Bradford City thread

I was 5 years old, when the fire happened. I was playing on the back street outside my house. My house was 1.5 mile from Valley Parade. I can remember seeing the plume of black smoke rising above the surrounding area. I didnt understand what it was though.

I also remember going into my house and my Dad telling my Mum that Valley Parade was on fire. Think he had Grandstand on and they were reporting from the match.

In later years I learned my older cousin was at the match. Thankfully he was in the Kop, which stands to the right of the stand that caught fire. He managed to get onto the pitch. The days before mobile phones though. Only as I've got older and I'm a parent myself, its dawned on me how much stress my Auntie and Uncle must have been going through that day.

When I was a barman, I also got talking to a retired fireman. He was on duty, that fateful day. Said he will never forget the stench. He got home afterwards and sat in the bath for hours just scrubbing himself and crying.
 
Just got back from the memorial always sad to see the faces of loved ones that lost family members ......... although it doesn’t get the coverage of other disasters so long as the City of Bradford and Lincoln remember the 56 then that’s all that matters
 
WestGorton said:
I was in the Bradford End as a couple of Bradford mates lent me their memberships. The ticket office didn't believe me and I produced the memberships. Long time ago!
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We went over a few weeks before, were trying to learn the names of their team and areas of Bradford in case they asked, but found a couple of their fans on the walk up to the ticket office and we bunged them a fiver on top to sort us out
 
R. I. P. The 56, who tragically died that fateful day all those years ago.

I have mentioned this before, but I have mates at work, who were at Valley Parade that day, and still find it difficult to talk about what happened.

As has been said above, this disaster doesn’t receive the national attention that it should.
 
15 Swindon Town fans banned from football for throwing objects at a Bradford City supporters coach.

Yet Merseyside Police still haven't charged any Liverpool fans, with our team bus being attacked.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

15 football fans banned from matches after Bradford City bus attack charges

FIFTEEN Swindon Town fans have been banned from attending their team’s matches after they appeared in court in connection with an attack on a…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
 
When The Levee Breaks said:
15 Swindon Town fans banned from football for throwing objects at a Bradford City supporters coach.

Yet Merseyside Police still haven't charged any Liverpool fans, with our team bus being attacked.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

15 football fans banned from matches after Bradford City bus attack charges

FIFTEEN Swindon Town fans have been banned from attending their team’s matches after they appeared in court in connection with an attack on a…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
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Go on YouTube and type in Bradford City v Swindon coach chase :) if some have been banned for that then frankly it’s fooking embarrassing
 
WestGorton said:
I was in the Bradford End as a couple of Bradford mates lent me their memberships. The ticket office didn't believe me and I produced the memberships. Long time ago!
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I was in the Bradford main stand .got tickets off Bradford supporters club who we beat 11-1 on a boggy pitch in west York's on the morning of the game.i couldn't help myself at final whistle and carried out my 1st ever pitch invasion..

Watching the highlights footage I never realised what a brilliant, scintillating counter attack led to Morleys goal,Cooperman starting proceedings with Moulden dropping deep,using great vision to send White at full speed down the left before Tricky Trev met his cross at the far post.
A brilliant goal.
 
dennishasdoneit said:
I was in the Bradford main stand .got tickets off Bradford supporters club who we beat 11-1 on a boggy pitch in west York's on the morning of the game.i couldn't help myself at final whistle and carried out my 1st ever pitch invasion..

Watching the highlights footage I never realised what a brilliant, scintillating counter attack led to Morleys goal,Cooperman starting proceedings with Moulden dropping deep,using great vision to send White at full speed down the left before Tricky Trev met his cross at the far post.
A brilliant goal.
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I was listening in the house and rushed out into the avenue to see a visitor to next door but one dancing round his car plus the bloke across the road jumping next to his lawn mower. Then out rushed Pete next door as well. Four grown men
jumping around together like loonies with our kids, all rags fans looking at us as if we were raving mad all except for.my older boy who had not been influenced by the PL/satellite TV that had started pimping out the propaganda.
Never seen such joy away from a ground. Amazing. I can only imagine what it was like at the ground.
Ps My spellchecker gave out 'pimping' rather than pumping but l rather like it so I've left it.
 
Bantamgaz said:
Just been announced that we have sold over 14k season tickets amazing effort after the last 5years of dross ........... hopefully we get the team we all deserve
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Good stuff m8, I see we've been drawn together in the same group in the Pepperoni Trophy
 
Bantamgaz said:
Yeah any other game I would have been looking forward to it but if it’s at our place can see a huge gate of 2k that in all honesty what folk think of that trophy in our parts
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I agree, I'm not a fan of the current format with U21 teams and don't go to our games because of it
 
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