What do the RFL get out of that?

£70k/year, major say in the use of the land, incumbent club paying for the upkeep/bills in an antiquated stadium etc, a cynic would also put forward it gives them full and complete control over ownership any Bradford club (as witnessed during this debacle and Marc Green), land to build their rumoured pie in the sky national academy and head quarters now they've disposed of red hall...

But say it quietly as it was a complete act of favouritism.

£72k a year rent but the club also pay for the upkeep of the stadium which can run into 10s of thousands per year.

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Don't think that's totally true, tbh.

Yes, they were pretty inept, that's clear, but I think Peter Hood really thought he was [i:1kk5jo8ejust selling the lease[/i sideways when they deducted the outstanding amount.

Knocked his financial planning even more when bank took rest of money for lease to clear clubs overdraft that was secured against the lease.

RFL pay a rent to Bradford Council as landlords. What do you expect? You have no idea what influence they have on the use of the land, which is restricted by legal agreements & planning permissions. They have influence over the ownership of all clubs. Bradford have shown they cannot be trusted to run a steady ship; only a fool would suggest they not be involved in the next arrangement. But you think the RFL should just give it Bradford Bulls, despite you also accusing them of favouritism.
I would think you have no knowledge of any discussions about an academy or HQ. They will both come at significant cost, including significant ongoing rent to a skint local authority.



Make your mind up. It was either favouritism or opportunism, which? That green-eyed monster is slowly devouring your crumb of a brain.

Think the rent to the Council is significantly lower than £72k tigertot. It was when the club had the lease.

They do, if you count one peppercorn as rent, and if they ever send the peppercorns across, which I doubt.

The Bulls get the bills, paying them is a different matter.

Well yes there is that

Think its more the tax that confuses any Bulls beancounter.

One of the major problems was frittering away the near £5m handout from the council for the stadium upkeep on the coral stand a a very good set of players instead of actually keeping it for it's intended purpose