Great article, although I just made the very silly mistake of reading through the 80+ comments. Wow there are some bitter and twisted people on the T&A forums...

But, back to the real world, all kudos to Marc Green, he's done a top job

You're lucky to escape with your sanity intact if you read below the bottom line on the T&A website. It's mainly populated with idiots who'd get the ban hammer not only swung but launched Thor-style at their head if they popped up on here

There is one good comment in there,re getting Gareth Roberts and Marc Green together,Marc has shown he has the Bulls at heart and a great business acumen, and Gareth Roberts has got the Avenue fans dreaming of better things and he also got his feet on the ground and MONEY.

Well I suspect he's taken on board ""el presidente's'' formula for producing a successful club that pays it's way!

Also to those knocking Peter Hood just remember Marc Green has not inherited the Toxic Debt that was the main reason of the Bulls collapse 3 years ago. If that was still there he wouldn't be and neither would this Club!

Usual rubbish about Bulls moving to Valley Parade on there.

There's a number of reasons why it's not on the agenda.

Firstly it's hardly a stadium fit for the 21st century itself. It's a shed with terrible access. The pitch in particular is a complete disgrace and way too small. It's not owned by City or the Bulls or the council so why should any of those bodies pay to do it up?

Secondly it costs City a fortune more to rent than Odsal costs the Bulls. I don't know if it's still £1M a year but I'll bet it's more than the £72K a year the Bulls pay for Odsal so how would it save us money? Do they not teach maths in school anymore?

Thirdly The Gibbs own it and meaning it will still continue to hamstring the club renting it and it will continue to fall into a state of disrepair. People think the council should buy it and have a multi-use ground like Huddersfield. Get real the Gibbs are making a fortune out of it and aren't going to let City out of their deal or sell up without it being an astronomical figure. Kirklees council also built an entirely new ground on a brownfield site. They could do that at Odsal the mountain of planning issues of doing it in the middle of Manningham mean it would be extremely difficult to do it at Valley parade.

I think it would be great if Roberts and Green spoke to each other. Whatever would come out of it I was very impressed with Roberts when I heard an interview with him on Radio Leeds a few weeks ago.

Can't let that one pass unremarked, how was ploughing a million of his own money into the club for Omar's benefit, exactly?

Hi Bulls
Think we all agree, we have the best people in charge of our own teams,
i have listened to your owner,
he seems like a top bloke,
it makes you appreciate, just what he has done for yourselves,
and it should make you appreciate the time and hard earned money he is put into your club.....
well done







We have our own Mr Beaumont
top top bloke
lives and breaths Leigh Centurions
will always have my 150% backing,
will always put the club 1st.

anyway good luck for the rest of the season

LoyalLeyther

Maybe Marc's plan to redevelop Odsal would be sufficient to change minds at City and get them, to Odsal?

I write that already knowing the answer of course, but if City don't actually make positive moves, moves which the Gibbs are going to take seriously, then they will be paying through the nose for evermore. In truth, I think City's management would consider the move to be, financially, a 'no brainer', but are obviously constrained by not upsetting a large number of fans who regard VP as a memorial to those who tragically lost their lives in the fire. To be honest, potentially, Odsal can be anything you can find the money for, whilst there are, as you rightly say, just too many impediments preventing much being done at VP.

Would love to hear what plans Marc has in mind for redevelopment. Sounds like he was hinting that the actual stadium might move, possibly across the road onto the Richard Dunn site?

Because of the visibility comment? I took that to mean fill existing in and then build on top. Suspect use of the existing bowl for that purpose will offset at least some of the cost.