the council got rid of Odsal to the Bulls because of the high maintenance costs, they give us the 150 year lease and £5million which was to cover the upkeep of the stadium until 2020, unfortunately someone decided to build the Coral Stand with that money, then sell the lease for peanuts to the RFL and landed them with an annual bill for 70k, plus upkeep of ground which the council had been splashing over 300k per year on even 15 years ago. Some great business done by the Bulls custodians.

Clare to Leigh
Welham to Salford
Sidlow to Featherstone
Olbison has offers from Halifax and Batley
O'Brien wants out.

Players told chance of Liquidation tomorrow.

Clare definitely was at Tong today to say his goodbyes.

Would you be happy throwing in the U19s lads?

I think its time for your latest bidder to step up to the plate.Or he/she will also leave with nothing.

If Clare, Welham and Sidlow go it will be a blow but not the end of the world. Providing we have a team in the Champ next season:

Caro, Macani and Ryan are good enough to score plenty at this level. Campbell as back up.
Walton gets a chance to step up with Foster in the . Oakes as back up (gets more gametime) and Mendieka.
In the prop department the key for me is keeping Kavanagh, Joseph, Magrin and Peltier (he especially has shown the right attitude). That's 4 props who can do a great job in the Champ. Kirk more gametime too.

The major players for me to keep is Moss, Pryce, Chisholm, Keyes, O'Brien, Mellor and Olbison. That is still a great spine and we can build around that.

If O'Brien goes we don't have strong enough hookers in Lumb and Halafihi in my opinion. Moss, Pryce, Chisholm and Keyes speaks for itself really. And Mellor, Olbison and Burr as the backrow/lock is still strong!

I wont get chance to check back on here till later tonight, but I'm fully expecting the liquidation now



Being a Bulls fan - I'll set my expectations as low as possible and that way it wont hurt as much.

The next saga is will anything rise from the phoenix?

I dont blame any player who leaves the club due to this latest fiasco; they have families to support so they cant be expected to be treated like this.

As fans, we are getting pretty used to being tried like mushrooms, but liquidation will be a new low for most of us.

Look on the positive - at least any Bulls stuff we bought over the years maybe come collectible items in 20 years?

But yes - I'd definitely prefer to have a Bulls RL club to support than a collection of memorabilia.

Fingers crossed for everyone

Assuming they're ready or at least physically ready, then no problem. We probably need to shed a few high earners from the squad that failed last year anyway. Let's see what today brings, it might all be over with by end of play today anyway.

Great to be back eh?

You could almost say [isome[/i of those rumoured to be leaving played a large part in digging the hole we are in now...

Had we got top 4 it's unlikely we'd be here. Green may be lots of things but the failure of that squad to deal with the championship helped, massively, to drop us in the mire.

So whilst I have a load of sympathy for their plight they also need to remember that whilst Ferres and green were making the bed, they were happily fluffing the pillows.

Like we have never been away. Another day of refreshing twitter!!!!