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I refer to BPA as Avenue
I refer to City as City
Outside of my City, if I'm asked who I support I just say Bradford.
Everyone knows who I mean.
Then I add the disclaimer "Yes, I know we're crap but someone's got to support them" haha

 

Doesn't this sort of thing only apply to anyone over the national pension age? Cos no one below that age cares a shit about Avenue or us being called Bradford.

 

"What do you call our club?"

If we've lost, all sorts of horrible things. Especially if I've had a few.

 

Agreed.

I'm 45 and I refer to us as Bradford if I'm ever asked.

 

In much the same way I'm really not sure why on earth it would bother anybody. It's not like we don't have much bigger issues constantly surrounding the football club.

 

Here's an article about it but I thought they were known as the "Stans" years before the 80s.

The club has always been referred to as 'Avenue'. In 1966 Bradford introduced its own cartoon mascot in response to the 'City Gent' of Bradford City at Valley Parade. 'Avenue 'Arry' is a cartoon of a supporter with hat and scarf waving a rattle. Avenue did not use the character to the same extent as Bradford City exploited the 'City Gent' but it has been revived by the reformed club.

In the late 1980s a Bradford City supporters' publication 'Bernard of the Bantams' introduced a cartoon figure 'Boring Stan the Avenue Fan' featuring an old Bradford supporter suffering a mid-life crisis. Bradford City supporters have contemptuously referred to followers of the reformed Bradford Park Avenue club as 'Stans' but the nickname has not been adopted by the club itself.

 

Not the best anology comparing Bradford City and Park Avenue with any of the above as every team you mention. Even the smaller examples of Cambridge and Oxford I'd exepct their fans to say Oxford or Cambridge. Even the few number of BPA fans that i know say they support Park Ave, not once have they ever said they support Bradford. Even on shows like quest we get mentioned as Bradford more often than Bradford City.

 

When there were 2 teams from Bradford in the football league, Bradford City was called "Bradford City". Bradford PA was called "Bradford". Bradford City is still in the football league, Bradford is not.

We, the supporters, are the Bradford boys because we come from Bradford. This is our home. But our team is called Bradford City.

Somebody at work in Belgium told me he was a supporter of "United". I asked, Colchester, Hartlepool, Cambridge, Leeds, Sheffield, West Ham? No, he replied shocked, Manchester of course. So if I said you supported just "Manchester," is that right?

So Mr Kiwomya and everyone else, we are not "Brafford", we are Bradford City or just known locally as "City".

 

Another club's name - don't be daft Idle . I'm 57 and whenever asked who I support I generally say Bradford. Not once has anyone assumed I mean Bradford Park Avenue and and everyone knows I mean Bradford City

 

My old fella always talks about City or Avenue, never has mentioned Bradford when talking about either of them.

 

Avenue were officially named Bradford FC when they were formed before City.

When City assumed their identity a few years later, Avenue felt obliged to add Park Avenue in brackets.

All the time they were in the Football League they were officially listed in fixtures, tables etc as Bradford.

They are know officially Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC

Bradford City should never be referred to as another former league club, its simply wrong.

 

To the older generation we might not be 'Bradford', but nowadays we are Bradford.

I refer to us as Bradford.

Whenever 'City' is mentioned, people assume Manchester City.

 

This article refers to us being called The Citizens and John Dewhirst is usually good with historical stuff

https://johndewhirst.blog/2017/12/10/how-bradford-city-came-to-be-called-the-bantams/

 

To mates and family, I’d say “off to see City” but, like others have said, if chatting football to other general footy fans I’d say I’m a Bradford fan.

Avenue have been a non entity since I started watching us in ‘93 so with us having been the only league team in the city, its never been something I’ve worried too much about.

 

Seems like some of the people on here don't want us to be just Bradford for some reason although I think realistically we are known as Bradford all over the country

 

I agree the older end alway distinguished which Bradford club they supported by a City or Avenue reply, since Avenue fell out of the football league it's not as relevant as many (ignorant people ) people don't know of BPA.
I certainly wouldn't pull an fellow poster because he refers to us as Bradford.

 

Ha ha, everytime we play my Mrs asks "did Bradford win". Gets the same response too, which is "no idea, I don't check Park Avenue's results"

 

So we can't sing things like Derek Adams Bradford Army because we're not Bradford

Say what now

 

Sorry mate, we are still Bradford City whether you like it or not.

None of my friends and family, no matter which generation, refer to us as just Bradford.

 

I never assume City is Manchester City, they are close on 40 miles away. Anyway when I was a young boy ( a bit of John Mellencamp there), my mum used to say "Don't you go near that Maine Road".