As has already been said,there is little chance of a Sugar Daddy coming to the rescue of either the Bulls or City and both need more security than they have at present,in order to survive long term.Obviously a successful winning team would help matters from an attendance point of view,but both are in the process of rebuilding right now.Despite the size of Bradford,its' population in the main seem not to be sport keen and unlike Leeds or Manchester etc,our Clubs cannot count on big crowds to get them through.Even when on the 'up',I don't think we would regularly see 20,000 or so fans in to support either code here in this City,therefore the conclusion has to be weighted towards a groundshare scheme.City is the more facillitated ground,but is the pitch suitable in width for SL really?On the other hand,maybe we could apply to have the age old Odsal Stadium recognised as a Heritage Site marking its' place in Rugby League history.OSV to me is the answer,as ground sharing between sports will be more and more on Clubs agenda as costs rise and crowds dwindle.

Trust me mate, i go to every city home game and i can asure that most city fans do not want to part company with the bulls, fact.

OK,

I am a Bulls fan and a City season ticket holder. there are plenty of people like me, and also many who are one or the other and dont understand the other code.

As a Bulls fan living in Wibsey, I like Odsal being close, and for its historical links to the club. However, Northern existed away from ODsal originally and may have to again.

Valley Parade has been the only home of Bradford City, and the fact that 56 fans died there 24 years ago means that it is much more than an address or a stadium; it is a living memorial to those who died on 11/05/85.

taking the emotion out of it Valley Parade may not in its current state, enable us to get a SL franchise in 2012 if we go there. the pitch is 11 metres too short! nor is it owned by Bradford City so Mark LAwn and Julian Rhodes have little or no say in who Gordon Gibb alows to cohabit there with City.

odsal as it is now, is not an option for City. Even on a wave of emotion post the fire, crowds were down to 6000 or there abouts in the 18 months that they played at Odsal.

neither club at the moment has a stadium or training facilities that are of the standard required for elite sport. Bradford is the 9th biggest council district in the country and that simply is not good enough. If a sharing plan is the only way for both clubs to grow and flourish then so be it. whether it is at the OSV (that does not yet exist) or VP then so be it!

Lawn, Rhodes and Hood should meet to discuss the options, they would be doing their clubs and the city a disservice if they didnt.

Much of the bile that is trotted out by City fans, is by those living in the Aire Valley. the snobs from North of the City who wont even put the dreaded word Bradford in their address, and only are linked by a BD postcode!!! So good people, of Bingley, Baildon, Steeton, Silsden etc... remember that you are part of Bradford whether you like it or not! These are the people who gladly are on the facebook "Leeds" network and only venture into Bradford on match days!

end of rant!!!

Did Hood go to the forum at City on Saturday? And if he did, what was said there?

As a Bulls fan I think the Bulls and City should buy back Valley Parade, 50% Bulls, 50% City. I just think OSV will not happen & as neither the Bulls & City cannot afford to keep going alone, it just looks like the obvious choice. Ideally I would like the Bulls & City to have there own grounds, in reality it will not happen. I think the Bulls should only go to Valley Parade if they will gain some power in running/owning the ground, i.e. to prevent a Wigan situation. BTW, I am a new member, so hi everyone, Matt.

i honestly didnt mind it at VP, nothing seems to be happening about new stadiums etc, i myself as a bulls and city supporter would say yes to VP

Welcome aboard, nice pic of a great night on the avatar!

I understand the sentiment about a groundshare, but I think OSV is probably more likely than the Bulls and City buying VP. Sharing any ground makes lots of economic sense for two cash poor clubs, but unfortunatly thats not the only criteria we're faced with solving.

VP is more than just a ground to lot of people so City moving out is tough. The VP pitch I don't believe is up to superleague standard, its just too small, so that alone IMO makes it a not prefered option for the Bulls long term. Odsal in its current state is no good for either clubs, so the OSV is the only realistic option on the horizon for a groundshare IMHO, but even if the OSV comes off I doubt City would go for it unless they really have no other choice.

We could always just build on a new site with an imaginary new wealthy backer, anyone know of any other big holes in the ground going begging near the city ??

Absolutely nothing wrong with that my old friend.

97% of people surveyed at games at VP did not want the Bulls to remain there. More than half said they would go to no games or to fewer games if the move were made permanent.
A permanent move to VP would be a disaster for the Bulls.

For one stadium for everyone there is far more potential at Odsal than at VP which has no room for expansion and too little parking even for the small crowds there will be.

I do understand what you are saying about Valley Parade, but it makes far more sense to develop Odsal into a really great stadium and share between both of the cities proffessional sporting teams.

There could always be a memorial built to the tragedy that occurred up at Valley Parade, to be erected on the site once it is developed.

im a season ticket holder at city and the bulls and i would prefer the bulls to move to VP. it would cost the council a lot less money to buy back VP from gorden gibb then it would to completly redevelop odsal.
i also lost a good friend on the 11th of may 1985 and a lot of people lost family members so to see VP demolished and turned into flats or somthing would be a disgrace in my opinion and somebody earlier in the thread said theres no room to expand VP can you really see either the bulls or city ever needing more than 25,000 capacity?

No I can't I'd agree with that, and VP's 25,000 capacity is more than the proposed capacity for the OSV I believe.

But how many would say that if there wasn't the option to return to Odsal? If it was VP or the team leaves Bradford?

Its not that kind of expansion

if the counsil Bought VP and the bulls moved in there what would they have , 1 slightly run down stadia with very little else

if they go down the OSV route they end up with 1 new stadia and all-weather floodlit pitches for cricket and soccer, an athletics track, tennis courts and an Olympic-scale swimming venue - together with a range of other health, sports and leisure facilities including a 3,500 person indoor arena, and plenty of parking.

Thats the expansion, not the number of people you can get in. to turn VP in the Bradford's sporting centre would mean knocking down alot houses and a virtually impossible job of getting fast road connections.

Whilst I can appreciate City fans being sceptical of the OSV ever happening, I cannot really understand why some appear so against it. Bradford has very little going for it right now, but OSV would give something for all Bradfordians to be proud of. I'd love to see the two clubs join forces and grow stronger together in a stadium that delivered superb facilities. I'd be absolutely in favour of branding the OSV 50/50 because this Stadium should be something for the whole City.

An OSV would be the new home of Sport in Bradford, not just the Bulls. I just pray the Council and all parties involved can actually make it happen in these difficult times.