www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19748048 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBY7eOq3Tfw

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19748048 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBY7eOq3Tfw

Quote Bullseye="Bullseye"www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19748048 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBY7eOq3Tfw'" And your point is?

Quote Bullseye="Bullseye"www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19748048 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBY7eOq3Tfw'" And your point is?

They're not whiter than white. It's a type of business that can lead to abuses. I’m not about to get all holier than thou about it but nor am I going to say they’re brilliant.

I agree that if Nestle or Exxon came on board I’d be torn between liking the cash but not the way it’s made.

The response to my original post was that calling them unethical wasn't accurate but they links show they are questionable at times.

When it comes down to it, it's purely my point of view and Provident sponsorship doesn't sit well with my own view of the world or how people should be treated.

Call me a do-gooder, bleeding heart, lefty all you want. I won't change

I'm not sure that any business can't lead to abuses. Look at charity organisations for example, they are supposed to collect money to help the needy. They should be whiter than white but somehow many contrive to give only a fraction of their income to the people they claim to support.
I don't understand how Nestle and Exxon have been singled out as being some sort of pariah how are they any different from their competitors.

Provident have been good for the Bulls and their fans I for one hope they continue.

Well here's your homework, a short essay. Bullet points alone if you like:

Essay Title:
"[iEthical treatment of local people, businesses and HMRC in the last 5 years - my club Bradford Bulls -v- Provident - compare and contrast.[/i"

You might be a bleeding heart etc. but however much the incumbent Bradford club screws people over year after year, you manage to find justifications to ignore that and keep on supporting them and financing them, so maybe the flow of blood is a tad selective.

Life isn't black and white.

Indeed it isn't. Round here it's red amber and black

As you pointed out to the spewing fax fans, the club and company are not one and the same

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Phew. Well that's OK then.

Or not, as it completely misses the point, which is Provident in the same period has never gone tits, and never screwed local businesses or the taxman out of 99p in the £

IMHO that's why the bulls name should have been dropped, it would have helped everyone to see that it is a new company,
new staff, new coach, new players, new owners...

Its hardly rocket science that its all new but very difficult for FAX, Huddersfield and Wakey fans to understand.

In the case of Fax fans though I think they would have been happier if there was no club in Bradford at all, no matter what the name.

So screwing over people is now acceptable then

Besides, you don't know their tax goings on, nor do you know if they do/don't screw over local businesses.

Anyway, at what point do we leave this rabbit hole and agree it's a pointless arguement? I won't change my stance... neither will you. Have a lovely day and lets hope we have a nice sunny, almost warm day on Sunday.