October 2013
By Simon Parker
City are officially the best second-half team in the country right now.
Last week's come-back win over Shrewsbury was just the latest example of the staying power of Phil Parkinson's side.In their nine league games, City have "won" six of the second periods and drawn the other three.
They are one of only six teams across all four divisions who are still "unbeaten" after the break.
And their plus nine goal difference just shades it over MK Dons and current League Two leaders Chesterfield.
City last conceded a goal in the second half when Doug Loft fired a deflected winner for Port Vale on August 17 – they have kept six "clean sheets" since then.
The one previous second-half strike came from Bristol City's Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on the first day of the season.
Phil Parkinson said: "That's a good record. It shows the fitness of the team and the mental toughness to keep going like that.
"We've had those few away games when I felt we didn't start too well but equally to have the ability to keep going is so important.
"You see it all the time in football that a game's not over 'til it's over. You get late goals all the time.
"We are a very fit team and there is a great attitude in the dressing room. Myself, Steve (Parkin) and Nick (Allamby) approach every game knowing that we will keep going all the way."
Eleven of City's 19 league goals have come after the interval – including both to beat Shrewsbury which moved them up to fifth. James Hanson sealed the recovery with the second in the third minute of added time.
Parkinson insists that finishing so strongly is a great habit to have.
"You just have to look at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson over the years and the games they won late on. The number of times it happened is phenomenal.
"Obviously, ideally you want to be up in the game at half-time and make it more comfortable after that.
"But if you do have a difficult start, like we did on Saturday, it's great that you've got that determination and mentality to keep going right to the end."
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When the dust settled - match report
City hard luck story has a happy ending
8:00am Monday 30th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Bradford City 2 Shrewsbury 1
So a day when events threatened to conspire against City turned out to be all right.
And that included the source of both comeback goals from the most breathless win of the season so far.
Kyel Reid and James Hanson may be left-footed players but the conviction of their finishes proved that the other leg is there for more than just balance.
The dramatic nature of City's fourth success in five attempts at home also once again underlined the indomitable spirit that seeps through every pore of Phil Parkinson's squad.
So shame on those in the crowd who had taken a chance by sneaking off a couple of minutes early.
They might have just caught that bus by beating the crush. But was that any consolation when news came through of Hanson's late, late show?
City's day had got off on the wrong foot when Parkinson received a morning phone call from a sickly Rory McArdle. For only the third time since promotion, the boss had to contemplate a team change.
Things got worse just 90 seconds into the game as Shrewsbury caught the hosts stone cold through Tom Bradshaw's header.
And they appeared to hit rock bottom when Nahki Wells got cracked on the ankle and was unable to continue. The first half was barely halfway through and City were facing a fightback without their deadliest marksman.
But without wanting to labour the point, this bunch of Bantams are built of the sternest stuff.
One fan joked on Twitter on Saturday night that writing match reports must be getting easier these days. The biggest danger, it seems, is repeating yourself by extolling the team's virtues week after week.
But there is always a fresh element to the fighting qualities on display.
This time it was a goal at Valley Parade for Reid – his first on home soil in just over a year.
The winger had brought his exhilarating Gillingham form back with him, topping off another livewire display by answering his manager's plea for more cutting edge in the penalty area.
"We've being telling him to get in the 18-yard box because that's where goals come from," said Parkinson. "Very few, in reality, are scored from outside there.
"We talk to Reidy all the time in training about how he can take his game to the next level. That's by getting the goals, getting inside his defender and getting across people."
Reid has seized the opportunity since winning a recall a month ago. But Mark Yeates, the man who made way, looked just as hungry when given his chance again by the Wells injury.
When City turned to Yeates for the second-striker role, it looked a slap in the face for Alan Connell.
Parkinson acknowledged Caleb Folan's arrival on a short-term deal by stating that you can never have enough strikers.
Folan did make his first appearance at Valley Parade on Saturday, albeit in a pre-match warm-up tutorial with Nick Allamby as he waits for the red tape of international clearance to be sorted.
But Connell, another established forward, had to wait an hour longer than he would have expected to join the fray.
Parkinson's decision to opt for Yeates instead raised eyebrows among fans – but it was a position where the Irishman had played many times before when the pair were together at Colchester.
And if Wells is sidelined for any length of time, expect Yeates to reprise the role as Hanson's chief support.
Like Reid before him, the player's positive attitude during the week had caught his manager's eye.
Parkinson added: "Yeatesy has been outstanding since we left him out of the team. He's probably been the best player in training.
"He gave us something different in that position and got better and better as the game went on.
"He's got the ability to find little holes to get the ball into his feet. And when he turns, he's always a dangerous player – he gave us a different dimension in the second half."
City were a very different proposition after the break. Reid aside, they had been too anxious and frantic in the opening 45 minutes – trying too hard, in Parkinson's words, to come to terms with that early setback.
Shrewsbury were missing their most creative player, suspended winger Jon Taylor, but his replacement Ryan Woods, shoved forward from right back, delivered a text-book cross which Adam Reach steered into Bradshaw's path to bury.
The Wells-less hosts struggled to find their feet. Only Reid carried a direct threat to the Shrews, bringing the crowd to life with one surge that must have covered 70 yards.
As half-time approached, he jinked through three blue and yellow shirts before warming Chris Weale's hands with a rising drive. That was better but City needed more.
The dressing room message banned any talk of hard luck stories. "Nobody wants to hear excuses," Parkinson told his players, "we need wins."
The challenge was thrown down to do it without Wells. Show League One this is more than a one-man team.
City emerged with more composure in their play; midfield got on the ball more and fed the flanks. The left wing, in particular, was a constant source of joy, with Reid supplemented by the ever-willing James Meredith.
Reid claimed the equaliser in the space created by Hanson's step-over, taking a touch before firing home from a low cross from Yeates.
Bradshaw should have done better on the break with a lob over the bar but City continued to build a head of steam.
For the frenetic finish, they were facing ten men as Dave Winfield was red-carded on his Shrewsbury debut. He had been living on borrowed time.
Graham Turner thought the second booking for handling was harsh but if the centre half had been booked for his whack on
Wells – which he should have been by over-lenient ref Geoff Eltringham – his game would have finished much earlier when he tugged back Hanson.
Connell finally got his call as Parkinson threw on an extra striker and City lobbed the kitchen sink goalwards for the four minutes of stoppages.
Three had passed when Steve Parkin turned to the home bench and promised there was time for one more chance.
True to his word, Hanson won a header and the ball dropped in a scrum of players. Connell engineered enough space for
Yeates to line up a shot but instead it was Hanson jumping in with a swing of his right boot and Valley Parade was celebrating one more memorable moment.
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We're not a one-man team, says Bantams goal hero Hanson
7:20am Monday 30th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Last-gasp hero James Hanson savoured City's latest triumph and roared: "That proves we can win without Nahki Wells."
The Bantams hope to have a better idea today on the extent of the left ankle injury which forced off their top scorer so early in Saturday's 2-1 win over Shrewsbury.
Initial reports suggested it was not too serious but they are waiting for the swelling to go down.
Even without their nine-goal talisman, City rallied to come from behind with a victory that pushed them up to fifth.
Hanson slammed the stoppage-time winner to send Valley Parade wild – and then insisted that the team had passed a major test of character.
He said: "Going 1-0 down early on and then losing your top goalscorer is going to hurt anyone.
"At half-time, maybe too many lads were looking round and wondering who was going to do it when Nahki went off.
"He's a great player, don't get me wrong, but the second half showed what we are made of as a team with a comeback like that.
"Yeatesy (Mark Yeates) was different class when he came on and every time we got him on the ball he was a threat."
Kyel Reid wiped out Shrewsbury's early advantage on the hour with his first goal at home for a year. Then Hanson capped a frenetic finish – which also saw visiting defender Dave Winfield red-carded – by scoring off the post in the third minute of time added on.
Hanson said: "A lot of balls were being pumped in there as it got a little bit desperate.
"I won the initial header, Alan Connell backed in and it turned into a big scramble. Yeatesy prepared to have a swing but then I thought I'd just go for it.
"We were a bit too frantic in the first half and trying too hard. Their goal caught everyone cold.
"But the gaffer said at half-time we were more than capable of getting back into it. We were much better after the break and there was only one winner in the last 20 minutes."
Hanson also reserved praise for the crowd, who saw City maintain the best home record in the division with a fourth win in five attempts.
"I didn't sense any negativity around the ground, even when we were 1-0 down at half-time. The fans stuck behind us and played their part in getting us the result.
"Eighteen points from nine games is such a solid start. We wanted to cement our place (in the top six) and who knows how far we can go from here."
Phil Parkinson was unhappy with referee Geoff Eltringham's performance – particularly when Winfield was not even booked for his foul that crocked Wells.
Parkinson said: "I didn't feel the ref gave us any favours at all. Every little decision seemed to go against us. We've had it before where we get a young ref and they want to show the big crowd won't get it their way.
"But I was so pleased for the lads. Nahki has been a big influence for us over a period of time but it was a day for other people to take centre stage and we did that."
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Nahki Wells suffers ankle ligament damage
1:34pm Tuesday 1st October 2013
By Simon Parker
Top scorer Nahki Wells has been ruled out of Bradford City's plans for "at least a couple of weeks."
The results of the scan on his injured left ankle today revealed he had suffered ligament damage from the challenge by Shrewsbury defender Dave Winfield.
Boss Phil Parkinson said: "The scan showed there was nothing really serious.
"He will be out for at least a couple of weeks but we will know more when the swelling goes down."
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BCFC list posting by Tony Watson <tony@tonywatson.free-online.co.uk>
"So both last year's finalists have gone out of this year's League Cup in their first match!! Swansea made 10 changes from the weekend.
No League One or Two teams left in the last 16 and only three Championship teams remain. Who says the top teams don't take this competition seriously?
It just confirms what a fantastic achievement our's was last season.
We even got a mention in Arsene's post match interview when the interviewer asked him if he thought about last December's penalty shoot-out as they had to go thru another at West Brom. He said 'Yes'!!"
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Mark Lawn axes Peter Jackson's book signing at City because he is angered at certain passages, particularly those related
to the Archie Christie saga.
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Great to see former Bantams loan defender John Egan back
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Walsall tickets sold out
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Bradford City: Caleb Folan signs on short-term contract
Bradford City have signed former Wigan and Hull striker Caleb Folan on a contract until the end of December.
The 30-year-old had been training with the Bantams and has impressed enough to earn a deal with the League One club.
Folan, capped seven times by the Republic of Ireland, has most recently been playing in Malaysia and has not appeared in a first-team game in England since October 2010.
Bradford are awaiting international clearance for the deal to be completed.
It means Folan will be made to wait for his debut, although manager Phil Parkinson is sure he will have an impact.
"He has looked great for us in training and we look forward to working with him on a permanent basis now," Parkinson told the club website.
"We've been looking for someone to give us that little bit extra competition up front and Caleb gives us that. He has the strength to be a real handful for defenders to deal with."
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Bradford City hit by quadruple injury scare
6:00am Wednesday 2nd October 2013
By Simon Parker
City face an anxious few days as injuries and illness threaten to disrupt Phil Parkinson's settled side.
The Bantams boss has hardly needed to make a change during the first two months of the season – a run that has seen them reach fifth spot with only one loss in nine games.
But his plans for Saturday's trip to Walsall have been hampered by problems to several first-team regulars.
City are definitely missing top scorer Nahki Wells after his injury against Shrews-bury was yesterday confirmed as ankle
ligament damage. The nine-goal hitman has already been ruled out for "at least a couple of weeks", pending a further examination when the swelling has subsided.
But Parkinson also has further concerns over Gary Jones, Garry Thompson and Rory McArdle.
Skipper Jones has been troubled by a tight hamstring, Thompson has an Achilles problem and McArdle has still not recovered sufficiently from his weekend illness to return to training.
Parkinson said: "We've had a few bumps and bruises this week and there are a few missing. It's disappointing but unfortunately that's part and parcel of football.
"But we've had a good run of late in terms of avoiding injuries and we'll have to see what happens."
The news on Wells is not as bad as it could have been. When he left Valley Parade on crutches on Saturday night, fans feared losing him for a lengthy period.
"The scan showed nothing really serious," said a relieved Parkinson. "He's going to be missing for at least a couple of weeks but we will know more once the swelling has gone down."
For Wells, sitting out City's clash at the Bescot will be a unique experience.
"Since I've been a pro I've been fortunate enough not to miss a game through injury yet," he told Bermuda's Royal Gazette newspaper.
"I'm a quick healer and I'm not going to come back too early because that wouldn't be smart. But I am going to do whatever it takes and get treatment every day to get back as soon as possible."
The striker's red-hot start to the season earned him the Sky Bet League One player of the month award for August.
And winger Kyel Reid could make it a City one-two after being named in today's four-man short-list for September.
Reid has been City's star performer in the last two games and scored his first Valley Parade goal for over a year at the weekend.
He is up against David Mooney from leaders Leyton Orient, Britt Assombalonga of Peterborough and Preston full back Scott Laird. The winner will be announced on Friday morning.
* City drew 1-1 with Sheffield United in their latest reserve team friendly, with Alan Connell scoring their goal from the penalty spot.
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Signings, Loans and Injuries
Wigan and Hull striker Caleb Folan on a contract until December
striker Louie Swain joins Guiseley AFC on loan
Injuries
Nahki Wells , ankle ligaments
Gary Jones ,tight hamstring
Garry Thompson, Achilles problem
Rory McArdle, still not recovered sufficiently from his weekend illness to return to training.
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Super Bantams second to none after going nine games 'unbeaten' after the break
7:10am Thursday 3rd October 2013
By Simon Parker
City are officially the best second-half team in the country right now.
Last week's come-back win over Shrewsbury was just the latest example of the staying power of Phil Parkinson's side.In their nine league games, City have "won" six of the second periods and drawn the other three.
They are one of only six teams across all four divisions who are still "unbeaten" after the break.
And their plus nine goal difference just shades it over MK Dons and current League Two leaders Chesterfield.
City last conceded a goal in the second half when Doug Loft fired a deflected winner for Port Vale on August 17 – they have kept six "clean sheets" since then.
The one previous second-half strike came from Bristol City's Jay Emmanuel-Thomas on the first day of the season.
Phil Parkinson said: "That's a good record. It shows the fitness of the team and the mental toughness to keep going like that.
"We've had those few away games when I felt we didn't start too well but equally to have the ability to keep going is so important.
"You see it all the time in football that a game's not over 'til it's over. You get late goals all the time.
"We are a very fit team and there is a great attitude in the dressing room. Myself, Steve (Parkin) and Nick (Allamby) approach every game knowing that we will keep going all the way."
Eleven of City's 19 league goals have come after the interval – including both to beat Shrewsbury which moved them up to fifth. James Hanson sealed the recovery with the second in the third minute of added time.
Parkinson insists that finishing so strongly is a great habit to have.
"You just have to look at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson over the years and the games they won late on. The number of times it happened is phenomenal.
"Obviously, ideally you want to be up in the game at half-time and make it more comfortable after that.
"But if you do have a difficult start, like we did on Saturday, it's great that you've got that determination and mentality to keep going right to the end."
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When the dust settled - match report
City hard luck story has a happy ending
8:00am Monday 30th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Bradford City 2 Shrewsbury 1
So a day when events threatened to conspire against City turned out to be all right.
And that included the source of both comeback goals from the most breathless win of the season so far.
Kyel Reid and James Hanson may be left-footed players but the conviction of their finishes proved that the other leg is there for more than just balance.
The dramatic nature of City's fourth success in five attempts at home also once again underlined the indomitable spirit that seeps through every pore of Phil Parkinson's squad.
So shame on those in the crowd who had taken a chance by sneaking off a couple of minutes early.
They might have just caught that bus by beating the crush. But was that any consolation when news came through of Hanson's late, late show?
City's day had got off on the wrong foot when Parkinson received a morning phone call from a sickly Rory McArdle. For only the third time since promotion, the boss had to contemplate a team change.
Things got worse just 90 seconds into the game as Shrewsbury caught the hosts stone cold through Tom Bradshaw's header.
And they appeared to hit rock bottom when Nahki Wells got cracked on the ankle and was unable to continue. The first half was barely halfway through and City were facing a fightback without their deadliest marksman.
But without wanting to labour the point, this bunch of Bantams are built of the sternest stuff.
One fan joked on Twitter on Saturday night that writing match reports must be getting easier these days. The biggest danger, it seems, is repeating yourself by extolling the team's virtues week after week.
But there is always a fresh element to the fighting qualities on display.
This time it was a goal at Valley Parade for Reid – his first on home soil in just over a year.
The winger had brought his exhilarating Gillingham form back with him, topping off another livewire display by answering his manager's plea for more cutting edge in the penalty area.
"We've being telling him to get in the 18-yard box because that's where goals come from," said Parkinson. "Very few, in reality, are scored from outside there.
"We talk to Reidy all the time in training about how he can take his game to the next level. That's by getting the goals, getting inside his defender and getting across people."
Reid has seized the opportunity since winning a recall a month ago. But Mark Yeates, the man who made way, looked just as hungry when given his chance again by the Wells injury.
When City turned to Yeates for the second-striker role, it looked a slap in the face for Alan Connell.
Parkinson acknowledged Caleb Folan's arrival on a short-term deal by stating that you can never have enough strikers.
Folan did make his first appearance at Valley Parade on Saturday, albeit in a pre-match warm-up tutorial with Nick Allamby as he waits for the red tape of international clearance to be sorted.
But Connell, another established forward, had to wait an hour longer than he would have expected to join the fray.
Parkinson's decision to opt for Yeates instead raised eyebrows among fans – but it was a position where the Irishman had played many times before when the pair were together at Colchester.
And if Wells is sidelined for any length of time, expect Yeates to reprise the role as Hanson's chief support.
Like Reid before him, the player's positive attitude during the week had caught his manager's eye.
Parkinson added: "Yeatesy has been outstanding since we left him out of the team. He's probably been the best player in training.
"He gave us something different in that position and got better and better as the game went on.
"He's got the ability to find little holes to get the ball into his feet. And when he turns, he's always a dangerous player – he gave us a different dimension in the second half."
City were a very different proposition after the break. Reid aside, they had been too anxious and frantic in the opening 45 minutes – trying too hard, in Parkinson's words, to come to terms with that early setback.
Shrewsbury were missing their most creative player, suspended winger Jon Taylor, but his replacement Ryan Woods, shoved forward from right back, delivered a text-book cross which Adam Reach steered into Bradshaw's path to bury.
The Wells-less hosts struggled to find their feet. Only Reid carried a direct threat to the Shrews, bringing the crowd to life with one surge that must have covered 70 yards.
As half-time approached, he jinked through three blue and yellow shirts before warming Chris Weale's hands with a rising drive. That was better but City needed more.
The dressing room message banned any talk of hard luck stories. "Nobody wants to hear excuses," Parkinson told his players, "we need wins."
The challenge was thrown down to do it without Wells. Show League One this is more than a one-man team.
City emerged with more composure in their play; midfield got on the ball more and fed the flanks. The left wing, in particular, was a constant source of joy, with Reid supplemented by the ever-willing James Meredith.
Reid claimed the equaliser in the space created by Hanson's step-over, taking a touch before firing home from a low cross from Yeates.
Bradshaw should have done better on the break with a lob over the bar but City continued to build a head of steam.
For the frenetic finish, they were facing ten men as Dave Winfield was red-carded on his Shrewsbury debut. He had been living on borrowed time.
Graham Turner thought the second booking for handling was harsh but if the centre half had been booked for his whack on
Wells – which he should have been by over-lenient ref Geoff Eltringham – his game would have finished much earlier when he tugged back Hanson.
Connell finally got his call as Parkinson threw on an extra striker and City lobbed the kitchen sink goalwards for the four minutes of stoppages.
Three had passed when Steve Parkin turned to the home bench and promised there was time for one more chance.
True to his word, Hanson won a header and the ball dropped in a scrum of players. Connell engineered enough space for
Yeates to line up a shot but instead it was Hanson jumping in with a swing of his right boot and Valley Parade was celebrating one more memorable moment.
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http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10705886.We___re_not_a_one_man_team__says_Bantams_goal_hero_Hanson/
We're not a one-man team, says Bantams goal hero Hanson
7:20am Monday 30th September 2013
By Simon Parker
Last-gasp hero James Hanson savoured City's latest triumph and roared: "That proves we can win without Nahki Wells."
The Bantams hope to have a better idea today on the extent of the left ankle injury which forced off their top scorer so early in Saturday's 2-1 win over Shrewsbury.
Initial reports suggested it was not too serious but they are waiting for the swelling to go down.
Even without their nine-goal talisman, City rallied to come from behind with a victory that pushed them up to fifth.
Hanson slammed the stoppage-time winner to send Valley Parade wild – and then insisted that the team had passed a major test of character.
He said: "Going 1-0 down early on and then losing your top goalscorer is going to hurt anyone.
"At half-time, maybe too many lads were looking round and wondering who was going to do it when Nahki went off.
"He's a great player, don't get me wrong, but the second half showed what we are made of as a team with a comeback like that.
"Yeatesy (Mark Yeates) was different class when he came on and every time we got him on the ball he was a threat."
Kyel Reid wiped out Shrewsbury's early advantage on the hour with his first goal at home for a year. Then Hanson capped a frenetic finish – which also saw visiting defender Dave Winfield red-carded – by scoring off the post in the third minute of time added on.
Hanson said: "A lot of balls were being pumped in there as it got a little bit desperate.
"I won the initial header, Alan Connell backed in and it turned into a big scramble. Yeatesy prepared to have a swing but then I thought I'd just go for it.
"We were a bit too frantic in the first half and trying too hard. Their goal caught everyone cold.
"But the gaffer said at half-time we were more than capable of getting back into it. We were much better after the break and there was only one winner in the last 20 minutes."
Hanson also reserved praise for the crowd, who saw City maintain the best home record in the division with a fourth win in five attempts.
"I didn't sense any negativity around the ground, even when we were 1-0 down at half-time. The fans stuck behind us and played their part in getting us the result.
"Eighteen points from nine games is such a solid start. We wanted to cement our place (in the top six) and who knows how far we can go from here."
Phil Parkinson was unhappy with referee Geoff Eltringham's performance – particularly when Winfield was not even booked for his foul that crocked Wells.
Parkinson said: "I didn't feel the ref gave us any favours at all. Every little decision seemed to go against us. We've had it before where we get a young ref and they want to show the big crowd won't get it their way.
"But I was so pleased for the lads. Nahki has been a big influence for us over a period of time but it was a day for other people to take centre stage and we did that."
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http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10709385.Nahki_Wells_suffers_ankle_ligament_damage/
Nahki Wells suffers ankle ligament damage
1:34pm Tuesday 1st October 2013
By Simon Parker
Top scorer Nahki Wells has been ruled out of Bradford City's plans for "at least a couple of weeks."
The results of the scan on his injured left ankle today revealed he had suffered ligament damage from the challenge by Shrewsbury defender Dave Winfield.
Boss Phil Parkinson said: "The scan showed there was nothing really serious.
"He will be out for at least a couple of weeks but we will know more when the swelling goes down."
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BCFC list posting by Tony Watson <tony@tonywatson.free-online.co.uk>
"So both last year's finalists have gone out of this year's League Cup in their first match!! Swansea made 10 changes from the weekend.
No League One or Two teams left in the last 16 and only three Championship teams remain. Who says the top teams don't take this competition seriously?
It just confirms what a fantastic achievement our's was last season.
We even got a mention in Arsene's post match interview when the interviewer asked him if he thought about last December's penalty shoot-out as they had to go thru another at West Brom. He said 'Yes'!!"
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Mark Lawn axes Peter Jackson's book signing at City because he is angered at certain passages, particularly those related
to the Archie Christie saga.
http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/football/news/huddersfield-town-legend-peter-jacksons-6099594?
Great to see former Bantams loan defender John Egan back
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10704299.Great_to_see_former_Bantams_loan_defender_Egan_back/
Walsall tickets sold out
(Sep 30th via Facebook)
tranmere rovers hospitality
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/tranmere-rovers-hospitality-1079611.aspx
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Bradford City: Caleb Folan signs on short-term contract
Bradford City have signed former Wigan and Hull striker Caleb Folan on a contract until the end of December.
The 30-year-old had been training with the Bantams and has impressed enough to earn a deal with the League One club.
Folan, capped seven times by the Republic of Ireland, has most recently been playing in Malaysia and has not appeared in a first-team game in England since October 2010.
Bradford are awaiting international clearance for the deal to be completed.
It means Folan will be made to wait for his debut, although manager Phil Parkinson is sure he will have an impact.
"He has looked great for us in training and we look forward to working with him on a permanent basis now," Parkinson told the club website.
"We've been looking for someone to give us that little bit extra competition up front and Caleb gives us that. He has the strength to be a real handful for defenders to deal with."
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Bradford City hit by quadruple injury scare
6:00am Wednesday 2nd October 2013
By Simon Parker
City face an anxious few days as injuries and illness threaten to disrupt Phil Parkinson's settled side.
The Bantams boss has hardly needed to make a change during the first two months of the season – a run that has seen them reach fifth spot with only one loss in nine games.
But his plans for Saturday's trip to Walsall have been hampered by problems to several first-team regulars.
City are definitely missing top scorer Nahki Wells after his injury against Shrews-bury was yesterday confirmed as ankle
ligament damage. The nine-goal hitman has already been ruled out for "at least a couple of weeks", pending a further examination when the swelling has subsided.
But Parkinson also has further concerns over Gary Jones, Garry Thompson and Rory McArdle.
Skipper Jones has been troubled by a tight hamstring, Thompson has an Achilles problem and McArdle has still not recovered sufficiently from his weekend illness to return to training.
Parkinson said: "We've had a few bumps and bruises this week and there are a few missing. It's disappointing but unfortunately that's part and parcel of football.
"But we've had a good run of late in terms of avoiding injuries and we'll have to see what happens."
The news on Wells is not as bad as it could have been. When he left Valley Parade on crutches on Saturday night, fans feared losing him for a lengthy period.
"The scan showed nothing really serious," said a relieved Parkinson. "He's going to be missing for at least a couple of weeks but we will know more once the swelling has gone down."
For Wells, sitting out City's clash at the Bescot will be a unique experience.
"Since I've been a pro I've been fortunate enough not to miss a game through injury yet," he told Bermuda's Royal Gazette newspaper.
"I'm a quick healer and I'm not going to come back too early because that wouldn't be smart. But I am going to do whatever it takes and get treatment every day to get back as soon as possible."
The striker's red-hot start to the season earned him the Sky Bet League One player of the month award for August.
And winger Kyel Reid could make it a City one-two after being named in today's four-man short-list for September.
Reid has been City's star performer in the last two games and scored his first Valley Parade goal for over a year at the weekend.
He is up against David Mooney from leaders Leyton Orient, Britt Assombalonga of Peterborough and Preston full back Scott Laird. The winner will be announced on Friday morning.
* City drew 1-1 with Sheffield United in their latest reserve team friendly, with Alan Connell scoring their goal from the penalty spot.
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