Bradford City have finally succumb to the inevitable and relegation from the Premiership has been confirmed. Though relegation is nothing to be boast about, Bradford should take comfort from the knowledge that they defied the odds and survived for two seasons in the highest division.
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Bradford City have finally succumb to the inevitable and relegation from the Premiership has been confirmed. Though relegation is nothing to be boast about, Bradford should take comfort from the knowledge that they defied the odds and survived for two seasons in the highest division.
During Bradford's first season in the Premiership, 1999/2000, they panicked bought a variety of players who simply were too old for the riggers of top ... ...longer taking a win over Bradford as guaranteed. Very soon Bradford was anchored to the bottom and the new manager Chris Hutchings was replaced by Jim Jefferies.
Six months after Jefferies' appointment Bradford's performances have improved though they are not immune to the occasionally blip such as a 6-1 defeat at Leeds. That match also featured a fight between two City players, proving that further work is required before Bradford ... more
Bradford City have finally succumb to the inevitable and relegation from the Premiership has been confirmed. Though relegation is nothing to be boast about, Bradford should take comfort from the knowledge that they defied the odds and survived for two seasons in the highest division.
During Bradford's first season in the Premiership, 1999/2000, they panicked bought a variety of players who simply were too old for the riggers of top flight football. Relegation looked a certainly yet somehow a dramatic last day of the season win over Liverpool ensured that Bradford's dream would continue into 2001.
Maybe that win over Liverpool deluded some people at the club who were forecasting a top twelve finish for 2000/2001. Realistically those players who had just survived were now a year older and even nearer to retirement, plus manager Paul Jewell was replaced by the coach who had no previous managerial experience. It was also going to be a struggle made harder by the other teams no longer taking a win over Bradford as guaranteed. Very soon Bradford was anchored to the bottom and the new manager Chris Hutchings was replaced by Jim Jefferies.
Six months after Jefferies' appointment Bradford's performances have improved though they are not immune to the occasionally blip such as a 6-1 defeat at Leeds. That match also featured a fight between two City players, proving that further work is required before Bradford can reclaim their place in the Premiership.
If Jefferies can prune his squad of the players who are merely collecting their wages and sign players who have the desire, then Bradford City may well return.
From a consumer viewpoint if Bradford can retain their star players such as Benito Carbone, plus reduce admission prices then Bradford City should be entertaining value for money.
Advantages: Good honest team Disadvantages: To many over the hill and enigmatic players
Bradford City for me looked doomed this season.
Well want can be said about Bradford, apart from their fans have had an excellent and very unexpected journey in the Premiership, although it is possibly about to end.
Bradfords squad seems to entirely consist of "over the hill" or "good but undisiplined players", but the one thing about then is their great battling qualities.
Jim Jefferies is the manager, he arrived via Hearts in mid season, and ... ...but I think he has a HUGE job on his hands, and on the manager front Why oh Why did they let Paul Jewell leave, he done an excellent job, and I think they should have done more to keep him there.
Well on to the players, they have several, well lets say "Very Enigmatic players", especially in Benitto Carbone (a excellent little player, but seems to be a lot of trouble) and Stan Collymore to whom the exact same description applies (excellent but trouble), ...
brianlfc 05.01.2001
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Advantages: Crowd pleaser Disadvantages: How long will he stay?
...of Beni Carbone. Quite why Bradford have signed him is beyond me. They were always going to struggle this season and they've made a few good signings that may have just saved them. Carbone is a very talented player who on his day can be a matchwinner, as he proved against Leeds last season with that stunning hat-trick. This is why Bradford wanted him, to become a crowd favourite. The problem is he doesn't have his day too often and he cries like ... ...even 30 must say something. Bradford will have enough problems this season without Carbone adding to them. As soon as they look like being relegated, Beni will jump ship. He will get the crowds in and Bradford will get their money back but dont bank on seeing him there at the end of the season. ...
TallPaul73 11.08.2000
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Advantages: Everyone loves an underdog Disadvantages: Just not good enough
Bradford shocked many last season by staying up at Wimbledons expense but this season will be different. They will be very lucky if they spend any time off the bottom of the Premiership. The reason they survived last season was due to the managerial know how of Paul Jewell, who knew it was only a one off and jumped ship to Wednesday. Chris Hutchins is untried and wont be able to keep them up. They have made a few signings but they are all just other ... ...dont buy them off the team who finished bottom last year(Ian Nolan and Peter Atherton!!!). Hopkin and Petrscu are good buys for the club, but they still have too many mediocre players. The teams that were promoted last year are all stronger than Bradford. Maybe like Charlton, being relegated will make them stronger and give them a chance next time round to establish themselves in the top division and join other mediocre sides like Derby, Coventry, ...
beck100 07.08.2000
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Advantages: everyone loves an underdog, bulldog spirit Disadvantages: too many veterans
Were we all glad that Bradford City stayed up last season?
I was because it just proved that the litlle 'uns can compete at this level with the Megastars. Bradford's story gives hope to all those clubs in the lower divisions, just like Watford, Charlton and Barnsley did before - except Bradford stayed up.
It is amazing though if you run through their team. Plenty of old stagers in the line up. I think I remember hearing that in that final game ... ...One - not staying in the Premiership.
New Manager Chris Hutchings may have new ideas - may bring in new players - but I just feel that Bradford have had their 'day in the sun' and come May next year they will once more be looking at Division One soccer ...
flashpointz 12.07.2000
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Advantages: Can play some good football and have given a few big teams a scare. Disadvantages: Not a lot of money
...who don't already know. Bradford City has managed an agreement between it's creditiors so that Bradford City Football CLub still exsists.
With debts over £30 million yesterday 85% of creditors agreed a repayment plan. The club needed at least 75% of creditors for the agreement to be sucsessful. However now that we have managed to sort out this problem, we now have to look how we managed to get into so much debt. Our current chairman, Mr Richmond ... ...premiership. When we got relegated, we didn't have premiership money coming in. We had players on big wages, a ground been redeveloped, the fans not coming through the gates, ITV Digital conning football clubs up and down the country. Obviously things have been spent behind the sences but the fans of this club need to know where the money has gone.
HERES TO 11th AUGUST WHEN WE PLAY WOLVES!!!! ...
DeanLambert 06.06.2001 (02.08.2002)
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