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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Bantams have the fans but unfortunately not the results

With another international break, it seems an appropriate time to spotlight a team from League Two which at least has nearly a full programme today.

Two seasons ago, Oldham Athletic were relegated to the National League becoming the first former Premier League club to play non-league football.

This left Bradford City with the unwanted title as the lowest-placed team that had once played in the Premier League.

While Wrexham have understandably attracted most of the League Two attention with their Hollywood backing, Bradford City deserve a mention for the amazing support they generate despite being a lowly 18th in the table.

Last Saturday, at home to Barrow a crowd of 17,247 showed up at Valley Parade to cheer the Bantams.

That’s not bad in a division where many teams struggle to get 3,000. Alas, they still lost 2-1.

The size of the crowd was not a freak…

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