Quote Saint Simon="Saint Simon"I'd agree with this. Bradford and saints were very similar 4 yrs ago, both clubs had great teams but no money and poor ground. Bradford decided to replace expensive players with poor one to save money, their crowds are now very poor and they dont win anything. Saints plan was pretty basic, we need to get to nearly every major final as the revenue is all that can sustain us. One plan has (so far) worked'"
I think the major problem was the depth of the indebtedness at Bradford, coupled with the obligations to maintain a huge and crumbling stadium that the previous management had signed up for - there is an esteemed Bulls supporter who is known to those around these parts who had some sight of the numbers involved and a few years ago his view was that by now the Bulls would not exist, the fact that they do speaks volumes for the stringent financial management that has been forced upon them, they are in the same place now as Leeds were in 96/97 and its probably only this fact that keeps McNamara in his job - everyone at the club knows he'd do things differently with more money and if they use him as a scapegoat then the next coach in line will want to spend money that they've denied McNamara - they have to tough it out.
