With the forecast predicting consistent over night rain in the area, the decision has been taken to hold a pitch inspection at 9.45 am tomorrow.
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Branson joined BPA in the summer of 2018 after impressing in pre-season whilst on trial. The Former Barnsley under 18s captain who also spent time with Guiseley before joining Charleston Golden Eagles and Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the US, has proved a regular contributor to Mark Bowers team this season.
Manager Mark Bower was pleased to secure Branson’s signature saying:
“I am delighted that Conor has agreed to extend his stay with us. We have been pleased with his progress so far this season and hope he continues to enjoy his football at the Horsfall. Conor was happy to commit as he is confident that we will be able to maintain our play off push this season and continue to match his ambitions next season. I feel the deal represents a sound investment of the supporters players fund and club resources”
Bradford Park Avenue travel to Spennymoor on Saturday in 4th position in what shapes as an exciting clash with Spennymoor town in 3rd on the table.
Lukic, who made over 660 professional appearances for Leeds United and Arsenal, will entertain guests with tales of his time playing in the top flight of English football in a career that spanned four separate decades.
Joining Lukic will be award winning comedian, Gary Marshall. Gary has
established himself as one the most popular comics working on the after-dinner circuit, with his unique style and deadpan delivery it gives him an abundant charm which makes him right at home with any audience.
The event starts at 7pm on Friday the 22nd of February with a three course meal During the evening there will also be a raffle, stand up bingo and a sporting memorabilia auction.
Amongst the guests will be a number of former Bradford (Park Avenue) players from the 60’s and 70’s, as well as more recently 90’s and 2000’s.
The Midland Hotel is providing a concessionary Bed & Breakfast rate of single £50 or twin/double £60 for dinner guests wishing to stay over.
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Get behind Mark and the team as they battle to gain promotion to the National League. Entry is just £12 for adults, £9 for concessions, £7 for students and £2 for under-16s. A wide range of drinks are available at the bar and fantastic hot food can be purchased in the tea bar.
We’ll see you at the Horsfall. #WeAreBradford.
The Moors enter the match on the back of 4 straight wins however they meet a determined Avenue who have used the January Transfer period to freshen up the squad after a flat start to January.
Avenue will welcome classy new comers Charlie Andrew and Romoney Crichlow-Noble for the game, and with the added boost of Danny East returning following a long term injury, Mark Bower and the Squad are settled and poised for a big promotion push.
Having monitored the condition of the pitch and the weather forecast through out the day, the decision has been taken to postpone tomorrow’s fixture against Leamington FC.
Mark Bower’s side were convincingly beaten at the Phillips 66 Community Stadium in the reverse fixture and Saturday’s game also presents an opportunity to halt their recent slide.
January yielded just one point for Bradford but they remain in the play-off positions, albeit eleven points adrift of league leaders Chorley.
Young goalkeeper Jack Atkinson is likely to start between the sticks following Steven Drench’s departure and Danny East will be hoping to feature again after making his long-awaited debut against Brackley Town.
Bradford (Park Avenue) welcome New Signing from Huddersfield Town Romoney Crichlow-Noble.
The highly rated left-sided centre-half, who can also play at left-back, joined Huddersfield Town in March 2017 following a successful trial period with the Club.
After impressing for Town’s Under-18s towards the end of 2016/17 campaign, the defender stepped up to Under-23s level and went on to feature in 18 games last season before penning a new 2 year deal with the Terriers to the end of the 2020 season.
The 6ft 19 year old joins Mark Bower’s side on loan for the remainder of the season and the top-tier loanee will be alongside Charlie Andrew , who arrived this week from Championship club Hull City as Mark Bower and the team look to kick start the new month and play off race with a win. Kick off is 3pm.
#WeAreBradford
Charlie joins the Avenue following a successful loan spell at NPL Division One East side, Pickering Town, having made well over 50 appearances for the Pikes despite having only turned 19 at the start of January. During his time with Pickering, the young stopper has won man of the match a number of times and has picked up numerous awards, including the Manager’s Player Of The Year Award for 2017/18.
A rising star within the Hull City academy, Charlie has made 18 appearances for Hull City Under 18’s and a further 13 appearances for their Under 23 side.
The 6ft stopper joins Bradford through to the end of the season.
See Charlie in action this Saturday as Avenue take on Leamington at home, 3pm at the Horsfall Stadium.
#WeAreBradford
In doing so, the new agreement adds a further three seasons to a sponsorship arrangement with the Autorama Group which has enjoyed great success for both parties over the past five seasons.
Motorama- sister brand of Vanarama- is a personal car leasing broker and the latest arm of the Autorama Group.
The involvement of Motorama with The National League will see the introduction of a brand new affiliation scheme, which will provide supporters with an opportunity to earn money for their Club with every vehicle leased.
Michael Tattersall, Chief Executive Officer of The National League, said: “Following five seasons as the Vanarama National League, we are delighted to be signing up for a further three seasons as the Motorama National League.
“Our relationship with the Autorama Group goes from strength to strength, and is a classic case of football sponsorship delivering value and helping to create a leading consumer brand.”
Title sponsorship of The National League propelled Vanarama into the homes of millions of people around the UK, driving huge engagement with the brand and the wider football community.
The Motorama National League will receive incredible exposure with BT Sport regularly broadcasting live matches and highlights from the competition.
CEO of Autorama Group, Andy Alderson added: “We’re delighted to be continuing our relationship with The National League.
“It will allow Motorama to enjoy the prestige of being title sponsor of one of the UK’s most popular football leagues and get its message that people CAN lease the cars they want – rather than settle for something they can find on a used dealer’s forecourt – to an engaged audience of enthusiastic fans.”
