So, here we go. Levelling up money. It has not yet been awarded but the plan for Bradford South involves an Odsal redevelopment. I've collected some of the pertinent links, including today's T&A.

[url=https://www.bradford.gov.uk/browse-all-news/press-releases/bradford-must-be-the-uk-s-number-one-levelling-up-priority-new-prospectus-underlines/Council Prospectus May'22[/url
The council's overview of why Bradford district will deliver more levelling up stuff per £££ invested.

[url=https://news.bradfordzone.co.uk/2022/08/05/bradford-district-bids-for-multi-million-pound-levelling-up/Bradfordzone-more detail[/url

[url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20604842.odsal-stadium-rebuild-bingley-pool-reopening-among-cash-bid-plans/T&A front page - focussing on Stadium rebuild[/url

[url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1034498%2FLUF_bidders_list.ods&wdOrigin=BROWSELINKLast year's successful bid - Squire Lane Enterprise centre[/url

The council have prepared bids for all 5 Bradford District wards. We tried a stadium with Tesco as a partner - failed. The council needs to take the lead, and seems to be doing so.

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I thought we were up to version 14.4 now to be honest



On a serious note, im a bit of a stadium nerd. In todays day and age there is absute zero need to build a new ground with fans so far away from the pitch if the are behind the sticks. Absolute terrible design on that front. The rest doent look too shabby tho!

The talk of a new stadium development didn't Omar Khan once have plans to develop the ground and turn the pitch to face the stand so it would be behind the posts or have I got it wrong.

How close do you think we came to having a new ground back in the day? Was this it: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dium-plan/

How close do you think we came to having a new ground back in the day? Was this it: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dium-plan/

Not pinning any hopes on levelling up money with a recession around the corner and the two prospective PMs not exactly being on the front rank of heavyweight politicians.

Bradford South is a Labour marginal so could be a chance that the new PM might want to pump some money in if they think it would buy a few votes. Can see them more likely to put it into Tory marginals like Keighley.

Nice to see a new artists impression of Odsal, it's been a few years since we had one.

Quote ="Pumpetypump"How close do you think we came to having a new ground back in the day? Was this it: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dium-plan/'" Still not shopped at Morrison's since. Ken 'my beloved Bulls' Morrison my 4r5e

Quote ="Pumpetypump"How close do you think we came to having a new ground back in the day? Was this it: https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/ ... dium-plan/'" Still not shopped at Morrison's since. Ken 'my beloved Bulls' Morrison my 4r5e

Im glad its not just me thats that petty!!

https://www.totalrl.com/forums/uploads/ ... f28431.jpg is this the image being banded around? im sure just for the roof, 20 mil is not enough ... also where are the dugouts, looks like funds will run out long before they build them lol

https://www.totalrl.com/forums/uploads/ ... f28431.jpg is this the image being banded around? im sure just for the roof, 20 mil is not enough ... also where are the dugouts, looks like funds will run out long before they build them lol

I’m sure this is just seed money they’re applying for. The rfl still seem really keen for a national stadium - how much infrastructure money did they get for the World Cup? £12m? Council are pushing for this to be a community asset to help with childhood activity & health so that should draw some public health funds. Do the FA have infrastructure money that City could use if the council are really offering City a slot in the multi sport stadium?

I can't see City ever moving from Valley Parade, there's too many memories for that to happen.

I wouldn’t get too excited given the state of the current climate and the recession on the horizon. Bradford also isn’t a popular area to throw cash at as we’ve seen time and again over the years.

BUT my god if it came off… plus it is exactly the type of thing that Nigel would ride on the coat tails of. Let’s be honest, he usually ends up landing on top (queue weight based jokes…)

The good thing is we are all so jaded and cynical these days, none of us will be getting our hopes up.

100%. You only have to look at the lack of exciment amnongst the Bulls comunity since the image was released. Id say it barely even caused a ripple. We are all to long in the tooth now to give a toss about another pie in the sky scheme. Ill start and get interested once we see the bulldozers moving in.

I’m somewhat more interested given it seems to be driven by the council, which hasn’t happened before.

Right so now you expect us to build you a new stadium? Bucket collections not enough?

Well let's be honest Big Nige has had tons of opportunities.

Not even then. Didn't the bulldozers move in under Caisley and we decided to take control of the stadium from the council. That turned out well.

Mail reporting that the bid has now been submitted by the council to the levelling up fund.

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/busines ... nt-3849694

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/busines ... nt-3849694

Grade A licence and new ground. The future is looking very bright indeed. And in other news would anyone like some of my smack?

Be great if it happened. Be great of I won the lottery too.

I guess this is where we find out if the Tories have been lying to us.

No I can't keep a straight face...more chance my dog becoming Prime Minister - then again looking at what we've had in No 10 in recent years.....

It was in the news today that the tories have given the richest area outside London (the South East) almost double the amount of 'leveling up' money that the north east received.

Yorkshire does a little better, but in the past year Britain's £4.8bn levelling up fund only delivered £107m...

Looking at where the money is going we would be better placed as the Solihull Bulls.