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Bantams boss Parkinson delighted to be in hat for FA Cup semi-final draw

CITY boss Phil Parkinson believed the second-half performance in particular was deserving of more reward but said he would relish the opportunity of a replay at Reading - a club he graced with aplomb for a significant portion of his playing career.

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Updated: City v Reading match picture gallery

Relive the action from City's 0-0 draw with Reading in the FA Cup quarter-final at Valley Parade. Click here or on the montage below.

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We should have done better, says Bantams striker Stead

CITY striker Jon Stead was disappointed his side could not battle past Reading and into the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The teams will have to do it all again at the Madejski Stadium after a hard-fought clash ended in a 0-0 draw in West Yorkshire

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GALLERY: City v Reading fans picture gallery

Click here for all the fans pictures before and during the FA Cup quarter-final between the Bantams and Reading  

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I was centimetres away from the perfect finish

IT was great to go to Featherstone and get the win last weekend – the fact it was my old club made it even more special.The lads played really well and I should have scored at the end… I actually cramped up before I got the ball!I should have finished

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FT: Bradford City 0 Reading 0

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Bradford Cathedral's £250,000 organ appeal nears halfway point

AN APPEAL to restore Bradford Cathedral's historic organ is nearing its halfway mark. In two years donations, grants and pledges have piled £120,000 in the coffers and seen the first phase of the restoration work completed, said Alex Woodrow, the

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Hanson: Wembley semi-final would be best yet for Bantams

JAMES Hanson reckons that reaching Wembley in the FA Cup would top their 2013 achievements.After beating up Chelsea and Sunderland, the Bantams targetman is ready to impose himself again when Reading roll into a jam-packed Valley Parade this lunchtime.As

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Artists celebrate Bradford's people and places in new exhibition

AN ARTISTIC celebration of Bradford's people and places has gone on display in the city.Here We Live features work by Bradford-based printmaker Ruth Fettis and includes dresses and prints which tell stories of love and loss.One of the key pieces in the

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Bradford Bulls fan Flanagan out to prove doubters wrong in Odsal return

AT the end of 2008, George Flanagan’s hopes and dreams were shattered when he was released by the Bulls. Having spent six years in the club’s junior and reserve grades, being denied the opportunity to become a full-time professional at his boyhood

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Parkinson plots FA Cup tribute for Valley Parade fire anniversary

PHIL Parkinson feels another City trip to Wembley would be a fitting way to mark the 30th anniversary of the fire disaster.The Bantams will descend on the national stadium for the third time in two years if they beat Reading in today’s lunch-time quarter-final

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Bradford Bulls: Friends reunited as Pitts relishes forward battle with Delaney

JAY Pitts is looking forward to bumping into former team-mate Brett Delaney as he insisted: "We want to be facing Super League players every week next year."Pitts played with Delaney for Leeds and the forward rivals will clash when Hunslet visit

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FA Cup quarter-final: Meredith's Melbourne fan club making a night of it

IT WILL be nearly midnight when the James Meredith fan club crowd round the TV 10,500 miles away to cheer on City.A corner of Melbourne will be turned into claret and amber as the defender’s friends and family back home cheer him on from afar.“They are

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Titan-ic struggles expected in semi-finals

IT'S semi-final time in the Bradford Sunday Alliance League and the Amateur Cup takes centre stage at Rawdon Meadows tomorrow.As usual, both ties will be played alongside each other at 11am – and all four clubs come from the same division.Division 3A

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On This Day – March 7, 2015

25 years ago: Police were called to control protesters inside City Hall as Bradford Council set the district's community charge, also known as the Poll Tax, at £276 per head, with about 500 on-strike teachers also present to rally against £2.3 million

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Bradford City women aim to KO Belles

IT IS a big cup weekend for Bradford City's women's team as well as Phil Parkinson's knockout heroes as Steve Winterburn plots a giant-killing of his own.Winterburn's side, who play in Premier League (North), take on Super League One outfit Doncaster

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VIDEO: Actor Billy Pearce joins charity abseil to raise money for toddler's US cancer treatment

Actor and comedian Billy Pearce joined a grandmother in a charity abseil to help raise £10,000 to send a toddler to America for vital cancer treatment. Isla-Grace Large has Ewing's sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer, which requires

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Former Kings Science Academy head vows to clear his name following fraud allegations

THE former head of a flagship Bradford school has been charged with a string of financial offences following a police investigation which took more than a year to complete.Sajid Hussain Raza, who was in charge at Kings Science Academy in Lidget Green,

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Brownfield sites to be priority for at least half of district's new homes, inquiry told

BRADFORD Council will look to prioritise previously developed brownfield sites for at least half of the 42,100 new homes which are forecast to be built by 2030, a public inquiry has heard. The authority's emerging Local Plan, which sets out roughly where

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Bradford GPs urge smokers to be quitters this year

BRADFORD GPs are encouraging people to use next week's No Smoking Day as the ideal opportunity to take the first steps towards a healthier heart.The message for Wednesday's campaign day - Everyone loves a quitter - is endorsed by NHS Bradford Districts

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Drink driver forged medical report to "brazenly interfere" with course of justice, court hears

A CONVICTED drink driver who forged a medical report to try to fool a court into dropping an excess alcohol charge has been jailed for 15 months.In what the judge branded "an assault on the justice system", Daniel Leach set out to hoodwink Bradford

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Bradford apprentice ambassadors back National Apprenticeship Week

A NEW team of apprentices, from plumbers to legal executives, is to become young ambassadors for the learn-as-you-earn route into work.The 20-strong group will visit schools and careers fairs to share its experience of apprenticeships and encourage more

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Leading film and TV executives hail success of Bradford International Film Summit

BRADFORD’S first International Film Summit has been hailed a huge success by leading film and TV executives. The three day event, hosted by Bradford UNESCO City of Film, was attended by guests from across the world for events promoting film production

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Bradford care home branded 'inadequate' amid concerns for safety of residents

A BRADFORD care home catering for people with dementia has been branded "inadequate" following a surprise visit by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).Managers at Southfield Care Home, on Belton Close, Great Horton, have been told

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Experts converge on Bradford to discuss crucial early years of children's lives

EXPERTS from across the country have converged on Bradford to talk about the crucial early years of a child's life.Last year, official figures showed that just 31 per cent of the city's poorest children – and 47 per cent from wealthier backgrounds – are