Only by default, if Bradford got back in the league then Leeds vs Bradford would be the biggest derby in West Yorkshire by far. I recon most Leeds fans (including myself) root for Cas against Wigan and possibly Saints. In fact, if Leeds do not win the GF this year then I would rather Cas won it than Wigan, Saints and even Wire (would feel like they had 'bought it') or Hull (imagine the grief their fans would give everyone!)

Difference is that when Cas were at the bottom of SL, I (and most Leeds fans) didn't care at all about them, but when Bradford were around the bottom of SL it still felt like one of our biggest fixtures.

Beating Bradford in the 2004 GF after Harris went to Bradford 'for trophies' is still one of my best memories as a Leeds fan, and feeling absolutely robbed in 2005 is probably the worst.

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.