Finally, the Official Word

[Jantje]

http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10266~1027843,00.html

[wykie]

http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10266~1027843,00.html

Print it out my link has gone to there

[cartmanbantam]

Excellant, but i never doubted it :)

Carty

[wykie]

print it carty ffs

[cartmanbantam]

Sorry wykie my comp froze so i had to switch it off. I can't highlight it to print it.

[matnab]

It isn't copyable Wykie. It doesn't say anything that hasn't already been said. NO quotes from McCall, no number 2 mentioned or players to bring in. It just says that we hope to sell lots of season tickets and attract investment.

[Northern]

Chairman Julian Rhodes has now confirmed that Stuart McCall IS the next Bradford City manager.

McCall has agreed to take over the reins at the Intersonic Stadium - the appointment that the fans have dreamed of.

The City idol will be returning for his third spell at the club which he left as a player in May 2002 to join Sheffield United.

He was number two to Neil Warnock for the past three years but he was overlooked for the Blades job when Warnock quit earlier this month.

That persuaded McCall, who has always been chairman Julian Rhodes' first choice to lead City, to come back to Valley Parade, where he will hope to take the club back out of the Coca-Cola Football League Two at the first time of asking.

Stuart McCall is ready to breathe new life into City after accepting the challenge to lift them out of football's basement.

McCall sensationally agreed to take over the reins at the Intersonic Stadium - but the official announcement had to be delayed while he tied up a few loose ends after leaving his job as Sheffield United number two.

McCall was given permission by the Blades to talk to other clubs after being overlooked for the managerial vacancy at Bramall Lane.

The news will put a spring in the step of all City fans who have dreamed of seeing McCall return to the club for a third time since he last waved goodbye five years ago.

Julian Rhodes has constantly hinted about the mystery candidate he was desperate to interview for the post.

Now he has his man and will hope the appointment can blow away the doom and gloom that has hung over Valley Parade as City have plummeted through the divisions.

McCall's arrival is sure to boost season-ticket sales as the club look to rebuild. Over 7,000 had pledged to the T&A-backed scheme which persuaded Rhodes to offer the cheapest tickets in the country at just £138.

Rhodes has consistently stressed that the club's future lies in the hands of the fans and, having delivered the manager they wanted, will expect them to back McCall all the way.

The former City trainee came back in 1998 after a ten-year absence and steered the club into the Premiership for the first time. Halting a six-year slide from top to bottom would be seen by many as just as big an achievement considering the financial turmoil during that period.

And with the talismanic McCall back on board, Rhodes will be optimistic the cash support he has been crying out for from local businesses should start to materialise.

There you go Wykie!

Superb news! MAybe there'll be no press conference after all then?

[cartmanbantam]

Sorry if someone has mentioned this but just thought i'd point out that it's probably no coincidence that BR is set to be announced tomorrow and Stuart has been confirmed tonight. Clearly just a matter of getting released from his contract.

Carty

[Rick]

The link doesn't work.

looks like the news was posted too early so they have taken it off again.

[panther]

The link doesn't work.

looks like the news was posted too early so they have taken it off again.

I was just going to say that myself... thought it was my pc playing up again... :D

[Spoonhead]

It was there earlier! I swear, I saw it!

[Rick]

I was just going to say that myself... thought it was my pc playing up again... :D

Someone down at the club will be getting a slapped wrist for pressing the enter key a little to early.

I bet they pre loaded the story read to release after Robbo is announced at Sheff Utd. Only the person who did it ****ed up and posted it for all to see, they may aswell keep it on there now as most have seen it.

[cartmanbantam]

Nah, just deny it, no matter how much proof they come up with, deny it!!

(This ones for you LB)

Cartylove:

[Rick]

Sheffield United's site have pretty much confirmed what we know already too.

http://www.sufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10418~1027909,00.html?ptvParm=

[Mallorcabantam]

Its on the but it gives an error when loaded but the is also another SM article tuop:
Update -- I get an error on all the OMB stories
Update -- the links are working now :)

[Northern]

The official site is crap!

First there's a full story (the one I quoted)
Then it gets removed completely
Then a very short version is put up
Then it's back to the original story!

What are they playing at? :confused:

[Jantje]

JR is playing with Pollards computer looking for the Adiboo colouring programme!!:D :rolleyes: ;)

[Skyebantam]

so it's finally true as i read it on ceefax this morning. i'll be having a ....

318

followed by some...

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....to celebrate later!

[meelin]

Well, now that it is official:

Welcome Home,Stuart jump: jump: jump:

I never thought it would happen,and I am not happy with the thought that he might be abused at some point by people who are unaware of the impact he has had with the club in his previous spell, let's just hope it's a new chapter in the history of Bradford City.

The only way is up :) :)

[wykie]

Well, now that it is official:

Welcome Home,Stuart jump: jump: jump:

I never thought it would happen,and I am not happy with the thought that he might be abused at some point by people who are unaware of the impact he has had with the club in his previous spell, let's just hope it's a new chapter in the history of Bradford City.

The only way is up :) :)

jump: jump: jump: jump: jump: jump: jump: jump:

Welcome home Stuart jump: