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Written by Lee Pasquariello When League One football returned to Valley Parade in August 2025, no one was expecting the season would pan out the way it has. We would have happily taken a comfortable, stable finish. But instead we thrived, finished in the playoffs and came very close to back to back promotions. Yes,… Read more
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Bradford City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers playoff second leg (0-2 aggregate) Written by Lee Pasquariello The final whistle of tonight’s game at Valley Parade did not bring any anger. For me, it was partly numbness, but extreme pride. Walking out of the ground tonight I didn’t hear any furious rants, and inside the ground I saw… Read more
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Advantage Bolton in Part One- but this is not over Written by Lee Pasquariello In my previous piece, I wrote that the main aim of the first leg was simple, to stay in it. I said that if we could go into the second leg at Valley Parade with things to still play for, then… Read more
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Written by Lee Pasquariello Nobody ever expected this from City this season. When the season started, I said we’d finish around 15-20th and anything else would be a bonus, but instead we have finished fourth, and confirmed a playoff place. As we head to the Toughsheet stadium tomorrow to play Bolton Wanderers, there should be… Read more
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Playoffs confirmed as Bradford City beat (and relegate) Exeter Written by Lee Pasquariello Bradford City have officially confirmed a place in the playoffs. It’s the post I’ve been waiting to write about since I started writing back in November, and to be honest it’s a truly amazing achievement to do it in our first season… Read more
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A hard one to take as Bradford City draw against Barnsley Written by Lee Pasquariello Well that one really is tough to take. It’s a typical type of result for those of us who follow Bradford City. It’s the hope that builds over a match, only for us to be dismantled with pretty much the… Read more
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Another step closer to a playoff spot as Bradford city see out Northampton Written by Lee Pasquariello Yesterday was a massive result for City. It was a must win game against a side much lower in the league, and that is exactly what we got. a 1-0 win, and a 7 point gap between us… Read more
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Another loss on the road- How long can we go on like this? Written by Lee Pasquariello After yet another very poor away loss today for Bradford City, this time against 18th placed Burton Albion, I find myself asking this question. How long can this Bradford City side actually go on like this away from… Read more
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A massive step forward as Bradford City FINALLY win away Written by Lee Pasquariello Feels good reading that title doesn’t it? Yes it was against a truly terrible, bottom of the league side in Port Vale. Everyone in this league knows their struggles, despite their recent FA cup heroics, but the feeling tonight is one… Read more
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Resilience at Valley Parade as 10 man Bradford City beat Leyton Orient Written by Lee Pasquariello After the sheer disappointment of last weekend’s last minute loss away at Reading, we desperately needed to bounce back yesterday with a win, and that is exactly what we did. There is something really special with how this team… Read more