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Hope it gets sorted, however I just don't see how a club can ever really thrive in that stadium in the long run.

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What has become very clear over the last few years is that there is no one at all with any meaningful wealth with the inclination to put a penny into Bradford. Now I personally find it a little baffling that a club in a city, with relatively solid core support, and a brand that is tarnished but recognised can attract precisely no pounds (does any neutral fan not find it a little odd or it just me?). But that’s where we are, and for as long as that scenario remains, there can only ever be a lower division Bradford.

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It's good to see relegation gave them the chance to reorganise and attract new supporters to a winning side

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Quote: SmokeyTA "It's good to see relegation gave them the chance to reorganise and attract new supporters to a winning side'"


We can't find anyone with any money to invest - you can't get promoted without a millionaire - you get stuck in the lower divisions making it harder to attract anyone with any money to invest. And repeat.

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Shame for the Bulls Koukash didn't pick them up instead of Salford a few years back. It would have been a far better fit for both parties imo.

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Quote: Pumpetypump "We can't find anyone with any money to invest - you can't get promoted without a millionaire - you get stuck in the lower divisions making it harder to attract anyone with any money to invest. And repeat.'"


I think that he (Smokey) knows that.
He was strongly against any points deduction last time for exactly the reasons that you mention.
Professional sport is all about money and if you havent got heaps of the stuff, it will always be a struggle.

If the clock could be wound backwards, Marwan K would probably have wished that he'd put his cash into Bradford.

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Quote: wrencat1873 "I think that he (Smokey) knows that.
He was strongly against any points deduction last time for exactly the reasons that you mention.
Professional sport is all about money and if you havent got heaps of the stuff, it will always be a struggle.

If the clock could be wound backwards, Marwan K would probably have wished that he'd put his cash into Bradford.'"


Oh yes I realise he's a friendly voice in a world of "Cut your cloth" and "have you thought about being a supporter run" and "I've no sympathy" parochial twits.

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If the clock could be wound backwards, Marwan K would probably have wished that he'd put his cash into Bradford.'"


Didn't he try to do that indirectly through Mrs Koukash? The problem with his efforts at Salford have been down to the team underachieving and a lack of consistency (One step forward and two back). Until Salford start performing regularly and shake off the inferior SL club tag the Salford public won't associate themselves with them. This year was much better apart from the points deduction but the club has to build on this now.

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No sympathy here Green and co did his best to stitch us up last year, added with the yorkshire "Koukash would have been better off with the Bulls nonsense"

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Quote: Salford red all over "No sympathy here Green and co did his best to stitch us up last year, added with the yorkshire "Koukash would have been better off with the Bulls nonsense"'"


Some karma for Koukash after what Green did but I'm sure he'll feel sympathy for the loyal Bulls supporters, players and staff.

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The way championship clubs recieve funding is a recipe for disaster. If a club finishes lower than expected suddenly they have a big chunk of money missing. Bulls in administration, Halifax have asked all players to take a pay cut.

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The amount of money the club spent on monkey suits, quad bikes, trumpets, pyrotechnics, amplifiers and sponge fingers has cost them dear.

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Quote: SmokeyTA "It's good to see relegation gave them the chance to reorganise and attract new supporters to a winning side'"


Yep lets make an exception for Bradford, after all they were the biggest fakers in the fake that is SL. I'll give you one thing, you're consistent in your delusions.

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Quote: vastman "Yep lets make an exception for Bradford, after all they were the biggest fakers in the fake that is SL. I'll give you one thing, you're consistent in your delusions.'"

5 of the England team of last weekend came through Bradfords academy.

At least you have learned how to spell 'delusion'

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Quote: SmokeyTA "It's good to see relegation gave them the chance to reorganise and attract new supporters to a winning side'"



Yep because no one has ever been able to gain promotion to SL apart from

Castleford
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Leigh
Salford
Widnes
Hull KR

but apart from those 7 exceptions to the rule no club could possibly gain promotion.

Far better if we had never had relegation and stuck with

Bradford Bulls
Castleford
Fax
Leeds Rhinos
London
Oldham
Paris Saint-Germain
Sheffield
St Helens
Warrington Wolves
Wigan
Workington

And just told the rest to shove it.

Oh apart from the fact that Bradford managed to go bust whilst still in SL with 10000+ crowds and all the advantages of a recently winning side.

I'm not anti Bradford and as a fan you'd have to be harsh not to feel some empathy for other fans, but lets be realistic the custodians of the club were the ones who managed this decline.

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