The Winner of the Young Player of the Year is...

April 26, 2024

We would like to thank all of you who voted for the Supporters Trusts’ Young Player of the Year 2023/24.

 

No-one could’ve written the script as to how the Bantams roller coaster season has gone. Just as we thought it was over, there is a very slender outside chance of a Play Off place as we come to the last game of the season on Saturday against Newport.

 

Congratulations is very much in order to Brad Halliday who picked up so many player of the year awards from the Club’s main sponsor, JCT600, and all the supporters travel clubs, and from the team itself.

 

Young Player of the Year

The winner of the Trust’s Young Player of the year is of course, Bobby Pointon! He won by a country mile! We would also like to give a special thanks to Manny Dominguez, representing the Trust, who gave Bobby the award.

 

To see all the winning categories please click here.

 

Once again, thank you for all of you for taking part. You know who you are and we very much appreciate your involvement in this event and making it a success.

November 26, 2025
The Trust writes to politicians and engages with the Club on how best to get City fans to and from VP on match days and on a night. First of all, the Trust is aware that many supporters rely on buses to and from matches. We are also aware that many more would use the buses if services were more frequent, reliable, and run for later on an evening during the week. As a campaign interest, it always scores well on our online surveys. After recently getting a response from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) Bus services Team, we had an opportunity to Speak to Adam Keizer, Bradford City’s Sustainability Lead, and we met on Monday 10 th November. We discussed the special offer with First bus – the matchday code which is now valued at £4.50 and is available during the week. It also has a discounted monthly travel for £10 off a monthly ticket for season ticket holders. We discussed the letter we received from the WYCA which raised the fact that the Mayor “ has made the decision to Franchise the bus network in West Yorkshire, this is a lengthy process with services becoming operational from April 2027”. One of the reasons it will take so long, it was said, is because all the bus companies will operate until their contracts finish. Up to now, the bus transport system is deregulated meaning services are run on a for-profit basis by private bus operators who set the routes, fares and timetables. In the UK bus franchising means that a local transport authority (in our case the WYCA) takes back control of planning the bus network, including routes, timetables, and fares, and then awards contracts to private companies to operate these services. This has come into being as a result of the Bus Services Act 2025 - is a new UK law that became effective in late October 2025, aiming to improve bus travel by giving local authorities more power to franchise services and allowing them to own bus companies. The Club want to survey season ticket holders to do a wider study around the transport routes of where people live and are looking to work with Bradford University on this research. They are also looking at partnerships with rail links and what other clubs are doing to support fan travel. They are also looking at our Community Foundation and digital resources to help. The response from the WYCA did give insight into the fact that bus operators were asked to ‘ consider providing additional provision on these days’ – when there are evening matches. Matchday is embedded in the Clubs sustainability plans because of the amount of people it brings to the stadium, and the Club therefore feel responsible as to how it provides supporters it’s services. It wants to get a good understanding about how supporters get to and leave the stadium. They have plans to have matchday ambassadors to help supporters but are not sure what this could look like. They want to get this up and running from February onwards As Bradford City are part of a network of professional football clubs they can all help each other with advise on what they do best. The trust is also part of it’s own network of Supporters Trusts and other fans groups and through our network we can also provide help and advice, and we can find out whether sustainability embassadors are something that is being done at other clubs. The Club is signed up to EFL Green Clubs , a voluntary scheme that encourages clubs to improve their environmental practices and operations. The Club is ‘Silver’ in awards status and hopes to be ‘gold’ next season for its’ efforts. It is committed to being responsible for carbon emissions and supports the target of reaching net zero. According to the Dirty Tackle report, professional soccer’s annual carbon emissions are 66 million tons of CO2e. Sponsorship and air travel are the two biggest factors, but merchandise waste often passes unseen as a hefty contributor. The UK football industry, primarily through the Premier League and its clubs, has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040, with an intermediate goal of a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. Here are some of the headline grabbers of what the Club have achieved so far in terms of environmental sustainability through the Greener Bantams campaign: From next year over 90% of the stadium energy consumption will be supplied from renewable energy (inc the solar panels at the stadium) 96% of our matchday waste is recycled - the rest is used for refused derived fuel (RDF) - none of our waste goes to landfill Our macron playing kits are made from sustainable materials (recycled plastics) The club has installed EV charging points and bike racks at the stadium, we also have these at our training ground We have committed to planting a tree for every goal we score to support biodiversity in the local area We will be calculating our carbon footprint this season to use as a baseline and set long term reduction targets We will be looking to do some fan travel surveys to look at how we can support sustainable travel options on matchdays Click here for the Club’s Greener Bantams annual report from 2025/26 season and latest sustainability news. The Trust is doing it’s own extensive survey that covers a wide range of issues both, Bradford City and wider national for the regular match-going City fan and should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. The results will help the Trust Board in understanding your views and enable the Trust campaign more effectively on your behalf. We last did this in the 2023/24 Season, and we want it to be bigger and more successful than that. Click here to take part.
November 20, 2025
Our AGM is fast approaching and we welcome all members and City supporting non-members wishing to attend. The Annual General Meeting or AGM is the meeting in the year where we can discuss the achievements of the Trust. It is a forum to discuss the purpose of the Trust and how we can go forward seeking to gain more influence with the Club. With more emphasis on the need for clubs to engage with supporters due to the Football Governance Bill now an Act of Parliament and the Independent Regulator coming into being, there has never been a more important time for football supporters coming together to discuss and debate how we can do this effectively and we can get more fans to be actively involved. You do not have to be a member to ask questions but only members can vote. We will be meeting at Jacobs Well in Bradford city centre, near the Interchange and situated on the left hand side before the Jacobs Well roundabout. If you are coming by car, there is parking on Neal St. behind the Jacobs Well, or behind the Media Museum and free parking further up Neal Street near the Police Station. The AGM is on Wednesday 26 th November. We encourage people to arrive early as we will start at 7pm. If you are unable to attend in person you can attend online via Jitsi Meet, which is a free video Conferencing platform. The link is here . If you would like to become an active member of the Trust you can contact us here: hello@bantamstrust.co.uk . You can of course express your interest at the meeting as well. If you can, please email us to let us know you’ll be attending online or in person, it will give us an idea about the numbers in advance. We are aiming to provide the Agenda paperwork to download in advance of the meeting, and we will provide the paperwork at the meeting for those attending in person.
November 12, 2025
In attendance from the Club were, Ryan Sparks (RS) – Club CEO and Paula Watson (PW) – Director of Operations. Representing the Trust there was, Manny Dominguez (MD) – Chair. Apologies were given from Justin Bret (JB) – Trust Vice Chair, and Matthew Pickles (MP) also from the Trust. Bantams Supporters Trust met with the Club on Monday 3 rd Nov. We last met on the 4 th Aug. There was plenty to discuss since the last meeting, as there is, as ever lots of developments taking place. So, without further ado lets dive into it. Fans’ surveys The Club recently had a survey running for season ticket holders about customer service satisfaction feedback in areas like retail, hospitality, and ticketing. It covered all customer service areas. Approximately 2,000 took part. It is felt the Club have a good handle on what supporters want and expect, but the responses hadn’t been analysed yet as the survey only closed recently, the 31 st Oct. The Trust asked whether the EFL had sent the Club supporter responses related to their supported Club questions. The Club haven’t seen them yet. The Trust made a point that there were was a wide range of issues covered in the survey asking supporters their opinions on how broadcasting matches affects fixtures, or about issues about protecting football clubs through the Football Governance Act and the Independent Regulator, fan engagement, diversity. It also asks how we as supporters consume and digest football and the football news about our clubs and team news in a digital age. The club and the Trust both promoted the EFL Survey. The Trust also promoted the Clubs’ survey. Season ticket sales breakdown The Trust asked for a further breakdown on sales figures of season tickets which have been published on the Club website, here . The Club said approximately 500 paid the full price during the Early Bird period and it was established that 7,192 paid through direct debit at the Early Bird price. It was said that in total 16,000 bought season tickets for this season compared with 14,000 last sold last season. It’s not clear, however, how many of the 13,000 renewals took up the Early Bird Offer. Season ticket prices for next season The Club haven’t explored this yet it was said but the headline is that they have no intention to make them expensive. We’ll come to this again in February. Increased staffing at the Club There is something of a transformation going down at Valley Parade. It’s not just the transformation on the pitch that has seen a qualitative improvement, Valley Parade has seen an increase in the number of staff employed by the Club, and indeed, a lick of paint around the ground and three sides of the stadium now have new seats. Midland Rd will be completed next summer, and they have recently ordered in new alcoholic beverage pouring machines on the concourses, The Club say that they have been under a certain amount of pressure to make improvements to an ageing stadium, and not only that but bring in talented staff to come into develop departmental teams to provide better customer / supporter services. Overall, they want to do fan engagement better. Matchday experience It has been noted that with the increased attendances there are issues of congestion all around from fans coming in, queuing for food and drink, and exiting the ground. The queues at the kiosks is one reason why they have brought in these live pourers, as beer is the most bought item at the kiosks. The Club are very much opposed to not being able bring beer into the stands. They have been looking at time-lapse film footage to understand how supporters are leaving the stadium. They may adopt a staggered approach to supporters exiting the stadium. There is more of a City supporting vibe within the concourses with the graffiti-style artwork in the main stand, and this will be extended in the concourses in other stands. It was said that the atmosphere area in Block B and the flags in that lower Kop has worked really well. At times it’s been like a sea of colour. There were still some issues in Block B but nothing comes without its challenges it was said. Safe standing was raised based on the idea of a supporter led fundraising. The idea being that fans would pay a bit extra on their season ticket – for those that want it of course. It was explained though, that that is not an immediate priority for the Club to have. If it were to happen the Club would have to reserve 10% of the seats to away supporters, and the reality is that the cost is 3 to 4 times the cost of what it was to invest in back in 2010, when the campaign for safe standing was well known. It was raised that in previous years there has been a successful example of fans raising money when the Club bought the scoreboard called Upgrade The Parade. But it was explained that a significant amount of the money came from one benefactor. It was said that it has taken 3 seasons to replace old seats in three different sides of the stadium. It could take maybe 5 to 10 years to install railed seating, and that the cost maybe too much for supporters to raise. But lets say it is, it could be that the cost is shared out to other funding providers, or commercial investors. It was explained by the Trust that this type of funding could be done for other projects, for Club charities for example. Improving our structured dialogue / Fan Engagement RS said we have a lead on fan engagement. He is the Fan Engagement Officer, Liam Mould. He has attended the Governance meetings that MD has attended and started in the post from September, and has been within the Club for around three months. Fan Engagement Plan MD raised that with the Club’s fan engagement, it is working in practice but it needs to update the Fan Engagement Plan (FEP) with the Trust text – a quote from the Chair and add dates for meeting with the Trust, also to be on the Club website. It was requested to send to RS and PW. MD recommended that Trust and other groups should be involved in the FEP in being part of the process and end of season review. It was suggested we could be involved in the end of season review. MD reported on poor fan behaviour meeting – that it was a start, and there had been much progress on the recommendations of the EFL with regards to the banning and sanctions policy in terms of education and restorative justice. There was discussion on the Clubs’ communications to supporters regarding being respectful to others when we turn up in large numbers at away matches. PW felt by the Club that they communicate a lot about behaviour as most fans behave and mostly police themselves. There was a debate whether sanctions actually deter offenders from causing an offense. It was said that it has been better this season so far as the Club have not as yet had to pay any fines. MD reported on a diversity photography project that has been proposed in that it will need funding and that a meeting will be arranged between BEAP and the Trust. With regards to environmentally sustainable football MD reported that he had written on the theme of getting supporters to and from the match to the bus companies in the city and also had written to the Wet Yorkshire Combined Authority and lead Councillor for transport, Caroline Firth. PW said MD could connect with Adam Kiezer, the Club lead on environmental sustainability. Football Governance Act and the Independent Regulator (IFR) MD asked if the Club had seen David Kogan the Chair of the Independent Regulator yet. RS said that they recently attended a regional event in Manchester about the purpose of the Regulatory body and what it will do. Some of the highlights are here of what it will do: Oversee financial regulation Strengthen the Owners’ and Directors’ Tests Introduce a Corporate Governance Code Define prohibited competitions Intercede in financial distributions (via a ‘backstop’ mechanism) Ensure protections for club heritage Specify fan engagement requirements In terms of fan engagement, the IFR will not prescribe how it should be. Like the FSA’s guidance, it will be based on broad principles that each club and its fans can use to build effective engagement. Clubs and their fans will be able to structure it in a way that works for them. RS was confident that the Club will be regulatory ready as a sound business and it is likely that we (the Club) will not need their attention, and that David Kogan would be seeing those Clubs that may need help with the running of their Clubs first. It was agreed that the purpose of the IFR was to mitigate the number of badly run clubs and reduce the number of insolvencies over time by working with Clubs to encourage better business management and take out poor owners through stiffer owners and directors tests. But that may not be easy. It was noted that fans groups can have contact with the IFR as well, and at a certain stage we as a Trust will be looking to see them. From the Trust’s point of view it would look better if the IFR saw the Club and the Trust in part together. Financial Performance MD asked how we have been performing and asked for a snapshot. It was noted that the Club provided annual figures – and these are at Company’s House, but they are often a reflection of how well we did over the previous season. It would be better to see a snapshot of now - figures to support the discussion. RS was able to give an idea about how well each department had been doing in the first quarter, and on the whole the Club has out-performed certain budgets in the first quarter. Departmental Performances: Youth Academy – currently on budget First Team – currently out-performing budget Retail – currently on budget Kiosks – currently out-performing budget Lottery – currently on budget Ticket office – currently out-performing budget Marketing – currently out-performing budget Stadium – currently over budget Matchday – currently over budget Commercial – currently out-performing budget Banqueting – currently under-performing budget Central Finance – currently on budget Training Groun d – currently over budget Development Centre – currently on budget Ownership MD asked if Stefan Rupp has put in a significant investment to bring about all these improvements that are taking place within the stadium, staffing and player recruitment, as well as the financial reward for promotion and getting through the League Cup rounds and the income from the Newcastle game – tickets sold and television money, and the answer was yes, it’s had the highest investment in the Club’s history, higher than from any other previous Chairman over the course of the current ownership, most significantly in the last 24 months. In terms of players’ wages, the club is nowhere near the top out of all the 24 League One competing teams. 
October 22, 2025
Late on Tuesday 21 st October, in a statement , LaLiga, the Spanish Football League have announced that they have scrapped their plans to stage a top flight fixture, Villareal v FC Barcelona in Miami. This was due to be played on the 20 th December. The Spanish Footballers Association (SFA) organised protests against the match being held abroad, over the recent weekend with players from every team not moving for about 15 seconds. The SFA said it was a ‘symbolic protest, co-ordinated via the captains of each team, sighting a "lack of transparency, dialogue and coherence" from the Spanish League. This is a victory for the majority, the players and fans alike against the football authorities and shows that collective action can work. Just a week or so earlier Football Supporters Europe (FSE) reported in their statement , that UEFA's Executive Committee decided that the two games under discussion, Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami and AC Milan v Como in Perth, would be “reluctantly” allowed to go ahead as planned, citing “regulatory gaps at global level”. You can see UEFA’s statement here . They said that they “will continue to stand firmly with fans in Spain and Italy in resisting these damaging proposals. Together with our members in these countries, we are looking into every possible option to counter these plans. By forcing through these matches, La Liga and Serie A risk undermining their own history and long-term success while inflicting long-lasting harm to football in Europe – and beyond.” In early September hundreds of football supporters groups including Bantams Supporters Trust signed FSE statement expressing our collective opposition to domestic games being held abroad, representing millions of supporters across Europe. We also shared that statement on the Trust’s website, and in response to that UEFA has paused any immediate decision on whether to authorize proposals such as Villarreal vs Barcelona in Miami or Milan vs Como in Perth (see UEFA’s statement here ). This represents a partial and temporary victory for supporters and players alike, because up to press the Milan vs Como in Perth is still going ahead, unless we know otherwise. We can report however that Italian ‘Como Ultras’ have been protesting at the weekend during their game against Juventus, where they had a 15 minute silence during their 2 – nil win. The silence was supported with a banner that read: ‘Lega Italiana: a gambe a-Perth (Italian league: legs o-Perth [open])’. And of course we know that even if there is a victory in that the Milan vs Como fixture does not move to Australia we know that the respective football leagues will keep trying, so the campaign to stop domestic games from being played abroad needs to continue.
October 14, 2025
This is the Chairs’ Report, written in October 25, ahead of our November AGM 2025, commenting on the promotion season and great start to this season on the pitch, as well as the national picture as a backdrop. It also covers our engagement with the Club, and all the work we have done amongst supporters linked to that. On the Pitch At the time of writing, the Bradford City team, are riding a crest of a wave. 2nd in the table after drawing level from being 2-0 down to get a point from the recent game against Rotherham United in a top verses bottom match, proved one of the most exciting games this season. City are 2 nd in the table with a game in hand as their home game against Lincoln City has been postponed due to Imps players receiving international call ups. Already we have beaten our West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town at home 3-1, Cardiff City 3-1 and Championship sides Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City, 2-1, and 3-0 respectively in the League Cup. We valiantly lost to Premier League Newcastle in the 3 rd round, but Andy Cook scored our consolation goal against the team he supported as a kid. It is an amazing season so far, and many fans have returned to watch, with lots of new, younger supporters witnessing a new look, determined and confident Bantams side. The attendance against Huddersfield broke a new record with 24,075 at Valley Parade (in the modern stadium). In May the Bantams finally got promoted on the last match of the season in front of 24,033 – a record at the time, in the dying throes of injury time against Fleetwood Town. Valley Parade became alive with celebration after seeing Antoni Sarcevic redirect a George Lapslie shot into the bottom corner of the net, which led to scenes of unbridled joy, a pitch invasion, and much celebration on North Parade amongst fans and players. During last season, we started spritely, but we were inconsistent. We really started to pick up in December of last year. And we were unbeaten in 10 home league games. It was a huge improvement on the previous season but few could’ve predicted automatic promotion. It was Graham Alexander’s first full season in charge. This season, with a lot more investment in the squad than in previous years, our team is certainly capable of much more success at our new League One level. At last supporters feel a sense of pride that players are putting the effort in, playing as a team and getting the wins as a result. It is coming up to Alexander’s 2 nd year at Bradford City. Lets up that we can maintain the momentum well into his second year and keep it going until the end of the season, and hopefully the efforts on the pitch will reap the reward of another promotion. The Football Governance Bill update The Football Governance Bill finally became an act of Parliament over the summer, on the 21 st of July this year, and with it, the royal assent brought the introduction of the Independent Regulator. The first version of the Football Governance Bill was tabled in 2024, following the Fan-led Review of Football Governance which was launched in the immediate aftermath of elite clubs across the continent trying to form a European Super League. The Football Supporters Association (FSA) has long argued that football can no longer regulate itself as so many clubs were going to the wall, and that a review of football’s finances was long overdue. As far back as 2012/13 the national fans’ organisation had submitted evidence to a Culture, Media and Sport Committee investigation endorsing far stronger rules on club licensing, ownership and protection of assets outlining why “the regulated should not control the regulator”. Our Supporters Trust was one of those Trusts involved in submitting evidence around that time to the government’s Expert Working Group (EWG) on football governance. We made a presentation about the Supporters Board. This amongst all the evidence gathered, was published in 2016, and it encouraged the EWG to recommend something called ‘structured dialogue’ between clubs and their fans. These recommendations were subsequently adopted by the Premier League and the EFL as a requirement for all clubs. Following Bury FC’s collapse in 2019 the FSA put forward a wide range of proposals to the FA to protect our professional clubs – and this included the concept of a regulator for football. Fast forward a couple of years and more clubs at lower levels of the game teetered on the brink while billionaire owners tried to stitch up the game for their own benefit – and the Government was eventually left with no choice but to pick up the reins. The FSA’s list of proposed solutions called for a licensing system which removes the conflict of interest arising from club owners regulating themselves. The licensing system will now be put in place by the regulator along with a whole raft of recommendations that are very heavily based on the FSA’s proposals to the FA, representing a remarkable victory for supporters in shaping the direction of the game. In those proposals the FSA argued for better tests of “fitness” for club owners and directors, protection for “heritage” items, rules to prevent clubs being relocated without supporter approval and bans on “leveraged” buyouts which burden clubs with debt. The FSA also argued in favour of the concept of “stewardship”, with owners being custodians on behalf of fans who will be there long after a current ownership regime has gone – an idea which is now widely understood and accepted. For more info on what the Football Governance Act is about please see here . The year’s work Like previous years, there is always something to keep on top of. It is very demanding. Our three key things that we do best are: Keeping members informed and in the loop about we are doing and keeping you up to date as much as we can to what is going on nationally with our email articles, which we post on social media. Physically engage with members and supporters through our stalls on match days in the stadium. Engage with the Club through our ‘Structured Dialogue’, and of course keep members and supporters informed with what we have discussed and what comes out of the meetings. Commercial relationships Teemill We continue to work with Teemill, a UK based, ethically sourced company. We have samples of our designed clothing on our stall and we regularly promote it with an advert on social media and on a join leaflet which we produce every season. We now include a QR code on our advert that takes members and supporters directly to the online store: https://bantams-supporters-trust.teemill.com/ where supporters can buy our products. There is no investment costs with this, but if it does prove popular the income we get with each sale of merch sold could finance any upgrade to have more choice in terms of stylization, so for example merch such as T-shirts and hoodies could have back printing. Scarves Last year, in September 24 began to work with Arena Scarves Ltd. who produced 50 ‘away’ white retro scarves and 50 ‘home’ claret and amber retro style scarves both in the jacquard knit design. Arena Scarves are Leicester based. The claret and amber ones have been so popular that we are having to re-order more, and before long we will be soon out of the white ones to, so we are in the process of ordering some more of them too. Our publicity and website We continue to try and bring members and supporters a good mix of mix of news about what we are doing and national news that can have a direct Impact or indirect impact on supporters as the season takes it’s course. Over the last year we have brought you regular updates about the Football Governance and improvements in terms of how Clubs are meant to engage with supporters, and we’ve brought you informed detail about the Sky TV deal rights and fixture rearrangements. Some of this detail can be necessary info added from discussions with the Club through our engagement with the Club, such as our structured Dialogue meetings with Ryan Sparks. And at the end of August the Trust met with Paula Watson, the Director of Operations, Jonathan Heaton, the Club’s Safety Officer and Aaron Dennis the Dedicated Football Officer from West Yorkshire Police to discuss changes to the Sanctions and Bannings Policy and poor behavior at two key matches. This was due to new ways the EFL have been working in these areas, and these are linked to the proposed ways of working advised by the FSA at a senior structured dialogue level between EFL and our national fans’ organization. Some of our news may promote community work such as the Foodbank event organized by Accrington Stanley Trust colleagues last April, or community events and exhibitions such as the Community event at VP that had an immersive igloo, explore with a digital copy of the University of Bradford Stadium, or the Football fanzine exhibition at Leeds Central Library which had our very own City Gent fanzine displayed and the editor, Mike Harrison was among other editors and writers speaking at that exhibition event last June. And of course we informed you that the Council approved our application for the Stadium to be an Asset of Community Value in June 24 and in July BBC’s Look North did a story on this piece of news and featured prominent City supporters. And we cannot forget to mention we always publicise our annual organising to get a turn-out for volunteers for the Burns Unit collection, and this year we were guests of the Council at the annual memorial in Centenary Square on Sunday 11 th May this year. Our members get our emails, and there is always a trace of our work so that members can look up or go back to articles. The emails get sent to over 500 members and it is a free service. All our articles and meetings with the club are on our website. It is very easy to get around. You can find out what we are about, how we were formed and our policies. Trust Board meeting minutes and our AGM’s are also on there. On Social media City supporters can just see a strapline and link to our articles, and we regularly share on multiple groups with the help of the Meta Business Suite and we continue to use twitter of ‘X’ as it is now called. And we continue to reach Instagram too. Our profile on these social media channels has grown and we are much larger than life because of the frequency of posting. If it is not for posting links to articles, often with an image / design in our Trust box, it is our regular well wishing prior to matches regularly asking poignant questions relating to form and record of results and immediate challenges. These get the most ‘likes’. These have the retro scoreboard C’mon City clap graphics. Our Facebook Group has 924 members, up by 43 from this time last year and our ‘Followers’ Page has 1,689 people following us, up by 117 on last year. Our Twitter /X account, https://twitter.com/bantamstrust, has 401 Following , up 7, and 291 Followers , up by 4. We do have an Instagram site with 76 following on that. Our presence on social media has definitely grown and we have shown to be consistent in our approach to what we do. Concourse stalls in the Main Stand Now in our fifth season, the Trust stall on matchdays is still going! Situated in the main stand, we set up from between 1.30pm and 2pm on a Saturday. It is difficult because we are not there every week due to work commitments, but even so, we definitely have established a firm base of friendly faces that stop and chat and discuss their concerns and put a few quid in the donations tin. Due to the success of the team this season, the crowds on the concourse are much bigger so we are seeing a newer layer of supporters seeing the stall for the first time and at the same time seeing what we have on the stall for sale. It does get very busy and there are times when there are a lot of people around the table waiting to be seen. One thing we have been able to do this season, with a little bit of help, is to venture out in other areas of the ground just to give our leaflets out. We have just started to do this and hopefully it will pay off with people joining online. Fan Engagement / Structured Dialogue During the last Financial Year we have held three meetings with CEO Ryan Sparks: in November 24 , and then February 25 , and August 25 . It is always work in progress and developments within the Club are always at pace, so we are often playing catch-up in what is always a movable feast. Themes covered through these meetings were: Matchday experience , including Fanzone, atmosphere section, stewarding home and away. Railed seating Season tickets prices and sales , loyalty points and limited capacity at away grounds as well as matchday ticket pricing and special offers for struggling people. Environmental sustainability including improving public transport Restorative Justice – discussing how the Club deal with and support troublesome supporters seeing the error of their ways. Community building and Diversity projects – finding ways to work with the Club supporting community projects. Other core agenda items: Aspects of the Football Governance Bill/Act. Improving our Structured Dialogue – improving the Clubs’ fan engagement. Finances – what we need to spend on the stadium and pitch (maintenance costs) and investment from promotion and the Sky Deal extra income. Ownership – The importance of seeing Stefan Rup as improving the Clubs’ fan engagement. Important achievements for the Trust Yearly meetings with the Club and Police regarding practices around stewarding and policing and any changes to sanctions policy and details about what the Club’s restorative justice practices involve. Now that the ground is registered as an Asset of Community Value (ACV) in July of this year we met with Naz Shah MP to explore if there is a covernant to further protect the stadium. In May we played an important part in getting volunteers to do the bucket collection, raising £7,387.70 ahead of the Fleetwood game on the 3 rd May, nearly double what was raised the previous year. In March we consulted with supporters about the Club’s Early Bird Season Ticket price rise . Membership We now have 995 contacts that we have on our InTouch database, an increase of 11 this time last year (2024), and the email membership figure now stands at 508, a reduction of 6. We have a total of 290 ‘suppressed’ contacts (an increase of 18 on last year (2024) that we have to go through and identify – This list covers all contacts whose emails have bounced – this could be because they have changed their email addresses, or indeed passed away. It covers members who have unsubscribed or indeed members who have no other contact details. This increase is lower than it was last year (272). Whilst our membership is respectable, we still need to increase the membership in order to represent a wider and more diverse support base the Club has. We have made it easier to join than ever before, from when people can enter the website on their phones to the links on social media to our articles, there is always an option to join, and supporters can still pay their membership or renew via paypal and bank transfer by going to ‘ Membership Cost’ The Trust Board We continue to meet regularly, there is a familiar pattern in that it continues to be difficult in getting everyone available to meet at the same time. This makes it more pressing that we need more people interested in joining the Trust and getting involved and playing a role on the board. With more board members we can reach out more and be a bigger influence. You don’t have to live in Bradford to attend meetings. You can attend meetings on ‘Teams’ (we have had to change from Skype to Teams as Microsoft has dropped Skype) and play a role but living in the West Yorkshire area would help as we need more hands to maintain and expand our work. If you fancy it get in touch via hello@bantamstrust.co.uk . Whilst the Trust as a larger than life presence, as a board, looking to the future, we do need to develop a new generation of Trust activists replenishing the existing board, who do the best that they can give at the present time. The Trust is a democratic and independent organisation, and the only body of City fans that is part of a wider Supporters Trust movement on a national scale. We can act as a critical friend of the Club and as a collective campaigning force that can be organised into action. To realise this potential, we need more fans to join and get involved.
September 18, 2025
Dear co-signatory,  Following UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Tirana, on the 11 th September, UEFA has paused any immediate decision on whether to authorize proposals such as Villarreal vs Barcelona in Miami or Milan vs Como in Perth (see UEFA’s statement here ). Instead, they have committed to a meaningful consultation process with all stakeholders—including fans—before proceeding further. This is an initial victory, but this is not over. Football Supporters Europe welcomes this development. UEFA’s expressed willingness to engage fans’ voices clearly reflects the strength of the opposition we’ve collectively mobilised. We believe this is a decisive step toward preserving the integrity of European football (see our full statement here ). Your support—alongside more than 550+ groups from 28 countries representing more than three million supporters—has been essential in amplifying our message that European football belongs in its stadiums, communities and cities. The scale and unity of this response have made a real impact. We extend our sincere thanks to you and your supporters’ group for co-signing our statement You Can’t Export Passion . Nonetheless, the threat to our game continues, yet our position remains the same: one domestic match abroad is one too many. We have prevented a quick decision, but we need to keep the pressure on to demonstrate the scale of opposition against these proposals. What’s comes next? We await the details of the consultation and will engage to ensure the position of supporters is heard. We will continue working at speed with UEFA, European institutions, and other stakeholders to protect and strengthen European football against these threats. We urge all co-signatory groups to stay vocal with your opposition. Continue voicing your opposition in your country, encourage other groups to co-sign the statement ( here ), and utilise any media contacts to keep the issue on the agenda. Once again, thank you for your solidarity and commitment. Kind regards, Ronan Evain Executive Director Football Supporters Europe
September 17, 2025
Our AGM is on Wednesday, 26th November, from 7pm, at Jacobs Well , near Bradford Interchange. This is your opportunity to make your voice be heard and contribute to making us stronger in terms of building the Trust membership and our finances, but we also want to influence the Club in securing it’s long term success and longevity, bringing in supporter-led initiatives along the way that improve the match day experience for all. You will get to hear about our achievements through our reports at the AGM. The existing Trust Board would like to see new Trust Board Members that have new ideas and proposals that will broaden our reach. Find out how you can play a role in the Trust here . If you would like to be a Board Member, please find a Board Member Nomination form for this year here . All Board Members are volunteers and we are a not for profit organisation. The deadline for submitting your nominations is Wednesday 12 th November 2025. There is space for a candidate’s statement on the form, and a proposer and seconder need to be members. For any enquiries about being a Board Member please contact us here . Members who receive our regular emails will be able to download our Draft Agenda and Papers for the evening nearer the time. For our AGM to be quorate, we need 20 Members in attendance. Only Members can vote. The AGM will start at 7pm, so please arrive in good time to order a drink at the bar. We will be in the snug area of the pub and greet members at the bar from 6.30pm. We understand that many of you will live across the country and further beyond, and therefore to encourage attendance we will have a hybrid meeting as in previous years, of members, in person, in the pub, or online video via Teams. The Teams meeting link will be provided nearer the time. We look forward to seeing you in due course.
September 16, 2025
In attendance from the Club: Paula Watson (PW) – Director of Operations Jonathan Heaton (JH) – Safety Officer From West Yorkshire Police: Aaron Dennis (AD) – Dedicated Football Officer (DFO) Representing the Trust was, Manny Dominguez (MD) – Chair Apologies were given from Matthew Pickles (MP) also from the Trust. Bantams Supporters Trust met with the Club and a representative of West Yorkshire Police working with the Club on Tuesday 26 th Aug. The last time the Trust met with the Club was December 2022. That was at a time when the EFL had brought out its new supporter sanctioning guide, developed with the FSA (Football Supporters Association), to assist its 72 clubs in dealing with supporter behaviour issues. You can see the EFL sanctioning Guidance here and the Executive Summary here . You can see our report of the last meeting we had with the Club here . At the time the Guidance had come out, Bob Eastwood, the EFL’s head of security and safety operations, said: “Following the return of fans, after the disruption caused by the COVID pandemic, the behaviour of some supporters has been placed under the microscope, which has prompted questions about how the football authorities deal with incidents that are in contravention of ticketing terms and conditions or ground regulations…” See full quote here . MD asked how the Club’s Sanction and Banning Policy was used since the EFL’s guidance came in. The Policy had been updated from around February 23 to put some detail of the variety of sanctions and the appeals process, and since then it has improved still further, for example, explaining what an acceptable behavior contract is and including ‘Education or Restorative Justice; in its’ levels of sanctions subject to the severity of the behavior. It also explains who (no names) the Appeals Committee’ comprises of. You can see the Policy here . JH and AD broadly explained that that they have an ‘acceptable behaviour contract’ often for young people, and those under 18 that get involved in activities that stop short of what is breaking the law but could progress to that, where parents are informed and there is a 'ABC Yellow card' system which is part of an Acceptable behaviour Agreement. AD explained that ‘Education’ is offered as a sanction and explains what behaviours / activities are football offences, the football ground regulations and what criminal offences are. An Acceptable Behaviour Contract is overseen in the presence of the clubs safety officer and/or the Police. Parents or an appropriate adult may be present. If there are further instances of poor behavior, they may lead to the other sanctions. It was further explained that police investigations are carried out at this time. JH explained that there is a sanctions panel team that he attends and another staff member, as well as a supporter representative where possible that decides the type of sanction. The subject has a right of appeal, and the Appeals Committee / Panel usually comprises of a senior staff member not involved in the initial sanctioning decision, the SLO, and where practical a nominated supporter representative. MD said supporter perception was that poor behavior happened more at away grounds, but AD said that that’s not necessary the case, explaining that, at away games most of us either come on trains and supporter coaches, and we are all together in an enclosure, so incidents and anti-social behavior is more noticeable. At home the poor behavior is diluted all over the ground. Supporters come at different times and with big attendances right across the ground, it makes incidents less visable. It was also pointed out that poor behavior is not just happening in and around the stadium or in city centres, there is an increase of online offences on social media and therefore this is included in the Banning and Sanctions Policy. MD brought up a couple of incidents when City were away: Doncaster Rovers on ‘Black Friday’, December 22 nd 2023 and last season when we went to Prenton Park, 12 th October 2024. In both games we had won, but @ the Doncaster game, the disabled supporters were situated in the front rows behind the goal. When we had scored supporters had ran down the front to celebrate and wouldn’t return to their seats, obscuring the sightlines of the disabled supporters and it appeared stewards could do little about it. Some of the disabled fans were visibly upset. In the incidents at Tranmere, supporters were allowed to congregate in the middle, standing on the stairways, so when we had scored in the first half, supporters on the stairways had toppled forward causing some to fall and cause alarm and upset. No one was seriously hurt but there could’ve been. In the second half, the stewards had gained control and most supporters were in or at least in front of their seats and those isles were clear. MD said he had written to Tranmere Rovers several times and had not received a response. And the FSA had advised to ask if we (the Club) had communicated in advance about possible situations likely within our traveling support. And that supporter perception was that stewards and police don’t do enough quell tensions when they arise. JH said that there is communication between clubs in advance of matches. We do have our own stewards to assist to manage our traveling supporters as it does help supporters to think twice to not get into bother. Often this is a reciprocal arrangement but Clubs have to request it AD said that when there are large numbers to away grounds, those individuals that can get carried away in their support feel safe in those crowds to do as they please, but issues around persistent standing or other matters which would constitute a breach of ground regulations are not police matters as we (as in the police) do not have any power to enforce them, this is turn means the police do not as a rule enter the stands as this may escalate situations when they have no authority to impose such regulations . Arrests are often made after the match, or following investigation. With regards to the Tranmere game AD said sometimes Clubs make mistakes in their strategies, and said that the halftime break allows stewards and police to regroup and gain control. MD asked it if there are communications to supporters to deter supporters from misbehaving / being considerate to others. PW said that there are many comms on social media pre match and during the match on the scoreboard or at times on the tannoy. MD asked about the ‘SQUAD’ training for stewards. “ Squad will improve the consistency & quality of training and allow all stewards to manage their own continuing professional development (CPD) through access to online training courses, resources and qualifications. Modules will include Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Safeguarding, Counter-Terrorism training.” An excerpt taken from an FSA’s EFL Network Meeting in June PW said that this is for stewards that have had their training and on the Clubs’ database. It’s not a platform for new staff at the moment. It was asked about supporter representation on the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) that regularly meets at the Club. SAG’s provide specific advice and guidance to event organisers – such as football clubs – and usually have representatives from the local council, football club(s), police, and other emergency services. The local authority can then provide clubs with a safety license. In other words, without SAG approval, major football fixtures couldn’t take place. It is the local arm of the SGSA and is an essential way of ensuring good liaison between stakeholders. The FSA consults with the SGSA at national level and encourages its affiliated groups to be represented at the local SAG level. Indeed is a recommendation of the SGSA itself, see here . MD advised a decision didn’t have to be made there and then. To round up, there was a discussion of the prevalence of a minority who have a disregard to what acceptable behavior is in football and to a certain extent it has always existed and will always continue as this is mirrored in society in our communities, and that society is based on compliance – a willingness to accept and respect each other, social norms and rules and regulation. We agreed to meet up yearly.
September 8, 2025
We, supporters’ groups from across Europe, representing millions of football fans, express our firm opposition to the ongoing attempt to subvert the rules of the game by allowing leagues to relocate games elsewhere around the world. The latest efforts to disrupt the nature of European football with La Liga and Serie A trying to relocate games to the United States and Australia are a direct attack on the essence of football. Should either of these leagues’ proposals be allowed to go ahead, it would instantly open a Pandora’s box with unpredictable and irreversible consequences. Every club, every national team, every fan base globally would be at risk of seeing the team they love taken away from them, relocated to another part of the world, for one game or more. Or see other countries’ competitions knock on their door, just as La Liga and Serie A’s presence would disrupt domestic football and fan culture in the United States and Australia. Football is based on a set of rules and principles and the rules of domestic leagues are simple: you play the same clubs home and away and the best team wins the league. Relocating games to foreign soil undermines this vital pillar of the game. Any deviation from the existing rules is a perversion of football for the sole purpose of entertainment and short-term financial gain. Clubs are neither entertainment companies nor traveling circuses. They exist for the benefit of their communities and provide a sense of belonging, where fans have been attending home games for generations. Breaking this vital bond, even temporarily, would undermine the cultural, social, and local roots that give our game its’ meaning. The concept of flying players, staff, fans, and others across oceans for a “home” game is absurd, unaffordable, and environmentally irresponsible. It goes against European football’s stated commitment to sustainability and accessibility for all. It risks surrendering our clubs and our leagues to the will of entertainment companies, dictatorships, or vulture funds, whose interests in taking European football away from its home go against the very fabric of our sport. Four years after European football stood united and defeated the super league, we are facing a similar existential threat. We invite fans, players, media, governments, and football officials to act in solidarity and take a stand at this decisive moment for the future of the game. We call on UEFA, FIFA, and all national associations to stand firm, play their role as regulators of the game, implement their existing regulations, reject these proposals, protect the integrity of the game, reaffirm their commitment to the European Sport Model, and ensure that football remains rooted in our communities, where it belongs. Don’t take the game away from us. #KeepFootballHome Ronan Evain, Executive Director of Football Supporters Europe. said: "If this goes ahead, it will be the end of football as we know it. UEFA, FIFA, Leagues and National Associations have an obligation to protect the game and reject these nonsensical proposals now." Co-signed by Football Supporters Europe and: 12 Crusaders, 1893 Supporter Tamm, 1894 Group, 1897 Group, 1899 Supporter Gemmrigheim, AberdeenDNA, accionistas adr, Accionistas Unidos Sevilla FC, Accrington Stanley Supporters Society Ltd, AGF Fanclub Aarhus, AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association, Ajax Supporters Association, AKS Zły, albercl 80, Allezlesbleuschampions, Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs, Amasmob, A Nedde OFC, APDA, Apmae, Arabako Garrasia, Armada Sud, Armada Vermelha, Arminia Supporters Club, Arsenal GayGooners Supporters Club, Arsenal Supporters Trust (AST), Arsenal Women Supporters Club, Artois Lens Boys, Asociación de Aficionados Unidad Herculana, Asociación de Peñas del Real Oviedo (APARO), Asociación de peñas Racinguistas, Asociación Los 50, Asociación Señales de Humo, Asso Béthune, Association de Défense des Supporters Stéphanois, Association Nationale des Supporters (ANS), Aston Villa disabled supporters association, Atrébates, BAFF (Bündnis Aktiver Fußball Fans) e.V, Bantams Supporters Trust , Barbarians Havrais 1993, Barnsley FC Supporters Trust, Benztown Connection, Besaya verdiblanca, Betis Bohemio, Betis Never Drinks Alone, Black and White Together, Blackpool Supporters’ Trust, Block Paris II, Bluebirds Supporters Trust, Bluebirds Trust, Bollaert boys, Brentford Football Community Society Limited (Bees United), Brentford Independent Association of Supporters (BIAS), Breisgauflitzer e.V., Brigada Ultras Sporting, Brigade Loire, Brigata Mai 1 Gioia, Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters Club, Bristol City Supporters Club & Trust, Brøndby IF Fan Department, Brøndby Women Fanklub, Brustringbrigade Sachsenheim, BrusselsPower 2005, Bullitouren, Burnley FC Independent Supporters Association, BVB Fan- und Förderabteilung, Cachorros Getafe, Camp Sweden TIfo, Cannes 1902, Cannstatt Fire, Cardiff City DSA, CCS Allez Racing, Celtic Disabled Supporters Association, Charlton Athletic Supporters Trust, ChéFrivilensois, Chelsea Disabled Supporters Association, Chelsea Supporters Club, Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, Chelsea Without Barriers, Cherries Trust, Ch’tis alpins, Ch’tis Boys, Chtis canaris, Clarets Trust, Club des Supporters de Monaco, Club Nr. 12, Colectivo Ultras 95, Col·lectiu de Penyes Valencianistes, Collectif Isarien, Collectif Ultras Paris, Colliers Wood United FC, Comandos Azules, Commando Cannstatt 1997, Corocotta, Corrillo Ultras, Crystal Palace Independent Supporters’ Association (CPISA), Curva Nord Milano/Secondo anello verde n il, Curva nord 12, Curva Rommel, Curva Sud Milano, Cymru DSA, D’blueje kempfer, Danske Fodboldfans, Dave Smith Loyal RSC, De Sparta Supporter, De Stichting 2023, Denon Athletic, Die Blockbrüder, Diesdorf Borussen, Directivo Ultras XXI, Disidencia Albinegra, East Fife Supporters Society, Eastside Borussen MV, El bus de los béticos, El Lotero Rockero Group, Elsass Racing, England Fans’ Embassy, Eskes, Esquinita del Tajo, Esteban Hortal Japón, Everton Fan Advisory Board, Everton Fans Forum, Excel’Lens, Exeter City Supporters Trust, F_in – Netzwerk Frauen im Fußball, Fairplay Initiative, Falkirk Supporters Society, Fama Boys Ultras 1990, Fan- und Förderabteilung Eintracht Frankfurt, Fan- und Förderabteilung des SV Darmstadt 1898 e.V., Fan- und Mitgliederabteilung 1. FC Union Berlin, Fanabteilung Eintracht Braunschweig, Fanarbeit Bern, Fanatico Boys Ultras Heidenheim 2008, Fan Club Forza HJK, FanRat Braunschweig e. V., FASFE – Accionistas y Socios del Fútbol Español, FC Muckefuck 2000, FC Schalke 04 Supporters Club e. 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September 1, 2025
Bantams Supporters Trust has been working tirelessly to help secure the long-term future of Valley Parade as the home of Bradford City AFC. On July 18th, we were proud to meet with Naz Shah MP, who welcomed us for a constructive discussion about the importance of the stadium—not just as a football ground, but as a pillar of our community, our identity, and our heritage. We shared our vision of ensuring that Valley Parade remains our permanent home, owned by people who hold the club’s best interests at heart. We're committed to exploring every avenue to achieve this, and Naz has offered her full support in helping us move forward. Naz understands what Valley Parade means to the people of Bradford, and we are grateful for her backing and her pledge to assist in keeping our club rooted where it belongs. We remain determined to secure a future for Valley Parade that safeguards it for generations to come—owned and protected by those who truly care for Bradford City AFC and its community. This is more than football. This is home. We held back on publicising our news until we spoke to the Club about it at our recent Structured Dialogue meeting on the 4 th Aug to ensure our transparency with the Club.