▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁co - f ounded ▁by ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁A . F . C . ▁fans ▁John ▁D ew h irst ▁and ▁Brian ▁Fox . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁A . F . C . ▁fans ▁John ▁D ew h irst ▁and ▁Brian ▁Fox ▁discussed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁football ▁f anz ine , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁being ▁made ▁un emp loy ed , ▁Brian ▁Fox ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁commit ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁so ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁and ▁sold ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁match ▁days . ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁position ed ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁‘ V o ice ▁of ▁B ant am ▁Progress iv ism ’ ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁being ▁built ▁on ▁four ▁principles : ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁be ▁as ▁professional ▁and ▁well ▁written ▁as ▁possible . ▁▁ ▁The ▁second ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁construct ive ▁and ▁responsible ▁when ▁communic ating ▁criticism ▁about ▁the ▁club . ▁▁ ▁The ▁third ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁historical ▁features ▁about ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁literally ▁nothing ▁in ▁print ▁about ▁BC AF C . ▁▁ ▁The ▁fourth ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁un ash amed ly ▁proud ▁of ▁being ▁Brad ford ians . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁f anz ine ▁was ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁mas cot ▁for ▁Brad ford ▁City ▁A . F . C .