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

Odsal is definitely the key to the long term health of the Bulls. It’s been a millstone for decades and it seems that potential buyers see it that way too unless it’s value can be unlocked. Unlocking that value is in the hands of the RFL who will want to make sure they don’t sell it to a bunch of chancers that will run the club into the ground and then do what they like with the land.

The devil is in the detail. Bidder will need to provide cast iron assurance they are not a chancer. RFL need a watertight agreement that can’t be wriggled out of. I suspect the delays may be because the bidder isn't able to satisfy the RFL yet...

The way I see it there are three possibilities:

The RFL agrees to sell the lease to the bidder and the club has new owners.
The RFL refuses to sell to the current bidder and the administrator has to look at other bidders that are still interested if you believe what one of them at least has said on social media.
The RFL refuses to sell to the current bidder and the administrator decides other bidders aren’t serious and puts the whole lot into liquidation.

If it’s the third option then there will be no rugby in Bradford in 2017. A new club starting at the bottom would take at least a year to get together. My imagination runs away with me now but I wonder if that’s the Gareth Roberts plan. He moves BPA to Odsal and agrees to finance a new Bulls there too from 2018 in League 1, probably part time, in return he gets the lease.

well at moment it realising a 70k per yr return for them. If bulls dont survive then they lose that income but still have lease whih would they would have to be compensated for if council decided to sell of land for other uses. their only outgoing re odsal is the peppercorn rent to the council.

Maybe if someone (I cant disclose his/her name) accidently leaks the rumour that there is Oil under Odsal - nope, that wont work, they'll dig up the pitch, find some roman ruins and Odsal will remain sealed off for another few years - damn.

I think the sticking point is whether the whole of the proceeds should be divided equally between the 12 S L clubs or should there be some extra cash for them.

Roman ruins? Well it is "a natural amphitheatre".

There's almost certainly oil under odsal. in the drums it was flytipped in when it was landfill before stadium was built. its next to the asbestos and nic.

Isn't fracking the thing at the mo'?

As an outsider and Hull KR living in East Leeds I can definately say West Yorkshire Sport on Radio Leeds is 97% football with the occasional 5 minute comment about RL. Radio Blunderside may be laughable but at least RL gets more coverage. Radio Leeds prefers to talk about non league footie than turn over more time to RL.

Back on topic, the only issue I have is that the owners have to buy Odsal for a similar figure they bought it for. If they give it away, the other clubs will demand similar help if they get into difficulty. Could you see the RFL buying Belle Vue?

Hope this gets sorted soon as I am looking forward to what could be a cracking season opener against you guys. Our signings look even stronger now, but the Bulls may be motivated to prove a point this season.