Chris Brereton - ex Wakey director.

Chris Brereton anyone. Did a good job alongside Michael Carter.



The former Wakefield Trinity director Chris Brereton is heading up a consortium leading a takeover of Championship side Bradford Bulls.

The Championship side announced on Sunday that they had conditionally entered into an agreement for the club, which will see Andrew Chalmers vacate his role as director of the Bulls.

Chalmers said the individual heading up the UK investor group is ‘well known in rugby league circles having last served as a Director and owner in the Super League”.

That led many fans to speculate over whether Marwan Koukash was the man responsible – but League Express can confirm that it is in fact Brereton, who was the second-highest shareholder at Trinity prior to his departure from the Super League club.

Brereton led a takeover of Wakefield in 2013 alongside Michael Carter, who remains at Belle Vue as the club’s CEO.

Well the cats out of the bag now.
Those on here that are in the know may as well tell us whats going on

so yet another owner with no money behind him.

So if it's Brereton, what's the 'agenda' here?

Has Chalmers failed a 'fit and proper persons' test and been forced out by the RFL? Or told that the club wasn't going to be coming out of special measures with him still in charge?

Brereton doesn't seem like a moneybags, unless I'm missing something. So why the change of ownership at this point in time?

There's a lot more to come out on this...

Yeah, that seems viable...

I assume given no previous link with club he'll be the RFL's 'safe pair of hands'? Bit like Steve Ferres was perhaps...

TBF he was a safe pair of hands for Wakey. All I personally want is to watch my rugby team and not worry about off field issues.

I'm not 'in the know' at all but I'll take a stab at it

Chalmers reduces the liabilities by leaving Odsal. Then predicates players leaving by not paying pension contributions, hoping the higher paid players will trigger clauses in their contracts and leave, thus further reducing liabilities. This paves the way for a quick sale to recoup his investment, and he disappears off back to New Zealand

Might be 2+2=5 - but it fits what we know, and Rogers repeated accusations of lies and stuff going on behind the scenes?

Brereton, Glover and Richardson?

With wildcats as DR partner?

I notice nobody has mentioned the bit about the fans forum tagged onto the end.. is that a hint of a supporter led role within the consortium or am I reading too much into it?

AFAIK Brereton didn't have anything to do with the Glover ownership. He and MC came in and saved them from oblivion from what I remember. Perhaps Wakey fans can shed more light on it.

If Brereton brings with him the Wakefield sustainability model, then Bulls future is much brighter.

It doesn't mean miracles, but it means the risk of going bust again is 0% and it rebuilds goodwill within the business community.

And that really is all most fans want.