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Next/Upcoming Game
Signings, Loans and Injuries
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/injury-situation-improving-ahead-of-preston-tie-2082057.aspx
Midfielder Andy Halliday, who provided the corner for McArdle's goal, has extended his loan from Middlesbrough until January 17.
Aaron Mclean: Peterborough United re-sign striker
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30100363
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11607869.Bradford_City_s_Aaron_Mclean_heads_back_to_Peterborough_on_loan/
The loan is thought to be for an initial ten-week period. City will have a 24-hour recall clause after the first month.
===========================
Preview
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Preston North End and Bradford City.
BBC http://ift.tt/1ujQGYb
Game links
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11604788.FT__Preston_1_City_2/
http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/gamecast?gameId=393961&action=stats&lang=EN&wjb=
Highlight/ Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUIg6EGcgmE
(5 mins of highlights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKq9pCoCXI
(weird, a seletion of 2nd half preston chances andthe 2 2nd half goals)
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/sport_bantams_pics2012/sport_bantams_pics2014_prestonaway/
PNE home video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YKyjDoJtc4
PNE score @3m30s, City's 2nd @ 4m20s
Post Game Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEFwefegB64&sns=em
===========================
Final whistle - match report
Parkinson: Bantams played with real intent
7:42pm Saturday 15th November 2014
By Simon Parker
PHIL Parkinson praised City after they shattered Preston's unbeaten home record this afternoon and declared: We were full of intent.
Goals from Rory McArdle and Mark Yeates clinched a 2-1 win at Deepdale – the first time the home side had lost there since February.
After the sloppy start at Halifax last week, Parkinson was delighted to see his side on their game from the opening minute.
He said: "It sounds simple but we told the lads they had to start well.
"The start at Bristol City was spot on, Oldham wasn't nor Halifax where we were the masters of our own downfall. But today we started with the right intent.
"Preston were unbeaten here in 20 games. So we weren't coming to sit back and soak up pressure because they've got players who will hurt you if they get too much of the ball.
"It was a great win, much-needed but it was thoroughly deserved. It was a professional display from a group of hard-working, honest players."
===========================
When the dust settled - match report
Bantams dig Deep to penetrate Preston's home fortress
6:50am Monday 17th November 2014
By Simon Parker
Preston North End 1 Bradford City 2
NAHKI Wells was still playing for City the last time a visiting League One team left Preston with three points.
While the Bantams toiled to defeat at Peterborough four days before Christmas, Championship-bound Brentford were helping themselves to three unopposed goals at Deepdale.
Little did we know – though some may have suspected – that Wells had already scored the last of his 53 goals for the club by then with a last-gasp free-kick against Leyton Orient the week before.
A considerable amount of water has passed under the bridge in the 11 months since.
But Preston's indomitable home form has remained constant. In their 25 games at Deepdale in that time, they had lost just one – an FA Cup tie to Nottingham Forest at the start of February.
Winning at Deepdale has become League One's equivalent of beating Chelsea on their own patch. So let's not downplay Saturday's magnificent achievement, especially from a team whose form had been on the slide.
And among the 1,300 jubilant away fans sat a certain Bermudian as he spent his free weekend watching the club that made his name.
There was an understandably mixed reaction from those around him but generally it was a positive one. The chorus singing his name drowned out any of the boos.
Wells arrived late in the first half and left early for another seat in a different stand to escape all the attention.
But most fans felt that he had shown some bottle to sit among them, given the acrimony over his January departure – and, of course, his destination.
If that demonstrated guts on his part, Wells will have appreciated the total bravery on display from his old colleagues in the Preston firing line.
For pundits and bookmakers alike, this was a tale of the unexpected. Did anyone really give the Bantams an earthly chance of pulling off a result?
But maybe we should not be so shocked by these so-called surprises. Think Bristol City away, think MK Dons ...
Phil Parkinson had called for that spirit to resurrect itself on the best pitch in the division – and he got his response in spades.
The sight of Wells in the crowd gave the day the impression of a school reunion. His partner-in-crime James Hanson was back on one bench; Kyel Reid, so often the goal supplier, was on the other – and greeted like a returning hero by the City fans when he finally joined the action.
And at the heart of the team's magnificent resistance stood the "history -making" back four. With Rory McArdle preferred to Alan Sheehan in the middle, Parkinson named the defence on which that unforgettable 2012-2013 season had been forged.
Bizarrely it was only the second time they had all been together since Walsall away in October last year; a balmy afternoon when Reid's wonder goal lifted City into fourth and turned promotion dreams into overdrive.
It had that warming feel of nostalgia, although Parkinson insisted his selection reasons were pragmatic. Sheehan, who had struggled at Halifax, had been in the wars of late.
"He got stitches in his head against Sheffield United, then had a tooth knocked out against Doncaster," explained the City boss. "We've had to have a gum shield fitted for him.
"I thought it was the right time to give him a break and get everything sorted. But he was right behind the lads, which was great to see."
Stop Joe Garner, stop Preston was effectively the pre-match rhetoric from the manager. McArdle took it as a personal command.
Hurting to be left out at The Shay after serving his recent ban, he was a man on a mission against North End's leading scorer.
Those familiar faces alongside him proved equally up for the challenge.
After an early scare from Chris Humphrey's pace, James Meredith slowly took a stranglehold on the Preston winger. On the other side, Stephen Darby had his best game of the season – helped by the excellent support and positional diligence of Filipe Morais ahead of him.
Andrew Davies was, well, Andrew Davies; the immovable object at the back four's heart.
And behind them, Jordan Pickford oozed confidence with every catch and claim and pulled off two blinding saves when it seemed that Preston's increasing pressure would surely break them down.
Unlike the FA Cup tie the week before, City were at it from the first whistle. They crackled with "real intent" in the eyes of Parkinson.
The visitors looked quicker and sharper to every ball in the first half and were duly rewarded after 26 minutes.
Simon Grayson had warned his team to watch for their threat from set-pieces. His defence must have clocked a deaf 'un though as McArdle arrived unscathed to meet Andy Halliday's corner with a header in off the post.
For the second season running, the Preston faithful were greeted by the familiar tongue-out goal celebration as the centre half wheeled away.
Credit to Halliday, too, for the assist. The Middlesbrough midfielder, whose loan has been extended into the new year, had a far more effective game in the centre. His unlikely partnership there with Jason Kennedy, which appeared disjointed against Halifax, did a crucial job in muzzling Preston's axis of Neil Kilkenny and Alan Browne.
Another Halliday set-piece nearly delivered another for McArdle before the break. Davies met the deep corner with a looping header right back into the mix, where Preston somehow managed to keep it out of the Northern Ireland international's clutches.
The home record was creaking but then Fleetwood had blown a two-goal cushion to lose in the last game there.
City anticipated a "kitchen sink" response in the second half and were not disappointed. The defending became full on, intense and occasionally verging on the desperate.
Darby cleared off the line from Garner before Pickford brilliantly parried Humphrey's follow-up. Garner and Callum Robinson then both went close.
A slip from Jamie Jones let Jon Stead in for the chance to make it two but the Preston keeper recovered in the nick of time.
That looked an even more crucial intervention when Preston finally levelled five minutes later. Robinson's cross slithered behind some desperate claret and amber lunges and Garner tapped home.
Preston raced the ball back to the centre circle, suddenly sensing a dramatic victory.
"Bradford were dead on their feet," claimed Preston's former Stuart McCall loanee Tom Clarke. Or were they?
Precisely 50 seconds later, Preston were picking it out of the net again – at the other end.
It had taken City six passes from kick-off to the glorious curling finish from Mark Yeates and no home player had touched the ball.
Inconsistent referee Andy Haines ensured the drama did not end there by tacking on five added minutes. The Preston "Alamo" continued and Pickford broke home hearts once more with a fine stop from Jack King to see a memorable job through.
===========================
From the Official BCFC Website:
PAYMENTS MADE BY CITY TO AGENTS
PUBLISHED: 18:54 12th November 2014
The information below represents all agents' fees paid by the Club during 1
October 2013 and 30 September 2014.
Pursuant to the requirements of The F.A Football Agents Regulations, the
club is required to make the total below public to supporters.
Over the previous one-year period, the Club have paid £146,189.04 to
licensed agents.
===========================
Mason can bring 'fresh eyes' to Bradford City boardroom role
6:20am Wednesday 19th November 2014
By Simon Parker
CITY have unveiled their replacement for David Baldwin as acting chief operating officer.
James Mason has been made a director and will take over Baldwin's duties initially until the end of the year.
Part of his brief will also include identifying a full-time replacement – whether it turns out to be himself or another candidate.
Mason, who was born in Bankfoot, is a lifelong City fan like his predecessor. He has run two companies for the past 12 years – as well as working for the past decade as a freelance sports reporter with the BBC.
He said: "I knew David was moving on and met with Julian (Rhodes) about the opening. I thought I could combine both aspects of my career, the media and commercial sides, and I'm very excited to get this opportunity.
"I want to continue the good work that my predecessor has done and all the effort that goes on behind the scenes of the club. I'm not here to reinvent the wheel. But a fresh pair of eyes is always good because you can look at things differently.
"I would welcome contact from all existing sponsors and supporters as to what we are doing well and what we can improve on. I'd also like to hear from any potential sponsors or fans about what might attract them to come and join us."
Joint-chairman Rhodes offered Mason the post after their first meeting. He said: "I was immediately taken with his enthusiasm and decided then he could do a good job. Let's see."
---
Meanwhile, Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has expressed his delight at Aaron Mclean's return to the club.
As exclusively revealed in the Telegraph & Argus yesterday, the striker (pictured) has rejoined Posh on a ten-week loan.
MacAnthony said: "I'm happy he is home. It can be a mutually beneficial stay. He will be a big help with our young strike-force and a great presence in the dressing room."
Mclean said: "It's just the way we play at Bradford. The type of player I am, I've not really fitted in too well. It's best for both parties for me to come somewhere else."
===========================
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Next/Upcoming Game
Signings, Loans and Injuries
http://www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk/news/article/injury-situation-improving-ahead-of-preston-tie-2082057.aspx
Midfielder Andy Halliday, who provided the corner for McArdle's goal, has extended his loan from Middlesbrough until January 17.
Aaron Mclean: Peterborough United re-sign striker
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30100363
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11607869.Bradford_City_s_Aaron_Mclean_heads_back_to_Peterborough_on_loan/
The loan is thought to be for an initial ten-week period. City will have a 24-hour recall clause after the first month.
===========================
Preview
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Preston North End and Bradford City.
BBC http://ift.tt/1ujQGYb
Game links
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/11604788.FT__Preston_1_City_2/
http://m.espn.go.com/soccer/gamecast?gameId=393961&action=stats&lang=EN&wjb=
Highlight/ Goals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUIg6EGcgmE
(5 mins of highlights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKq9pCoCXI
(weird, a seletion of 2nd half preston chances andthe 2 2nd half goals)
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportbcfc/sport_bantams_pics2012/sport_bantams_pics2014_prestonaway/
PNE home video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YKyjDoJtc4
PNE score @3m30s, City's 2nd @ 4m20s
Post Game Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEFwefegB64&sns=em
===========================
Final whistle - match report
Parkinson: Bantams played with real intent
7:42pm Saturday 15th November 2014
By Simon Parker
PHIL Parkinson praised City after they shattered Preston's unbeaten home record this afternoon and declared: We were full of intent.
Goals from Rory McArdle and Mark Yeates clinched a 2-1 win at Deepdale – the first time the home side had lost there since February.
After the sloppy start at Halifax last week, Parkinson was delighted to see his side on their game from the opening minute.
He said: "It sounds simple but we told the lads they had to start well.
"The start at Bristol City was spot on, Oldham wasn't nor Halifax where we were the masters of our own downfall. But today we started with the right intent.
"Preston were unbeaten here in 20 games. So we weren't coming to sit back and soak up pressure because they've got players who will hurt you if they get too much of the ball.
"It was a great win, much-needed but it was thoroughly deserved. It was a professional display from a group of hard-working, honest players."
===========================
When the dust settled - match report
Bantams dig Deep to penetrate Preston's home fortress
6:50am Monday 17th November 2014
By Simon Parker
Preston North End 1 Bradford City 2
NAHKI Wells was still playing for City the last time a visiting League One team left Preston with three points.
While the Bantams toiled to defeat at Peterborough four days before Christmas, Championship-bound Brentford were helping themselves to three unopposed goals at Deepdale.
Little did we know – though some may have suspected – that Wells had already scored the last of his 53 goals for the club by then with a last-gasp free-kick against Leyton Orient the week before.
A considerable amount of water has passed under the bridge in the 11 months since.
But Preston's indomitable home form has remained constant. In their 25 games at Deepdale in that time, they had lost just one – an FA Cup tie to Nottingham Forest at the start of February.
Winning at Deepdale has become League One's equivalent of beating Chelsea on their own patch. So let's not downplay Saturday's magnificent achievement, especially from a team whose form had been on the slide.
And among the 1,300 jubilant away fans sat a certain Bermudian as he spent his free weekend watching the club that made his name.
There was an understandably mixed reaction from those around him but generally it was a positive one. The chorus singing his name drowned out any of the boos.
Wells arrived late in the first half and left early for another seat in a different stand to escape all the attention.
But most fans felt that he had shown some bottle to sit among them, given the acrimony over his January departure – and, of course, his destination.
If that demonstrated guts on his part, Wells will have appreciated the total bravery on display from his old colleagues in the Preston firing line.
For pundits and bookmakers alike, this was a tale of the unexpected. Did anyone really give the Bantams an earthly chance of pulling off a result?
But maybe we should not be so shocked by these so-called surprises. Think Bristol City away, think MK Dons ...
Phil Parkinson had called for that spirit to resurrect itself on the best pitch in the division – and he got his response in spades.
The sight of Wells in the crowd gave the day the impression of a school reunion. His partner-in-crime James Hanson was back on one bench; Kyel Reid, so often the goal supplier, was on the other – and greeted like a returning hero by the City fans when he finally joined the action.
And at the heart of the team's magnificent resistance stood the "history -making" back four. With Rory McArdle preferred to Alan Sheehan in the middle, Parkinson named the defence on which that unforgettable 2012-2013 season had been forged.
Bizarrely it was only the second time they had all been together since Walsall away in October last year; a balmy afternoon when Reid's wonder goal lifted City into fourth and turned promotion dreams into overdrive.
It had that warming feel of nostalgia, although Parkinson insisted his selection reasons were pragmatic. Sheehan, who had struggled at Halifax, had been in the wars of late.
"He got stitches in his head against Sheffield United, then had a tooth knocked out against Doncaster," explained the City boss. "We've had to have a gum shield fitted for him.
"I thought it was the right time to give him a break and get everything sorted. But he was right behind the lads, which was great to see."
Stop Joe Garner, stop Preston was effectively the pre-match rhetoric from the manager. McArdle took it as a personal command.
Hurting to be left out at The Shay after serving his recent ban, he was a man on a mission against North End's leading scorer.
Those familiar faces alongside him proved equally up for the challenge.
After an early scare from Chris Humphrey's pace, James Meredith slowly took a stranglehold on the Preston winger. On the other side, Stephen Darby had his best game of the season – helped by the excellent support and positional diligence of Filipe Morais ahead of him.
Andrew Davies was, well, Andrew Davies; the immovable object at the back four's heart.
And behind them, Jordan Pickford oozed confidence with every catch and claim and pulled off two blinding saves when it seemed that Preston's increasing pressure would surely break them down.
Unlike the FA Cup tie the week before, City were at it from the first whistle. They crackled with "real intent" in the eyes of Parkinson.
The visitors looked quicker and sharper to every ball in the first half and were duly rewarded after 26 minutes.
Simon Grayson had warned his team to watch for their threat from set-pieces. His defence must have clocked a deaf 'un though as McArdle arrived unscathed to meet Andy Halliday's corner with a header in off the post.
For the second season running, the Preston faithful were greeted by the familiar tongue-out goal celebration as the centre half wheeled away.
Credit to Halliday, too, for the assist. The Middlesbrough midfielder, whose loan has been extended into the new year, had a far more effective game in the centre. His unlikely partnership there with Jason Kennedy, which appeared disjointed against Halifax, did a crucial job in muzzling Preston's axis of Neil Kilkenny and Alan Browne.
Another Halliday set-piece nearly delivered another for McArdle before the break. Davies met the deep corner with a looping header right back into the mix, where Preston somehow managed to keep it out of the Northern Ireland international's clutches.
The home record was creaking but then Fleetwood had blown a two-goal cushion to lose in the last game there.
City anticipated a "kitchen sink" response in the second half and were not disappointed. The defending became full on, intense and occasionally verging on the desperate.
Darby cleared off the line from Garner before Pickford brilliantly parried Humphrey's follow-up. Garner and Callum Robinson then both went close.
A slip from Jamie Jones let Jon Stead in for the chance to make it two but the Preston keeper recovered in the nick of time.
That looked an even more crucial intervention when Preston finally levelled five minutes later. Robinson's cross slithered behind some desperate claret and amber lunges and Garner tapped home.
Preston raced the ball back to the centre circle, suddenly sensing a dramatic victory.
"Bradford were dead on their feet," claimed Preston's former Stuart McCall loanee Tom Clarke. Or were they?
Precisely 50 seconds later, Preston were picking it out of the net again – at the other end.
It had taken City six passes from kick-off to the glorious curling finish from Mark Yeates and no home player had touched the ball.
Inconsistent referee Andy Haines ensured the drama did not end there by tacking on five added minutes. The Preston "Alamo" continued and Pickford broke home hearts once more with a fine stop from Jack King to see a memorable job through.
===========================
From the Official BCFC Website:
PAYMENTS MADE BY CITY TO AGENTS
PUBLISHED: 18:54 12th November 2014
The information below represents all agents' fees paid by the Club during 1
October 2013 and 30 September 2014.
Pursuant to the requirements of The F.A Football Agents Regulations, the
club is required to make the total below public to supporters.
Over the previous one-year period, the Club have paid £146,189.04 to
licensed agents.
===========================
Mason can bring 'fresh eyes' to Bradford City boardroom role
6:20am Wednesday 19th November 2014
By Simon Parker
CITY have unveiled their replacement for David Baldwin as acting chief operating officer.
James Mason has been made a director and will take over Baldwin's duties initially until the end of the year.
Part of his brief will also include identifying a full-time replacement – whether it turns out to be himself or another candidate.
Mason, who was born in Bankfoot, is a lifelong City fan like his predecessor. He has run two companies for the past 12 years – as well as working for the past decade as a freelance sports reporter with the BBC.
He said: "I knew David was moving on and met with Julian (Rhodes) about the opening. I thought I could combine both aspects of my career, the media and commercial sides, and I'm very excited to get this opportunity.
"I want to continue the good work that my predecessor has done and all the effort that goes on behind the scenes of the club. I'm not here to reinvent the wheel. But a fresh pair of eyes is always good because you can look at things differently.
"I would welcome contact from all existing sponsors and supporters as to what we are doing well and what we can improve on. I'd also like to hear from any potential sponsors or fans about what might attract them to come and join us."
Joint-chairman Rhodes offered Mason the post after their first meeting. He said: "I was immediately taken with his enthusiasm and decided then he could do a good job. Let's see."
---
Meanwhile, Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony has expressed his delight at Aaron Mclean's return to the club.
As exclusively revealed in the Telegraph & Argus yesterday, the striker (pictured) has rejoined Posh on a ten-week loan.
MacAnthony said: "I'm happy he is home. It can be a mutually beneficial stay. He will be a big help with our young strike-force and a great presence in the dressing room."
Mclean said: "It's just the way we play at Bradford. The type of player I am, I've not really fitted in too well. It's best for both parties for me to come somewhere else."
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