AFTER two decades, a popular figure will no longer continue his role at Bradford City.

Paul Jubb has been made redundant from his job as senior coach of the club's Community Foundation.

Jubb, who has worked at the Bantams for 20 years, will carry on being City's Disability head coach though.

Speaking to the South Yorkshire Ability Counts League (SYACL) as part of a Q&A, Jubb began by detailing how he first got involved and what later followed.

He said: "I saw an advertisement in the local job centre for a community football coach at Bradford City. Luckily, Ian Ormondroyd decided to give me the job.

"I have always tried to make my sessions fun and enjoyable. I like to make sure that everyone gets a fair chance to play whatever their ability or disability.

"We played the German national disability team in front of 3000 school kids.

"We played in the Special Olympics representing Yorkshire and Humberside, winning silver and bronze medals. I won the managers fair play award.

"We reached the finals of the first ever FA Peoples Cup in Manchester.

"I used to do lunch time clubs and after school clubs at primary schools, I must have worked in every school in Bradford.

"Winning the 'Unsung Hero' for Yorkshire award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards in 2015 was my proudest moment.

"I did so many amazing things, but I always wanted to do more."

His next venture was setting up City's Disability club in 2017.

In the three years since, they have had a remarkable rise.

The Bantams have seven adult teams, including two women's, an under-16 side, three under -12 teams and a 11-aside deaf team.

Jubb talks about how much disability football means to him and what the future may hold.

He told (SYACL): "Someone once said to me disability football is your life because you haven't got a life. But, being part of disability football is the best life anyone could wish for!

"The other week I had a call from a team in Cameroon, they wanted to send a couple of young coaches to learn how to coach disabled footballers.

"I was obviously flattered they asked me, but I told them there's nothing special about coaching disabled footballers.

"Yes, you have to have a lot of patience and compassion for your players, but every player disabled or not has different needs.

"I like to think I've made a difference to a lot of different peoples' lives for the better and there's no better feeling than that!

"I've always wanted to start a junior deaf team or a Down Syndrome only team, maybe walking football teams too."