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I’m going to come right out with it and ask

“Are Bullbuilder/supporters interested in purchasing and running the Bulls?”

It appears there is now opportunity to look into this and if rumours are believed this would be a VERY favourable outcome in the RFL’s eyes.......

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Quote: Bullpower2012 "I’m going to come right out with it and ask

“Are Bullbuilder/supporters interested in purchasing and running the Bulls?”

It appears there is now opportunity to look into this and if rumours are believed this would be a VERY favourable outcome in the RFL’s eyes.......'"

Already said that i'd help financially group-hug.gif

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Yes in my case but would suggest that if a SL place is the objective then the amounts involved would probably need some sort of consortium.

And to give the fans body a real voice and influence then you would think a mechanism such as fans join and donate to BB ( or ano body) - who then take a stake in the new club. That way you have a democratic fans body with a single sharehoiding and influence. And no the fans shouldn't be voting on the weekly team but backing proper skilled management - and you would hope any potential new shareholder would adopt the same approach.

I would think if SL was the objective you would need to at least match the pledge amount - and then need fans to stump up a realistic season ticket price soon after. But if you could mobilse several thousand supporters - which is a big ask in these times - then the individual contribution becomes more manageable. If you think fans gave nearly £0.5m on blind trust then who knows what you could raise with some clear aims and objectives?

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Quote: jammle "Already said that i'd help financially
I'm sure YOU could buy us mate!!! icon_eek.gif Hope all is good with you and yours

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BullBuilder has approximately 200 members. To achieve any kind of takeover, a mass-membership organisation would be required. To stay in SL, any such organisation would have to clear £1.5 million in debt, and obtain income at least to match the perceived shortfall of £100K per month that we have suffered. Bear in mind that if the supporters were contributing this, it would be on top of any season ticket payments. If we were to get it through commercial sources, there would have to be considerable expertise within the organisation to obtain this.

In lower divisions, obviously there would be less finance to raise, and other trust-run clubs suggest a possibility. However, people would need to come forward who have the time and expertise to carry out massive amounts of hard work.

In the meeting with BullBuilder, this did not seem to be high up Blake Solly's agenda - he seemed focused on, and confident about, attracting a buyer.

I feel the most practical solution would be to get involved with such a buyer and press for supporter representation and involvement, as Northern Relic suggests. This could come in a number of ways, and does not necessarily involve financial contribution from the fans: all that would depend on the profile of the buyer.

However, as indicated in other press releases, discussion of such involvement will be a high priority for BullBuilder when a new (permanent) ownership structure emerges.

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Quote: MDF "...To stay in SL, any such organisation would have to clear £1.5 million in debt '"

Eh? How has this brand new organisation, which doesn't yet exist, got itself into £1.5m debt? group-hug.gif

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Can't run any commercial organisation effectively by committee.

Anyone who says things to the effect of "Bullbuilder should..." or "Why aren't Bullbuilder..." should maybe first consider that "Bullbuilder" is run, on behalf of its members, by a small group of volunteers, all with (busy) day jobs and/or other responsibilities. On my own account, for example, I have been so busy with work that I am conscious that over the very busy recent days I have not been able to give my colleagues the level of input I would have liked - especially given the numerous meetings that have been held. We can all only do what we can, and the amount of work my colleagues have got through, and the progress made over the last few weeks - in their spare time or taking time out from work (which can have consequences) and much being behind the scenes - has been immense.

For those who believe Bullbuilder should be doing yet more at this time, speaking purely in a personal capacity I would firstly ask that you join, if you have not already done so, and then let the board know what you are in a position to do to help bring that about? Same as any voluntary organisatiuon, the more volunteers there are, the more it can achieve.

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Quote: Bullpower2012 "I'm sure YOU could buy us mate!!! Alls good at moment, only bad thing is this mess with the bulls.

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Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "Eh? How has this brand new organisation, which doesn't yet exist, got itself into £1.5m debt? 5.08740234375:5
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