If that was all that was needed to destroy the club, it would have disappeared long ago.

On the Bradford forum they call it a fine. It could also be called a payment to appease the other clubs who had not had any help from the RFL. Don't forget, the management could have refused to pay the "fine" and just got on with their lives, but then there would have been no RL club.

I think it would because you have no idea what the High Court will rule and what would follow. Lets say the High Court rule in favour of Bradford (I doubt they will BTW) and they say that the originally points deduction was unlawful! What happens next? Bradford claim mitigating circumstances for their relegation, claiming that the unlawful points deduction impacted on the potential outcome of the league and that had the points not been unlawfully deducted, they might have won more games and kept some of the players which left the club because of this. The RFL are stuck between a massive rock and a hard place. They can't just decide to keep Bradford up and relegate say Salford or Wakefield, because legal action from them would follow and they will most definitely win that battle!

Also, what happens if Bradford do finish just 4 point behind Salford or Wakefield and then after the season has ended the High Court rule in Bradford's favour? We have Salford or Wakefield claiming similar mitigating circumstances and then they will be hot-footing it down to the High Court to keep themselves in Super League.

The reality is that this will already be effecting Salford and Wakefield recruitment for next season. I think had the Bulls accepted their fate then it is fairly certain players would be happy to sign with either club now, knowing that things looks reasonably certain for playing in SL next year.

I think the RFL would have no choice but to wait until the outcome of a legal challenge was known and fully understood. Given there will be a cut-off point where the RFL would indeed have to say, sorry, we can't roll out a new league structure because of this and as such we have no choice but to say, as you where for 2015 and start again in 2016!

This is the counter view to the Bulls legal advisors & it states that the case could cost the Bulls £100K, doesn't say what it will cost the RFL: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6698866

This is the counter view to the Bulls legal advisors & it states that the case could cost the Bulls £100K, doesn't say what it will cost the RFL: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/ru ... -1-6698866

Perhaps there are certain things the Marc Green wants to get into the public domain. Perhaps a high court can demand certain documentation or answers to certain questions which other wise havent been forthcoming.

There have been pretty strong accusations coming out from not only the various Bulls Camps, (the failed takeover group and Omar Kahns camp have accused each other, but also the RFL) but the RFL aswell that dont seem to be being investigated or addressed.

Maybe this is just about getting certain information, getting it out in the open and the 'win' comes later on.

They wont launch an appeal in the high court all bluff and bluster.

The statement said if we launch an appeal, they will wait to see the results over the next couple of weeks and when all is doomed and six points is worth bugger all they will go down quietly.