The Virtual Terrace • Future of the Game
M@islebugs wrote:
…"the Bulls at their peak" suggests a club who came from nowhere, burned bright and fizzled out whereas the truth is that the pre-SL Bradford club were always a strong club in an age when attendances rarely made 10k at any of the clubs other than the mighty Wigan and frequently but not always Leeds. In 1993-4 Bradford came 2nd with an average of 6700ish. I'd say they were a comparable club to a Wilderspool Wire or a Boulevard Hull with Leeds and Saints more often challenging for cups. Similarly with Widnes.
I've no idea if Donnyman's info is true but the rise and fall of SL almost perfectly mirrors the rise and fall of the Bulls. His central premise that SL is on the brink of total irrelevance seems unarguable. If he's right, then a club I think ought to be considered as an 'expansion' club is York. Big city, new ground, little or no soccer history, socio-economically a step up and bridging the gap to an important satellite in Newcastle.
I don't know where Donnyman has found this love-in between Lenagan and Bradford.The last utterance I can find was THIS - No mention that he would want Bradford Bulls immediately returned to Super League.
The new stadium for York has a 4k capacity,I believe,and the head coach wants to improve junior player pathways.
Obviously,from the last Licensing guidelines things may have changed - such as stadia,attendances etc.but Donnyman will know the new criteria.Bradford have it.Maybe it is past attendances in the golden era....which is some time prior to the current pandemic,and the consequent finance squeeze.
If Wigan can find somewhere to play their attendances may drop,so maybe York could fulfill the attendance criteria.
Statistics: Posted by Ornery Optimist — Mon Apr 13, 2020 3:10 pm — Replies 231 — Views 8680