Now I don't claim to be any legal expert so hopefully some on here could help.

Will we ever be able to find out what happened with all the hijinks instigated by the RFL last minute before the sale? Ideally a freedom of information request though I suspect the non disclosure agreements will protect them for now.

I imagine knowing this would clear a lot of the doubts about the new owners as well as laying bare what the RFL have done with the money supposed to have been distributed from our central funding.

Presumably if any case went to court then the RFL would have to explain how the two entities are different if one can be punished for the crimes of the other.

Oh look, it must be summer holidays at the special ed school

oh look, another armchair fan

Actually I prefer a sofa. More room to stretch out.

Yet, if I am drunk, I still have a better grasp of English than you do.

But lets face facts, I'm not a sad 13 year old down the park like you would be with your mates if only your parents didn't make you be in before the street lights come on. And it's after 9:30, so you'd best just put on your Ronnie Rhino PJs and get to bed or you'll be grumpy in the morning

Psst, the club that dodged the tax HAVE been wound up. I know you're slow, but you can't be so slow that you're nearly a year behind the rest of us, can you?

oops kitchen fitter out of work again

If the special school dropout from Leeds would keep off this thread it might turn into something interesting.

Perversely. I'm really looking forward to the case coming to court. Whether or not it has any bearing on the future (if it has one) of the new company, I reckon it represents the best chance we will ever have of finding out what the hell went on. The fact that the RFL has tried to get most of the cases thrown out (and failed) suggests that they may have something to hide, or at least that they will be placed in some way at risk if the claims succeed.

League Express was apparently present at the hearing, let's hope they intend to attend the full hearing in January. If it's open to the public I'd be tempted to go along myself. I've been involved in loads of Employment Tribunals and usually they're quite dull, but I'd pay to watch this one.

I also wonder if the administrator will be giving evidence. In his public statements, he did seem to be irked by the fact his usual process of himself choosing the best offer for the creditors was interrupted by the RFL who effectively added a whole new set of criteria to the process.
I can see the RFL possibly being in a bit of trouble (this is like Senior's attempted claim on them re Crusaders), and possibly the players being added to the creditors list of the liquidated company, but the new company cannot have any liability on this. It's unprecedented. But that's us, Bradford Bulls, breaking new ground & pushing the boundaries of case law.....

If I recall right, the money withheld by the RFL from our funding was to repay Saints and other teams the money Green never sent for tickets the Bulls had sold.