500+ tickets sold by club at 4pm today.

Nothing But League have picked Batley v Bradford as one of their 'highlight games'. For this, they have done an extended preview of the match. www.nothingbutleague.com/extende ... ord-bulls/

Nothing But League have picked Batley v Bradford as one of their 'highlight games'. For this, they have done an extended preview of the match. www.nothingbutleague.com/extende ... ord-bulls/

I don't know what is in the information in the preview by a previous poster, so sorry for any repetition.
Car parking around the ground is limited. I have heard rumours that Fox's biscuits are allowing the club to use their car parks, which are off the steep hill going up to the ground. As mentioned, there are spots in the town where you can park then enjoy a leisurely stroll up to the ground, probably about 20 minutes.
Visiting supporters can go anywhere in the ground, it is one of those ever so rare grounds where anyone can access any part of the ground at any time, and I have not heard that the club will be restraining access at all.
It is a great place to watch rugby, with a friendly social area behind the GT stand where supporters usually mix, enjoy a drink and the excellent food on offer.
I would suggest getting their early both to get a decent parking spot and to enjoy the facilities before the match.

Am I thinking of the wrong Batley, then? AFAIR, there is a maze of little roads across the main road where there are no parking restrictions?

There are a maze of little roads around the ground etc. but many are now permit holders only - and its densely populated too - no yellow lines but signs to say so..

Mosque (if in use) won't help.. from what I have witnessed - its a car dumping exercise.

Distantdog's post is spot on advice

It says on Batley's site that you can park at the biscuit factory www.batleybulldogs.co.uk/index.p ... here-early

It says on Batley's site that you can park at the biscuit factory www.batleybulldogs.co.uk/index.p ... here-early

That press release almost, almost makes relegation worth while.

The excitement we are creating, just by being there, is wonderful.

Just been rung by the Bulls to say the coach is now leaving Odsal at half past one rather than the original 2 o'clock.

wp.me/p5zizl-1U A preview of this weekends game

wp.me/p5zizl-1U A preview of this weekends game

I agree. It's really refreshing to feel wanted.

Here is some more links for you www.batleynews.co.uk/sport/batle ... -1-7152600 www.batleynews.co.uk/sport/batle ... -1-7152544

Here is some more links for you www.batleynews.co.uk/sport/batle ... -1-7152600 www.batleynews.co.uk/sport/batle ... -1-7152544

Over on totalRL, where all the Championship fans seem to congregate, they seem to think all we have going for us is Gaskell. They totally overlook the rest of the squad, in my opinion we have the best forwards along with Leigh, one of the best hookers in O'Brian and most importantly, strength in depth. I'm hoping we put a big score on them just to prove a point.

To be fair, if we're thinking of the same posts then it's actually fev fans who are saying that about Gaskell. One fev fan in particular seems to be a little bit in love with Gaskell after his performance at their place the other week.
Most of the Batley fans posting on there are expecting a pasting on Sunday.

I was talking fans in general rather than Batley fans but I wasn't the clearest.

I think that's one Fev fan and am not sure I'd take his ramblings too seriously. Yes Gaskell had a terrific game against us but you outplayed us anyway, we were really sub-standard that day both in attack and defence and it wasn't altogether surprising we made ten (yes ten!) changes to our starting line-up the following week. Some of the tries we let in against you were very soft, we defended much better this week against Halifax although to be fair they had territorial domination but very few ideas in attack.