oh absolutely, nothing quite shouts derby game passion like the accoustic equivellent of a butterfly f@rting in an oli drum that was any crowd noise at Odsal.

Wheldon Road may be on its last legs but the the average neutral will agree there is more atmosphere down the lane than in a 100 x AJ Bells or Galpharms.

Pres Super league.
Gates have risen under Super League to what they were in the 5 years before Super League

But Hull/Rovers we've still got, yes they had a year off but given they've overdone it with the constant Magic weekend games then a year off is arguably what the fixture needed.

What with the 5 games a year incl the friendly it was ridiculous and has put fans off from turning up to some of the games so the break from it will help this year but hopefully going forward we can avoid replicating the potential 5 FC/KR games.

ATEOTD there are bigger rivalries even just in West Yorkshire than the Leeds/Bradford one, it was a big deal for a couple of years and Bradford certainly had some big numbers attendance wise but aside from that small period the match was not really a 'derby' type match IMHO and has been small fry compared to others on either side of the Pennines.

Amazed that this thread has lasted so long without anyone uttering the immortal "Leeds-Bradford isn't a derby, it's an airport".

ah, Yeadon aerodrome, often a bit dicy landing there and several military marques were built nearby but mainly AVRO including hundreds of Lancs. I guess it was an ideal location for test flying post war given the challenges the weather often gave.