We caught up with Mark earlier in the week and asked for his views for the 2021/22 Season;

We’re looking forward to the new season and playing in games with fans, it feels like such a long time since that happened. We did well last season but it never felt the same without the supporters.

The expectation from outside, from what I’ve seen, is we’ll be at the bottom of the league! We know we’ve got some good players in our dressing room, with a mix of experience and youth. We have young players, who, if they fulfil their potential, can be exciting players for the club. It’s our job to go out there, be competitive and pick up results.

We want to get going now. It’ll be tough and there’ll be difficult times during the season. But if we stick together as a team, as a club, then we can enjoy good days here and reach our objectives and continue to be established in this division

The club are pleased to be offering a live stream of Friday night’s fixture versus Scarborough for those fans unable to attend the game.

We will be live from 7:30 on the night, with Lewis Sale providing the live commentary.

Follow the link below to access the game for just £5.00

If you are new to the system, you will need to sign up to an account, free of charge.

https://streaming.insightfour.com/stream/S1pJQVpx

We are delighted to announce the signing of striker Luke Rawson from Chesterfield. Luke has been with us all pre-season, and spent part of last season on loan at the Horsfall.

Speaking on the transfer, Luke said ‘I am really happy to be signing for Bradford (Park Avenue), and I cannot wait to get the season underway. I am looking forward to working with Mark, Danny and all the boys as we strive to have a good season’

Mark Bower, had this to say: ‘Luke will be a great addition to our squad and is another young player looking to advance his career with us. 

He plays with good maturity and we are confident that, with a good run of games with us, he can fulfil his potential and be a valuable asset to us.’ 

Everybody at the club is delighted Luke is here, and wish him all the very best going forward!

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The club are pleased to be offering a live stream of Tuesday nights fixture versus Altrincham for those fans unable to attend the game.

We will be live from 7:30 on the night, with Mick Gledhill providing the live commentary.

Follow the link below to access the game for just £5.00

If you are new to the system, you will need to sign up to an account, free of charge.

https://streaming.insightfour.com/stream/WmVTS05x

We are delighted to announce our matchday admission prices for the 2021/22 season.

Coming to watch Bradford (Park Avenue) next season will set adults back £14.00, with concessions costing £10.00.

In a change from pre-season, Youths (12-17) will be charged £3.00, and Juniors (under 12) will cost just £1.00.

Any students wishing to attend, will need proof of student status, and will be let in for just £5.00.

A reminder that season tickets are on sale now at https://bpafc.com/product-category/season-tickets/

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Horsfall Stadium now entertains an increasing number of visitors and, hopefully, an increasing number of spectators to games.

We are also obliged to facilitate access to all areas whilst we encourage people to take suitable precautions with regards to Covid.

Our long-term aim is to move towards being cashless as a stadium, so we have set up a ticketing agency for events and card-readers for cashless payments.

We are aware that cash is still widely used, though it carries two risks, firstly a Covid risk of transfer, which is hopefully mitigated by the use and availability of hand sanitisers and secondly a security risk to employees and volunteers from the risk of theft or attacks. This is why we are very keen for users of the stadium to move towards an increasing use of cards and ticketing.

Hopefully we can also reduce queuing this way, which helps with social distancing where it helps us to operate efficiently.

As cash is still accepted inside the stadium (where would we be without Trevor and John collecting raffle money?) we are experimenting with continuing to accept cash on the turnstiles for BPA’s next two pre-season friendlies to see if we are managing to encourage more cashless solutions whilst allowing cash on the turnstiles and for food and drink purchases.

Hopefully all our regular users will help us to increase cashless usage and we will assess our progress after those games.

For the two PSFs coming up cash, cards and tickets will be accepted at turnstiles but we ask that folk do their best to go cashless, for the security and benefit to all of us, and to use hand sanitisers if they use cash.

Tickets for our remaining two home pre-season friendlies are now on sale. Tickets are priced £10.00 Adults and £8.00 Concessions (Under 16 and Over 65)

Tickets can be purchased here

There will be a card only pay on the gate option at both of these games. The Club shop is open Monday-Friday 9-5 for fans who wish to come down and purchase.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight’s streaming of the Everton game has been cancelled. Anyone who has purchased a stream will be automatically refunded.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We do intend to film the game and will make digital copies available in the club shop this week.

We will once again be offering a streaming service for the game against Everton U23’s.

The link for the stream can be found below, with the game kicking off at 7pm, we will be live from 6:45 on the night!

Mick Gledhill will be back on the mic, alongside Lewis Sale bringing you all the action as it happens.

To access the game, please use https://streaming.insightfour.com/stream/bHVxcjZR

As with previous games, you can watch for just £5.00