Quote: Adeybull "We have told you and told you but you would not listen.
There was no way WHATSOEVER that we the supporters could have done ANYTHING to gain full or partial ownership of the club.
None of the major shareholders were prepared to sell. There were no shares available. And there was no way we could anyway have raised the sort of money needed to run the club post-insolvency anyway, even if other interests were not at play.
You lot never had to do it yourself. Kindly do not presume to lecture US. Some of us know a bloody sight more about it than you do.'"
Adey, I agree that there appeared to be little time to do anything other than pour money down the drain back in April...............sorry, support the pledge.
You're right in saying that Wakefield fans were never asked to raise half a million quid, but WE WERE asked to "dig deep" in an effort to raise a six-figure sum at the beginning of last year. Ultimately, the fans decided we'd had enough of the Richardsons so WE CHOSE not to contribute knowing that the uncertainty of Administration would follow.
Given what you now know and with all the RFL financial support through the Administration period, it's perfectly reasonable to say that a Supporters' Trust COULD have been put together and (given how much the supporters raised in the pledge) been able to put a bid to take on the Bulls that was worth more than the OK bid.
All you can hope for now is that that Omar Khan (who, just like Andrew Glover never harboured ambitions to own a RL club) is able to put the Bulls back on a sound footing for the years to come.