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| Quote M@islebugs="M@islebugs"I'm not sure which part of the 600k news is the more startling. That somehow a guy using the RFL's bank account found enough idiots to give him 600k in credit. Or that Nigel Wood, having previously had no involvement, arrived and [ipumped 600k in of his own money[/i to clear those debts. Something tells me Wood didn't actually say this himself.'"
Very well put.
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| How do you sell this season to punters though? We all knew who the top 2 teams would be before a ball was even kicked. There's no excuse for some of the performances we've put in this season and we should still be competitive against the teams around us, but realistically we were never going to achieve anything this season and I think everyone knew that.
It's a really hard sell but I can't really blame Nigel for not wanting to spend any more than is necessary in a season where others are spending such astronomical amounts.
This restructure can't come quick enough because the Championship has been completely busted for years. Leigh will most likely win this division and gain promotion into a league where the side they are currently fielding wouldn't even be eligible under the operational rules. Make that make sense.
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| Quote Nothus="Nothus"How do you sell this season to punters though? We all knew who the top 2 teams would be before a ball was even kicked. There's no excuse for some of the performances we've put in this season and we should still be competitive against the teams around us, but realistically we were never going to achieve anything this season and I think everyone knew that.'"
I honestly think we've got very modest aspirations as fans, which are more than achievable. We want to to see some graft, pride in the shirt and to look like they care. I view games against Feath and Leigh as a distraction like a cup tie to be honest. All I've aspired for has been for us to be competitive with all the "best of the rest" sides. That in itself would be an achievement. Our fans do not deserve to see us play a local derby against 12 men in the way we did. Its offensive. But the past is gone, and there's time to show pride and endeavour enough to cheer us up a bit.
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| Quote Pumpetypump="Pumpetypump"I honestly think we've got very modest aspirations as fans, which are more than achievable. We want to to see some graft, pride in the shirt and to look like they care. I view games against Feath and Leigh as a distraction like a cup tie to be honest. All I've aspired for has been for us to be competitive with all the "best of the rest" sides. That in itself would be an achievement. Our fans do not deserve to see us play a local derby against 12 men in the way we did. Its offensive. But the past is gone, and there's time to show pride and endeavour enough to cheer us up a bit.'"
Nail on the head. I'd be happy to get 100% behind a side that was playing decent rugby and realistically aiming for 3rd. That would be an improvement on every season since 2015. I don't think I'm alone. That's what we should be aiming for.
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| My aims now are to make sure no team, apart from Fev and Leigh “do the double” over us. And if by some miracle we go to Halifax, Sheffield, Barrow and York and win - that proves to me that Odsal is a playing liability as well as a financial one.
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| Quote M@islebugs="M@islebugs"I'm not sure which part of the 600k news is the more startling. That somehow a guy using the RFL's bank account found enough idiots to give him 600k in credit. Or that Nigel Wood, having previously had no involvement, arrived and [ipumped 600k in of his own money[/i to clear those debts. Something tells me Wood didn't actually say this himself.'"
The debt was publicly known, I think I could’ve worded it better. I remember reading an interview where it was said he could’ve placed the club into administration and cleared the debts but the hierarchy felt for once the club needed to do the right thing. That was a big tick for me. Things are far from perfect but would people sacrifice good deeds and intentions for danger/higher % of success?
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| Quote BullPen="BullPen"The debt was publicly known, I think I could’ve worded it better. I remember reading an interview where it was said he could’ve placed the club into administration and cleared the debts but the hierarchy felt for once the club needed to do the right thing. That was a big tick for me. Things are far from perfect but would people sacrifice good deeds and intentions for danger/higher % of success?'"
Yeah it's the wording. And the numbers. Other than that you're bang on.
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| Quote Highlander="Highlander"This is the only plan that I could see at the time. And it’s gone now. The only plusses are we seem to be stable and keeping within a budget. And that’s it. The only remaining pipe dream is that somehow the City of Culture legacy will allow the council some leeway to trickle money into sport, including RL in Bradford. But that’s 2025…'" that's really not what the money is meant for is it 
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