It doesn't have to end. We can turn it into something else. A place where we can all fondly recall a time when there was a club called Bradford, or a place we can fondly recall a time when we were very worried there wouldn't be a club called Bradford.

The proposal isn't being put to other clubs. It's fsck all to do with other clubs. It's the RFL's job.

Plus, if any confidential cats were released to all the other clubs, most of them would be out of the bag within about a nanosecond.

Well i'm at work with nothing to do apart from read the internet!!!!

Let's just focus on getting to page 300 eh folks? Sounds like we have a bit of work to do if there us "definitely a verdict today".

I think we can do it. 30 odd pages in a day. With nothing to write about.

Easy.

So one thing we all seem to agree on is that Odsal needs redeveloping; something the majority of us has known for over 50 years.
The way I understand it - but I'm probably wrong - is that the RFL dont want to sign over their "responsibility/lease/holding" to a property developer who then rips the pitch up and builds houses, and tells the Bull club to go forth and multiply.
So from that aspect, maybe the RFL do have our interests at heart, and they are digging their heels in so that in 12 months time the Bulls still have a home ground at Odsal.
I agree that we shouldnt get preferential treatment by the RFL, at the expense of any other club - to the loyal fans we are all as important as each other.
but since the RFL have some control over our future, I can see why the talks are very much in the balance, because the RFL are damned whatever the outcome;
Scenario A - they give the bidders a good deal on Odsal; Bulls are saved, but all other clubs suggest we were given favouratism.
Scenario B - they refuse the bidder/s to have carte blanche on Odsal; bidder/s walk away, Bulls go into liquidation; numerous fans turn on RFL for being instrumental in Bulls disappearing from RL.

I hate to say it - but I actually feel that we need the RFL if we want the Bulls to survive.
If we do survive - the RFL then needs to severe its financial links with us so that it cant be put in this position again.

Right, I'm going to lunch. Can you all make sure nothing happens until I'm back? Ta

Take a week, you'll be fine.

no problem - I've just hit the "PAUSE" button for you.
Let me know when you are back and I'll unpause it.

All, If you look at the Red Hall webcam now - the meeting is in freeze frame till Highlanders lunch is over.

That's a direct quote from big Nige.

The question I would have to ask is "What benefit are member clubs currently getting from being joint owners of the Odsal lease???" and then ask what benefits they would get from realising the cash value of that asset instead?

Surely selling the Odsal lease back to the Bulls, therefore giving the RFL a welcome cash injection, is far more beneficial to all than having an asset sat there doing very little and providing no benefit to anyone?

The thing I cant get my head round is surely it wuldnt take much for the RFL to put a condition of sale in any contract that any development must include a rugby stadium and the Bulls playing out of there, would have thought that would be one of the easier things to do