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  1. Sergio Pinto III

    Sergio Pinto III Squad Player

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    We could........but where the hell are we going to go? You think these people are stupid and dont know empty threats?!

    Until we had a proper plan in place to move then I dont see them panicking.
     
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  2. Lordofthemanor

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    The problem with the ground is no serious buyer would come in for us without a way to buy the ground.Can you imagine the figure Gibb would come up with if a buyer with serious money came forward.
     
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  3. AngryGaz

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    Listen we are stuck here like it or not the rent may be high but we have a huge fanbase that will buy season tickets ......will buy merchandise this should give us a huge advantage until you come to the jokers running the club.
    Dont be decked if this is another scare mongering tactic to play on your loyalty
     
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  4. Silverbantam

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    £2.5m not £5m
     
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  5. Storck

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    plus £437,500 VAT
     
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  6. Areyoureadingthisedin

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    If the lease auto renews then we are stuck with it for 25 years, as is any future owner. To think RS is overseeing this is frightening,
     
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  7. Loyalbantam

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    Why do you keep saying we have nowhere to go?
    Where did Coventry go? Northampton (31 miles away) then Birmingham (20 miles away).
    Why can’t we go to Rochdale, Bury, Oldham or Barnsley? Halifax we’ll dismiss because of pitch problems?

    Other examples.
    Harrogate played at Donny for half a season
    Newport played at Cardiff
    Even the mighty Barcelona with the 90k stadium have found a temporary home.

    stop being obtuse.
     
    #45 Loyalbantam, Mar 22, 2024
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  8. SteveC

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    I wouldn’t put it past the council, they’d forever spend money they haven’t got on stupid vanity projects under the delusion that it’s winning them some brownie points from the local communities…
     
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  9. Onside

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    Here is the correct usage of the word obtuse. I don’t think @WilsdenBantam@WilsdenBantam is an accurate description of the post that Wilsden posted.

    I realise this is a stressful time for fans but insulting each other just to reinforce your own viewpoint is divisive. We have to try and stay together during this time.
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  10. Silverbantam

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    His threat to move to Odsal and remove all the fixtures and fittings from Valley Parade didn’t work and just peed of Gibb even more!
     
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  11. JonButterfield

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    Get Lawn back in.

    He no longer has to have nightmares about funding the club in the Championship.
     
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  12. Apperley Bridge Bantam

    Apperley Bridge Bantam Emergency Backup

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    I’d vote for Apperley Bridge! Few local pubs with more in Rawdon, Guiseley and Yeadon. Might upset Bradford Council with everyone drinking in Leeds or might get them to assist in buying VP and supporting the town centre.
     
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  13. Dratsab taf

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    The location of odsal is literally 30 seconds drive from Horsfall, why is one appalling and the other merely unsuitable?
     
    #65 Dratsab taf, Mar 22, 2024
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  14. Edinmiarse

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    What makes you think it's funded by council tax? Much more likely to be funded by central government with the funds being ring fenced.
     
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  15. andyc

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    Correct, the money comes from the West Yorkshire authority and is backed by the government in the hope we all abandon our cars and catch the bus, or even better cycle, the same with the one going to run up Thornton road.
    Pipe dreams , who in their right mind would cycle to and from work in the pissing down freezing cold dark of winter. Most of it uphill on your way home from Bradford central.
     
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  16. andyc

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    yes , i am unsure who he means, Rupp ,Rhodes , Sparks, Stalin?
     
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  17. andyc

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    My hope is the new ombudsman has the power to start bringing football finance back into line and more sustainable, her words,
    My fear is nothing will change, as the top premier league clubs are too powerful and wealthy. They are responsible for the mess as much as anyone, they do not care, as long as they survive, damn the rest, hopefully their fans will become more active, like the European super league fiasco.
    It will be interesting to see the Man city outcome.
     
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  18. Edinmiarse

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    Yes, best leave it to sht cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Copenhagen et al. . . . even London is getting in on the act. We will just keep building more roads coz it's known that it reduces traffic. As usual Bradford will lag behind.
    Just for your information I can cycle up any hill in Bradford that you care to name, I'm mid 60's and have been cycling for just over 1 year. And it ain't an electric bike either. I did meet a woman who was 74 who had an electric bike. She told me that the 'hills just disappear' with her bike.
    Oh and BTW in that year of cycling I lost 10 Kg, from an unhealthy 84 Kg down to 74 Kg. I just might save the NHS some long term expensive diabetes treatment. . . . hopefully.
     
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  19. Tennesseebantam

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    I think that’s to be applauded but having seen some of the driving in Bradford, I’m not sure I’d want to ride a bike in Bradford again. (Many moons back I used to ride from Wickes on cemetery rd to Allied colloids and back every day. Always felt safe but hard to imagine it now.
     
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  20. bantam316

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    Conference
     
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