Although only in USA

None of us know the identity, but lets get the administrator out of the way.

RFL / SLE know who the bid is and will decide on that, dont forget they get a casting vote of the future of Bulls and wont want their noses pushed out after last weeks bid.

Therefore I propose a former sponsor of Super League who didn't extend their contract beyond the first year.

Cash rich, still want RL involvement etc, not sure if that impacts on Widnes though.

I am by all probababilty wrong but you never know

I know Greenwoods Menswear are keen about a bid-think they are chinese owned now.

The farce has reached epic proportions. Everyone - and I mean everyone - KNOWS that NO buyer will buy unless they have a cast iron assurance that they take over the SL contract.

The very thought that someone out there might buy it on spec, immediately rush into signing up what players and staff remain, and take one almighty punt that we won't in fact be playing in the Championship, is just risible.

If there were a buyer or buyers interested in bidding on the basis that they want to run a Championship club, or aren't bothered either way, then that would be great, but as those people exist only in the figment of fevered imaginations, as do prospective buyers who would immediately start off by wasting £1.5m in cold blood, to pay off what were the old club's debts.

@andywiz: sounds like this latest bid for bulls might be a goer. it's unconditional apparently. more details to come.

Well let's hope a bid comes in which is acceptable to the RFL/SLE and makes the offer from the 13 clubs no longer needed. Actually you may be surprised but that is what most people throughout the game would prefer.

But there is no way the clubs would have made the bid if they were risking anything at all - most of them are too skint themselves. They'll get their money back either from a new buyer or dividing the SKY money 13 ways instead of 14.

If the administrator accepts the clubs offer and it's the only viable bid, that would leave a debt free championship Bradford available, for next to nothing I would imagine. Surely there would be plenty of people who love the club enough to be interested in that.

Caisley is hovering around somewhere that much is certain. He didn't force Hood out and then appoint Guilfoyle just so he could be a casual observer. But I feel he thought the RFL/SLE would be a soft touch and allow him to take on a debt free 'newco' with Super League licence intact.

The SLE bid has made sure Caisley cannot pull that one off and lets him and anyone else know that if they want to play brinkmanship then the Bulls can and will be allowed to drop into the championship.

It's amazing how some people have that ability to sum up a situation concisely and very succinctly.

@RobJonesSport RFL have confirmed they are seriously considering the first UNCONDITIONAL offer for the Bradford Bulls, more meetings over next few days

Rob Jones works for BBC Sport by the way.

Anyone noticed how Guilfoyle seems to have become largely irrelevant in all of this? Despite having become almost universally loathed and despised (fairly or unfairly).

Looks like he will end up having to accept whatever bid the RFL tell him to, since they control the one thing of real value - the SL Licence.

I very much doubt he expected this when he decided to do his mate a favour?

Fingers crossed.

I still can't envisage a situation where a solvent Bradford Bulls are playing outside Super League.