mystic eddie wrote:
Now without getting too carried away here, I think that this is an excellent idea. The best way to deal with the running costs of a stadium is to utilise it a lot more and the Odsal White Elephant surely could do with further use.
Effectively we are only guaranteed that it will be used about 14 times a year, unless we had a half decent cup run with home games all the way. Finding a way to keep it open and in use all-year-round would benefit.
However, whether any interest would be garnered in Bradford for a Union side is the big question.
To me though, it shows how a ground share with the likes of BPA makes the most sense. However, I am not sure that Bradford Council and the RFL have an awful lot of sense.
Not sure about the union connection.
It would be a secondary use, for sure, but union isn't a big draw for fans, which is where the profit would come from. There are already are a few union clubs in the district, the biggest by far being Bradford and Bingley, playing at Wagon Lane, in Bingley. Even in a much bigger city like Leeds, their largest club, the Tykes, have failed to gain any great traction as far as support is concerned even when they've played in the top division for a couple of seasons.
Of course, there is quite a bit of cash floating around at the top of RU clubs, way beyond what you might expect, given the general lack of interest.
I agree, a link with Avenue makes much more sense.
