Bradford used to be at the forefront, but are lagging behind in a big way now. Wakefield have Diversity performing this weekend, and are not shy in promoting it. I reckon they will add a good few hundred to the gate at least. I know people that are going that wouldn't normally.

And Diversity are who exactly?

Winners of Britains got Talent.

They're a poor man's legs and co

Might be why I haven't heard of them then.

To complete the picture:
a) how many kids/adults comprise this few hundred
b) how much extra ticket money is that
c) how much is the 'spend' on this extensive promotion
d) how much is Diversity's fee

Before you ask I'm not knocking them, it's a positive and good move, but I doubt it's a path to riches, in fact I'd say on balance it's bound to cost them money. I doubt we'd be doing anything that doesn't have a "+" on the cash side of the equation just now, however 'popular'

Not a big fan of BGT myself, but I can tell you that if the Bulls had Diversity as the entertainment, at least two members of my family would be coming to the match.

OK, its not exactly much of a sample, but just saying....

Maybe we should book Susan Boyle

Most new fans really rate the pre-match stuff at Odsal even though there's less of it nowadays (no face painters, bouncy castles etc).

Us longer standing fans have seen it all before so it's a bit more old hat.

As mentioned elsewhere Bradford are building from the bottom up. It is strongly rumoured that starting with next season we are looking at during the match entertainment.

We'll probably get mullered and it'd most likely rain. Therefore they'd hate the experience.

Strong running forward.

I remember watching 'Chico' at Wakey in the opener a couple of years ago, after he had made a name for himself on xfactor. Unfortunately it didn't appear to increase your home attendances by that much, although it was mildy amusing watching him yell 'i can't hear' whilst his backing track bellowed out of crackly speakers in the pouring rain.

Given that or the choice of local kids doing High School Musical, a welsh male voice choir or some of the other stuff I've seen at odsal this year I don't think this is too much of a problem at the moment. The Saints fan I brought to Odsal thought it was amazing we could wash our hands after going to the gents!

Good luck with it anyway, thought Diversity were brilliant on tv despite hating Simon Cowell and everything he stands for...