Sunday could be a fairly downbeat occasion.

Brendan - over to you - tell the RFL they have NO chance of an uncoditional bid and do what you have to but put us out of our misery now!! 1967 was my 1st game, can only have missed 3 or 4 games a season since and I'm just p****d off with the whole situation

Beechwood -- I was at the same game and have always regretted not buying a programme.
Cibaman-- perhaps not downbeat but almost certainly emotional. Let's show the Superleague what they will be missing.
Just a thought-- there should be a public invitation to Mr Wood or Mr Solly to address the FANS at half time. You could even extend that invite to either of the bidders.

Drove home for an hour thinking about this again - the players and coaches deserve the chance to compete until the end of the year and reach the play offs -go out on a high - hope someone can find a way to make it happen, especially paying the coaches, and have a big party at Headingley when we beat the old enemy!

Or how about storm the playoffs, win grand final and get booted out. Championship 1 Bradford Phoenix versus Melbourne Storm in world club challenge at Horsfall Stadium.

Nice thought but unlikely
The Storm won't win the NRL

Who was the last club to fail to complete a season in the top tier of a full time national proffessional sport ?

There were some near misses late 90's when Union went pro, but probably Northern in 63 when there was only 1 league

I'd suggest it's far more clear. The RFL's intransigence, for whatever reason, has all but guaranteed that. IMHO. . . . .

Possibly only a little less than I was when I read the above in connection with what I'd posted . . . . ???? G-B . . . . . . . They (RFL) won't identify that though will they. Nor will they won't move away from the position of "no conditional bids" . . . . .. thereby stuffing any real chance of a success bidder and, IMHO, "guaranteeing the death of professional RL in Bradford"

As long as coaches and support staff are willing to work for nowt to put games on, I'm happy to turn up to watch them.

That was a regional and definitely part time sport, so doesn't meet the conditions!

Not heard/read the following in a while . . . . mayhaps it's worth mulling it over at this point in time. . . .

"[iLet me tell you something you already know.

The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.

You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get it and keep moving forward.

How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!

Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody!

Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!

I'm always gonna love you no matter what. No matter what happens. You're my life and you're my blood. You're the best thing in my life. But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life.

. . . . . and don't forget to visit your mother"[/i

Psyched