Midland Road traffic after the match

Road closures near and around Football Grounds is common!

The failure to do so around VP is an abdication of responsibility and a potential significant Health and Safety Breach.

This is a link to the road closures around White Hart Lane. https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-stadium/attending-matches/getting-here/road-closures/

There are extensive restrictions for several hours, including major roads.

The area between Manningham Lane down towards the railway including the Midland Road, Thorncliffe Road, and Cornwall Road could be a no traffic pedestrianised area between 10 minutes before and 20 minutes after a match.

If they can do it around other stadiums, there is no reason why they couldn’t do something in line with the above. No ‘A’ Main Roads would be closed, they are all ‘unclassified’.

 

And, as I've mentioned previously, when we've played there, Sheffield United seem to have no problem closing the A621 (Bramall Lane) after the match, so closing a minor road like Midland Road shouldn't be an issue.

 

Many years ago (at least 10 and probably closer to 15) when David Dowse was still at the club and crowds were much smaller, the club investigated closing part of Midland Road on match days. I don't recall all of the details but at the time, the road closure had to be applied for for for each game as they happened. The Council wouldn't support a more general closure. The cost of each closure had to be covered by the club and was something of the order of £4k-5k for each closure which mounts up over a season. The club's decision not unsurprisingly was to not go ahead.

 

As you say those rather surprising figures are now 10/15 years out of date. The political climate will have changed a little. I am sure that neither the council or club, would want a serious incident.

This is what came up on Google AI

Key Costs Associated with Road Closures (2025/2026 Season):

• Administration Fees (Councils):
  • Large Commercial Events (One Day): In areas like Manchester, a single day of road closures for a large commercial event can cost around £3,261.
  • Standard Temporary Closure: Fees often range from approximately £800 to over £2,000 for processing the necessary legal orders.
  • Smaller Events/Subsequent Days: Smaller, local, or repeated closures can be cheaper, ranging from £167 to £643 per additional closure.

I don’t walk on the Midland Road, it is in the opposite direction to my route home.

However if anyone has evidence and are seriously concerned then raise the issue!
Write to:

• questions@supportersboard.com
• hello@bantamstrust.co.uk
• fanengagement@bradfordcityafc.com
  
• Liam.Mould@bradfordcityafc.com

You can compose a generic e-mail and post it to them all!

Other options write to the T&A: newsdesk@telegraphandargus.co.uk
Yorkshire Sport BBC: westyorkshiresport@bbc.co.uk
Yorkshire Post: tom.coates@nationalworld.com

 

I'm puzzled by this picture. It looks like was on MR heading towards Queens Rd. When I saw the nutcase driving like a maniac through the crowds, he was on MR heading in the opposite direction towards VP pursued by a few guys on foot. He then turned right up Thorncliffe Rd to face even more crowds where he was halted again continuing to drive like a maniac to get through.

Had he already turned around in MR itself amongst all of the traffic and the crowds?

I hope that somebody has been able to pass his details onto the club and the police.

 

I decided to do something about. A simple straightforward e.mail to the seven links above (slightly different to the three news agencies).


Hello
Perhaps time for the club, police and council to consider the safety of around 20,000 spectators outside the ground? Please read the thread. In particular many other clubs have arrangements where roads are closed to safeguard supporters. Surely Bradford MBC and Bradford City value the 20,000 or so?

Regards

 

I suggest others on here, who are concerned about their own and other supporters safety, do something similar.