Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:
I don’t have the hatred for Leeds anymore like I used to.
Hatred is a strong word and I guess you've got your reasons for disliking the Leeds Rhinos (As have all Bradford Northern/Bulls fans)
I went to St Blaise and then Cardinal Hinsley GS despite living outside of Bradford and I was also the only Leeds RL supporter in both schools,You can guess the abuse I got whilst at school when Northern beat Leeds
I then worked at a printers in Bradford at a time when Leeds regularly got beat by Northern and then the Bulls,So I pretty much had to eat humble pie for the duration of both my High school education years and then 8 years of employment until I changed jobs in 1998 (So pretty much 13 or 14 years of torture
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The rivalry between Bradford and Leeds during those years was bloody great though and I never missed a game between these 2 sides until you got relegated in 2014 from SL,During these golden years we had fantastic crowds which regularly topped 20,000 at both grounds
Fans in both Leeds and Bradford want these games back on despite our rivalries over the years and IMO SL is far worse off without a strong Bradford Bulls in the competition.
I thought that I also hated the Bradford Northern/Bulls during those years, but I have realised since the clubs relegation from SL that it was nothing more than a very strong admiration and respect of such a great club that I had against you guys and that I just wanted to win at all costs every time we played
I'd guess that the majority of Bradford fans would also agree that we didn't actually hate each other but that we were both very good rivals which brought the best out of both clubs
I would love you back in SL and start to hate you again though