Odsal Redevelopment, Council Finances, Council Services & The Private Sector

Pipe dream. As per.

Love to see it happen though.

 

Dad is buying Bradford bulls NFTs with magic beans

 

I would think for this to come off the council will be talking to City as it’s not viable without them. Gordon Gibb lease expires in 5 years and it’s not sustainable for City to renew for another 25 years.

 

Their only hope seemed to be Mandy/Marwan Koukash taking over?

It’s a sorry state of affairs. Getting smoked by Halifax et al.

Featherstone showed them how they should be run - exploiting dual registration etc, but now it all seems very dull, and costs are being cut?

The hatred for Nigel Wood is reminiscent of us and Edin, or at least it is getting that way.

 

Whilst it is a pipe dream and very much pie in the sky, it would be great for Bradford South and would give the surrounding pubs a much needed boost!

It will never happen - but I hope it does!

 

Surrounding pubs….Are you kidding?

 

At least if it was built, away team coaches could get to odsal without paying the clean air charge.

I wonder if city will be forking out the £25 levied onto the away team for going within the city centre boundary

 

If this scheme were ever to see the light of Day of course city would be involved I would be surprised if there hadn’t been informal talks it’s inconceivable that the council would put money into professional sport without Bradford city

 

Why? What have Bradford City ever invested in recently? Maybe @wetherbywhaler will help you answer.

 

So lets move from Valley parade , a 25000 seater stadium on the edge of the city centre . 16000+ fans travelling across to the edge of the city , depriving all the bars and shops on north parade and Manningham lane of vast amounts of income.
The Doncaster game i heard one pub took almost £7000 between 12 and 3 and ran out of beer.
Are the council not pedestranising North parade to help the bars and area. The only people that will make from this , will be the stadium owners , as there is only a couple of pubs around and the top house is tiny, can not cram a few thousand in there.
Also did the roof on no1 court at wimbledon cost £85million. Pie in the sky again from the council.

 

I honestly don’t see how the hoards of 30,000 spectators would fit in the Forresters @Bronco causing drunken rampages on Wibsey Roundabout?

 

A playing squad? Won’t get anywhere without decent midgets?

 

Anyone reviewing these applications will have a good laugh at the councils projections and file this in the bin.

The costs have been under estimated and the benefits massively over exaggerated. Back of the beer mat economics.

 

As someone who regularly visits Odsal to watch motorsport I sincerely hope this fantasy goes the way of the other 'schemes' proposed for Odsal.
The last time the so called 'superdome' white elephant was on the cards a successful and profitable sport - stock car racing - was kicked out.
Fast forward 30 years and Odsal was derelict and slowly rotting away.
It took a stock car promoter to get it back open and running again. Now it's once again a viable multisport venue the council wake up and cone up with this fantasy.
Leave well alone Bfd Council. Oval racing operates across the UK without bailouts and taxpayer cash. Odsal should be left to be run as a motorsport/rugby venue. Stock car racing operates within totally realistic budgets and if they can get it reopened and running again then leave well alone.