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| Gareth Whalley |
Bradford
Born: 12/19/73
Hometown: Manchester |
| The skilful midfielder came to Valley Parade in a £750,000 double swoop along with Ashley Westwood from Crewe Alexandra in July 1998. Chris Kamara had tried to bring Whalley to Bradford on transfer deadline day 1997, but his £1million bid was turned down.Whalley is one of the many players to come off the Dario Gradi production line at Crewe. He looked destined for a move to either Liverpool or Spurs in 1997 and later Forest, Coventry and Blackburn were interested in the talented midfielder, but he eventually signed for Bradford.An excellent creative playmaker, Whalley is known for the quality of his passing. He is also a hard working player in the middle of the park who can open up defences with a creative spark. He was outstanding in City's promotion season in the 1998/1999 season but the following term in the Premiership, he was often left out of the starting line-up.If Whalley is given time on the ball he can be a world beater but in the heat of the action his lack of a physical presence can leave him isolated. |
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Last updated: Thu Nov 01 00:53:44 EST 2001
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