What an exciting end to the Premier League season!  Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp have been going toe to toe for the last few months.  Who would win?  The uncertainty continued until late on the last day when the title went to Manchester City.  The respect these two have for each other, their teams and the sport is truly uplifting.  The standard of football produced week in week out has been superb.  How fortunate we are that the English game generates the revenue to pay the players to give us this entertainment.

The two stand-out players of the Fantasy Premier League season were Mo Salah (265 points) and Son (258).   FPL managers who selected these two can justifiably feel proud of themselves.

It was an exciting end to the BPA Development Fund Fantasy Premier League season too.  We saw strong performances from Keith and Lucy Dension, Steven Howley and Woody Eckerslike.    But thanks to a brilliant first half of the season the winner overall is

Matt Ray with his team Sliced Bread FC.

Congratulations Matt.

We shall be running Fantasy Premier League again next season.  For a flavour of what it is all about see the Development Fund section of the website.

If you are interested and want to sign up, contact Keith Bonney keith.bonney@bpafc.com

The Development Fund are delighted to announce that before this Wednesday evenings match against Farsley, Ex Leeds United physio Alan Sutton will be signing and selling his new book – Alan Sutton Pavement to Premier league with Leeds United

Books will be on sale in the Clubhouse at £14.99 and all profits will be shared between Alan’s chosen charities and the Development Fund.

The BPA Development Fund and West Bowling ARLC are hosting a speaker evening with local Rugby League character Peter Roe on Friday 25th February .

Tickets are just £12 and include Curry, Pie & Peas are available as an alternative but must be requested in advance.

The bar in the clubhouse will be open from 7pm, and the event commences at 8pm.

If you would like to purchase a ticket please see Dave Stordy in the Clubshop or he can be contacted on 01274 512989 or davestordy@hotmail.co.uk

A “Comedy/Curry Night” has been organised by the Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC Development Fund Committee on Thursday 18 November 2021 in the Horsfall Community Stadium Social Club.

Top Comedian Lea Roberts will be performing who recently performed at the Sportsmans dinner.

Tickets are £12 each which include curry, but for those who prefer an alternative, it will be Pie and Peas.

The capacity is limited to 75, so get your tickets now! Tickets will be available from David Stordy, at the next 3 Bradford (Park Avenue) AFC home games on Monday 25 October, Saturday 6 November, and Saturday 13 November.

Over the last few months the Development Fund have been busy raising vital funds for the club. So want to take a moment to share progress on some of the recent events and future funding projects.

Beer Festival – This successful event took place over the first weekend of September where we managed to raise £2,200 plus £1,100 donated to the 2 charities (Horsfall Trust and Marie Curie), a good weekend was had by all.

Sportsman Dinner – Again another successful evening with great speakers in Mark Crossley and comedian Lea Roberts with further profits of £3,400 raised. Thanks to all sponsors and fans who attended these 2 events.

Having raised money from these events it now time to inform you how this money has been distributed, we have allocated £10k to the team to support further signings on the field of play, further monies have been pledged to support the stadium re-build/improvements with £1,000 going towards new windows in the club house which will help with ventilation, £3,600 towards repairs to the Avenue cafe, £1,500 for support railings in the main stand and finally £9,000 to re-site the bus stop stand. It’s hoped the majority of these improvements will be completed in the next couple of months.

To boost funds we have arranged a comedy/curry evening in the club house for Thursday 18 November 8pm, tickets are limited to 75 priced at £12 each. We have managed to get local comedian Lea Roberts who entertained so well at the sportsman dinner, so hurry to get your ticket from Dave Stordy in the programme shop or after the game in the bar. We do have an alternative to curry in pie’n’peas which must be ordered when purchasing your ticket.

We will also be holding a Christmas raffle with prizes of bottles of spirits, wine and beers, if any fans wish to contribute to the prizes these can be handed over to Dave in the programme shop before any home game (you will have to explain to the steward on the gate what the bottles are for).

Last weekend 5 supporters (Keith Dennison, Steve Horsfield, Keith Bonney, Sharon Burnett and Paula) completed a sponsored walk from Guiseley AFC to Horsfall stadium (total of 11 miles), whilst some will have sponsored individuals we realise that not having a home game game may have prevented some from doing so, we will therefore be having a bucket collection at the Blyth game to reward their efforts, monies raised will be split between the Horsfall Trust and the Development Fund, so please give generously.

Thank you for your continued support.

The BPA Development Fund Committee

Following the some unavoidable postponements due to COVID-19, the supporters sponsored walk will finally take place Saturday 16th October.

Supporters Keith Dennison, Steve Horsfield and Sharon Burnett are hoping to raise vital funds for the club, with funds raised been split equally between the BPA Development Fund and The Horsfall Community Trust.

The walk will commence at 11:30 from Nethermoor, the home of neighbours Guiseley and will finish up back at the Horsfall at approx 15:00. The 12 mile route will also take a detour via the old Park Avenue ground on Canterbury Avenue.

If you would like to sponsor the walk you can make a donation directly to the BPA Development Fund bank account, using the following details:

Sort Code – 05-06-81

Account Number – 33569976

Please quote “Walk” in the payment reference.

Thank you for your continued support and good luck to those taking part!

The Development Fund are running a subsidised supporters coach to the upcoming Chorley FC game on Saturday 2nd October, with seats costing £10 for Adults and Under 18’s for £5

Pick up time will be 11:45 from The Horsfall Stadium and 12:00 from Cedar Court Hotel.

Seats are selling fast with only 15 seats remaining, so if you would like to reserve a seat please contact Neil Fawcett on 07811959003