10K Bradford Bulls crowd proves people still care (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)

Well said Garry, it's time someone made some positive statements - about how good our products is and our Players, Staff & Supporters. We can see by the article that you care as much as we do. Keep up the good work.

It's time there were more positive comments. We are a group of 5 season ticket holders, it started as 3. On Sunday one of us was on holiday but although none of the rest of us paid in, we did bring 3 paying customers, one who is new to the game. He has bought a shirt and is a convert, hopefully for a long time! We also, as we regularly do, spent about £50 in the bar.There could be a great future if this can be sorted out and more people could gain new support. We would all be lost to the game as we could not support another team. Don't forget that we went ages without a home game in the time of greatest need and then we were unfortunate enough to have London, whose supporters came on a skateboard. It was a great turnout of passionate Bulls fans. Let's keep up the passion when this is sorted

Surely after the further reprieve we have had and the way that the team and coaching staff are fronting up, the Leeds game will be massive for us....lets the back the lads in geat numbers and hopefully, through getting the tickets from Odsal, we can create a lump of commission / cash-flow for the club.
On a seperate note a big thank you to all the people currently giving their services for free - especially MP who I really hope is re appointed by the buyers should the deal complete.
Finally a bg rap to Bullbuilder for their fund for the taff and academy players. The academy ave some real potential stars of the future and we must keep them at the club once all this mess is sorted - great work bull builder!

Apart from Leeds/ Hull game last Friday (13K crowd), Bulls got biggest attendence of the weekend and we were playing a club who have one man and a dog watching them when they play at home, so well done to all.

It makes our situation somewhat bizare though - we have always had average crowds of say 11K this season, when you look at other SL clubs they are significantly lower - even Giants who have been in top part of SL for the last 3 years, only get an average gate of 5/6K!!!

Think the Akbar guys will hopefully have some very sound business ideas at Odsal, as they have not become successful in their own right by accident. If that is redvelopment, corporate, catering, hospitality etc, fair enough - then employ a group of people on the RL side to take care of things on the playing field.

I hear people saying bout a clash of their interests at Odsal and all sorts of different motives - yes that maybe true who knows at this stage. They want the lease back so they can be their own boss without RL interferring.

This could be a great move at Odsal for all parties, we should at least give them the chance, as our alternative is permanent extension.

Sorry - meant to say ''permant extinction''

hollymae wrote:
Surely after the further reprieve we have had and the way that the team and coaching staff are fronting up, the Leeds game will be massive for us....lets the back the lads in geat numbers and hopefully, through getting the tickets from Odsal, we can create a lump of commission / cash-flow for the club.
On a seperate note a big thank you to all the people currently giving their services for free - especially MP who I really hope is re appointed by the buyers should the deal complete.
Finally a bg rap to Bullbuilder for their fund for the taff and academy players. The academy ave some real potential stars of the future and we must keep them at the club once all this mess is sorted - great work bull builder!

Yes I should have mentioned Bull Builder, and the Bulls foundation.
They are working behind the scenes to shore up the work going on with saving our club.

All credit to them all, and linking a supporters trust scenario to their efforts is also to be applauded.

It is a testament to the "Never say die" spirit that is the essence of the Bulls and the wider community.

If we play our cards right we can still leave a superb legacy for the future generations of "Bulls" fans.

Geting a bit Churchillian now isn't it??

I'm not going to end with "This will be their finest hour!" quote though.

Sorry, I just did!!!

PS. I certainly lead with the chin, as far as the Trolls go, but there isn't much to criticise in what GT has said in the article.

Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

ABC ... group of asian businessmen, not too much up on RL I bet. Don't suppose the 'C' could be Caisley (even though I know he's not strictly asian).

matacaster wrote:
ABC ... group of asian businessmen, not too much up on RL I bet. Don't suppose the 'C' could be Caisley (even though I know he's not strictly asian).

first paragraph on story re bulls on yorkshire post web site:-
FIVE different Bradford businesses make up the consortium which is putting together a rescue package to save the city’s troubled Bulls rugby league club

Its 16/1 the field ... and there off!

Its Caisley taking an early lead with ABC coming up on the inside rails... Bradford Council jumping up and down,with No Money making up the rear. They're now taking the canal road turn and the next fence is the 'Wastefield' ditch ... oh and Caisley is a faller ... ABC now in the lead, but some stray Bulls in the field next to the racecourse causing concern to both runners and riders ... Eric Pickles is still near the back, but remember he's carrying a few stone overweight and unlikely to make the chase. They're now going through broadway and the bookies are having a field day with Retail Competition having unseated his rider and Charity Shops taking over the lead. Its looking like No Jobs is going to stay the course though and Benefit Lad is looking good. Guilfoyle is into the final furlong now, but it seems the rest of the field can't quite see through the fog at the moment and its not clear if all the field are heading for the same winning post.

Its neck and neck but the winner is Guilfoyle, who had nothing to lose and picks up a big winners cheque.”

Prycey wrote:
Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Hi Prycey

On Akbars website they show 11 restauant food outlets throughout the north of england - with based on their locations a significant customer base. Soundly I guess they are in a very strong financial position, as is their culture to be 'cash' orientated rather than being reliant on banks etc for loan/ overdraft facilities.

I think they could implement some of these succesful corporate ideas within Odsal - certaibly on the catering/ hospitality side of things. They would also bring potential amount of a new, different support fan/ base etc.

They would then have I guess with Tasker, Nobby - experienced folk to run the rugby side of things re coaching, player recruitment - and run the 2 entities side by side.

Possibly - very interesting times.

The RFL are over a barrel two as other clubs COULD NOT provide a better playing team than Bulls, and would make SL less competitive by a mile if Fev, Fax etc were to replace the Bulls.

Lets not forget from what has been said, Cas & Salford are having svere money/ off field probs too - so therein may lay the bigger pic for SL.

Not surprised that the bulls shop gear hasnt sold. Its all rubbish as we all know. Trying to get stupid prices for tat. Who ever bought the stuff wants shooting. Hopefully next year when ISC do the kit we will have a lot of good gear in the shop and the shop will generate lots of cash as it did before Kooga and the rest of the rubbish stuff. The Mitre, Asics, ISC stuff we had was good quality and the fans all bought the stuff. It will also be worth while for the club do do something about season tickets. You can still use last years tickets on the turnstiles for this years games. I know people who have last years seasons tickets and are still using them this year. no wonder the club looses money. I think they should go back to the paper tickets. Then no one can cheat the gates.

When we take a big crowd to weeds next friday. Do we get a share of the gate money or do the home team keep it all ?

Wally Lewis wrote:
Not surprised that the bulls shop gear hasnt sold. Its all rubbish as we all know. Trying to get stupid prices for tat. Who ever bought the stuff wants shooting. Hopefully next year when ISC do the kit we will have a lot of good gear in the shop and the shop will generate lots of cash as it did before Kooga and the rest of the rubbish stuff. The Mitre, Asics, ISC stuff we had was good quality and the fans all bought the stuff. It will also be worth while for the club do do something about season tickets. You can still use last years tickets on the turnstiles for this years games. I know people who have last years seasons tickets and are still using them this year. no wonder the club looses money. I think they should go back to the paper tickets. Then no one can cheat the gates.

not sure how people are managing to use last years tickets on turnstyles this year as the barcodes are scanned and compared to a database. In fact their was a chap in queque in front of us on sunday who had been turned away because he'd accidently picked up last years tickets and had to wait for his wife to drive up with his 2012 one before he could get in.

nosher wrote:
When we take a big crowd to weeds next friday. Do we get a share of the gate money or do the home team keep it all ?

think its all goes to home side.

nosher wrote:
When we take a big crowd to weeds next friday. Do we get a share of the gate money or do the home team keep it all ?

We get a percentage of the money we take from selling tickets at ODSAL. So if you are thinking about going, go get your ticket from Odsal as any tickets bought from Shedingley or payning on the gate, they will keep.Only Challenge Cup games have shared gate recipts

There has never been a problem with getting gates at Odsal when the team are winning. The board have ruined the club and the fans are desperate to see it saved so I for one was not surprised to see the gate and the huge contribution those loyal fans made to the amosphere. What is needed now, should we survive is a contiuation of a winning side, no silly pledge plans and a steady stream of serious income will then be generated Its a tall order but good luck to all concerned.

Ive been to games with the Family who frst told me about it. ANd i have seen them using the same season ticket passing it back through and it being re-scanned and the next person is let in. Surely the card should be only able to be scanned once on a game day.

Wally Lewis wrote:
Ive been to games with the Family who frst told me about it. ANd i have seen them using the same season ticket passing it back through and it being re-scanned and the next person is let in. Surely the card should be only able to be scanned once on a game day.

its called a family ticket! thats how its used. it allows admittance for multiple people. its not the previous years ticket as you originally said.

nosher wrote:
When we take a big crowd to weeds next friday. Do we get a share of the gate money or do the home team keep it all ?

If you by tickets at Bulls Office, instead of at turnstile, then we get a commission on what we sell. Not sure of precentage.

nosher wrote:
When we take a big crowd to weeds next friday. Do we get a share of the gate money or do the home team keep it all ?

If you by tickets at Bulls Office, instead of at turnstile, then we get a commission on what we sell. Not sure of precentage.

The Family ticket has one persons name on. Im not daft.

The whole pricing structure and complimentary ticket issue need sorting. The cheap season ticket scheme, whilst appearing great, has led to disaster. With game admittance at say £20 it means £260 per season paying on the day for all matches. Surely £200 for a season ticket I.e. 3 games from 13 for nothing, is great value, plus all other revenue which could be gained. 10,000 season tickets would then bring £2 million. If people want to see top class rugby in future then this is the price of it. It could be done in installments if people can't afford one hit. This could be better for the club for budgeting as they would have income at regular intervals rather than a big hit per season and squandering the lot by halfway through the season. By the way my daughter and I both pledged and paid £100. I am also redundant from the end of August so I'm not speaking from a position of wealth. This is what true supporters reaction should be I believe. Let the mistakes and mismanagement be consigned to history never to be repeated.
COYB. Play offs definite with current spirit and selflessness of Mick and his team no matter what deduction we get

Wally Lewis wrote:
The Family ticket has one persons name on. Im not daft.

Move on. NOthing we can do about that now.Lets get sorted and I'm sure ABC would not let anything like that happen again

Ackersthebull wrote:
The whole pricing structure and complimentary ticket issue need sorting. The cheap season ticket scheme, whilst appearing great, has led to disaster. With game admittance at say £20 it means £260 per season paying on the day for all matches. Surely £200 for a season ticket I.e. 3 games from 13 for nothing, is great value, plus all other revenue which could be gained. 10,000 season tickets would then bring £2 million. If people want to see top class rugby in future then this is the price of it. It could be done in installments if people can't afford one hit. This could be better for the club for budgeting as they would have income at regular intervals rather than a big hit per season and squandering the lot by halfway through the season. By the way my daughter and I both pledged and paid £100. I am also redundant from the end of August so I'm not speaking from a position of wealth. This is what true supporters reaction should be I believe. Let the mistakes and mismanagement be consigned to history never to be repeated. COYB. Play offs definite with current spirit and selflessness of Mick and his team no matter what deduction we get

It's interesting in that at full ticket price we'd get no where near 10k sales.

Maybe a happy medium is needed to still make them enticing enough for the dithererd whilst still generating enough revenue. It's been admited there was a flaw in the calculation for this year.

With the world as it is at the minute I doubt the £200 ticket would be a big seller unless it was paid by a DD scheme.

I get the feeling that the cheap ticket was used to ensure an attendance of 10 per game which is one of the criteria taken into account in giving out SL licences?

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

Ackersthebull wrote: The whole pricing structure and complimentary ticket issue need sorting. The cheap season ticket scheme, whilst appearing great, has led to disaster. With game admittance at say £20 it means £260 per season paying on the day for all matches. Surely £200 for a season ticket I.e. 3 games from 13 for nothing, is great value, plus all other revenue which could be gained. 10,000 season tickets would then bring £2 million. If people want to see top class rugby in future then this is the price of it. It could be done in installments if people can't afford one hit. This could be better for the club for budgeting as they would have income at regular intervals rather than a big hit per season and squandering the lot by halfway through the season. By the way my daughter and I both pledged and paid £100. I am also redundant from the end of August so I'm not speaking from a position of wealth. This is what true supporters reaction should be I believe. Let the mistakes and mismanagement be consigned to history never to be repeated. COYB. Play offs definite with current spirit and selflessness of Mick and his team no matter what deduction we get

It's interesting in that at full ticket price we'd get no where near 10k sales. Maybe a happy medium is needed to still make them enticing enough for the dithererd whilst still generating enough revenue. It's been admited there was a flaw in the calculation for this year. With the world as it is at the minute I doubt the £200 ticket would be a big seller unless it was paid by a DD scheme. I get the feeling that the cheap ticket was used to ensure an attendance of 10 per game which is one of the criteria taken into account in giving out SL licences?

make that 10k per game!

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

Ackersthebull wrote:
The whole pricing structure and complimentary ticket issue need sorting. The cheap season ticket scheme, whilst appearing great, has led to disaster. With game admittance at say £20 it means £260 per season paying on the day for all matches. Surely £200 for a season ticket I.e. 3 games from 13 for nothing, is great value, plus all other revenue which could be gained. 10,000 season tickets would then bring £2 million. If people want to see top class rugby in future then this is the price of it. It could be done in installments if people can't afford one hit. This could be better for the club for budgeting as they would have income at regular intervals rather than a big hit per season and squandering the lot by halfway through the season. By the way my daughter and I both pledged and paid £100. I am also redundant from the end of August so I'm not speaking from a position of wealth. This is what true supporters reaction should be I believe. Let the mistakes and mismanagement be consigned to history never to be repeated. COYB. Play offs definite with current spirit and selflessness of Mick and his team no matter what deduction we get

It's interesting in that at full ticket price we'd get no where near 10k sales.

Maybe a happy medium is needed to still make them enticing enough for the dithererd whilst still generating enough revenue. It's been admited there was a flaw in the calculation for this year.

With the world as it is at the minute I doubt the £200 ticket would be a big seller unless it was paid by a DD scheme.

I get the feeling that the cheap ticket was used to ensure an attendance of 10 per game which is one of the criteria taken into account in giving out SL licences?

I agree on DD. 4 x £50 over a year. I know that it was used to increase attendance but other clubs with a licence are not getting those crowds. In the first few years of super league we were drawing great support. I am using the 10,000 that attended on Sunday as what can probably be called the hardcore who would most likely be there regularly to save the club. If we cannot muster that then we will suffer at the hands of those who only care enough to attend the odd crisis match. Even £160 would bring a better return than we've had over 2 years. I'm trying to test the water. What do people consider it worth for the long term survival of the club?

A better reflection on how much people think of the dulls will be when you have to pay a realistic price to get in every week, not just a one off "pay in to save the club" game.
Crowds would be nearer Huddersfields then I expect, say 6,000 nowhere near 10,000.
As mentioned elsewhere on this thread, we look forward to your travelling hoards visiting HQ next week, don't forget it's a proper entry fee, we have to keep our PROFITS up.

Shelfrhino wrote:
A better reflection on how much people think of the dulls will be when you have to pay a realistic price to get in every week, not just a one off "pay in to save the club" game.
Crowds would be nearer Huddersfields then I expect, say 6,000 nowhere near 10,000.
As mentioned elsewhere on this thread, we look forward to your travelling hoards visiting HQ next week, don't forget it's a proper entry fee, we have to keep our PROFITS up.

Razor sharp there. Are you one of the MOT hangers on who discovered the Rhinos existed with the demise of LUFC? Average crowd last season was 35 per game less than Leeds

Prycey wrote:
Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Just go onto Shabir Hussains web site, read his profile to see his Bradfordian credentials.
I think you will find he has 9 or 11 restaurants and brands his business as Akbars of Bradford.
he employs over 400, and went to Tong school, He is also a fully trained chef.

Sounds the right guy for the job, I would think.

Shelfrhino wrote:
A better reflection on how much people think of the dulls will be when you have to pay a realistic price to get in every week, not just a one off "pay in to save the club" game.
Crowds would be nearer Huddersfields then I expect, say 6,000 nowhere near 10,000.
As mentioned elsewhere on this thread, we look forward to your travelling hoards visiting HQ next week, don't forget it's a proper entry fee, we have to keep our PROFITS up.

Incidently Akbar is an Arabic word meaning GREAT.

Fit's you to a tee Shelfrhino and now you have got competition, who are after your title with SLC52, a contender.
But I think You may still be the Greatest idiot ever!

So well done, which may also suit you!

raisemeup wrote:

Prycey wrote: Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Just go onto Shabir Hussains web site, read his profile to see his Bradfordian credentials. I think you will find he has 9 or 11 restaurants and brands his business as Akbars of Bradford. he employs over 400, and went to Tong school, He is also a fully trained chef. Sounds the right guy for the job, I would think.

..bbut he won't supply assurances that the ground won't be sold off for development so the RFL won't sell. So maybe he isn't.

Sky reporting it's on the verge of collapse.

Don't you hate it when the nay sayers and cynics get it spot on?

£59 million roll over on Friday. Anyone for a syndicate?

Ackersthebull wrote:

Shelfrhino wrote:
A better reflection on how much people think of the dulls will be when you have to pay a realistic price to get in every week, not just a one off "pay in to save the club" game.
Crowds would be nearer Huddersfields then I expect, say 6,000 nowhere near 10,000.
As mentioned elsewhere on this thread, we look forward to your travelling hoards visiting HQ next week, don't forget it's a proper entry fee, we have to keep our PROFITS up.

Razor sharp there. Are you one of the MOT hangers on who discovered the Rhinos existed with the demise of LUFC? Average crowd last season was 35 per game less than Leeds

It's not how many go, but what they pay that matters.Thought you would have managed to grasp that by now.
You aren't called Mr Hood are you by any chance, he never seemed to grasp it either.
I have been a lifelong fan of the Rhino's by the way. HTH.
Marching on together....

Wigan v Huddersfield is the best yorks / lancs 2012 CC final for sure ..

Leeds are well past it ... 2011 was the last hurrah like Bradford in 2005 .. Its the same pattern ..

WIGAN will tonk them on national tv...

LEEDS cant handle Wembley even when they get there ... or Millenium stadium or murrayfield !!

They cant attract investment into anything ... Football (what a joke of a once glorious historic team) , ru , rl
its lost international cricket status for Yorkshire because of the dump which is Headingley Stadium with its 1 in 5 gradient pitch ... a city of city centre high rise living at a third of the price bought for ...
... Leeds in general is going down the pan ..as MANCHESTER BECOMES ENGLANDS SECOND CITY ..

so Leeds in general has let yorkshire down .. to the benefit of our lancashire rivals ..
as our big city representative Leeds has under performed..

We should have invested in Sheffield and Bradford and Hull .. the gritty yorkshire cities...

Luckily the good part of shelf is in Bradford... Its part of Buttershaw ..a fine place where i grew up and went to school..

The dodgy part is in Halifax ...so Rhinos fans from shelf should twitter on the Courier's forum ..

The Bulls are on the way up and the selfish rhino doesnt like it as he knows, deep down , Leeds is following Bradfords 2006 downward spiral ..

Good luck in the semis ....


Wigan.

Shelfrhino wrote:

Ackersthebull wrote:

Shelfrhino wrote:
A better reflection on how much people think of the dulls will be when you have to pay a realistic price to get in every week, not just a one off "pay in to save the club" game.
Crowds would be nearer Huddersfields then I expect, say 6,000 nowhere near 10,000.
As mentioned elsewhere on this thread, we look forward to your travelling hoards visiting HQ next week, don't forget it's a proper entry fee, we have to keep our PROFITS up.

Razor sharp there. Are you one of the MOT hangers on who discovered the Rhinos existed with the demise of LUFC? Average crowd last season was 35 per game less than Leeds

It's not how many go, but what they pay that matters.Thought you would have managed to grasp that by now.
You aren't called Mr Hood are you by any chance, he never seemed to grasp it either.
I have been a lifelong fan of the Rhino's by the way. HTH.
Marching on together....

If you can cast your mind back as far as the comment you first replied to you will see that I do grasp that. That would make you 17 then. Quite old for a someone with the attention span of a goldfish. Don't they allow you on the rhinos chat?

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

raisemeup wrote:

Prycey wrote: Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Just go onto Shabir Hussains web site, read his profile to see his Bradfordian credentials. I think you will find he has 9 or 11 restaurants and brands his business as Akbars of Bradford. he employs over 400, and went to Tong school, He is also a fully trained chef. Sounds the right guy for the job, I would think.

..bbut he won't supply assurances that the ground won't be sold off for development so the RFL won't sell. So maybe he isn't.

Sky reporting it's on the verge of collapse.

Don't you hate it when the nay sayers and cynics get it spot on?

£59 million roll over on Friday. Anyone for a syndicate?

you must have a different sky feed to everyone else as their reporting nothig of the sort. only new bit is that the RFL have released the tv money to pay the players following assurances from administrator.

NorthernBull wrote:
Wigan v Huddersfield is the best yorks / lancs 2012 CC final for sure ..

Leeds are well past it ... 2011 was the last hurrah like Bradford in 2005 .. Its the same pattern ..

WIGAN will tonk them on national tv...

LEEDS cant handle Wembley even when they get there ... or Millenium stadium or murrayfield !!

They cant attract investment into anything ... Football (what a joke of a once glorious historic team) , ru , rl
its lost international cricket status for Yorkshire because of the dump which is Headingley Stadium with its 1 in 5 gradient pitch ... a city of city centre high rise living at a third of the price bought for ...
... Leeds in general is going down the pan ..as MANCHESTER BECOMES ENGLANDS SECOND CITY ..

so Leeds in general has let yorkshire down .. to the benefit of our lancashire rivals ..
as our big city representative Leeds has under performed..

We should have invested in Sheffield and Bradford and Hull .. the gritty yorkshire cities...

Luckily the good part of shelf is in Bradford... Its part of Buttershaw ..a fine place where i grew up and went to school..

The dodgy part is in Halifax ...so Rhinos fans from shelf should twitter on the Courier's forum ..

The Bulls are on the way up and the selfish rhino doesnt like it as he knows, deep down , Leeds is following Bradfords 2006 downward spiral ..

Good luck in the semis ....


Wigan.

How anybody from Bratfut dare call Leeds is beyond comprehension.
Going on about high rise living going down the pan etc, have you looked at the state of Bratfut lately? It's a series of holes and ghettos, with Westhole and odshole being the worst. Also how any dull fan dare call HQ when the ground you use is a complete embarrassment to the sport.Ironic much?
Your small club mentality and jealousy of the Rhino's and all things Leeds in general shines through.

Shelfrhino wrote:

NorthernBull wrote:
Wigan v Huddersfield is the best yorks / lancs 2012 CC final for sure ..

Leeds are well past it ... 2011 was the last hurrah like Bradford in 2005 .. Its the same pattern ..

WIGAN will tonk them on national tv...

LEEDS cant handle Wembley even when they get there ... or Millenium stadium or murrayfield !!

They cant attract investment into anything ... Football (what a joke of a once glorious historic team) , ru , rl
its lost international cricket status for Yorkshire because of the dump which is Headingley Stadium with its 1 in 5 gradient pitch ... a city of city centre high rise living at a third of the price bought for ...
... Leeds in general is going down the pan ..as MANCHESTER BECOMES ENGLANDS SECOND CITY ..

so Leeds in general has let yorkshire down .. to the benefit of our lancashire rivals ..
as our big city representative Leeds has under performed..

We should have invested in Sheffield and Bradford and Hull .. the gritty yorkshire cities...

Luckily the good part of shelf is in Bradford... Its part of Buttershaw ..a fine place where i grew up and went to school..

The dodgy part is in Halifax ...so Rhinos fans from shelf should twitter on the Courier's forum ..

The Bulls are on the way up and the selfish rhino doesnt like it as he knows, deep down , Leeds is following Bradfords 2006 downward spiral ..

Good luck in the semis ....


Wigan.

How anybody from Bratfut dare call Leeds is beyond comprehension.
Going on about high rise living going down the pan etc, have you looked at the state of Bratfut lately? It's a series of holes and ghettos, with Westhole and odshole being the worst. Also how any dull fan dare call HQ when the ground you use is a complete embarrassment to the sport.Ironic much?
Your small club mentality and jealousy of the Rhino's and all things Leeds in general shines through.

Bye bye then, don't let us keep you Troll! see ya!

Ackersthebull wrote:
It's time there were more positive comments. We are a group of 5 season ticket holders, it started as 3. On Sunday one of us was on holiday but although none of the rest of us paid in, we did bring 3 paying customers, one who is new to the game. He has bought a shirt and is a convert, hopefully for a long time! We also, as we regularly do, spent about £50 in the bar.There could be a great future if this can be sorted out and more people could gain new support. We would all be lost to the game as we could not support another team. Don't forget that we went ages without a home game in the time of greatest need and then we were unfortunate enough to have London, whose supporters came on a skateboard. It was a great turnout of passionate Bulls fans. Let's keep up the passion when this is sorted

Well said, its about time we got behind what could become a top 4 side given time and some tinkering. Sounds like u like a beer at the game

mdn wrote:

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

raisemeup wrote:

Prycey wrote: Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Just go onto Shabir Hussains web site, read his profile to see his Bradfordian credentials. I think you will find he has 9 or 11 restaurants and brands his business as Akbars of Bradford. he employs over 400, and went to Tong school, He is also a fully trained chef. Sounds the right guy for the job, I would think.

..bbut he won't supply assurances that the ground won't be sold off for development so the RFL won't sell. So maybe he isn't.

Sky reporting it's on the verge of collapse.

Don't you hate it when the nay sayers and cynics get it spot on?

£59 million roll over on Friday. Anyone for a syndicate?

you must have a different sky feed to everyone else as their reporting nothig of the sort. only new bit is that the RFL have released the tv money to pay the players following assurances from administrator.

Nope, fairly sure I have the same Sky Sports Channels as the rest of the UK.

You using the internet?

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

mdn wrote:

I'm NOT Kirklees! wrote:

raisemeup wrote:

Prycey wrote: Can someone tell me how many restaurants Akbars have. I only know of the Leeds road one and the cafe below it. Aargra's (probably spelt wrong!) have that new big one on the roundabout plus others. I wonder if Akbars are doing this to help them keep up with the opposition as the new restaurant on the roundabout is large and very popular and caters for functions such as where I work. Just interested in finding out a little more about Akbars if someone can explain.

Just go onto Shabir Hussains web site, read his profile to see his Bradfordian credentials. I think you will find he has 9 or 11 restaurants and brands his business as Akbars of Bradford. he employs over 400, and went to Tong school, He is also a fully trained chef. Sounds the right guy for the job, I would think.

..bbut he won't supply assurances that the ground won't be sold off for development so the RFL won't sell. So maybe he isn't.

Sky reporting it's on the verge of collapse.

Don't you hate it when the nay sayers and cynics get it spot on?

£59 million roll over on Friday. Anyone for a syndicate?

you must have a different sky feed to everyone else as their reporting nothig of the sort. only new bit is that the RFL have released the tv money to pay the players following assurances from administrator.

Nope, fairly sure I have the same Sky Sports Channels as the rest of the UK.

You using the internet?

the sky sports ticker tape says the bids on verge of collapsing. when you actually read the reports its no-where near as negative. and anyway skysports is behind the times as 2nd consortium has just lodged a bid according to a few sources.