FWIW your dominance in the late 90s and early 00s made our success from 2004 all the more enjoyable. I think it's fair to say that 98-07 was probably my favourite era of watching RL in this country, the rivalry with Bradford being central to that. My interest in RL started to fade a little when Bradford stopped being a force in SL.



I still can't get my head around why the club persisted with McNamara for so long in the key period of transition. He took over with a star-studded team, recruited terribly when there still seemed to be money to spend (not all bad, granted, but too many players weren't good enough IMO), and wasted the opportunity to build on what was a pretty solid platform. Seems like he's never really moved on from being a solid assistant, and is still very much in Brian Noble's shadow as Bulls coach and GB coach (Noble managed our last win over Australia, after all). At least Macca's got a cushy job in New Zealand now - a shame Bradford had to suffer while he learned how to coach. Would Brian McDermott or Paul Anderson have done any better? Perhaps not, if 2016 was anything to go by!



Hope it gets sorted out soon (i.e. you are back in the top 4 of SL... Big money backer + 5 years?!!!).

Met some brilliant people along the way, had some great days out, able to wind up my old Leeds fan boss at work telling him we were WORLD CHAMPIONS (on three occasions), visits to Wembley, Old Trafford, Murrayfield, Millenium Stadium, Twickenham, you can't take those days away, even when we lost - they made the victories even sweeter.



24k at Odsal v Leeds, the 2005 run to the Grand Final, last minute wins at Headingley, there's too many to mention...



Seeing the likes of (on weekly basis) Henry Paul, Lesley Vainikolo, Oh Michael Withers......... Stuart Fielden, Jamie Peacock......



HELL YEAH IT WAS WORTH IT!!!!

Chin up. Your club still exists. It's just that the current owning entity is no longer an RFL member (as per standard procedure in such as the current circumstances). Don't give in. I guarantee that the Steam Pigs will be back under the Bradford Northern name.

Absolutely worth it, you can't take those memories away.



I remember in a Sky match in SL1 (can't remember which game), Eddie Hemings commenting on the Bulls pre game show telling the rest of Super League look and copy to get the fans engagement. Before then when entertainment was limited to a school match perhaps and ballboys kicking balls to each other, thinking 'wow - we're leading the way, I don't believe it'. For that I do thank Caisley for having the vision and foresight to create the Bulls brand.



On SL now, I agree with another poster that I thought the last season was distinctly average, apart from a few Cas and Wire games on Sky. English RL is at a tipping point with The NFL and RFU looking to Hoover up mature talent in one case and young talent in the other (Ford and Farrell in England's team, 15 years ago they would have been playing Super League). The game and, more importantly the team I love are not in a healthy position.

Without a doubt.

Anyone who said it wasn't worth it must be mental teams have been around for over 100 years and have won very little if anything at all you dominated the game for a decade I started watching my club at the beginning of the 80s when we dominated and I watched us win everything then a decade later we were in the 3rd division playing in front of 1500 fans we eventually made it back (although we got relegated last season) so I have no doubt youll be back as I hope we will on a side note what did you do to Huddersfield to make them hate you so much

Totally worth it. Some of my favourite memories of my teenage years are of Bulls matches at Odsal, away games and of course all the finals.



It was a special time to be a part of and a real privilege to see some of the players we had week in week out.



It's mainly just me and my dad at matches these days although my brother still attends when work allows. My memories of 1996 - 2006 are special because the whole family came along including my mum and sister and any of our mates that happened to be round on any given weekend. It was great to enjoy such success and such a fantastic gameday experience as family.



Unfortunately we are where we are now but you can't take away the memories of an era better than most clubs will ever experience.

This was the same for me. I was in my late teens (wish I still was!). My dad and step-mum lived on Rigton street just off Manchester Road and the aunties and uncles would come round and a big group of us would trundle up Manchester Road every time there was a home game. Pubs full of fans along the way, as well as car after car with little Bradford Bulls flags on making their way up towards Odsal - and that's all before you even got in the ground!. It was like a different world. Once inside there was the pre-match entertainment including Bullman's Parade (hence my moniker

) and then the game itself would take place and more often that not we'd be spectacularly victorious. It was just a great time to be around. I also remember walking across Ricky Dunns at the end of every game thinking how lucky we were we didnt need to be in a car and stuck in those queues trying to get out lol

Yes it was worth it. Absolutely. Unbelievable highs and some real lows beats a lifetime of mediocrity and winning nothing for me.



Although, the winning and success between 1996 and 2006 hasn't caused the admins and relegation so its not really a fair question. Poor leadership, and poor planning for the future whilst the going was good is the root of the problem. Chasing more and more success rather than use the success to lay solid foundations....and yes I have 20/20 hindsight which is the luxury of the fan rather than owner.

I think it's fair to say that management at that time certainly 'seized the day'.

Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here today to reflect upon and celebrate the life of...



SCRAAAATCH!!! ...... don't do the eulogies before the funeral! Where there's life there's hope.



Carpe diem indeed, not carp/harp on.