Most liked posts in thread: Are we moving to new stadium at odsal (now with Poll)

A community stadium doesn't sound a bad idea in the main, look at Giants/Town, Hull FC/Hull City & Wigan Warriors/Wigan FC, all 3 cracking stadiums and nicely maintained.

Our problem is location, certainly City centre we've no space anymore.
VP? Only possible solution would be to flatten it and start again? That's a big no no for all sorts of reasons.
Odsal Stadium itself? How much would it cost to "fill-in" then build?
Richard Dunns? Massive area, surely this is the only available space that could house a stadium of the size we would both need?

 

Looks like the council didn't know either.
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Loves a good story does Mick

 

I wouldn't like to guess. You have all the fans from Skipton/Keighley/Bingley/Saltaire, where it's not worth even trying to fight your way to Bradford in a car. Vast majority get the train. Been speaking to everyone who I go with and no one would want a ST if we went up Odsal area. Pain in the arse to get there and nothing to do up there.

 

So have a drink in town like you do now, get the train to Low Moor and walk to the ground. It's a similar distance as Forster Square is to VP.

 

It's 10 minutes walk from Forster Square. If you don't get the train now then you probably aren't interested in coming by train anyway.

 

That's where City used to train,back in the mists of time.

 

Been trophies galore since doubling their attendances and improving facilities.

 

Okay I’ll move away from figures neither of us can prove. Let me put it another way m8, if we got to the championship could we get regular attendances over 18k? If the answers yes then it’s stupid too build an 18k stadium unless you have no ambition of getting too that level again.

Just too add them attendances may not of all been over 18k but that’s around the amount of season tickets sold. Then factor in having to have a portion of match day tickets plus room for away fans and segregation and we could probably only sell 14k season tickets which we’ve done this season, as others have stated it’s a stupid idea to build one so small.

 

Can confirm public transport is absolutely horrendous.

 

Or better still have a 25,000 seater with cheaper football whilst bringing in the same income but potentially more through marketing and outsourcing food etc revenue streams, I know which sounds better too me. And it’s not going up to Odsal thankfully it’s already been called nonsense so it’s irrelevant.

 

Don't get me wrong, I'm not wholeheartedly saying we should definitely move to Odsal. I'm just not dismissing it out of hand simply because I live on a certain side of Valley Parade.

I think the club has a responsibility to the fans to consider all options regarding stadia, especially because we don't own ours.

 

No more correct than nobody 'around' VP not liking football

 

I think they have helped the Bull's in the past, and questions are still being asked about the council making I believe £200,000 loan to Omar Khan, possibly endorsed by Mr Gerry Sutcliffe.

 

would upset a few away fans too. I’ve quite a few mates of other teams who really enjoy a trip to Bradford for drinks in Sparrow and Record Cafe and then a good curry.

 

My math's is not that great but I believe it runs out in 2027, I believe we took ours out in 2002, any input @wetherbywhaler ?.