In May 2016, the future seemed very bright indeed for Bradford City. They had been taken over by Edin Rahic and Stefan Rupp, seemingly with a very German business model in place.

Season ticket prices had been made affordable, setting a standard for many clubs to only look on at in admiration. They looked to be leaning towards the fan-orientated set up of many of Germany's top clubs, where tickets remain accessible and football widely supported by the working class.

On the face of it, the move towards this set up seemed very popular. Bradford fans had enjoyed affordable season tickets for a while and they hoped that the owners would herald in a new era, one that could see them return to the second tier.

It was very popular at the time, with one fan claiming to have 100% belief in the owners to carry the club forward.

The dream, sadly, turned very sour indeed. Despite climbing to the play-off spots as recently as Christmas 2017, internal wrangling and mismanagement have seen them experience a complete collapse.

Rahic is now gone, but not before embarking on a calamitous reign that saw Stuart McCall sacked and no fewer than four managers take the reins in just over a year. Simon Grayson took temporary charge at the end of last season, but couldn't salvage their broken top six challenge.

He left in the summer with Michael Collins taking charge, but he was sacked early after a horrible start. David Hopkin was the next incumbent of the role, but he too failed to lift the gloom descending on Valley Parade.

Rahic left before Hopkin, but even with both gone the future looks bleak. Gary Bowyer has been tasked with preserving their League One status, but a heavy defeat against Blackpool at the weekend hints at another spell in the basement division.

Let's look at the reaction to the takeover: