You might be right.
8 Billion is half what Abranovich is quoted as been worth.
I think the RFL have got what they want.Their man Ferres in there to keep a lid on things.
If the Avenue man was serious I'm sure Mr Green would happily sell.Owning ensures he has a chance to get his brass back.

Lifes a bitch.

He was one of the last in as a creditor.But clever enough to come out winning

Sorry about the style.
Type as I think which even I have difficulty reading back as punctuation is forgotten

Fair point.
The saga is drawing to a close.three hundred and fifty odd pages of complicated twists and turns.
Lets hope were on the right road now

Fair point.Will go practice typing skills elsewhere now this is reaching closure.No prejudices generally.Just on this mess that affected our club.No time for any political party or politician.Glad Mrs Miller went today.There all as bad.No involvement to support a particular bid.May the best man win, he who can keep us afloat.

Who are you, what do you think of Ryan Whitcut and is this piece of cloth too big?

Gutterfax.
He's a failed publican and as dodgy as hell.
WTF?

Are you Jay Willey

That hurts.Ouch.

Did I dream it or did the BPA crew come out with the same crock about the Texan billionaire after OK out bid them the 1st time? I'm sure I've heard this tale before. Would be interested to know if anybody else remembers?

Not sure if his name was released in summer of 2012.
He does exist though.
He threw a considerable sum Avenues way in sponsorship last year and this.
Considerable by their standard.
But these were serious numbers needed here.He allowed a bid to be made so .....who knows.
Marc was in the driving seat though and this way the RFL have a man in they trust.
Who was part of a successful Northern era

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this ludicrous suggestion that Green has done what he has to "get his money back".

I will accept that had the old company gone into liquidation then he would have done his cash.

However we have this failed company, who various posts above claim no-one would have bought if they had done due diligence as it's a basket case, and lost, what, £2m? £3m? within 12 months - but by some magical undislcose means, Green will not only instantly stop a penny more being lost, but will also make that much profit, that he will be able to take out of the business £1/4m or whatever it was.

I am sure they must be right, it's just that I am struggling to see just out of whose pockets this multi-million pound sudden reversal of fortunes from basket case to highly profitable company with cash to burn is coming from.

Speaking personally, had I lost £200k on lending it to a company that went bust, if it was a pro sports club the very last thing I would do is buy it. I would keep in my pocket the purchase price + the RFL advance repayments + the "old debt" repayments and instead sink an equivalent amount of money into some sort of business which might actually be profitable. Not professional rugby league, which is, simply, not a way to make a fast buck.

Would I stump up - at the very least - substantially MORE money than I had lent, to get the loan money back? Where's the feckin sense in that?

And of course while the report states he put the club into administration to save it from being wound up by HMRC, that would be one thing, but why - given that there were a number of other buyers who would have taken the poisoned chalice - why would he decide to put in the winning bid? Whatever his motivations, making a quick killing doesn't seem to me very likely at all to be one of them.