I can't remember which one it was, but a journalist did a breakdown of points if they moved to Valley Parade. I'll see if I can find it. Not saying they were totally correct, but they'd a better understanding of it than I do.

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:I can't remember which one it was, but a journalist did a breakdown of points if they moved to Valley Parade. I'll see if I can find it. Not saying they were totally correct, but they'd a better understanding of it than I do. I found this. https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... ve-grading Looks like they got absolute minimum points on stadium. Moving to Valley Parade would absolutely give them a lift.

imwakefieldtillidie wrote:I can't remember which one it was, but a journalist did a breakdown of points if they moved to Valley Parade. I'll see if I can find it. Not saying they were totally correct, but they'd a better understanding of it than I do. I found this. https://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/article ... ve-grading Looks like they got absolute minimum points on stadium. Moving to Valley Parade would absolutely give them a lift.

Are you sure.
I imagine we are in the lowest band as our population is divided by 3.

I think we just sneak in to the +130k band

I stand corrected just double checked and the WMDC population is 353K so we are at 118k as a share with Fev & cas

So does Bradford split their population with Keighley?

No. It only counts for top two divisions.
If they get promoted they do.

Same applies to Leeds and Hunslet.

Edit: but now I've checked. 50% of both populations still put them in top tier

That’s rubbish. How are you supposed to improve on those scores? It’s not in the clubs control which is barmy.

Effectively we could be better slightly in all areas within the clubs control but could still miss out by a small margin due to population not within clubs control. Seems bananas that.

I remember JM said he made a big deal about that and although he got some positive responses they said they wouldn't be changing it for at least the first year.

Salford are a good example.
They are right on the edge of 0.5 to 1 point because of Swinton.

Realistically Swinton are not taking any crowd away from them....so is unfair.

Yet at the same time, compared to us they have a challenge of both football and Rugby Union very near by.

None of that is considered.