Having to get my Bulls fix via radio and social media these days - how was Odsal looking, seems there has been work done on cleaning the terraces and painting barriers etc. and all the floodlight lamps have been replaced, but what's been done elsewhere on area like toilets and bars etc.

Would appreciate an update from those who attended today

Yeah quite a bit done. Barriers all newly painted, crumbling terracing fixed, touchdown bar completely fixed up. New gates and turnstile doors.

Toilets on the pop side could do with fixing up but I'm sure that's on the list.

Pitch was very narrow and made it a bit difficult to spread the ball wide bit hopefully that won't be for long.

Pitch white line looked like they’ve not been painted in a while

They were painted for this weekend, no markings before Thursday.
I see Aaron Bower is criticising the club again with the pitch length, no mention of the players or performance today.

By his own admission he hates Bradford so I wouldn’t expect any

Weird how he hates the club considering he grew up supporting them.
He can't resist getting a dig in.

If the pitch is not within the requirements demanded by the rules of the sport, surely we would not be allowed to play on the pitch?

That being said, I hope Lilley and Brough get plenty of time to practice their kicks on that pitch

Why not discuss and debate what was a great game between 2 playoff chasing teams?! Nah, you'd rather talk about the grass wouldn't you.

Exactly my point, he wasn't interested in that just the pitch issue, should be talking up the positives from today.

Yep. The pitch issue probably needed a couple of paragraphs in a build up to what was a crucial game. As you say, the fact he's not even commented on the on-field action just fuels the accusations having an axe to grind.

Our pitch size hasn't just had more media attention than our game itself, but it's had more media coverage than Catalans trouncing Wigan, Wakefields superb win over an in-form Huddersfield team. Yes a championship teams pitch size has had more media coverage than Super Leagues actual on field action!! Then the same media will be asking "why doesn't the sport have a bigger profile?"

There's one or two decent journos, but the rest just seem to be after twitter likes sadly.

Anyway back on topic, I think Bullseye covered it all. The stadiums has certainly had a tidy up. Barriers shot blasted and repainted, terracing jet washed. The touchdown bar has had the outside renovated and looks smart. A lot of hard work has gone into it

as I understand it the pitch is only going to narrow for the Newcastle game. After that their doing something with the corners to allow it to be wider. Heard something along lines of we weren't planning to go back to Oodsal until later in the year but went back early due to limited numbers we were going to be allowed at Dewsbury. Whatever they are doing for corners is still being manufactured but should be in place for next home game. I assume its some sort of artificial grass there going to put down.

I imagine him sitting at his laptop in full Bradford city kit typing away on his laptop before emailing his copy off to the editor. Kisses the badge once the email’s sent then goes downstairs for his tea.

As per the field of play as I understand the rfl are sort ing it out as they are the leaseholders of the field

One minor gripe, the game clock has been removed from the scorboard. Can we have it back please!

Yes I kept looking for the clock, I had to use my watch instead !!!

Yes I kept looking at mine too. Pity I forgot to check it when they started playing and to stop it when the injuries occurred. Let's get the clock back please.....Pretty please?

Could do with some of those banners for the bottom of the Coral stand!

Touchdown no longer looks like it’s falling down.

They’ve also increased the number of steps you have to climb when leaving .......... or I’ve just got a lot more unfit since 2019

Great comment on the touchdown bar! Looked great from the outside! Didn’t go in but I assume it’s been done up on the inside too.

Wouldn’t know about the stairs! I was too d to remember haha!

The previous fix, iirc, was pallets with grass on top. Hopefully it’ll be a bit more of a techy solution this time…

Fake grass, perhaps?

Hopefully some decent surface and not something from Stephen H Smith's that would require skin grafts to anyone that's dived in at the corner.

Some nice words from the local York reporter about Odsal:



What did our local reporter have to say about it I wonder....?

What’s the issue with putting stands up at Horsfall?

Council refuse to license ground for more than 5000. Which would only be a problem for a couple of games a year at Championship level but would effectively mean we would need to relocate again if we got promoted.

Also a problem if we draw a SL team in the cup - e.g. Leeds.