Bradford City

WHEN Gary Bowyer has brought any prospective new signing to Valley Parade in the close season, decisions have quickly been crystallised.

Clayton Donaldson says he wants to help Bradford City bounce back from relegation after returning to his boyhood club.

BRADFORD City have sealed their sixth summer of a busy close season with the addition of former Blackburn Rovers defender Adam Henley.

BRADFORD CITY manager Gary Bowyer says that the club’s summer recruitment is far from over – but is prepared to be patient in his quest for the right signings.

BRADFORD CITY manager Gary Bowyer believes that the club have landed a real talent in Walsall winger Zeli Ismail.

THE SUMMER transfer window is fully operational and here is the lowdown on where the priorities lie for Sheffield United, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City.

BRADFORD CITY have made their third signing of the close-season after bringing in former Port Vale goalkeeper Sam Hornby.

THE football term is over and the summer recess has begun - high time indeed for us to deliver our end-of-season reports on how our leading clubs performed.

AS EVER, there was a fair mix of highs and lows for fans of our leading 10 clubs - Sheffield United, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull city, Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United and Bradford City.

BRADFORD CITY have made their second signing of the close season after bringing in highly-rated non-league defender Tyler French.

“LIFE’S a bag of Revels,” sang The Charlatans’ frontman Tim Burgess a little under 30 years ago, “and I’m looking for the orange one”.

With the Yorkshire football season over, chief football writer Richard Sutcliffe selects his A-to-Z of the headlines from a campaign that yielded two promotions, three relegations and two instances of play-off heartache for the county.

BRADFORD CITY will have a keen eye on tomorrow’s League One play-off final due to promotion for Sunderland meaning a welcome six-figure cash windfall.

A JOURNEY that began in Wigan on an August afternoon that underlined why Jos Luhukay was not the right fit for Sheffield Wednesday came to an end amid a contrasting mix of devastation and pride for Doncaster Rovers at The Valley.

Barnsley are among a host of clubs eyeing a move for Exeter City goalkeeper Christy Pym, Devon Live understands.

BRADFORD CITY manager Gary Bowyer has made his first signing of the close season after agreeing a deal to bring in Accrington Stanley defender Ben Richards-Everton - after he rejected new terms to head to Valley Parade.