: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:02 pm  

debaser wrote:

Where were you when you were sh.....?

get to as many games as i can, cant go to every game for obvious reasons or i'm on duty, people like me cant go to every game to boost the attendance. does this make me a glory hunting fan?

was meant for the comment you quoted, apologies.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:21 pm  

PHILISAN wrote:

The Club is staying alive mainly on its' support and as things are going from bad to worse,this becomes a major worry for the business.I can see the Club going out of business if this trend continues.

"Have I landed back in 1963 AGAIN ?"

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:30 pm  

i think its fair to say that, apart from you guys on here, your crowds were only there for the 'fun of bullmania' when a trip to Odsal meant a family day out with loads of entertainment for the kids and families and the side show of a Rugby match which the Bulls more than likely won by blowing their opponents away.

The kids could play on the bouncy castle, the mum's could sing and boogie to the music and the dad's could watch the game.
Bullmania has gone and so have the families and i guess the fun of a day out at the Rugby too.
Now i would guess that the people who attend Odsal are the people who were there before the Bulls,Robbie Paul,Vainikolo,Bouncy castles etc - the people who will always be there and they are the true Rugby League fans of Bradford who have never really cared too much for the gimmicks and Razzmatazz but were quite happy for these 8-9000 new fans to come along too.
Maybe i'm wrong and its the long term fans who have had enough i dont know but whoever they are they will be back when the Bulls rise again !!

Keep the Faith guys !

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:59 pm  

On field success or the promise of on field success is what fundmentally brings the crowds in as seen at Huddersfield at the moment and the opposite at Bradford. You will always get that. Well success and cheap season tickets.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:10 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

You're probably right, was very poor attendance by Wire fans imo. Do they have SKY in Warrington? They won't want to have missed that.

i enjoyed being there, thanx

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:14 pm  

You could always offer to ground share with Wakefield, although 12,000 capacity stadium is a little ambitious for you at the present rate of decline.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:21 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

i think its fair to say that, apart from you guys on here, your crowds were only there for the 'fun of bullmania' when a trip to Odsal meant a family day out with loads of entertainment for the kids and families and the side show of a Rugby match which the Bulls more than likely won by blowing their opponents away.

The kids could play on the bouncy castle, the mum's could sing and boogie to the music and the dad's could watch the game.
Bullmania has gone and so have the families and i guess the fun of a day out at the Rugby too.
Now i would guess that the people who attend Odsal are the people who were there before the Bulls,Robbie Paul,Vainikolo,Bouncy castles etc - the people who will always be there and they are the true Rugby League fans of Bradford who have never really cared too much for the gimmicks and Razzmatazz but were quite happy for these 8-9000 new fans to come along too.
Maybe i'm wrong and its the long term fans who have had enough i dont know but whoever they are they will be back when the Bulls rise again !!

Keep the Faith guys !

Don't be so bloody sexist.

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:25 pm  

Longun wrote:

You could always offer to ground share with Wakefield, although 12,000 capacity stadium is a little ambitious for you at the present rate of decline.

except dispite one bad attendance we are still averaging over 11,000 for home games this year and we've had two attendances that would have exceeded that 12,000.

But lets not let facts get in the way of your trolling, carry on... or should that be jog on?

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:25 pm  

debaser wrote:

Don't be so bloody sexist.

isn't that what used to happen ??
am sure some dad's danced too after a Robbie Paul try

: Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:28 pm  

Back in 1995 I went to Northern games with a couple of mates. By 1999 there were 12 or 13 in our group. Now we're down to 5.

None of those that have stopped going have done so because we've stopped winning cups. A couple were kids who were attracted to bullmania, grew up and developed other interests as teenagers do. The rest have stopped going due to moving out of the area, job or family commitments. One, sadly, died.

I'm sure all clubs lose fans for these reasons. Our problem is probably that we aren't replacing those people with new fans. And we wont do that until there is the return of the feelgood factor.