I had a quick word with my daughter last night when she returned from a meeting re` the closure of nurserys in this area and she said there were councilors at that meeting who were calling for the Shay to be sold. So tell Nigel to keep his cheque book handy.

This is wrong, so wrong what kind of precedent is this setting???
I don't care the ground has history so did Station Road, Watersheddings, Thrum Hall, Central Park and Knowsley Road but all these clubs at those grounds had to do it the hard way and raise their own money to fund new grounds or move to grounds shared with football clubs and improve them.
Plus how come they have done this with OUR money, that is the fans and other clubs money when the RFL won't even give Championship clubs any of the Premier Sports money, it stinks.

No coincidence that Fat Controller comes from Bradford then never heard of a 'vested interest'???

Plus the ground was a public owned 'assset' are the local council taxpayers happy they have subsidised (yet again didn't the Council pay for the improvements a few years ago and that block at the far end?) the RFL and a professional rugby club? Any public asset should be put on the open market when being cashed in, especially in the current climate of budget cuts and services being cut, did the Council get the best price for this site or its true value???

What are the RFL going to do with the ground now plus who and how are any jobs and improvements that need doing going being paid for,.
There are lots and lots of questions but like the North Korean regime the RFL won't tell anybody anything its a closed shop. How I wish we could do a Freedom of Information request on the RFL.

I absoluteley hate the RFL even more now this deal stinks.

It would appear that the RFL have bought the stadium to stave off predators. Apparently the Council were selling. - either to a Rugby League friendly organisation or one that was not so friendly and who wouldn't blink twice at evicting the Bulls.

Still, advantage to Bradford Bulls from an intervening governing body. We're either comfortable with that or not. If we didn't have licensing, I'd have no qualms. But we do and when clubs are competing off the pitch this does rather create a stench.

Can only think of 3 words


Corrupt, corrupt, corrupt

What has this got to do with the RFL?
Yer its one of their clubs but its a club issue like us and Thrum Hall then the Shay I did not expect the RFL to sort us out so why have they Bradford???
There is no money in the game and times are hard clubs can't even afford an U23 at our level yet the RFL have found what must be significant pot of money millions surely, how much exactly does anybody know? We can find out through Bradford Council as they will have to disclose as it is a public asset so are duty bound, even the Fat Controller can't stop that one!

Sorry for the confusion folks - it would seem I'm an hour ahead again. Or is that behind?

Toodle pip.

Well, well it seems that what has happened is that the Bulls are up to their necks in it, and needed a million plus to continue operating, so they have sold their lease to the RFL for a seven figure sum

Thats right, not the council who own the place, the Bulls get the million plus

If the Bulls are uable to pay the rent, willthe RFL chuck them out?

Answers on a postcard to Red Hall, Red Hall lane Leeds

So Halifax were denied super league because we didn't have a benefactor prepared to prop us up!

How silly our board must feel to know the RFL are in the business of propping up clubs, if only they'd asked eh?

Still why would the RFL invest in a club they know the RFL will never allow into super league!

Great eh?

So the Bulls have only sold the Lease, not the actual stadium?

So if there has been "Predatory Approaches" as per the RFL article, these "Predators" could still approach the council with a view to buying the place, and (albeit expensively) buy the Lease back from The RFL?

absolute joke! but in no way suprising!

nothing shocks me any more with this lot!

the best game in the world - run by creeps and cheats!

a 'fair chance for all?'

i think not!!

Here's how Nigel Wood assesses the "worth" of the Stobart dealhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/16729988.stmrl

In return for sponsoring Super League, the RFL get no cash (they're good at clinching these no-cash deals aren't they?) and instead get advertising on 100 of Stobart's 2,250 strong fleet.

So folks, how much do you reckon that's "worth"?

"I've heard estimates ranging from £1m to £2.5m (per year) in terms of the marketing value of this association," said Nigel Wood.

Where from Nigel? The voices in your head? Is he 'avin' a laugh? He then goes on to explain that "their new deal will enable them to bring on board additional commercial partners as part of a multi-layered package".



They should just come out and admit - this was the best deal on the table because no-one else was prepared to come in with a cash offer instead of spouting this "multi-layer" bollax.

He's full of it and too many people lap it up. Predatory my ar5e.

That sums up my thoughts about the whole thing too. £1m to 2.5m????

Joke!

Just to clarify, the RFL do not own Cougar Park, the Co-op do.

Originally, Keighley owned their own ground and a considerable amount of the land around it. Many moons ago they cashed in by selling it to the co-op then leased part of it back (the bit with the ground on). A familiar story for many clubs.

This lease came to an end a couple of years ago and Keighley got the RFL to help negotiate a new one. The upshot being that the RFL ended up with the lease and Keighley had an "underlease". As far as I am aware it didn't effectively cost the RFL anything. Keighley still pay for all the work on the ground and buildings.

Whats happened to Faisal?
I'd love to know how much Probiz paid into RL or whether they did tax returns in exchange for shirt sponsorship.
I'd estimate the value of RL at approximately 20,000 taps from Homebase, to be used in Red Hall over the next 2 millenium. That should see us right, strength to strength.
RL is turning into a Mark 3 Ford Escort with Spoliers, a fat exhaust, a two tone spray job and 60w speakers belting out DREAM - Things can only get better.

And just what is wrong with my car?