Pettit was appointed by Green. As previously explained, his job is NOT therefore to "do his best for the creditors", but to do his best for Green. His duty to other creditors is not to unnecessarily harm their interests in the process.

Is it just me, or is there a family resemblance? I think we should be told, but provisionally much kudos to him if this comes off

A Bradford club in the championship, provided there's the decent nucleolus of the side and the current unbalance doesn't strip us of ever decent player, coupled with owners who can meet the RFL's criteria for being able to ensure a minimum of 3 years financial stability, should still be able to pull in similar crowds to what has been over the last two years.

Very likely the travelling support would still remain as strong as it has been too, so that means Championship clubs will have budgeted for a big payday when the Bulls come to town. Dropping Bradford down a division while brining back Workington or Whitehaven would not help anyone. Both clubs don't really attract the biggest away followings and the long trip up to Cumbria does put the majority of visiting fans off.

At the end of the day, money talks and hopefully if there IS a buyer (personally I'm still sceptical of the whole thing) they'll have the money to meet the needs of the club.

Point well made!

I agree it's potentially worrying. But, we don't know what discussions have gone on between which parties. There is too much guesswork going on. For all we know the rfl are in the loop with the Richardson bid. The list of items the rfl need satisfying by Monday by any potential owner included a detailed plan of staffing and playing squad capability to start the 2017 season, a meeting with the ex current squad is the best starting point for that, without such a meeting how could any other party hope to convince the rfl they could field a team in 3 weeks time?

The RFL are probably hoping we can't get any sort of competitive team together - the fact that this 'new deal', if indeed it is a done deal, might just do that and would upset them, somewhat.

I'd guess the RFL, given earlier statements and their obvious attempt to engineering that very scenario are clearly hoping/praying we go down next year.

The board administrators should pin this post as a standalone 'sticky' for all time on the Bradford board.

Those who think that the soul of a club is defined by a Companies House registration, or an RFL membership certificate, truly are sad people with no comprehension of what it's all about. I have been a Bradford fan since Northern days and the spirit of the Bradford club remained intact into the Bulls incarnations, indeed it was that spirit, embodied by Sir Trev, that kept the concept alive. The formation of Bradford Bulls (1964) Ltd (as it then was) was irrelevant to the club.

Whether it is a different legal entity isn't the point at all. Who ever was a supporter of a limited company?

Edit: Or, I agree with Bulliac

While this meeting and planning 'may' be circumventing the RLF, surely they aren't too arrogant to admit that to have a club (with players,) ready to play the fixtures they have set out needs to be finalised as quickly as possible.

And if this cartel have already jumped through the hoops defined by the RFL (which I have to imagine they have, otherwise why the newco, website, meeting etc.) even the RFL must recognise that this is the best bid to start the season with an actual Bradford team.

They couldn't scupper that through pure blind arrogance surely?

He does. Has his own promotions business. I think he's renting an old chapel somewhere in Leeds for putting on dance nights.

I have wondered how many of the Marc Green photos of him apparently in an Ibiza nightclub were actually in his lads bedroom.

I agree I think the RFL already knew what was going on yesterday,
for a bidder to field a bid Monday and have a team together, coaching staff, admin staff, sponsors, kit, ground staff,etc etc all sorted for 3 weeks time is impossible.

This way the club is saved from liquidation, the right thing is seen to be done by the creditors, a possible team should be able to put together for the HKR match ready to go.

Richardson should hopefully be able to replace the gone players as the season goes on, if not some loans from other teams (uncle Tony) can be brought in as needed.

It should be 6 points if the creditors are satisfied, so it will be a very interesting season with hopefully a lot more motivation to achieve.

Not buying that. I'm not sure what the RFL would gain from our relegation.

So an Odsal 70s concert is back on? Where's Rick?

OK, First things first the Administrators did NOT inform the RFL that this meeting was even taking place. Therefore, it was set up to ambush the RFL and put them in a position where the NEWCO Bulls are ready to go, all they need now is the membership and the Administrators are currently discussing this with the RFL.

The creditors will get stuffed on this deal as in true Marc Green style the debts of Bradford Bulls Northern Ltd are being dumped and this company will indeed be liquidated. The 'new' Bradford Bulls Capital Ltd will emerge. I for one cannot see how this can be classed as a new company / club in any way, shape or form. They will have the same logo, players, admin staff, coaching staff, buildings, etc so how the hell is it a new company with no debt.

Anyone with a true love of our sport should be against this happening and petition the RFL to not give the membership to this barsteward offspring of Marc Green. I will refuse to go and watch them when they play against my team as I don't want to be any part of a sport that sells its morality and integrity, especially to someone from RU who will use this to access ALL of our best young talent.

A totally lame duck club would be back in admin in no time as even if the owners satisfied all the RFL criteria the supporters wouldn't be on board to watch a side get stuffed every week until relegation. Any goodwill has long since dried up and to expect fans to buy into a charade is naive.

However if the remaining 20 players in the squad were kept on there's a chance of survival, and supporters could very much buy into a backs to the wall type spin.

Mate. RL is a Murdoch plaything. We sold out a long time ago.