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Special relationship can keep Parkinson at Bradford City for long time

6:30am Friday 24th May 2013

Julian Rhodes believes Phil Parkinson can nail down the City hot-seat for years because of his strong mutual attraction with the club.

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Jones: Parkinson deal was key for Bradford City future

8:00am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Gary Jones today pinpointed Phil Parkinson as the biggest signing City will make all summer.

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Bradford City tell players: You're in

4:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

Long-serving goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin and winger Garry Thompson have been told they are definitely in City's plans for League One.

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Bradford throws a party fit for its conquering heroes

12:30am Thursday 23rd May 2013

Bradford threw a rip-roaring promotion party last night as the city turned claret and amber for Bradford City's footballing heroes.

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Parkinson and coaching staff SIGN Bradford City deals

3:53pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Phil Parkinson has this afternoon put pen to paper on a three-year deal with City.

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Excitement builds as fans begin to gather in City Park for Bradford City victory parade tonight

3:19pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Excited fans have already started gathering in City Park hours ahead of the parade to celebrate Bradford City’s promotion to League One.

Lawn hails special bond that is secret behind Bradford City's success

7:00am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Phil Parkinson’s City have rekindled the spirit of 1985 during their history-making promotion campaign.

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Bradford City manager Parkinson 'to sign deal tomorrow'

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Mark Lawn expects Phil Parkinson to finally put pen to paper when their contract talks resume tomorrow.

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Tens of thousands expected for Bradford City open-top bus tour

6:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Tens of thousands of Bradford City fans are expected to “rock” the city centre tomorrow as they honour their promotion-winning Bantams heroes in a homecoming parade.

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Lawn thanks Evans for writing off Bradford City promotion hopes

6:50am Tuesday 21st May 2013

Mark Lawn has offered a cheeky thank you to Rotherham boss Steve Evans for writing off City’s promotion chances.

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McLaughlin thrilled Bradford City can wave goodbye to League Two

6:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

He had arguably the quietest Wembley of any City player but the ultimate result probably meant more to Jon McLaughlin than any of his team-mates.

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Bradford City victory parade announced - UPDATED

3:00pm Monday 20th May 2013

City’s promotion heroes will parade their League Two play-off trophy on an open-top bus tour on Wednesday.

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Bradford City hot-shot Wells could be sold to highest bidder

7:30am Monday 20th May 2013

Nahki Wells savoured City’s Wembley glory as the promotion winners brace themselves for a summer of speculation about his future.

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It’s up, up and hooray for a club united in tragedy and now triumph

9:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Phil Parkinson felt it as the fans cheered from the rafters at the awards night in Valley Parade.

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Friends happy with money well spent by Bradford City boss

6:30pm Monday 20th May 2013

Phil Parkinson’s in-depth scouting reports are all part of his meticulous preparations.

Boothroyd: We were like rabbits in the headlights

11:00am Monday 20th May 2013

Aidy Boothroyd has no interest in how his hometown club will get on back in League One.

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Parkinson the driving force guiding Bradford City away from abyss

8:30am Monday 20th May 2013

As the final whistle sounded to confirm the end of City’s six years in the wilderness, Phil Parkinson clenched both his fists and saluted 25,000 ecstatic supporters.

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Bradford City giant awoken to star in The One Show

6:50am Monday 20th May 2013

Make room Molineux; bring on Bramall Lane – and don’t bother waiting up Dagenham. Phil Parkinson’s Bantams bandwagon can plan next season’s route around the highways and byways of League One.

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Lawn: Parkinson’s the man for Bradford City

8:40pm Sunday 19th May 2013

City joint-chairman Mark Lawn will back manager Phil Parkinson and his backroom staff with the finances to challenge for successive promotions and a place in the npower Championship.

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Allamby hails Bradford City's marathon men

7:40pm Sunday 19th May 2013

City’s fitness guru paid tribute to the dedication of the players to keep going to the end of their marathon season.

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Bradford City: We can be One of best sides in third tier, says Thompson

4:50pm Sunday 19th May 2013

Garry Thompson insists City should have nothing to fear from League One.

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Playing in League One will be miles better, says Bradford City hitman Hanson

1:10pm Sunday 19th May 2013

James Hanson cannot wait to be playing “local” football in League One.

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Reid hails Bradford City's fan-tastic promotion success

7:50am Sunday 19th May 2013

Kyel Reid paid tribute to City supporters after the Bantams marched to promotion with a resounding 3-0 win over Northampton in yesterday’s League Two play-off final.

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Wells pledges future to Bantams after promotion success

6:10pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Nahki Wells pledged his future to City after being named man-of-the-match and proving Northampton’s nemesis again with a goal in today’s stunning play-off final win.

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Wembley reaction: We failed to turn up, says Boothroyd

5:37pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Aidy Boothroyd admitted Northampton failed to turn up after his hometown club inflicted a crushing 3-0 defeat on the Cobblers.

Hanson: Quick start was crucial

5:19pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Goal-hero James Hanson insisted City got what they deserved after destroying Northampton 3-0 to clinch their place in League One next season.

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Parkinson hails Bantams' promotion success

4:40pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Phil Parkinson could barely conceal his delight after guiding City to their first promotion in 14 years in their 64th and final game of a marathon campaign.

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Bantams skipper Jones hails "best moment in my life"

4:17pm Saturday 18th May 2013

City skipper Gary Jones hailed today’s play-off final win the “best moment of his life” as the Bantams destroyed Northampton 3-0.

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Bradford City promoted to League One

3:32pm Saturday 18th May 2013

CITY 3 NORTHAMPTON 0

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Live blog: Bradford City's League Two play-off final at Wembley

10:36am Tuesday 14th May 2013

All your pictures, news and views in the countdown to Bradford City's League Two play-off final against Northampton on Saturday.

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Minute-by-minute Live blog: City v Northampton

12:18pm Saturday 18th May 2013

Live coverage from Wembley Stadium as Bradford City face Northampton Town in the League Two play-off final

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Jewell backs Bradford City to kick-start community with promotion party

7:50am Saturday 18th May 2013

Paul Jewell believes a City victory over Northampton in the League Two play-off final would provide a shot-in-the-arm for the whole Bradford area.

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Bradford City’s fairytale season needs a happy ending

6:30am Saturday 18th May 2013

Simon Parker column: This column should carry an embargo time – best read before 1.30pm. Because once the Wembley bewitching hour chimes, what I’m about to say could be completely redundant. And more than a little depressing.

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A sobering thought for Hanson if Bantams win at Wembley

7:00am Friday 17th May 2013

Hometown hero James Hanson dreams of toasting City’s promotion to League One at Wembley tomorrow.

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'Wembley pressure nothing next to last year's battle to remain in Football League'

8:40am Friday 17th May 2013

Wembley will be a pressurised environment tomorrow – but nothing compared with the tension City had to deal with at times last season.

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Bradford City: Davies’ Wembley wish is granted

8:30am Friday 17th May 2013

Andrew Davies took one last glance as he left the Wembley dressing room and vowed to himself: I’ll be back.

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Bradford City: “Stephen Darby baby” chant sends shivers down my spine

6:30am Friday 17th May 2013

Strikers get sung about, so do wingers and captains.

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Bantams talisman Meredith gunning for a Wembley hat-trick

7:00am Thursday 16th May 2013

James Meredith wants to give City’s fans a “team to be proud of” by sealing their first promotion in 14 years.

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League Two Play-off Final: Bradford City players still fresh as a daisy

7:50am Wednesday 15th May 2013

Phil Parkinson believes his City marathon men are in great shape for Wembley – in both body and mind.

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Bradford City stalwart Jack happy to be back

7:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

City today unveiled a new kit and a very familiar sponsor for next season.

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Unsung Bradford City heroes rewarded for going beyond call of duty

6:00am Tuesday 14th May 2013

Gary Jones scooped the major haul of silverware at City’s annual awards night last week. But while there was no dispute that the evergreen skipper deserved the accolades, the prize that probably meant the most went to someone who many would not know by name.

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Davies backed to muscle up for Bradford City

8:00am Monday 13th May 2013

Lion-hearted Andrew Davies is tipped to win the Wembley power struggle with Northampton’s heavyweights.

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Will Parkinson sign new Bantams contract soon? Definitely maybe

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

Like a president announcing election victory, Phil Parkinson was greeted with rapturous applause as he took to the stage at City’s awards night.

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Bradford City's travelling army can win battle of the fans at Wembley

7:30am Saturday 11th May 2013

Julian Rhodes has called on City to rule Northampton at Wembley on and off the pitch.

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Bradford City: I know we’ll get the job done at Wembley, says Reid

8:20am Friday 10th May 2013

Kyel Reid is ready to pen the final chapter of City’s storybook campaign at Wembley.

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Bradford City focused on completing job

8:00am Thursday 9th May 2013

Phil Parkinson insists City are going back to Wembley to “get the job done”.

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Ferguson a fan of Bradford City hospitality

7:40am Thursday 9th May 2013

From Barcelona to Brazil, Munich to Moscow, Sir Alex Ferguson has seen some of the grandest arenas in football during almost 27 years as Manchester United supremo.

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