BULLieve
25th June 2013
Hi everyone
and welcome to another edition of BULLieve.
First and
foremost I’d like to leave a very positive farewell message for Jay! You did a
brilliant job and made a lot of friends doing the blog, you will be missed
doing it and I’m grateful you have given me the chance to take over for the
time being. I hope your new training course goes well and a full time job comes
out of it! A very massive THANK YOU from me and all the fans and we wish you
all the best!
As we are
all now aware Elliott Whitehead has departed from us and will be joining
Catalan Dragons on a 2 and a half year deal. There is an undisclosed fee but I
am sure this will benefit the club in the long term. The transfer was completed
yesterday and on behalf of all Bradford bulls fans we would like to wish him
all the best for the future and, you will be sadly missed. Thank you for your
service over the years and we hope you enjoy yourself at Catalan as much as you
did at Bradford for a while.
Over the
weekend the Provident Stadium was taken over by scouts.
The Provident Stadium was the place to be
scouting about for challenges and adventure during Saturday and Sunday, hundreds
of Scouts from all over West Yorkshire gathered there to take part in two days
packed full of fun, aptly named Bully’s Big Bash. Scouts took over the stadium on
Saturday daytime trying out new experiences from Zorbing and abseiling to axe
throwing and learning survival skills. Then, in the evening, with the homeless
charity in mind made their own shelters building them around the pitch to
create a huge camp. On the Sunday the scouts had a fun filled morning doing
various tasks and sat down to watch the Bulls VS Widnes.
In great
news this week we have had 2 lots of news.
The first of which was, Chev Walker
signing for another year with the option of a further year if he wishes and,
was very delighted to have this new deal and had this to say;
“Franny has
shown faith in me and I’m more than willing to extend my time here. Like I’ve said before, I feel at home at
Bradford and am really enjoying my rugby. I started off really well this year
but then, just after Easter, I started to get a few niggles. I’ve just had a
clear-out of my knee but that’s fixed so now it’s time to crack on and find a
bit of form again.” Head Coach Francis Cummins was also very happy that Chev
had signed and had this to say;
“Chev is an
outstanding professional and his experience is immense. He’s in the twilight of his career but he
lives his life really well with his diet and general lifestyle. He’s passing
that on to his team-mates because he’s not prepared to let other people make
mistakes, which is a huge thing. During
pre-season, he just missed out on his personal best for a 40-metre sprint, which
he got when he was flying as a young kid.
He’s done really well and is evolving into a middle man whilst trying to
learn his trade again." Brilliant news for the fans and on behalf of all
Bulls fans we would like to say thank you!
Just this
morning, the news had finally made official the Garreth Carvell rumours.
Garreth has
signed a 2 year deal with us from the 2014 season and will be a big edition to
the pack which, is desperately needed. Prop Carvell has previously played for
Hull FC and Leeds Rhinos and has been at Warrington Wolves since 2009. Head
coach Francis Cummins spoke about Garreth and had this to say;
“In general
we’ve got a young squad and most of it is about providing belief. We just need to take the next step and the
experience that Gareth brings will be invaluable in this area. It’s a different
challenge that he’s going to face here but obviously the desire must still be
there because he is continually striving to improve his game. I have spoken to him about what we need and
he’s delighted to be coming on board.”
During the
week the under 19’s were in action against the Widnes Vikings at the Provident
stadium.
The young
guns took full control of the game and came out 34-0 winners despite Hooker
Danny Gregory and Full Back Curtis Naughton sin binned in the last 10 minutes.
Well done
lads that is another 2 points in the bag and the hard work really paid off this
time.
Onto Sunday
and the 1st team were back on home turf after 52 days away from the
Provident stadium.
The game was
to end in a loss for a 1st half dominant Bulls side who, seemed to
have control of the game yet somehow still lose. Early scores from Adam Sidlow,
Keith Lulia and James Donaldson gave the Bulls a half time lead of 18-10 but,
the second half was a complete different story despite Michael Platt scoring a
superb try after showing Rhys Hanbury a dummy and scoring after running 55
metres down field. But the visitors never gave up and a super 80 metre dash
from ex Bull Patrick Ah Van and his second try 3 minutes later put the game to
bed and gave a final score of Bulls 28 – 32 Vikings.
That victory
was Widnes’s first win since 1990 and has put them up to 11th in the
table just 2 points behind the Bulls who are in 9th. Another loss
and outside the play offs yes but, we must all stick by the team and also
Francis Cummins as he is the man for the job.
Up next we
have the Warrington Wolves at the Provident Stadium on Sunday with a 3pm kick
off and, our ref will be none other than Richard Silverwood. It is also his birthday so maybe fans could sing
happy birthday to him during the game??
Special BULLieve Discount.
BedzRus the sponsors of the BedzRus terrace are
offering all you BULLievers a special discount in one of many discounts to come
and here is the first one,
This bedside chest features a drawer and a
storage area it features an England themed finish in white, red and blue, just
like the kit, and is complete with the traditional 3 lions England crest on the
drawer front. Currently these retail at £99.99 but, to all you BULLievers, this
will be discounted to just £24.99 saving you a MASSIVE £75! There are only 24
in stock and it is first come first served. This special price is for
collection only but, if you would like delivery there will be a £10 charge. Be
quick though as, when they're gone, they're gone. Thank you to Mark Moore for
this very special discount for BULLievers only. When purchasing this bedside
chest please quote " BULLieve" for the discounted price. Also please
don't forget to take a look at their full range online at www.bedruz.co.uk let’s
see how many of these can be purchased and thank you very much Mark for this
special discount.
Marks son
Joshua is also doing a 320 mile bike ride from Cambridge to Paris for the
Bull’s Foundation, if anyone would like to sponsor him please donate to
www.charitygiving.co.uk/bikeride2013 I’m sure he would be more then grateful if
you did as this is raising money for a good cause and all donations big or
small are very much appreciated. Good luck Joshua your efforts are very much
appreciated!
Bradford
Bulls have today announced there will be a 20% discount sale of all Store items
excluding those already on Special Offer.
The Sale
will commence immediately and will continue until further notice.
The Sale
will also be available from our new City Centre Retail Outlet, which will be
located in the Tourist Information Centre, Brittania House, Broadway. The new
Retail Outlet will be opening shortly.
Events being held at the Provident
stadium.
Thursday 27th June
From 5pm YEN
and Bradford Bulls are holding a FREE networking Event on Thursday 27th June
2013, this event will be held in the Coral Stand, Provident Stadium. As you
know Bradford Bulls have made great strides since September and are continuing
to look to Bradford and their corporate partners for ways in which to increase
revenue and innovate in business. We feel your attendance to this event will
give Bradford Bulls the opportunity to widen their support network whilst
providing you the opportunity to network with prominent businesses based in the
Bradford district.
Registration
will begin at 5pm followed by complementary drinks and canapés.
5.30pm –
Welcome by Omar Khan
5.45pm -Gerry Sutcliffe- The importance of
networking and Bradford working together
6.15pm-7.45pm – Networking with local business
We would be
delighted if you and a colleague can attend and would bring two of your key
clients to this fantastic networking event.
To book
please email – events@yorkshirenetwork.co.uk
This Saturday 29th June
2013
The eagerly awaited comedy night with Tony
Sutcliffe named “Keeping one eye on life”
Tony
Sutcliffe, now living in Northern Ireland and brother of Bulls honorary
chairman Gerry, has written and performed his new stand-up show across the UK
and now brings it to his hometown of Bradford. Brilliantly observed and
side-splittingly funny this is one show not to be missed.
With excellent support from fantastic local
singer Luke Hoyland bringing you music from the ages and ably compared by local
funny man James Murgatroyd, you are assured of a memorable evening. The show
starts at 8pm so get down early to get a decent seat. Tickets are available
from the ticket office or on the Bulls website.
Friday 5th July 2013
Come and join us for another of our popular
Northern Soul Nights at the Provident Stadium with Live Music from True Brit.
Tickets are £6.00 and are available from the
Ticket Office.
Book early
to avoid disappointment as the last Northern Soul Night was a big success.
Sunday 7th July 2013
Car Boot Sale at the Provident Stadium and prices for sellers are,
Cars £5 / Vans £7
Hot drinks and beverages are available, as
well as a carvery being served in the Trevor Foster Lounge from 12 - 4pm.
As you all
may or may not be aware, Ex Bulls player
Shaun Ainscough and his wife Lauren and
little Archie are expecting a new baby in the family, on behalf of all us BULLievers
we would like to wish you all the best!
Thank you to
all you BULLievers out there for reading this weekly blog, it will be back at
the normal day and time (Monday’s at 8pm) as from next week. Until then have a
brilliant week and let’s pack the stadium out for the wolves game. COYB! And
Don’t stop BULLieving.
