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| Quote: El Diablo "
For no apparent reason, or over another proposed move to Valley Parade?'"
If they sold tickets for it, the debt would be gone like that *clicks fingers*
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| Quote: BrisbaneRhino "AH - the past is the past. Just because the Bulls did it to Leeds (or anyone else) in the past doesn't make it right for others to do the same. That's a playground excuse for bad behaviour.'"
What ?
In the same way that Bradford's current plight has been blamed purely at the door of Leeds' correct legal judgement regarding Harris and the subsequent bitterness that has generated ?
When it comes the playground tactics, I didn't start it ...
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| Quote: Norman Stanley Fletcher "Is anyone started think that this whole ' we're on the brink ' that the Bradford club are spinning could be nothing more than a publicity stunt? I really can't see the club going out of business in just over 10 days time if they don't raise the money. After the news broke yesterday morning the Bradford Bulls brand have been in everything except a $hit sandwich! They get lots of free publicity, guarrenteed big attendances at their next few games and the big one is that they are not asking people to give money straight away, only to pledge that they would. I'm beginning to smell a rat.'"
You know Fletcher, you may have a point. I remember a certain aircraft restoration society beloved of one of our brethren that announced it desperately needed funds double quick time, creating a big public response, before a still anonymous donor stumped up the entire dough at the 11th hour.
People questioned then if the aircraft ever was at risk or whether the whole thing was designed to increase cashflow. .
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| Cheers tillIdie and it's MR Fletcher to you!
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| Well it's reported they have 155k so far.
I don't see them raising the amount needed. 500k is only the halfway point, and that's needed by the 6th april, so even if they manage to get that, they then have another battled to get the rest. If they get close would the RFL stump up the rest?
If they don't, they then go into administration, get a points deduction, and their best players get snapped up by rival clubs???
We'll be like a pack of hyenas over the rotting carcass. It's won't be pretty, it be real sad to see a club get raped like that.
The reality of the situation is sinking in.
Not just any club, but a club that we've had so many tremendous tussels with over the years, a club that beaten us in the CC and grand final. Sure at the time in the moment, you hate getting beaten, but that's what makes sport, fierce competition and rivalry.
I hope bradford can come out of this and not just survive, but be a strong club again.
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| Quote: Wilbred T Pricklepop "
We'll be like a pack of hyenas over the rotting carcass. It's won't be pretty, it be real sad to see a club get raped like that.
The reality of the situation is sinking in.
Not just any club, but a club that we've had so many tremendous tussels with over the years, a club that beaten us in the CC and grand final. Sure at the time in the moment, you hate getting beaten, but that's what makes sport, fierce competition and rivalry.
I hope bradford can come out of this and not just survive, but be a strong club again.'"
Problem is (as other people have already said), who would you want from the Bulls team?
I agree with you that we need a strong Bradford and look enviously across the pennines at all the mouth-watering derby matches they're still enjoying.
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| If they don't raise the full £500K and fall short, will they hand back the amount they finish on back to the donaters?
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| If the money is only being pledged rather than being donated at this point there shouldn't be any cheques to hand back.
If they get a good response (not neccessarily all of the £500K by the tight deadline) I expect they'll then start to ask for the money to follow the pledge and coninue to fund raise to try and at least see the season out.
TVOC - VTTS usually report around 80% of the pledges they initially receive turn into hard cash.
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| Quote: thebloodbath "If they don't raise the full £500K and fall short, will they hand back the amount they finish on back to the donaters?'"
I think they don't actually take it unless they hit 500k , it is just pledges at the moment
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| Quote: flipper "I think they don't actually take it unless they hit 500k , it is just pledges at the moment'"
Which is another problem!
What's to say that people will actually follow through and pay up?!
Not as many people bought season tickets as pledged to that!
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| True dat.
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| Quote: West Cumbrian Rhino "Which is another problem!
What's to say that people will actually follow through and pay up?!
Not as many people bought season tickets as pledged to that!'"
I heard stories of several Bulls fans who pledged a dozen or so times each, just so they achieved enough pledges to ensure a cheap season ticket.
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| Quote: West Cumbrian Rhino "Which is another problem!
What's to say that people will actually follow through and pay up?!
Not as many people bought season tickets as pledged to that!'"
True people get caught up in the moment and pledge more than they can afford.
Easy to say ill give you 200 quid. But when time comes
To hand it over there are much better things to spend money on
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| As a gesture of solidarity in their time of crisis, should we offer to return the two competition points stolen during Tanseygate...?
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