Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 9:57 am  

I had sympathy with the plight of Bradford until Peter Hood knowingly played on the emotions of the RL community to raise just enough money to absolve himself of any personal guarantees he had in place. That done he waltzed off into the sunset - cynical b*stard.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:25 pm  

The floodgates are well & truly open over at BD6.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 5:12 pm  

Goodbye from Super League Bradford

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:42 pm  

I didn't want Bradford to be relegated because of how it will affect our big games against them. Then I went to Odsal on Thursday and no one cares anymore. It felt like a non event. I was absolutely freezing, the place was falling apart and half empty and the game was as poor an advert for rugby league as you're likely to see bar a couple of moments. I hope there is a way back for them but after that on Thursday I can't see it. It was a sorry state.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:59 pm  

I'm happy to see 'em crash and burn. Their supporters are a strange lot and their ground has the worst atmosphere in Superleague. I've never known fans chant how much they hate an opposition team (leeds) rather than supporting their own side.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:12 pm  

Andy R wrote:

I didn't want Bradford to be relegated because of how it will affect our big games against them. Then I went to Odsal on Thursday and no one cares anymore. It felt like a non event. I was absolutely freezing, the place was falling apart and half empty and the game was as poor an advert for rugby league as you're likely to see bar a couple of moments. I hope there is a way back for them but after that on Thursday I can't see it. It was a sorry state.

I have to agree with William Eve on that the Bradford v Leeds derby was built purely on the SL Bulls brand boom and their meteoric rise to being a power in the game circa 2000.This coincided with our slump which heightened the tension between the clubs.I started watching Leeds as a kid in the late 80's and back then 'Northern' were never seen as our main rival.Without the Bully Bully and razamataz and hanger on's that went with it, they were only pulling the hardcore faithfull of around 6k a week to games in those days, and seen as no more our local rivals as other West Yorkshire clubs like Halifax,Wakey and Fev.Infact, i would say Cas were seen as our main derby rivals in those days.

I wish them well with their recovery, but its very hard to see a return to those peak days a decade ago.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:32 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I have to agree with William Eve on that the Bradford v Leeds derby was built purely on the SL Bulls brand boom and their meteoric rise to being a power in the game circa 2000.This coincided with our slump which heightened the tension between the clubs.I started watching Leeds as a kid in the late 80's and back then 'Northern' were never seen as our main rival.Without the Bully Bully and razamataz and hanger on's that went with it, they were only pulling the hardcore faithfull of around 6k a week to games in those days, and seen as no more our local rivals as other West Yorkshire clubs like Halifax,Wakey and Fev.Infact, i would say Cas were seen as our main derby rivals in those days.

I wish them well with their recovery, but its very hard to see a return to those peak days a decade ago.

I always viewed a game against Wigan as a bigger game, however the few years where we had the 20,000 plus crowds and both clubs were consistently strong sides made the fixture huge.

I can't see it ever getting back to that level but a competitive Bradford would be good for the competition. Unfortunately, unless Wakey fall apart and fail to win another game, I think they're doomed

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:05 pm  

At the end of day it is not us the fans that are at fault for what has happened at the Bulls but the fault of the people who have run the club over the past years, some one mentioned that the atmosphere at Odsal was like a funereal last Thursday and sadly I have to agree it was one of the worst Bulls Rhinos games I have attended, you guys didn't even have to put that much effort to beat us. I respect the Rhinos fans that want us to stay in Super League but find it sad that some of you want to see us go down, Leeds are in a very fortunate position to have a very rich owner in Paul Caddick which has allowed you to compete in SL and keep you financially stable, I wonder what would happen if he said one day "I'm no longer planting any more money into the club" would the Rhinos still be financially viable ?

Re: The State Of Bradford : Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:44 pm  

jsb1990 wrote:

At the end of day it is not us the fans that are at fault for what has happened at the Bulls but the fault of the people who have run the club over the past years, some one mentioned that the atmosphere at Odsal was like a funereal last Thursday and sadly I have to agree it was one of the worst Bulls Rhinos games I have attended, you guys didn't even have to put that much effort to beat us. I respect the Rhinos fans that want us to stay in Super League but find it sad that some of you want to see us go down, Leeds are in a very fortunate position to have a very rich owner in Paul Caddick which has allowed you to compete in SL and keep you financially stable, I wonder what would happen if he said one day "I'm no longer planting any more money into the club" would the Rhinos still be financially viable ?

The Rhinos make a profit without any financial input from Caddick and have done for some time. Indeed Caddick has, on occasion, taken money out of the Rhinos to fund the Tykes/Carnegie.

Re: The State Of Bradford : Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:10 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I have to agree with William Eve on that the Bradford v Leeds derby was built purely on the SL Bulls brand boom and their meteoric rise to being a power in the game circa 2000.This coincided with our slump which heightened the tension between the clubs.I started watching Leeds as a kid in the late 80's and back then 'Northern' were never seen as our main rival.Without the Bully Bully and razamataz and hanger on's that went with it, they were only pulling the hardcore faithfull of around 6k a week to games in those days, and seen as no more our local rivals as other West Yorkshire clubs like Halifax,Wakey and Fev.Infact, i would say Cas were seen as our main derby rivals in those days.

I wish them well with their recovery, but its very hard to see a return to those peak days a decade ago.

I'm a bit older.The main rival when I was a kid was Hunslet in the 50s they used to get 20k for the pre season Lazenby cup game.Harry Jepson told a group of us that for a while this fixture was discontinued because of the ferocity in which the players went about it that some were missing the start of the season because they got injured