1880's?

Thats rubbish as usual Damo

The only way RL can move forward is modern stadiums. No one wants to pay £22 to get soaking wet at Odsal

As we used to sing to them during there moment in the spotlight "where was you when you was ?"

It's the coaches fault!!! Sack him

Oh he's only been in charge a week!!!

Must be some other reason then.

I know!!!





















It's the match officials fault for the Bulls demise

No hang on!!!!

















It's the fans fault for not coming the the gates in big enough numbers




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I know who is not at fault!!!!!!!!!!!




THE PLAYERS!!!!


I mean they are doing the job they are well paid to do are they not

People don’t want to pay £22 to see mediocre matches. Ok you’ll get your hardcore who’ll watch rugby league whoever is playing week in, week out. However come Grand Final time whenever it be the challenge cup or super league you’ll get many rugby league fans coming out in they droves because they’ll be expecting a good rugby league match.

It’s a well known fact that the better the teams = better the attendances.

Look at how many rugby league and Leeds Rhinos fans turn out for the world club challenge for example.

A big problem in this country is people aren’t very accepting of the weather that we have here and we let it dictate our lives. Its like people haven’t ever heard of raincoats or anything like that really!

Oh definitely, don't think we'll ever see that percentage rise again by a club (in the space of one season like that! ).

Remember having that 1996-97 Compaq home shirt, absolute classic, bet it's still the biggest selling SL shirt to date (e.g. with the two Wembley trips they had those two years).

Have got a 'Super League 1997 Season Review' VHS tape somewhere, hard to believe their crowd yesterday when you consider back then they took over 8000 to Sheffield on a Saturday night Sky game.

Sponsor bust, lost friendlies, early NRC exit, cup cock up, coaching issues.

Do you mean the [i18[/i80's?

Sorry, didn't look at page 3 [most unusual] before I posted.

Only becuase you do not understand his post

When Bullmani started and theyb were succesful they sucked in RL fans from all over West Yorkshire. Loads of Bulls fans came from Huddersfield, Keighley , Halifax etc. You regularly used to see Bulls fans going from Huddersfield. Now the bubble hs burst those fans have left them. The Bulls will not be able to win those fans back who have deserted them. they will have to maintain their core support and win new fans from Bradford. that is not going to be a overnight task.

Bulls are going through a ' sticky patch ' , to pronounce their demise maybe a bit premature .
Bradford haven't had the funding to finance another Vainikolo or Hape for a while .
the 6,380 crowd probably won't increase on their next home game ( Catalan ) and Bradford Warrington / Bradford Hull home games averaged 8,100 - 8,400
Sundays Game - Bulls on a big losing run - coach left - big signings injured - playing against a side that's 'unfancied ' ,weather forecast raining. season ticket holders & Freebies excepting , money's tight and Bradford fans I guess will be Cautious. Same goes for the Salford fans , on the back of a 60-10 battering by wigan , not won at Odsal for 23 years , not the recipe for a record crowd by any means.
I've been a Odsal on a Frozen January with 3,500 on in the old Northern days and a 6pm Sunday kickoff in the sun in the 2000's and I'd much prefer the latter.
I'd guess the best recipe would be to throw the young home grown talent for the rest of the season, give them a go , nothing else to lose so better times may just be around the corner.
Jodie Broughton wasn't born last time we beat Bradford at Odsal, couldn't get a game for the Rhinos, now he's running in 90 metre trys for us and looking like a great prospect .

Without wanting to sound racist or stereotyping how does having a club in an area with an ever increasing Asian community draw in the fans when the sport played by most Asians is cricket and football ?

What steps have Bradford, the RFL and the amateur clubs in the surrounding area made to appeal to a community with no history of rugby ?

Times change and the demographic of Bradford has changed vastly in the last 50 years, i honestly don't think a winning team and new stadium would be enough to draw in the crowds in the future if nothing is done to address the 'new' generation/community.