A nostalgic look at football fandom through the ’80s and ’90s, with terrace tales, playground rivalries and fans meeting their heroes, from Valley Parade to Elland Road and back again.
Foreword by Peter Jackson · Afterword by Noel Blake
A nostalgic journey through the decades, capturing the voices and experiences of those who lived through Bradford’s changing times.
Valley Parade, Elland Road, and Back Again
A nostalgic look at football fandom through the '80s and '90s, with a toe-poke back into the '70s: terrace tales, playground rivalries and fans meeting their heroes. Foreword by Peter Jackson, afterword by Noel Blake.
Same City, Different Stories
Over twenty Bradford voices share their stories from the 1940s through to the 1990s, a warm, honest portrait of a city and the people who shaped it.
A Journey Through Bradford's '70s, '80s & '90s
Football, music, shopping, nights out and unforgettable local characters, the everyday moments that shaped working-class Yorkshire life.
Jason M Croot is a Bradford author and storyteller, celebrating the people, places and memories that make the city unique. His Bradford Back in the Day Memories series takes readers on a nostalgic journey through the decades.
Bradford, Eh? explores life in the city during the 1970s, 80s and 90s, while Bradford, Ye What? continues that journey with over twenty Bradford voices sharing stories from the 1940s to the 1990s.
Before becoming an author, Jason spent over two decades working in acting and independent filmmaking. Today, his passion is preserving the stories of ordinary people and ensuring Bradford’s memories are not forgotten.
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Long before Bradford Back in the Day, Jason spent over two decades on screen and behind the camera, an acting and independent filmmaking career that shaped the storyteller he is today.
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Jason’s acting career started in 2000, training at the Poor School in London and completing a Drama Diploma at Birkbeck, University of London. Early stage roles included Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey into Night and Biff in Death of a Salesman.
On screen he has appeared in over 35 short films and 22 features, including Freight (2010) alongside Andrew Tiernan, and the ITV production The Fixer (2008). His award-winning role in The Neighbour (2004) took third place at the Berlinale.
In 2009, Jason moved into directing with his feature debut Le Fear (2010), which received excellent reviews. The follow-up Le Sequel (2016) attracted interest from HBO and Larry Charles, writer of Seinfeld and director of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Across two decades behind the camera, Jason has directed 25 films to date, an independent filmmaking career that laid the groundwork for his storytelling today.