Barrow Fan in Peace

Meanwhile we have businesses on North Parade, the one spot in town that attracts footfall especially on matchday, complaining about roadworks and paving that still hasn't been finished after 6 months. Its almost like the council doesn't want anyone to visit Bradford....

 

But,but, but, we are the city of culture in 2025.

 

That will have been the Alhambra opposite the Sally Army hostel

 

They don't. Hence the parking charges

 

Ah the green lights beckoned! Happy days. That used to be my regular as well. Mr Khan was very proud of his microwave behind the counter I remember.

 

Could I seek some advice too....aiming to get the 17.40 train from Shipley back across to Carnforth. What's the best bet for getting back up the road after the match? Bus from Manningham Lane or sort a taxi to collect us from somewhere along Midland Road towards the A6177/Queens Road just after 5?

I'll have my 10 year old with me so a slightly calmer day in store compared to last season when I had a good sup around North Parade etc.

Cheers

 

Cushty Rodders, cushty.


Presumably the buses etc all run on time in the middle of post-match traffic and whatnot? It’s not really an issue for our home games

 

Alternatively, if you go to Forster Sq Station (about a ten minute walk from the ground done quickly) there is a train to Shipley at 17.11 and another at 17.30. The latter only leaves you three minutes to change platform in Shipley and you will be going from platform 3 to platform 2 which is quite a hike.

 

Traffic on Manningham Lane is absolute carnage at that time I'm afraid. You need the A3 Bus to Otley, which you can get from the end of Grosvenor Road (come out of the Midland Rd Stand, turn right,girst right and walk up Holywell Ash Rd, Right onto Manningham Lane and Grosvenor Road is about 200 yards on on your left). It leaves at 17.08 and takes 20 minutes to Shipley Market Sq, from there the station is about a 3 minute walk.

 

Beat you too that Rod !

 

Cheers all - the other buggeration factor for the Forster Square option is Northern trains behaving themselves and running on time. I think Ukrainian railways have better performance stats than what Northern manage over this side of the hills.

We’re heading to Leeds in the morning so i’ll time the walk from Forster Square to the ground on the way up. I’s be confident of doing it in 10 minutes myself but my daughter’s only got little legs

Mind, if we leave after 80 minutes when Cooky puts you 3 up we’ll have no worries…

 

Back in 2002, I had my wedding reception at the Midland Hotel. I vaguely remember that at the time it was thought of as a smart hotel and one of the better venues in Bradford, before Bradford really went to the dogs.

I went back for the first time since just before Christmas to attend a dinner disco thing for a Friends birthday party. It looked like it hadn't had as much as lick of paint since. When we arrived I ordered a pint of lager, which was clearly off and had to be swapped. When I went back for a second, the barman asked 'is it OK in the same glass'. FFS. I asked for a clean one, and the same guy asked the same question then next 2 times I went for another drink. My wife's chair had to be swapped twice because the one put out and its replacement were damaged. A single course of turkey dinner that was awful and dressed in Beef gravy, then the DJ cam over to explain that the disco wouldn't be taking place because they were catering for a large group of elderly coach tourists from Holland who wanted a quiet evening. I'm not exaggerating, it was a text book case in how not to provide a service. We couldn't wait to finish and catch the train to Leeds. We were in Leeds by 8.30pm and it was like being in a different country.

Its heartbreaking really - Bradford has been left to rot. As soon as my lad finishes school in 3 years, we're off.

 

Sounds like Fawlty Towers mate

 

If you can guarantee we'll be 3 nil up after 80 minutes I'll drive you back to barrow myself!

 

3 minutes to go from platform 3 to platform 1 isn't a safe margin with a young child in tow.

 

But but but our councillors say Bradford is brilliant, we've got city of culture and everything

 

Bradford and Leeds are basically the same city with two authorities. How can a city the size of leeds have so much investment, buildings going up everywhere, bars, restaurants and the lot? Its because its actually a city of 1.2million or so. Half my workplace are from bradford, yet we are in central leeds. The migration of people from bradford to leeds every day to go to work is the biggest in europe. The positive side of this is that just like in London when an area of a city, in this case leeds, becomes too expensive, the investment starts to flow to underdeveloped areas which should see bradford grow and improve in the next two decades.