Bobby Pointn was four years old when City last looked down for the rest of League 2.
It was long ago that Tottenham had just won the trophy.
Portsmouth was the FA Cup holder, while Bournemouth was 91st in the soccer pyramid.
Fabio Capello had pig ears and John Terry stumbled on a penalty in the Champions League final.
It's safe to say that the lot has changed in 6,042 days since Bantam last led the rest in the fourth tier.
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A third of that division currently trades non-league. Berry, Darlington and Macclesfield all went busts and had to come back from scratch.
September 19, 2008 proved a fake dawn. The following afternoon, Bournemouth was plagued by a minus 17-point penalty and won his first match of the season in the Darren Andyton Masterclass at the Valley Parade.
There is no guarantee that the current height will remain for another month, especially in three of the remaining five games other than BD8.
Are you going to believe in us? We're going to win the league.
That's what Bradford Stadium University sang with confidence in his final whistle.
Graham Alexander then surprised his more cautious tone. Enjoy the moment, but concentrate on the city's next port on Saturday.
It's easy to be engulfed in dizziness following yet another home victory when Bantam breaks the 50-point barrier for the benefit of the valley parade.
If only it was as easy as they were to leave West Yorkshire. Swindon, Chesterfield and Doncaster represent important battlefields to turn your promotional dreams into reality.
City can experience the rare atmosphere of No. 1 next week, but the margin of error remains very good. Donnie, who was fourth, is still just three points behind. I'll have that game on hand for a week on Tuesday.
League 2 leadership had already changed hands before Bantam kicked off. Portvale ended Walsall's four-month reign and continued his decent run with victory in early matches.
Alexander insisted that he didn't notice who came on top because he was completely focused on his team.
“I heard someone say it's 3-2, but I didn't want anyone to ask who,” he insisted.
“I didn't want to hear it, so I actually left the room and didn't know until the end of the game I won.
“Our fate is in our hands. You don't need to see anyone else.
“We know that everybody else, supporters, CEOs and staff will do that, but as coaching staff and players, we need to consider the following challenges:
“It's very important not to focus elsewhere.”
The opposite number, Lee Bell angeredly accused City of lack of focus in the opening seconds as they got off to an incredible start.
Bell enraged that some of his players were still “fighting with their socks,” and forgot about the imminent danger when the city kicked off.
Eleven seconds later, the volleyball parade was celebrating the fastest goal in history. It only took a second longer than the Bantams that Bantams admitted to the Ledley King for the Spurs during the Premier League era.
Richie Smallwood swung the ball forward, George Lapsley knocked down, and Callum Cabana “bite” the marker, hit the post and made a second attempt on Point's path, leaving for the rest.
How wonderful it is that the city's record book should be rewritten by the local youth with a club in his mind.
The first touch on the ball was when goalkeeper Philip Marshsholl retrieved it from behind his net.
Pointn was one of three changes on a melancholy night against Portvale as Alexander recovered a tightly closed back three at Ashington on Saturday.
Neil Byrne and Romony Cliclaud, who are playing their 50th city game, returned both sides of Aden Baldwin, who inadvertently handed the crew over as halftime approached as the cross bouncing off and shot them in the arm.
Judge Adam Helkieg surprised the KOP by pointing to the scene, but Sam Walker did his homework with Colin Doyle due to such an unforeseen situation.
He predicted the stud from Ryan Cooney's drive and used every bit of his impressive 6-foot-6-inch frame to get to a bad stock kick and guess the right way to push the ball backwards.
The impact of such a decisive save was evident as his teammates wanted to congratulate the Big Man. The volleyball parade was able to breathe again.
Both teams made double changes in the break when Alexander removed the cleclaw and lap three for Jack Shepherd and Brandon Kera.
City began to liven up the opportunity as Kera suffered two stab wounds from increasing the lead. Alex Pattison had those darts rushed into the box and returned to his best, but the goal also escaped him.
When the crew had the ball in the net, the unstable nature of the city's advantage over opponents with their own playoff ambitions was clear.
Jack Lankester's shot on the spin hit the far post with Walker beaten and Sub-Lewis Billington continuing to rebound and heading out the goal.
Perhaps it's a hint of justice behind the city's eyes on the striker's role in Pattison's firing in the reverse fixture in December.
The comfort of the second goal finally arrived in the 85th minute as the crew threw the man forward.
Smallwood flew from the edge of his own box towards clear, with Jamie Walker sending the ball to the top.
Crew skipper Mickey Demetriu is the only blue shirt, and he misjudged the flight as Cabana dived into him.
The middle half could nod the ball backwards and just beat the striker to clear it.
It seeks a stable nerve, and Cabana shows it like a silky touch, controlling the first bounce in his knee, then controlling the ball before passing the keeper with almost casual air.
The secured points, the KOP chorus could lead the chant “We are the top of the league.”
After almost all the mistakes over the past few weeks, this time there was no doubt. Now, the next challenge is to stay there.
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