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JAMES HANSON took a ￡250-a-week pay CUT to become a Bradford legend.

The Bantams’ cup hero earned more stacking shelves during his non-league
days. But he sacrificed a grand a month to chase his dream of playing for his
hometown club.
And the gamble paid off at Aston Villa on Tuesday when Hanson hit the crucial
Capital One Cup semi-final goal that took League Two Bradford to Wembley.
Hanson, 25, said: “I was enjoying non-league football for Guiseley in the
Northern Conference.
“You get paid quite good money and I was working as well, stacking shelves
for the Co-op.
“But, thankfully, Stuart McCall gave me a chance with Bradford and I didn’t
look back.”
Former Bantams boss McCall told SunSport: “James was making ￡250 at the
local Co-op.
“When he made his debut for us, he still had to work his notice. He would
play for us on Saturdays, then race back to work at the Co-op.
“He was on the same money with us as he was at Guiseley but then he lost his
Co-op wages.
“James was playing for less but he had an opportunity to make himself a
professional.”
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Bradford made an informal approach before Tuesday’s Capital One Cup
semi-final second leg, asking Villa if they wanted to go 50-50 on the money
either side would make from the final.
Getting to Wembley is worth ￡1million in ticket sales, TV rights and prize
money.
But even though Bradford were 3-1 up after the first leg, they recognised
they could still go out.
So they suggested the two clubs should agree to ￡500,000 each irrespective
of the outcome of the semi.
Some members of the Villa board were said to be up for the deal but boss Paul
Lambert was not interested.
Had the agreement been made it would have been subject to approval by the
Football League but it never got to that stage.
When Villa rejected the deal, Bradford then tried to insure against being
knocked out. The premium was ￡250,000 but the League blocked it.
Meanwhile, SunSport can reveal Bradford boss Phil Parkinson has worked his
Capital One Cup miracle on a wage of just ￡52,000 a year.
He gets a bonus of ￡1,000 a point for every one they get over 52.
Bradford are in talks to renegotiate a new deal and Parky, 45, has turned
down the chance to manage Blackpool.

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James 以前只能踢業餘比賽，但他得到了讓自己成為職業球員的機會。”


雖然Bradford3-1領先結束首回合爭奪，但他們明白自己並沒有出線的把握，



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