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Signings, Loans and Injuries
Hanson signs new contract
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25157996
Injuries
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Final whistle - match report
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10836459.Yeates_makes_Mark_off_bench_to_res
cue_point_for_Bradford_City/
Yeates makes Mark off bench to rescue point for Bradford City
6:10am Wednesday 27th November 2013
By Simon Parker
City 1, Notts County 1
Mark Yeates won't like to be classed as a fringe player but for the second game running it was
someone from outside the regular group who came up trumps for City.
The Irishman reinforced his claims for a recall to the starting ranks by emerging from the bench
with a well-placed equaliser.
It saved City from a mugging against the division's bottom side, who still pocketed a first point
on their travels since August.
County's recently-installed boss Shaun Derry, who played right back in the side beaten by City at
Wembley in the 1996 play-offs, had called for the same fighting spirit shown at the weekend by
Nottingham's boxing world champion Carl Froch.
His team certainly floored the Bantams with a sucker punch just before the break to steal a lead
that nobody saw coming.
At least the fans were spared another Tranmere as City found an extra edge to their game after
the break to salvage a point. It was the least they deserved – but will still feel that a win had
gone begging.
It wasn't only the celebrities in the jungle troubled by bugs. City's build-up had been affected
by a stomach sickness doing the rounds – and that was certainly a factor.
At least the three players sent home from training on Monday as a precaution had all recovered in
time, allowing Phil Parkinson to name the same starting line-up that had got City back to winning
ways at MK Dons.
Defender Matt Taylor was not so fortunate and left the ground before kick-off feeling under the
weather. Luke Oliver took his spot on the bench.
It was three-and-a-half years since Notts County's last visit to Valley Parade – a goalless draw
on the way to the League Two title.
Amazingly, Derry was their sixth manager since then and he arrived in West Yorkshire still
looking for his first positive result in charge at the fifth attempt.
Nahki Wells, one of those in the City camp to be affected, showed that sickness had not dimmed
his reactions. Seeing James Hanson flick on Rory McArdle's long pass, the Bermudian got in front
of defender Manny Smith but his poked shot just beat the far post.
Kyel Reid, another to have shaken off the lurgy, lofted an angled shot over the bar before County
responded with their first attack of note. Matthew Bates half-cleared from the penalty area and
Jamal Campbell-Ryce fired wide from 20 yards.
Wells had the ball in County's net after 25 minutes but the flag was already up for offside.
It was far from a classic but City continued to do most of the pressing and Reid was inches away
from a 26th birthday goal.
Jason Kennedy had the room to have a go himself but instead opted to slide in the winger. Reid's
cross-shot beat Bartosz Bialkowski but flew inches past the far post.
Not for the first time, Reid looked the most likely avenue of attack for the Bantams. One
dangerous cross was nodded away from under his own bar by County skipper Dean Leacock and another
needed a flying two-fisted punch from Bialkowski.
Wells had an opening after Hanson charged down Smith's clearance but took the shot first time and
hit it tamely straight at the keeper.
It was not happening for the Bantams and they were stunned just before the break when the
visitors snatched an unexpected lead.
The goal stemmed from a miscommunication between Reid and James Meredith deep in County
territory.
Notts seized the opportunity to break into the spaces left by City pushing forward, Jack Grealish
working the ball to Marcus Haber whose low cross from the right wing was swept home by Gary
Liddle.
County milked the moment – not surprisingly given their wretched form – and then proceeded to
time-waste at every opportunity. Goalkeeper Bialkowski paid the price for dawdling over taking a
free-kick and picked up the night's first yellow card.
But the half-time whistle brought a smattering of boos, highlighting the frustration being felt
around the place.
City did not deserve to go in behind but they had seemed to be playing in second gear, almost
expecting to beat a team who had seemingly forgotten how to win.
Saturday's hero Kennedy found himself surplus to requirements for the second half as Nathan Doyle
earned a recall to the ranks.
That pleased the crowd, who were soon on their feet as City came within a whisker of an
equaliser, Greg Tempest doing very well not to turn Reid's cross into his own net under pressure.
There was a far better tempo about the home side as they attacked towards the Kop – and twice
Hanson was foiled. Bialkowski kept out his initial header from Gary Jones' corner before Leacock
cleared his follow-up effort off the line in the ensuing scramble.
Sloppy play from Wells gifted possession for Danny Haynes to thrash a wild effort into the TL
Dallas Stand but City were in the ascendancy.
Garry Thompson had made little impression in the first half but suddenly burst into life with a
surging run from halfway. A turn of pace took him through the retreating defenders but Bialkowski
was alive to the danger and came out quickly to make a vital save.
It was much improved fare for the crowd as Notts hung on to their slender advantage. Next it was
Wells' turn to stretch Bialkowski and then send an ambitious pot-shot wide from 30 yards.
Thompson predictably made way for Yeates with 25 minutes left – and the Irishman made an
immediate impact.
Doyle angled a pass at Hanson, Wells laid the ball back and the substitute took a touch past his
marker on the edge of the penalty area before firing a crisp drive into the bottom corner.
That proved to be the final involvement for Wells, the Bermudian clearly still feeling the
after-effects of his weekend sickness as Alan Connell took over.
The equaliser was the least City deserved and gave them just over 20 minutes to force the
victory. For Notts it was a survival mission and Kieron Freeman was booked for dragging down Reid
on the run.
There was still a sporadic threat on the break and Campbell-Ryce produced a clever spin away from
Bates before crossing for substitute Mark Fotheringham to nod over the City bar.
And City had a scare when Yeates conceded a cheap free-kick beside the box, the set-piece hitting
Jones and dropping for Smith, whose hooked shot from close range was straight at McLaughlin.
But the visitors were reduced to ten men as full-time approached, with Faber shown a straight red
for elbowing the busy Jones.
The striker was soon joined in the dressing room by Greg Abbott as the former City stalwart – and
new Notts number two – was given his marching orders for arguing too strongly at the home side's
reaction to a Liddle challenge on Meredith.
But City did not have time to press home their numerical advantage as the game finished in a
deeply unsatisfying stalemate.
Attendance: 12,808
===========================
When the dust settled - match report
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10836458.Sick_Bradford_City_players_handed_
extra_time_to_recover/
Sick Bradford City players handed extra time to recover
8:20am Wednesday 27th November 2013
By Simon Parker
Phil Parkinson has put City into quarantine after their sickness-hit side were held by struggling
Notts County.
The players have been given an extra day off in a bid to clear out the germs – and the Apperley
Bridge training ground is also being flushed clean.
The Bantams bossed last night's Valley Parade clash but were grateful for a second-half equaliser
by substitute Mark Yeates.
The basement side had striker Marcus Haber sent off late on but hung on for a 1-1 draw – their
first point under new boss Shaun Derry.
It is now four home games without a win for City, who had enough chances to have sent the
visitors to their ninth loss in ten.
But Parkinson thought it was a resilient effort considering the stomach bug that has been
affecting the squad since the weekend.
Kyel Reid, Nahki Wells and Alan Connell had all missed training the day before, while James
Hanson and Rory McArdle were starting to feel the effects.
Parkinson said: "Five or six by the end had sickness and diarrhoea but everyone wanted to play –
even Matty Taylor but he was in such a bad state we had to send him home.
"There were key players affected and it was a case of wondering if we should leave a few of them
out. Four or five of them yesterday morning weren't going to play and the doctor had been in to
see a couple.
"But I don't want to make that a big thing because we've had enough chances to have won the game.
You can't fault the lads."
Notts County stunned Valley Parade by taking the lead just before half-time through defender Gary
Liddle. It stemmed from a broken-down City attack when Kyel Reid and James Meredith left the ball
for each other on the edge of the visiting box.
Parkinson said: "It was a breakdown of a communication between them. It was disappointing because
the ball still had to travel a long way before we conceded the goal.
"We weren't quite as positive in the first half as we normally are. We played backwards and
didn't have as much brightness on the ball as we usually do.
"But I felt second half we were great. We started off terrifically well and had them on the rack.
"When you get a team bottom of the league scrapping for everything and they score, you could see
the spirit grow.
"But we did everything we could to win it. If we'd scored early in the half, I think we'd have
gone on to get three or four.
"The way we passed it to get back in the game was great. We had that mixture in our play.
"Jon (McLaughlin) has not really had a save to make and we've had enough chances to come away
with three points."
Yeates scored within four minutes of coming on – and will be hoping he has done enough to earn
another starting chance at Oldham on Sunday.
Parkinson said: "It was a terrific finish by Mark. We know he can score goals.
"He has come off the bench for the last three games now and looked bright. That's good for us
because we know he can produce in that final third.
"You can't do any more than come off the bench and score."
===========================
Bantams boss Parkinson may make emergency call
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10839245.Bantams_boss_Parkinson_may_make_em
ergency_call/
The only way is up for me at Bantams, says James Hanson
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10845858.The_only_way_is_up_for_me_at_Bantams__says_Hanson/
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Signings, Loans and Injuries
Hanson signs new contract
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25157996
Injuries
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Final whistle - match report
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10836459.Yeates_makes_Mark_off_bench_to_res
cue_point_for_Bradford_City/
Yeates makes Mark off bench to rescue point for Bradford City
6:10am Wednesday 27th November 2013
By Simon Parker
City 1, Notts County 1
Mark Yeates won't like to be classed as a fringe player but for the second game running it was
someone from outside the regular group who came up trumps for City.
The Irishman reinforced his claims for a recall to the starting ranks by emerging from the bench
with a well-placed equaliser.
It saved City from a mugging against the division's bottom side, who still pocketed a first point
on their travels since August.
County's recently-installed boss Shaun Derry, who played right back in the side beaten by City at
Wembley in the 1996 play-offs, had called for the same fighting spirit shown at the weekend by
Nottingham's boxing world champion Carl Froch.
His team certainly floored the Bantams with a sucker punch just before the break to steal a lead
that nobody saw coming.
At least the fans were spared another Tranmere as City found an extra edge to their game after
the break to salvage a point. It was the least they deserved – but will still feel that a win had
gone begging.
It wasn't only the celebrities in the jungle troubled by bugs. City's build-up had been affected
by a stomach sickness doing the rounds – and that was certainly a factor.
At least the three players sent home from training on Monday as a precaution had all recovered in
time, allowing Phil Parkinson to name the same starting line-up that had got City back to winning
ways at MK Dons.
Defender Matt Taylor was not so fortunate and left the ground before kick-off feeling under the
weather. Luke Oliver took his spot on the bench.
It was three-and-a-half years since Notts County's last visit to Valley Parade – a goalless draw
on the way to the League Two title.
Amazingly, Derry was their sixth manager since then and he arrived in West Yorkshire still
looking for his first positive result in charge at the fifth attempt.
Nahki Wells, one of those in the City camp to be affected, showed that sickness had not dimmed
his reactions. Seeing James Hanson flick on Rory McArdle's long pass, the Bermudian got in front
of defender Manny Smith but his poked shot just beat the far post.
Kyel Reid, another to have shaken off the lurgy, lofted an angled shot over the bar before County
responded with their first attack of note. Matthew Bates half-cleared from the penalty area and
Jamal Campbell-Ryce fired wide from 20 yards.
Wells had the ball in County's net after 25 minutes but the flag was already up for offside.
It was far from a classic but City continued to do most of the pressing and Reid was inches away
from a 26th birthday goal.
Jason Kennedy had the room to have a go himself but instead opted to slide in the winger. Reid's
cross-shot beat Bartosz Bialkowski but flew inches past the far post.
Not for the first time, Reid looked the most likely avenue of attack for the Bantams. One
dangerous cross was nodded away from under his own bar by County skipper Dean Leacock and another
needed a flying two-fisted punch from Bialkowski.
Wells had an opening after Hanson charged down Smith's clearance but took the shot first time and
hit it tamely straight at the keeper.
It was not happening for the Bantams and they were stunned just before the break when the
visitors snatched an unexpected lead.
The goal stemmed from a miscommunication between Reid and James Meredith deep in County
territory.
Notts seized the opportunity to break into the spaces left by City pushing forward, Jack Grealish
working the ball to Marcus Haber whose low cross from the right wing was swept home by Gary
Liddle.
County milked the moment – not surprisingly given their wretched form – and then proceeded to
time-waste at every opportunity. Goalkeeper Bialkowski paid the price for dawdling over taking a
free-kick and picked up the night's first yellow card.
But the half-time whistle brought a smattering of boos, highlighting the frustration being felt
around the place.
City did not deserve to go in behind but they had seemed to be playing in second gear, almost
expecting to beat a team who had seemingly forgotten how to win.
Saturday's hero Kennedy found himself surplus to requirements for the second half as Nathan Doyle
earned a recall to the ranks.
That pleased the crowd, who were soon on their feet as City came within a whisker of an
equaliser, Greg Tempest doing very well not to turn Reid's cross into his own net under pressure.
There was a far better tempo about the home side as they attacked towards the Kop – and twice
Hanson was foiled. Bialkowski kept out his initial header from Gary Jones' corner before Leacock
cleared his follow-up effort off the line in the ensuing scramble.
Sloppy play from Wells gifted possession for Danny Haynes to thrash a wild effort into the TL
Dallas Stand but City were in the ascendancy.
Garry Thompson had made little impression in the first half but suddenly burst into life with a
surging run from halfway. A turn of pace took him through the retreating defenders but Bialkowski
was alive to the danger and came out quickly to make a vital save.
It was much improved fare for the crowd as Notts hung on to their slender advantage. Next it was
Wells' turn to stretch Bialkowski and then send an ambitious pot-shot wide from 30 yards.
Thompson predictably made way for Yeates with 25 minutes left – and the Irishman made an
immediate impact.
Doyle angled a pass at Hanson, Wells laid the ball back and the substitute took a touch past his
marker on the edge of the penalty area before firing a crisp drive into the bottom corner.
That proved to be the final involvement for Wells, the Bermudian clearly still feeling the
after-effects of his weekend sickness as Alan Connell took over.
The equaliser was the least City deserved and gave them just over 20 minutes to force the
victory. For Notts it was a survival mission and Kieron Freeman was booked for dragging down Reid
on the run.
There was still a sporadic threat on the break and Campbell-Ryce produced a clever spin away from
Bates before crossing for substitute Mark Fotheringham to nod over the City bar.
And City had a scare when Yeates conceded a cheap free-kick beside the box, the set-piece hitting
Jones and dropping for Smith, whose hooked shot from close range was straight at McLaughlin.
But the visitors were reduced to ten men as full-time approached, with Faber shown a straight red
for elbowing the busy Jones.
The striker was soon joined in the dressing room by Greg Abbott as the former City stalwart – and
new Notts number two – was given his marching orders for arguing too strongly at the home side's
reaction to a Liddle challenge on Meredith.
But City did not have time to press home their numerical advantage as the game finished in a
deeply unsatisfying stalemate.
Attendance: 12,808
===========================
When the dust settled - match report
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10836458.Sick_Bradford_City_players_handed_
extra_time_to_recover/
Sick Bradford City players handed extra time to recover
8:20am Wednesday 27th November 2013
By Simon Parker
Phil Parkinson has put City into quarantine after their sickness-hit side were held by struggling
Notts County.
The players have been given an extra day off in a bid to clear out the germs – and the Apperley
Bridge training ground is also being flushed clean.
The Bantams bossed last night's Valley Parade clash but were grateful for a second-half equaliser
by substitute Mark Yeates.
The basement side had striker Marcus Haber sent off late on but hung on for a 1-1 draw – their
first point under new boss Shaun Derry.
It is now four home games without a win for City, who had enough chances to have sent the
visitors to their ninth loss in ten.
But Parkinson thought it was a resilient effort considering the stomach bug that has been
affecting the squad since the weekend.
Kyel Reid, Nahki Wells and Alan Connell had all missed training the day before, while James
Hanson and Rory McArdle were starting to feel the effects.
Parkinson said: "Five or six by the end had sickness and diarrhoea but everyone wanted to play –
even Matty Taylor but he was in such a bad state we had to send him home.
"There were key players affected and it was a case of wondering if we should leave a few of them
out. Four or five of them yesterday morning weren't going to play and the doctor had been in to
see a couple.
"But I don't want to make that a big thing because we've had enough chances to have won the game.
You can't fault the lads."
Notts County stunned Valley Parade by taking the lead just before half-time through defender Gary
Liddle. It stemmed from a broken-down City attack when Kyel Reid and James Meredith left the ball
for each other on the edge of the visiting box.
Parkinson said: "It was a breakdown of a communication between them. It was disappointing because
the ball still had to travel a long way before we conceded the goal.
"We weren't quite as positive in the first half as we normally are. We played backwards and
didn't have as much brightness on the ball as we usually do.
"But I felt second half we were great. We started off terrifically well and had them on the rack.
"When you get a team bottom of the league scrapping for everything and they score, you could see
the spirit grow.
"But we did everything we could to win it. If we'd scored early in the half, I think we'd have
gone on to get three or four.
"The way we passed it to get back in the game was great. We had that mixture in our play.
"Jon (McLaughlin) has not really had a save to make and we've had enough chances to come away
with three points."
Yeates scored within four minutes of coming on – and will be hoping he has done enough to earn
another starting chance at Oldham on Sunday.
Parkinson said: "It was a terrific finish by Mark. We know he can score goals.
"He has come off the bench for the last three games now and looked bright. That's good for us
because we know he can produce in that final third.
"You can't do any more than come off the bench and score."
===========================
Bantams boss Parkinson may make emergency call
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10839245.Bantams_boss_Parkinson_may_make_em
ergency_call/
The only way is up for me at Bantams, says James Hanson
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/10845858.The_only_way_is_up_for_me_at_Bantams__says_Hanson/
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