Hmm hard one if Bulls reform then obviously Bulls, otherwise Dudley Hill (my club from U8's - U17's), Wibsey (my club U17's) or Keighley Cougars (my scholarship team) .

Hope my aunty doesnt come for your sake!!

Lets be honest, worst case scenario is that current team goes bust and club starts new plc called something like bulls2012 and Bradford Bulls play in Championship 1 next year. Most likely with a 3 - 4 times the attendance than any other club in the division, get promotion in the first year and compete in Championship in 2014 and probably be front runner for Super League license in 2015 application process.

You can get rid of some of those second rate players on big wages that you seem to have accumulated over the last 4 - 5 years and bring more youngsters through.

And if you think about it, that's probably a good outcome for Bradford as you can start again with new administration and no debt and a good outcome for the other clubs in championship 1 as they would benefit from big gates when they have home fixtures against you and regardless of going bust or not, Bradford Bulls are always going to be a big name club.

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However....If the club did need to reform in the lower leagues, but kept the history of my club, and could not be called the Bradford Bulls, there is a part of me that would want the "new/reformed" club to revert to being Bradford Northern.

Was one of the three hundred and odd in 1963 just before we closed and will be there choose where we play and whatever division if push really does come to shove. Too much of my life has been with Northern and Bulls and always will be. But still keeping the faith, its not going to happen! COYB

i will never support any other team, you may see this as daft but it is the way i feel. It's either Bulls or stick pins in my eyes.

You sicken me BullBoy!!! ha ha

In response to the OP Im sure we can fit 10k in at Parry Lane

I don't think that it would be that easy to get a Super League license again. As it stands the ground wouldn't qualify unless millions was spent and the seating doubled. The Insolvency criteria would be a major stumbling block too.

IIRC Odsal does meet minimum criteria. Despite other fans not liking the ground or not liking the fact that it does meet minimum criteria.

Financial woes would be a minus point, but not insurmountable as Widnes have very well demonstrated.

I like this idea!^ but it wont be as easy as that...

And we demonstrated even better.

You will still be around this time next year, I'm sure of it.

You certainly did, but I was just quoting the "up from the championship" angle Widnes had and we would need if we reformed in the lower leagues, regarding eventually getting a super league licence.

Cheers for the positive thoughts

Hmmm... We go under and I'd imagine that all contracts are void, therefore I'd imagine that all the top youngsters would be picked up by SL clubs or even top championship clubs.

Would the club be able to survive in the C1 without the SL TV money? Would we be able to bring youngsters full and keep the players full time? Would we be able to afford Odsal? Financially I can't see reforming and playing in C1 as being a positive in any way!

Are the RFL likely to give a license to a club that goes under mid season and makes the game a laughing stock? I can't see it.

I'm not sure as a club we can rely on being a big name either - how many other clubs used to be classed as big but aren't anymore? When my Mum started watching the games Hunslet were classed as a big name and Halifax good team but have failed to recover on the pitch from their financial troubles. If it was promotion and relegation the club would have a chance of bouncing back quickly, but with franchising I think it would five years before we'd have the chance of another crack at SL. Unfortunately people have short memories.

I keep coming back to the thought of what the RFL would do with Odsal without the Bulls however...

You will come out of it and hope to see you all at the Stobarts.Be positive folks.