We Should Be The New Rangers!

Exactly

 

The newest stadium in England is hardly in a vibrant salubrious area in Tottenham is it?.

 

How would it be funded though? What you describe would be in the tens of millions.

I do think you have a point, but I just can't see how it would happen.

 

Yes, whereas Odsal is often known as the Monte Carlo of the north.

 

To be truly modern, even futuristic, we should set up on the moon and become the first truly galactic team, sign some Martians, develop the best academy for interplanetary talent ever, that would attract rich backers, rich fans even, and we'd be the absolute best.

Meanwhile, what about non-day dream Bradford City, what should WE do while living within our means?

 

Bradford served a purpose in the rise of the industrial revolution which was to make entrepeneurs and industrialists wealthy. Thats all its purpose was, just like many other cities in this country. Unfortunately that purpose disappeared a long time ago, Bradford was on the decline a lot longer than 50 years ago. Now it serves no real purpose other than a dumping ground for cheap migrant labour desperately looking for a better life.

 

I get that but as @Rogered Tart alludes to, to have done that in Bradford would have been swimming against the tide.

Inequality has grown sharply in this country over the last thirty five years. The cost of dealing with the implications of that inequality continues to rise. Bradford is a prime example of an area that has continued to suffer and more so than most. Against that backdrop, broadly we are where we are as a football club. The political will, and I include both political parties here, to improve the lot of Northern cities has not been there. The success stories in football over the past few years have been mainly driven by foreign investment, not wonderful utopian partnerships between the private sector and local councils.

 

Some of the biggest clubs in England are located in deprived areas, so i don’t really get your point.
‘out of town’ stadia can difficult to get to without a car plus pubs/ eateries can be hard to come by.
And building a shiny new ground doesn’t guarantee success, just ask Chesterfield, Darlington, Coventry etc.
We know VP has parking issues, but if people are too lazy or tight to park in Broadway and walk up, then thats their problem.

 

Not cash then?

 

You need to look at the stats for the % of fans that travel to VP from the other side of town to Odsal I.E Idle, thackley, Shipley, Bingley, Wilsden, Keighley Etc. Moving to odsla could add another 20 mins to the journey dependant on match day traffic.

 

The staff at Lynfield Mount need to stop leaving the computer room door unlocked.

 

Obviously it is a long time ago, but I remember going to Odsal from Bingley on public transport when we played there after the fire. It was a right mission. I really don't think Odsal would be a better place to get to for many fans.