Quote: Duckman "So the RFL own the lease and have sold red hall. Most bidders and previous owners wanted the lease as it is the only means to making a play at breaking even through development. The only bidders to never mention the lease as far as we know from the public domain end up winning, they also happen to be the only bidders who have an existing relationship and some trust with the RFL and wood (rightly or wrongly). They are serious RL people who I don't think would come all the way round the world for a known waste of time. I agree with FA that there has to a plan in there somewhere between the RFL and the new owners, like all this though, unfortunately only time will tell,... or K of course.'"
We do seem to be forgetting the landlords in all this.
Bfd Met are being squeezed by the government and would like nothing better than to magic up some 'asset', out of thin air, which could be used to bolster their costs. I'm sure the council would love to do a deal, a lion sized deal, shall we call it, over Odsal which would bring in new jobs, new investment and help with the rubbish problem. There, but for that pesky rugby team, all compacted into one sentence...more or less.