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RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 10-06-2025
Bradford City goalkeeper Sam Walker has signed a new two-year deal.
The 33-year-old's previous contract with the newly-promoted League One side was due to expire at the end of the month.
He has been an ever-present in the league for the Bantams since joining from Charlton in January 2024.
"The club is more than ready to play at League One level, the fanbase is massive and we have to harness that this coming season," he told the club website.
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 12-06-2025
Bradford City have signed AFC Wimbledon right wing-back Josh Neufville on a three-year deal.
The 24-year-old will join the Bantams on 1 July when his contract with the Dons expires.
He made 56 appearances in all competitions last season as Wimbledon won promotion to League One with a play-off final win over Walsall.
"I am buzzing to be here and I am hungry to get out on the pitch in front of the amazing fans and show what I can do," he told the Bradford website., external
"After last season and seeing the scenes here, it made me hungry to sign for the club to try and replicate it."
Neufville is the fourth player to sign for Bradford, who won automatic promotion to the third tier with a final-day victory over Fleetwood, this summer following Max Power, Curtis Tilt and Joe Wright.
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RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 21-06-2025
Bradford City have signed Stockport County defender Ibou Touray on a two-year deal.
The 30-year-old will join the newly-promoted League One side on 1 July when his contract with the Hatters expires.
He previously played under Bantams boss Graham Alexander for Salford City.
"Speaking to him [Alexander], he told me about Bradford City, the supporters, the atmosphere and I just knew I had to join after that chat," Touray told the club website.
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 24-06-2025
Bradford City defender Ciaran Kelly has signed a new one-year deal.
The 26-year-old Irishman has made 59 league appearances for the Bantams since joining from Bohemians in January 2023.
"League One is a step up for the club and I am ready to help us attack it head on," he told the club website., external
"Getting the deal done allows me to knuckle down and hit pre-season and prepare for the campaign ahead."
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 25-06-2025
Bradford City have completed their seventh signing of the summer with the capture of Matthew Pennington.
The defender has signed a two-year contract after his previous deal with Blackpool expired.
Pennington leaves Bloomfield Road, having played 67 games for the Seasiders across two seasons, scoring four goals.
"We feel Matt will fit in with our way of playing really well, with his attributes and experience, whilst also having a great attitude and team ethic," manager Graham Alexander told the Bradford website, external.
The Bantams are preparing for their first season in League One since 2019 following last season's promotion.
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 29-06-2025
Bradford City have confirmed the arrival of forward Will Swan from Crawley Town, for an undisclosed fee.
The Nottingham Forest academy product has signed an initial two-year deal which includes the option of a further 12 months.
Swan scored seven times and set up three goals in 37 League One appearances for relegated Crawley last season.
The 24-year-old will now remain in the third tier following his move to Bradford after Graham Alexander's side dramatically secured automatic promotion from League Two on the final day of last season.
"Everyone in football saw the scenes on the last day of the season, over 24,000 fans, those are the atmospheres you want to play in," Swan said.
"I have played at Valley Parade before and you can see how brilliant the support is and I am eager to get going."
Bantams boss Alexander said: "Adding Will to our attacking options is a real bonus for us. He can play anywhere along the front line, bringing others into play while giving us another goalscoring threat."
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 02-07-2025
Bradford City have confirmed the arrival of forward Will Swan from Crawley Town, for an undisclosed fee.
The Nottingham Forest academy product has signed an initial two-year deal which includes the option of a further 12 months.
Swan scored seven times and set up three goals in 37 League One appearances for relegated Crawley last season.
The 24-year-old will now remain in the third tier following his move to Bradford after Graham Alexander's side dramatically secured automatic promotion from League Two on the final day of last season.
"Everyone in football saw the scenes on the last day of the season, over 24,000 fans, those are the atmospheres you want to play in," Swan said.
"I have played at Valley Parade before and you can see how brilliant the support is and I am eager to get going."
Bantams boss Alexander said: "Adding Will to our attacking options is a real bonus for us. He can play anywhere along the front line, bringing others into play while giving us another goalscoring threat."
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 17-07-2025
Bradford City goalkeeper Colin Doyle is retiring from playing but will remain as goalkeeping coach at the club.
The 40-year-old has made 98 appearances for the club over two spells, although he has been restricted to 10 cup games since rejoining the Bantams as an understudy in 2022 in a player-coach capacity.
Doyle was part of the Birmingham City squads which won promotion to the Premier League in the 2006-07 and 2008-09 seasons and the League Cup in 2011. He spent 12 seasons at St Andrews, making 62 appearances.
He also won four caps for the Republic of Ireland, the first in 2007 and the last three in 2018. Doyle also turned out for Blackpool, and both Heart of Midlothian and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership.
Doyle was second choice to Sam Walker last season until the club brought in Joe Hilton from Blackburn Rovers in February.
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 30-07-2025
Bradford City manager Graham Alexander has signed a new three-year contract to stay at the League One club.
He and assistant manager Chris Lucketti have deals that will run until the summer of 2028 at the University of Bradford Stadium.
Alexander is preparing for Bradford's first season in League One for six years after earning promotion in May.
The former Scotland international took over in November 2023 and guided the Bantams to a third-placed finish in League Two in his first full season.
"I am really happy. I have had a brilliant time here in the last 20 months," he told the club's website, external.
"The success on the pitch tells only half of the story of what we came here for and what we have achieved as a club."
Alexander has been in charge of Bradford for 91 games, with a win percentage of 49.5%.
Bradford missed out on the play-off positions by one point in 2024, but regrouped and came back stronger last season.
They enjoyed 10 successive home wins but the promotion race ended up going to the last day, when a stoppage-time winner from Antoni Sarcevic at home to Fleetwood Town secured promotion.
Now Alexander will hope to re-establish the club in the third tier after those six years in the league below.
"Everyone aspires to play in front of thousands of people and in big games, and we have that opportunity here every week," he said.
"You have to start placing the building blocks from day one; what happened at the end of the season was a culmination of a process."
'Alexander has restored winning mentality at club'
Analysis, Jamie Raynor, BBC Radio Leeds
Given the memorable achievement of promotion to League One last season, it should come as no real surprise that Graham Alexander and his assistant Chris Lucketti have been rewarded with new contracts.
Their influence at the football club has transformed the culture across the board, and instilled a winning mentality that has for many years felt lost at Valley Parade.
The fact both have received new three-year deals, as opposed to extensions of their existing contracts which were up next summer, suggests improved terms and a financial commitment by the board.
The timing of the announcement is also key, with just days until the new League One season. It ends any discussion or speculation surrounding the topic and allows everyone at the club to focus solely on the coming campaign.
Without question, the club is enjoying its most settled period on and off the field since the days of Phil Parkinson as manager.
It is the first time since November 2020 that the club has announced any form of new deal or contract extension for its manager, and that lasted only two weeks before then boss Stuart McCall was sacked. That in itself speaks volumes of the club's current trajectory.
Promotion has already written Alexander's name into Bradford City folklore. Yet his comments following today's announcement suggests an appetite for success that has not yet been fulfilled.
Such is the potential at Valley Parade, might the carrot of another Bradford City promotion be in his sights?
RE: Bradford News - themaclad - 08-08-2025
Bradford City midfielder Bobby Pointon has signed a new contract until the end of the 2026-27 season.
The 21-year-old came through the club's academy and has made 65 league appearances.
He scored 13th goal for the club in all competitions as they started their League One campaign with a 2-1 win over Wycombe on Saturday.
"I have supported this club my whole life, played here since I was young, and I love coming down every Saturday to play," he told the club website.