Bantams fans urged to back Bradford Bulls (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Omar Khan urges Bradford City fans to back Bradford Bulls
7:20am Friday 1st February 2013 in Sport
By Ross Heppenstall, Bradford Bulls Reporter
Omar Khan would like to see more City fans supporting Bulls - starting on Sunday at home to Wakefield
Omar Khan has appealed to City supporters to back the Bulls and help generate a crowd of well over 10,000 in Sunday’s Super League opener at home to Wakefield.
The Bulls owner and City club ambassador has closely followed the Bantams’ stunning exploits in reaching the Capital One Cup final against Swansea.
He will be at Wembley for the historic showdown and wants Bantams fans to show similar support for Francis Cummins’ men.
Khan said: “Phil Parkinson and his players have done amazing things for the city of Bradford and made everyone very proud.
“I know many Bulls fans have been supporting them and will be going to Wembley later this month.
“I would like to see more City fans coming to the Provident Stadium to support the Bulls – starting this weekend against Wakefield.
“It’s the first game of the season and we want a big crowd of over 10,000. There has been a lot to organise, but we are raring to go.
“Before the game we will have the first five acts from the OK Bull Factor performing on the pitch and there will also be a play area for children.
“We are all working together and it’s a great feeling. Francis has worked so hard with the team and there is a buzz around the place.”
The Bulls have sold 6,673 season tickets but general manager Ryan Whitcut said: “We’re hoping to get a huge walk-up of between 5,000 and 6,000 and believe we can get a crowd of between 12,000 and 13,000.”
The Bulls confirmed yesterday that their home match against St Helens, originally scheduled for the day of the Capital One Cup final, will take place on Saturday, February 23, with a 2pm kick-off.
Meanwhile, James Donaldson and Adam O’Brien are poised to line up for Dewsbury Rams in their Championship opener at Doncaster on Sunday.
The pair impressed while training with the rest of the Dewsbury squad on Wednesday evening and could get the nod if, as expected, they are not in the frame for the Bulls this weekend.
The Bulls Under-19s claimed an exhilarating 26-18 win over Wakefield in their opening game last night but it came at a cost as Curtis Naughton sustained a suspected knee injury.
The full back was taken to Bradford Royal Infirmary to be assessed after being carried from the field in the first half before Sam Wood's late try - his second of the game - sealed the win for Paul Medley's side.
Comments(48)
Rambo
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9:01am Fri 1 Feb 13
In all seriousness its no just just asking us to turn upthey should have maybe done a discount for one game e.g. City season ticket holders get in half price or somthing. A lot of them probably arent going to want to shell out full whack when most are going to these extra cup games and Wembley which certainly arent cheap.
Rich73
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9:11am Fri 1 Feb 13
RuggerTyke
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9:11am Fri 1 Feb 13
Rambo wrote:This.
I'll start again. If i turn up in a City shirt will i get a mouthful of abuse from numerous people like the last time i went to a Bulls game?
In all seriousness its no just just asking us to turn upthey should have maybe done a discount for one game e.g. City season ticket holders get in half price or somthing. A lot of them probably arent going to want to shell out full whack when most are going to these extra cup games and Wembley which certainly arent cheap.
OutOfBradford
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9:28am Fri 1 Feb 13
I'm was gutted for the die hard fans at Odsal after the club conned them out of their hard earned money with lies and false dawns before Mr Khan took the reins.
Hopefully they can move on and become a force again in the Super League.
But I, as a 22 year Bradford City season ticket holder, will not go within a mile of Odsal !
Best of luck.
spleen ventor
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9:31am Fri 1 Feb 13
Call me old fashioned but as far as I'm concerned it's about your local identity, City/Bulls...Yorkshi
re...England/Gt Britain whatever the sport.
Sandy lane bantam
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9:35am Fri 1 Feb 13
We are both representing Bradford so shouldn't we support each other?
kira171239
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9:42am Fri 1 Feb 13
Rambo
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9:48am Fri 1 Feb 13
Rich73
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10:09am Fri 1 Feb 13
Shaggoth
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10:27am Fri 1 Feb 13
"get over it!"
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10:50am Fri 1 Feb 13
I would think City supporters are just that.
City supporters!
If they were Bulls supporters they would be going anyway? wouldn't they?
I dont go to the football for the sake of it been Bradford, i am a football fan that loves football and like watching a local team which happens to be City and even in league 2 we get a good game of football to watch even if we get beat, i can appreciate other teams playing good at city and enjoy watching them.
i wouldn't go to the bulls because i dont really like rugby, i would be going just because its bradford and really i dont care what happens to them because i am a football fan and i care more about what happens to bradford city and football.
there will be people who support both which is fair enough. but most people dont. IMO most can only budget for one these days in balancing money/time/family i think is why people dont go, money dont grow on trees!
"get over it!"
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11:03am Fri 1 Feb 13
I bet he paid sod all to be walking round the pitch before the games.
exactly what did he bring to the party?
I am sure he enjoyed travelling to nots county, and watford away as well.
Club ambassador, never really done anything? Zesh Rahman did all the work in getting the local asian community down to city.
but i do hope your Britains got the bull factor, pop factor x factor goes really well and fills odsal.
"get over it!"
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11:08am Fri 1 Feb 13
Archie's Ghost
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11:10am Fri 1 Feb 13
OutOfBradford wrote:Utter nonsense.
Never going to happen. Bulls fans (majority of) were happy to see Bradford City crash and burn when we were in danger of dropping out of the league and going out of business. And I use that phrase deliberately despite of obvious bad taste as it was the phrase used by MANY Bulls fans at the time.
I'm was gutted for the die hard fans at Odsal after the club conned them out of their hard earned money with lies and false dawns before Mr Khan took the reins.
Hopefully they can move on and become a force again in the Super League.
But I, as a 22 year Bradford City season ticket holder, will not go within a mile of Odsal !
Best of luck.
I've been a City and Northern/Bulls fan all my life and I know countless others like me. There's lots of RL fans who aren't football lovers but to say there is widespread antipathy towards City is rubbish.
Ever positive
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11:31am Fri 1 Feb 13
"get over it!" wrote:You havn't put in a fracton of what Mr Khan has put into the Bradford community and there are always sad people like you moaning about positive people. You should change your name to "Get a life". All the best to City and the Bulls.
i bet Mr Kahn is sat up on row zzzzzzzzz up in space with me at wembley too because i spent all my budget on following City round the country and next years season ticket. Didn't think so!
"get over it!"
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11:40am Fri 1 Feb 13
I never said I had put anything into the Bradford community, this isnt about me?
i am not the one in the paper yet again advertising my self.
I simply questioned what qualifies Mr Khan to be an ambassador of Bradford City Football club
theoutsider
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11:43am Fri 1 Feb 13
A little 'mole' tells me its on the way !.
If so then well done and sure best of luck to the Bulls as we're all going to need to work together at Odsal in future.
wembley bound
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11:50am Fri 1 Feb 13
Omar put his money into wrong team.
Fairbanks was Concrete
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12:04pm Fri 1 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Nobody is jumping on the "City Bandwagon"
You are having a tin bath Omar, Just because loads of egg chasers are jumping on the city bandwagon does not mean we want to watch egg chasing to swell Omars coffers.
Omar put his money into wrong team.
Some people like both sports that's why they will be at Wembley or watching on TV.
The Bulls have won Everything there is to win in the last 10 years More Than Once and been to wembley many times.
If football is your game then good luck to you and City.
It isn't my game so I won't even watch it on TV.
Good luck City but I won't be watching your sport. I think it's boring but that's just my opinion.
Bone_idle18
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12:17pm Fri 1 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Only an idiot soccer far (allegedly a fan) can see a negative in city attracting new fans!
You are having a tin bath Omar, Just because loads of egg chasers are jumping on the city bandwagon does not mean we want to watch egg chasing to swell Omars coffers.
Omar put his money into wrong team.
By the way, the animosity is generally from City fans, it's the soccer mentality unfortunately, a few rotten apples, if there's animosity the other way, it probably down to people like Wembley bound and Voice of Reason who spend more time denigrating the bulls than they do commenting on city stories.
UNBULLIEVABLE
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12:28pm Fri 1 Feb 13
wembley bound
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12:28pm Fri 1 Feb 13
OK was slagging other clubs off other day for taking more sky money but bulls have been taking money off anyone who offers which is the same.
OK bought wrong club, bask in our glory.
Ever positive
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1:15pm Fri 1 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:I hope City win, although I am not a football supporter, as I would not like to be associated with the small minority of football supporters like you, who give football a bad name. Be a supporter of Bradford and all its teams who bring pride to the City. Come on City & COYB.
All is rosy in the city garden that's why we play on here, I see you have yet another username liar ?
OK was slagging other clubs off other day for taking more sky money but bulls have been taking money off anyone who offers which is the same.
OK bought wrong club, bask in our glory.
Bone_idle18
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1:19pm Fri 1 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Is it rosy? you'll be stuck in the same division next year, I bet most fans would swap Wembley for promotion!
All is rosy in the city garden that's why we play on here, I see you have yet another username liar ?
OK was slagging other clubs off other day for taking more sky money but bulls have been taking money off anyone who offers which is the same.
OK bought wrong club, bask in our glory.
col 64
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2:03pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Rambo wrote:Last few seasons I've seen plenty of city shirts at odsal Rambo and there's been no trouble or insults.myself in my youth I always followed northern and bpa,but that will not stop me being as proud as hell when they step out at wembley.its a bradford thing and some of you should realise this and stop your pathetic p...ing contest and get behind whichever team is doing well.you know who you are.
I'll start again. If i turn up in a City shirt will i get a mouthful of abuse from numerous people like the last time i went to a Bulls game?
In all seriousness its no just just asking us to turn upthey should have maybe done a discount for one game e.g. City season ticket holders get in half price or somthing. A lot of them probably arent going to want to shell out full whack when most are going to these extra cup games and Wembley which certainly arent cheap.
dibsy
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2:20pm Fri 1 Feb 13
ginogin
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2:25pm Fri 1 Feb 13
TBC/SLC52
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2:45pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Will I see you at Wembley, I doubt it, you only talk a good game, not watch one. What was my old sparring partner said of you, " all mouth and trousers " How right he his.
wembley bound
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3:08pm Fri 1 Feb 13
TBC/SLC52
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4:01pm Fri 1 Feb 13
graham smith
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4:05pm Fri 1 Feb 13
They don’t go to every home game but when their season ends they do get behind the BULLS wholeheartedly and vice versa the BULLS supporters
I’m sure that not just the BULLS fans but the majority of Bradford’s population will be wishing CITY well on 24/02/13
After all just look at the pride that CITY have brought to Bradford.
So when it comes right down to it why can’t we just support both.
COME ON CITY.
COM’ON YOU BULLS.
Rambo
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4:17pm Fri 1 Feb 13
col 64 wrote:"you know who you are"
Rambo wrote:Last few seasons I've seen plenty of city shirts at odsal Rambo and there's been no trouble or insults.myself in my youth I always followed northern and bpa,but that will not stop me being as proud as hell when they step out at wembley.its a bradford thing and some of you should realise this and stop your pathetic p...ing contest and get behind whichever team is doing well.you know who you are.
I'll start again. If i turn up in a City shirt will i get a mouthful of abuse from numerous people like the last time i went to a Bulls game?
In all seriousness its no just just asking us to turn upthey should have maybe done a discount for one game e.g. City season ticket holders get in half price or somthing. A lot of them probably arent going to want to shell out full whack when most are going to these extra cup games and Wembley which certainly arent cheap.
Hope you're not referring to me. Mainly because I didn't give anything back. I can understand City shirts maybe not getting stick in the last few years what with the Bulls' support dropping (like ours I'll admit) and needing all the support they can get, but the last time I went they were around the top of the league and probably were a bit more ballsy.
Samsung bull
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6:20pm Fri 1 Feb 13
graham smith wrote:I think you will find it is one of the largest cities, plus we had the mayor vote which was open only for the 10 largest cities outside London. For the record I am also a qualified town planner. It's good if we can get behind both clubs,both clubs have more than most in the respective leagues
Bradford is not one of the largest cities in the UK so it needs as many people as possible to go along to support the teams, I know a few CITY support who do and a few BULLS supporters who do
They don’t go to every home game but when their season ends they do get behind the BULLS wholeheartedly and vice versa the BULLS supporters
I’m sure that not just the BULLS fans but the majority of Bradford’s population will be wishing CITY well on 24/02/13
After all just look at the pride that CITY have brought to Bradford.
So when it comes right down to it why can’t we just support both.
COME ON CITY.
COM’ON YOU BULLS.
Samsung bull
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6:21pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Samsung bull wrote:I will going to wembley and supporting the bulls this season, it's great to positivity back and it is true Rhinos and United fans do get on well and get behind each other, we should do the same
graham smith wrote:I think you will find it is one of the largest cities, plus we had the mayor vote which was open only for the 10 largest cities outside London. For the record I am also a qualified town planner. It's good if we can get behind both clubs,both clubs have more than most in the respective leagues
Bradford is not one of the largest cities in the UK so it needs as many people as possible to go along to support the teams, I know a few CITY support who do and a few BULLS supporters who do
They don’t go to every home game but when their season ends they do get behind the BULLS wholeheartedly and vice versa the BULLS supporters
I’m sure that not just the BULLS fans but the majority of Bradford’s population will be wishing CITY well on 24/02/13
After all just look at the pride that CITY have brought to Bradford.
So when it comes right down to it why can’t we just support both.
COME ON CITY.
COM’ON YOU BULLS.
col 64
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6:38pm Fri 1 Feb 13
graham smith wrote:**** good post graham smith and no Rambo it wasn't aimed at you,if you read all the posts you will catch on.
Bradford is not one of the largest cities in the UK so it needs as many people as possible to go along to support the teams, I know a few CITY support who do and a few BULLS supporters who do
They don’t go to every home game but when their season ends they do get behind the BULLS wholeheartedly and vice versa the BULLS supporters
I’m sure that not just the BULLS fans but the majority of Bradford’s population will be wishing CITY well on 24/02/13
After all just look at the pride that CITY have brought to Bradford.
So when it comes right down to it why can’t we just support both.
COME ON CITY.
COM’ON YOU BULLS.
Samsung bull
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6:50pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Rambo
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12:33am Sat 2 Feb 13
col 64 wrote:I didn't read all of them because it just descends into pettiness. But, that is another way of illustrating your point.
graham smith wrote:**** good post graham smith and no Rambo it wasn't aimed at you,if you read all the posts you will catch on.
Bradford is not one of the largest cities in the UK so it needs as many people as possible to go along to support the teams, I know a few CITY support who do and a few BULLS supporters who do
They don’t go to every home game but when their season ends they do get behind the BULLS wholeheartedly and vice versa the BULLS supporters
I’m sure that not just the BULLS fans but the majority of Bradford’s population will be wishing CITY well on 24/02/13
After all just look at the pride that CITY have brought to Bradford.
So when it comes right down to it why can’t we just support both.
COME ON CITY.
COM’ON YOU BULLS.
billybobbull
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7:28am Sat 2 Feb 13
Rambo wrote:I will be at Wembley and I will supporting my city team. Bulls fans should do the same if they can.
I'll start again. If i turn up in a City shirt will i get a mouthful of abuse from numerous people like the last time i went to a Bulls game?
In all seriousness its no just just asking us to turn upthey should have maybe done a discount for one game e.g. City season ticket holders get in half price or somthing. A lot of them probably arent going to want to shell out full whack when most are going to these extra cup games and Wembley which certainly arent cheap.
The clubs should look at a discounted dual season ticket for BOTH clubs games to keep crowds over and above the 10k number throughout the year.
Come on folks get behind YOUR city teams.
wembley bound
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8:40am Sat 2 Feb 13
Why should we go watch egg chasing when we can watch paint dry ?
wembley bound
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12:37pm Sat 2 Feb 13
1 of them stating he does not even like football but has a wembley ticket.
What a shame their team won't contest a final for some years to come.
Hope OK a patient man.
queenyfan
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5:54pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Ackersthebull
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9:10am Sun 3 Feb 13
wembley bound wrote:Probably not over 100 years though!
Heard a group of egg chasers talking in cue gardens last night,
1 of them stating he does not even like football but has a wembley ticket.
What a shame their team won't contest a final for some years to come.
Hope OK a patient man.
Ackersthebull
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9:12am Sun 3 Feb 13
Shaggoth wrote:Not necessarily so. There are loads of people who go to LUFC and Bulls.
I seem to say this all the time but take a look at the city of Leeds. Being from Leeds means supporting every single club in the City. Theres a sense of pride in the city that creates unity with no United versus Rhino's sniping. I'm heartened by the people above from both sports that want us to stop this absurd them and us mentality. I think you get a real sustained buzz when you all collectively support one another without sneering at 'puff-ball' or 'egg-chasers'. At the top of our respective clubs our owners get on well so maybe its time we on the terraces started to act more like grownups and support anything with 'Bradford' in the name.
billybobbull
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9:58am Sun 3 Feb 13
Is it just that the people of Bradford are negative generally or is it just small mindedness. Either way it's not good for anyone.
Stop the negative bull s hit and stand together as a city.
Andy2010
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12:37pm Mon 4 Feb 13
Shame on him trying to use the current success of BCFC to try and fund his lifestyle
Michael Clayton
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5:26pm Wed 6 Feb 13
Stevie-C
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8:08pm Thu 7 Feb 13
Rambo says...
8:56am Fri 1 Feb 13