Pre-season fixtures
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10266~2372524,00.html?
Wed 13 July 2011 Silsden AFC A 7.45pm
Fri 15 July 2011 Matlock Town A 7.45pm
Tue 19 July 2011 Guiseley A 7.45pm
Fri 22 July 2011 Bradford (Park Avenue) A 7.45pm
Sun 24 July 2011 Bolton Wanderers H 3.00pm
Sat 30 July 2011 Carlisle United H 3.00pm
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Player news
GARRETH EVANS SET TO SIGN FOR ROTHERHAM
(He signed the same day Friday June 3rd)
According to the Rotherham Advertiser, ex-City striker Gareth Evans is set
to join League Two rivals Rotherham United. The 23-year-old is expected to
join on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.
Evans was released by Bradford City last month following the expiry of his
contract with the club. He was signed from Macclesfield Town in July 2009
for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region £30,000. In his two
seasons at Valley Parade, Evans made 85 appearances and scored 14 goals.
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June 9th
Wrexham are set to sign striker Jake Speight from Bradford City on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old scored six goals in 36 appearances last season, with one of those goals coming during a short loan spell at Port Vale.
Speight was given a 12-week prison sentence for assault in July 2010, shortly after joining Bradford from Mansfield Town for £25,000.
"He's a proven goalscorer," said Wrexham manager Dean Saunders.
"He'll do well for us. We need players like him."
Saunders has been looking to sign a striker since losing last season's top-scorer Andy Mangan to Fleetwood Town in May.
Speight, who had a year left on his contract with League Two side Bradford, will finalise the move on Thursday. He will officially join the club on 1 July.
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From the Official BCFC Website…
EXHIBITION NEARING ITS END
Any Bradford City supporters still to enjoy the 'When the F.A Cup came home'
exhibition at the Bradford Industrial Museum have only until Sunday 12 June
2011 to do so before it finishes for good.
The exhibition, which celebrates the centenary of the Bantams' epic 1911 F.A
Cup victory over Newcastle United, aims to illustrate how the team, staff,
supporters and wider community all played their part in arguably City's
greatest ever achievement.
Items on show at the exhibition include match shirts and the match ball from
the final against Newcastle, plus a selection of winners' medals from the
1911 City side.
There is also numerous items of memorabilia on display that have been taken
from City's journey through the various rounds of the competition on their
way to the final.
The Bradford Industrial Museum is situated in Eccleshill, Bradford, and is
open on weekends - Saturday and Sunday - between the hours of 11:00am and
4:00pm.
Admission into the exhibition is free.
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From the Official BCFC Website...
BANTAMS AWARDED CARBON TRUST STANDARD
Bradford City has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard after taking action
on climate change by measuring, managing and reducing its carbon footprint
by almost 15%.
The Carbon Trust Standard recognises organisations for real carbon
reduction. Based on a rigorous, independent assessment, it certifies that
organisations have measured, managed and reduced their carbon emissions
across their own operations and are committed to reducing them year on year.
Bradford City is only the third professional football club in the World to
achieve this accolade with Manchester United's Old Trafford and the Reebok
of Bolton Wanderers previously achieving the Standard. It is an achievement
of which the Club is rightly very proud and feels it is in top-class company
in being awarded the Carbon Trust Standard.
Bantams Director, Roger Owen said: "We're delighted to have achieved the
Carbon Trust Standard. It is a great way of showing that we are on the front
foot when it comes to carbon management best practices and gives us an
opportunity to communicate our environmental credentials with integrity to
those that matter.
"Bradford City set out on the path to reduce its energy costs to enable more
money to be available for playing budgets to produce a successful side. We
are delighted that we are able to achieve the cost-cutting aims while
cutting our carbon emissions and, being one of the most talked about
companies in Bradford, that we can now highlight to all supporters the
importance of making carbon reductions. Going through the assessment process
to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard has helped us to reduce our carbon
footprint, make essential cost savings and will help us to stay competitive
and ahead of the game in the future."
The Club achievement also marked another first for the Carbon Trust Standard
as the cost of the assessment process was sponsored by another local
company, Pitts Wilson Electrical. The Club could foresee real benefits from
both a cost and reputation perspective of pursuing the Standard, but with
difficult financial restrictions, PWE stepped-in to cover the costs
involved.
PWE's Managing Director, Mark Flude said earlier today "We were delighted to
be able to support Bradford City with their endeavours to reduce its carbon
emissions and release funds for the further development of the Club. We hope
that our support will mean the Club can continue to achieve the benefits of
greater cost reductions while the community at large benefits from the
Club's reduced carbon footprint."
Harry Morrison, General Manager of the Carbon Trust said "Achieving the
Carbon Trust Standard shows that Bradford City FC is taking serious and
credible steps to manger their carbon footprint. Based on a rigorous,
independently assessed methodology, the Carbon Trust Standard allows
organisations to talk with integrity to their stakeholders, consumers and
investors about what they are doing to reduce their carbon emissions. We
congratulate the Club on its achievement."
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Ready for a cup run?
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/9067645.Bradford_City_boss_Jackson_up_for_the_cup_next_season
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/9067645.print/
Bradford City boss Peter Jackson up for the cup next season
7:50am Tuesday 7th June 2011
By Simon Parker
Peter Jackson wants to end City's knock-out jinx and deliver a long-overdue cup run for the fans.
The club have been starved of success in the cup competitions while tumbling down the divisions.
City's last memorable cup win was back in January 1997 when Chris Waddle's outrageous 40-yard lob helped topple Everton.
Jackson knows the impact that a big cup day out can have on a lower-division club and their supporters. He took Huddersfield to Chelsea in the FA Cup third round – and would love to do the same with his home-town team.
He said: "I want us to do as well as we can in all competitions next season and that includes going well in the cups.
"We need a cup run in terms of finances for the club and the huge interest and buzz that it can bring.
"I've been away to Chelsea with a previous club and it was a fantastic experience, both for the fans and the players. We also made a lot of money that day.
"Financially a cup run can make such a difference and I can't emphasise enough that every penny counts here.
"A decent draw away to a Premier League club can pay the wages for a year." In the 14 years since City's FA Cup giant-killing at Goodison, supporters have grown used to seeing the Bantams trip at the first hurdle.
City did not win a single tie in the competition between 2000 and 2005.
The only minor knock-out excitement in recent years came two seasons ago when Stuart McCall's side reached the area semi-finals of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Jackson added: "You need that little bit of luck as well. That year Huddersfield went to Chelsea they played Welling then Worcester City first.
"We had Colchester away last year in the first round. It was one of the hardest away trips you could get, especially with the travelling as well.
"Colchester or Chelsea? That's the luck of the draw. But I can promise that we'll be up for the challenge."
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http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/9070523.Jackson_calls_for_united_front_from_Bradford_City_fans
Jackson calls for united front from Bradford City fans
7:00am Wednesday 8th June 2011
By Connor Murphy
Peter Jackson insists City's fight for survival is not over yet.
Despite avoiding a brush with disaster on and off the pitch, the Bantams boss has called on supporters to stick together for the future health of the club.
Administration and a move to Odsal had both been on the cards before the owners struck a deal to buy the office block adjacent to Valley Parade.
Meanwhile, Jackson steered his side away from the Football League trapdoor, and he hopes fans will do their bit by signing up for season tickets.
He said: "I'm sure there will be a good reception to the new offer, even on the back of a disappointing season.
"We need the fans to get behind us, and they did that last season when times were tough.
"It's been difficult but hopefully the threat of moving to Odsal and the possibility of administration will really bring people together.
"You can see we could've gone out of business if everything hadn't been sorted out.
"Money was really tight and we have just escaped so it's important we stick together as a group of supporters, players and staff."
As part of City's latest cut-price offer, adult season tickets cost £195, with youngsters aged 11 to 16 paying £87.50. The prices are £150 or £75 respectively in the TL Dallas Stand.
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http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/9073173.Bradford_City_will_entertain_you_next_season___Lawn/
Mark Lawn backs Bradford City to entertain next season
7:00am Thursday 9th June 2011
By Connor Murphy
Joint-chairman Mark Lawn has urged supporters to snap up City's cut-price season tickets with the promise: we will entertain you.
An attacking outlook has become one of the key priorities as boss Peter Jackson embarks on an off-season overhaul.
Having scored just 43 goals last season, the club are looking for a clean break from the cagey style employed by previous manager Peter Taylor.
Non-league hot-shot Ross Hannah has already arrived, after scoring 52 goals for Matlock last season, and Lawn expects more striking talent to soon follow him through the door.
He said: "Peter Jackson will be looking to play a more entertaining style of football next year, and that's something to look forward to.
"He's made one signing already, and although Ross has been a player at a lower level, anyone who scores as many goals as he did last year has an eye for goal.
"He's looking at other attacking talent he can bring in too and is speaking to players and agents all the time."
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