If you are expecting an email today with your logon details we have a few pointers.
You will receive an email like the one below,
Once you have received this, please use the link https://insight4.azurewebsites.net/stream/UHVFaERu
This will take you to the login page, please login using the details in the email, and access the game for free!
The email will look like this
We are delighted to announce details for tonight’s live game.
Gateshead are the first visitors in the National League North 2020/21 season, and we have it covered for you.
The dream team of Mick ‘Game Caller’ Gledhill, and cameraman Nkosana are back to make sure you don’t miss out on what promises to be a good game.
Catch the action, for just £5.00, live here on https://insight4.azurewebsites.net/stream/UHVFaERu
A note to season ticket holders;
You will today be receiving your unique account login details, to the email address you supplied when you bought your ticket. Remember to keep an eye on your junk/spam inboxes, in the unlikely event that it lands there!
Coverage starts from 7:35 ready for the 7:45 KO
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The hosts opened the scoring with a superb finish from Lewis Knight before the break. Despite hanging on for an extra 40 minutes, the Avenue conceded two goals in two minutes from Glen Taylor and Stephen Thompson. Into additional time, Taylor converted a penalty to give Jason Ainsley’s side the victory.
The Avenue, wearing their new white kit with green trim, familiar to the 3G surface, were playing some lovely one-touch stuff. Knight, leading the line, was causing plenty of problems for Nathan Buddle and Jordan Boon, playing off the shoulder but he was flagged offside a couple of times.
The first effort fell to Rob Ramshaw after receiving a pass from Taylor, but the number ten dragged his shot wide from 20 yards.
The home side had to thank Dan Atkinson with a superb save with his feet from Mark Anderson from outside the box, following a quick counter-attack.
Then, the Avenue broke the deadlock. Former Spennymoor Town midfielder Jake Hibbs threaded a lovely ball into the path of Knight, and after composing himself, the striker slotted home from 18 yards
Buoyed by taking the lead, Mark Bower’s side were showing some confidence, matching their opponents across the park, with Dockerty and Knight making the most of some excellent midfielder play from Nicky Clee and Isaac Marriott.
Just before the half-time whistle, Spennymoor Town were awarded a penalty as Adam Nowakowski brought down Kennedy inside the box. The striker stepped up and fired his effort over the bar from the spot.
Following the introduction of former Avenue man Jamie Spencer, the visitors dominated the second half from start to finish.
Yet again, Atkinson was called into action and produced a stunning save from close range as Jason Kennedy struck a powerful strike towards goal.
The Avenue, not helped by the withdrawal of Clee, struggled to get out of their own half as the men in yellow and blue pushed numbers forward. They were rewarded with their attacking threat when Spencer was fouled by Luca Havern in the area.
Taylor grabbed the ball and struck his shot low but Atkinson guessed the same way and held onto the ball.
Both Dockerty and Marriott left the pitch forcing the Avenue into using all of their substitutions.
Eventually, the pressure was too much for the hosts as Stephen Thompson’s corner was met by Taylor to nod the ball inside the near post.
From the restart, the Avenue lost possession and Ben McKenna sprinted 60 yards before finding Thompson, who slotted the ball past Atkinson from 12 yards.
With plenty to do and losing Luca Havern, the Avenue couldn’t trouble Dale Eve in the Spennymoor goal. Into added time, the away side were awarded a third penalty of the afternoon and this time, Taylor smashed the ball down the middle to give the side from Brewery Field the win.
Bradford (Park Avenue): Atkinson, Ross, Downing, Marriott (Windass 72), Havern (c), Lund, Knight, Hibbs, Nowakowski, Dockerty (Johnson 66), Clee (Bradley 59).
Subs not used: Fawcett, Hussain, Henderson, Lyons.
Goals: Knight (32)
Yellow: Marriott (23)
Spennymoor Town: Eve, Hornby-Forbes, Blakeman (Spencer 45), Kennedy, Buddle, Boon, Thompson (Hall 85), Anderson, Taylor (c), Ramshaw, McKenna
Subs not used: Norton, Moke.
Goals: Taylor (79, 90+2), Thompson (80)
Yellow: Anderson (37)
Referee: Dean Watson
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Due to the adverse weather conditions at the Horsfall today, we have unfortunately had to make the decision to bring the camera back inside the pavilion for the stream.
We appreciate that this will cause some viewing issues, with the nearside corners obstructed and it is the last thing we wanted to do, please accept our apologies for this. We did plan to have the camera in a new location for today, having tested it again this morning, the camera lens is filling with water and you are unable to see properly.
As a result, we have decided to reduce the price for the game to £3.00 and hope that you will still be able to join us as we embark on another season!
A reminder of the link you will need;
Yesterday 16 year old goalkeeper Jacob Fawcett signed his first professional football contract with the Avenue. Fawcett whom has been training with the first team for a couple of years has impressed in pre-season, so much so, that manager Mark Bower has moved to sign Fawcett and make him available for todays FA Cup and the upcoming National League North season.
The club are delighted that we have signed another player from our academy as this demonstrates our belief in the fundamentals we are putting in place and that there is a clear path to the first team for student athletes with the talent and dedication needed to be successful in the professional game.
Jacob Fawcett –
‘I’m very grateful to the club for signing me at such a young age. I started training with the 1st team at 14 and want to thank Mark and Danny for giving me this opportunity to train and develop over the last couple of years. I’m excited to see where my future will go with BPA’
Thomas McStravick – Academy Manager
‘I’m delighted for Jacob and his family who put so much time and effort into supporting him on his footballing journey. Jacob is a hard working and polite young man who has got plenty of talent. Like every young player he still has lots to learn and improve on, but we will help him and do all we possibly can to help him achieve his potential’
Mark Bower – Manager
‘Jacob has trained with us over the last couple of years working with the senior goalkeepers. He is highly talented young player and we are delighted that he sees his future at the club. His attitude and work ethic have really impressed us and he is surrounded by a supportive family who have guided him well’
Jacob has made the match day squad for todays live streamed FA Cup tie against Spennymoor town, why not tune in to watch.
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Following the news that the 2020/21 National League North season will commence as planned next week without supporters in attendance, Bradford (Park Avenue) can confirm that we will be able to compete in the competition and complete the full season.
Gareth Roberts, Chairman –
‘Its great news that the new season is going to go ahead and we are delighted for all of our staff, fans and players that we will be watching some competitive football on the new pitch and renovated ground.
Whilst still not confirmed in any detail, the government announcement in conjunction with the National League that some funding will come to help cover the loss of match day revenue, our decision to try and play our games is only possible due to the huge efforts of everyone involved including the staff, players and many others behind the scenes to numerous to mention. I am sure that our fans will join me in sending a big thank you to all concerned’
The ruling that we are an elite team we know has driven some heated debate on social media and whilst we enjoy the conversations the reality is, for the time being, we are designated as an elite sports club and therefore must begin the game behind closed doors.
The club has worked incredibly hard over the last few weeks to create a viable live streaming option, which will provide good quality live video coverage of all of the Avenues home matches this season. We want to make the viewing available of the exciting young squad Mark and Danny have put together, at a price that makes watching affordable to as many of our fans as possible, whilst balancing that with our need for revenue to pay our financial commitments and complete the season.
Season ticket holders have paid on average £5.60 per game to purchase their ticket. Whilst try to find the right streaming price during the course of the season we will be launching the streaming service at a price of £5 per game
We therefore want to offer our season ticket holders one of the following
Holders have three options:
Of course if the you choose the option to use your season ticket to view the live streamed games, as soon as we are allowed to let fans back into the ground you will still be able to do so using your season ticket. We will be sending out after the FA Cup match on Saturday to all the season ticket holders their unique logins and passwords for use on the streaming platform.
We are of course tight for time and we know some of our fans didn’t buy their tickets online and will need time to consider their options, so we plan to set a deadline of Friday the 16th of October just before our 2nd home game of the season against Boston United. Details of how to claim a refund will follow. In the meantime if you know what you would like to do please email calum.cullen@BPAFC so that we can start the process for you all.
We will also be opening the club house to a limited number of guests for each of our home games. There will be table service from the bar and the game will be live streamed onto the big screen. Please note that you will be required for Covid compliance to arrive 1 hour before the kick off, and that the doors out into the ground will remain locked. These tickets will go on general sale at a price of £5 per person prior to the games, this weekends FA Cup game and Mondays NLN match will go on sale from 12 noon today on our website.
We are delighted to announce the details for this weekend’s FA Cup tie against fellow National League North side Spennymoor.
This weekend’s fixture sees more improvements; alongside Mick ‘The Game Caller’ Gledhill’s excellent match commentary, we welcome back last season’s cameraman Nkosana! We’re also testing a new camera vantage point, so the issue with the windows is no more. Be on the lookout for a new set of graphics as well as we take further steps to ensure your viewing experience is as good as we can make it.
As previous, you will need to follow the link below, which will take you to the sign-in page. If you have created an account for last week, sign-in as before, go through the payment screen, and then watch the game. If you are new to the system, you will need to follow the link, create your account, and then follow the same process.
This week’s game is available for just £5.00.
We are aware that our neighbours down the road have unfortunately had their game against Grimsby postponed, so Bantams fans, if you wish to support the other side in Bradford, you are of course more than welcome! Follow the steps above and we hope you enjoy the game.
Stream Link: https://insight4.azurewebsites.net/stream/QndyRW5T
After discussions with Spennymoor we are excited to confirm that this weekends FA Cup 2nd preliminary round game will go ahead. The caveat is that there are no further central or local government restrictions and that both squads remain infection free.
Kick off at the Horsfall will be 3.00pm and is unfortunately deemed to be behind closed doors as per the FA instructions regarding fans for this round.
We will be streaming the game live on our platform from 2.55 pm with Mick ‘the game caller’ Gledhill, and fingers crossed not a window in sight!
The cost for streaming which we hope will help cover some of the costs of putting on the game will be £5.
Good luck to both teams, will be great to finally see a competive game of football after such a long break
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Paddy Kenny autobiography ‘The Gloves are off’.The DF have secured 20 x signed copies of the autobiography which they hope to have on sale from Tuesday, obviously there will be some mention of Paddy’s short stay at Avenue within the book which is priced at £16.99 (the DF will make a profit from this).
Any Avenue supporters who wish to have a copy reserved are asked to contact Dave Stordy either by telephone 01274-512989 or email davestordy@hotmail.co.uk. Dave will contact you with instructions for payment and delivery.
Unfortunately due to the on-going Covid problems the annual sportsmans dinner at the Midland has again had to be pushed back, the new date is now Friday 26 March 2021, hopefully we will see us back to some normality by then to allow this event to take place.
The Avenue broke the deadlock with an exquisite Brad Dockerty strike which left Drench rooted to his spot. Then, two goals in two minutes from Lewis Knight and Mark Ross gave the hosts an impressive victory.
The home side started brightly as Knight narrowly missed the target from 12 yards. They were nearly punished as an identical situation happened at the opposite end of the pitch, but Tyler Walton fired his effort against the woodwork.
The visitors settled into the game and had a couple of chances but both Jimmy Spencer and Luke Parkin were denied by the Avenue goalkeeper Dan Atkinson from distance.
Before the break, Bradford finished the stronger team as new loan signing Lewis Bradley, who impressed in the front four, nearly grabbed a debut goal but his right-footed strike, heading for the top corner from 20 yards, was headed off the line by Jordan Richards.
After the restart, the Avenue started strongly and caused the Celts plenty of problems for the rest of the afternoon.
It wasn’t long until they took the lead as Ross’ cross was cleared into the feet of Dockerty who curled a wonderful shot past former Avenue number one Drench from 25 yards.
With confidence flowing through the veins of Mark Bower’s side, they doubled their advantage when Nicky Clee threaded a lovely ball into the path of Knight, and the young striker slotted home from 12 yards.
Two minutes later, Ross, who was part of a solid back four, came from nowhere to meet a cross from debutant Bradley and the right-back guided the ball clinically past Drench from close range.
The remaining 20 minutes saw plenty of substitutions and the visitors were unfortunate not to get on the scoreboard. Spencer and Charles both saw their attempts fly over the bar as the afternoon belonged to the Avenue who claimed an impressive victory at the Horsfall Stadium.
Bradford (Park Avenue): Atkinson, Ross, Toulson, Hussain (Nowakowski 46, Marriott 55)), Havern, Lund (Trialist 75), Knight (Trialist 75), Hibbs, Bradley (Johnson 75), Dockerty (Lyons 70), Clee (Windass 65)
Subs not used: Downing, Fawcett
Goals: Dockerty (50), Knight (63), Ross (65).
Farsley Celtic: Drench, Richards, West, Allan, Ellis (Syers 46), Clayton, Walton (B.Atkinson 42), Byrom, Spencer, Parkin (Charles 64) Hayhurst.
Subs not used: Kelly, C.Atkinson, Maltby
