"Ironically he made his debut on the opening day of the 1997/98 season against his old club Portsmouth in a hard-fought 2-2 draw at Maine Road, but with no wins in the first four league games and a League Cup exit on penalties at the hands of Blackpool the early-season optimism was beginning to evaporate. With the burden of a large fee on his shoulders Bradbury had to wait until mid-September to get his first goal for the Blues, notching the opening goal of the game in a 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City"
He didn't score for 9 games I believe?