Staying in championship on -12 with no team? And hence almost guantenteed relegation. Playing at Odsal with no tickets sold?

What an attractive offer for any buyer.

Norris McWhirter was the brains behind it all. All Roy Castle did was ponce around in tap-dancing shoes playing the trumpet.

But they're not buyers any more.

And they are mainly interested in a deal that involves making some money in some way out of Odsal.

Running a non-profit making rugby club is a necessary incidental.

What a load of nonsense. Why do the RFL insist on making up rules as they go along. If a new club forms it should be made to start in Championship 1 and earn its right to play in Championship. It devalues the Championship!

What happens if you sign all the same players and relagate some other team that has honoured its debts at the cost of putting out a competitive team?

Thank you for bringing a smile to my otherwise miserable face...

If they thought there was no chance they would have said that cap limits would not include, say 2, players who are now without a job, which they haven't done.

BTW TUPE does not apply, the players contracts are null and void, so they would have to accept a new one, so they may have to accept a reduced salary. The RFL statement does talk about the 'debilitating' financial commitments planned for 2017!

Interesting from the RFL



I fully agree with the bit about the debt, but 'debilitating level of financial commitment entered into for 2017'

Does that hint at the unsustainabilty of a full-time squad, and a move to part-time? What other 'debilitating commitment' was there?

Thanks for the clarification - I noted the 'debilitating' bit in my follow up post. Interesting phrasing from the RFL

If the rumours circulating last year are to be believed then you brought forward a lot of your Provident sponsorship money in a desperate attempt to get into the Middle eights last year. So your income would have been nothing but ticket sales and central funding, so even a part time team is difficult on those terms.

I don't see anyone arguing with you. The chances of any new Bulls side relegating anyone are unlikely. You are forgetting that as it stands any new team has no players, not one and no coach etc. With a 12pt deduction, I'm not sure how you see them competing for anything other than not finishing a distant last.

Building from the bottom is best all round but upsets the RFLs plans.

Happy New F^$££in Year Mr Green

Yep. Good work. Businessman of the year.

Hope you are pleased with the outcome Marc.

So the RFL suggest that a new club be formed from scratch with 4 weeks to the start of the season and placed in the championship with a 12 point deduction. I thought the application of a penalty of well in excess of £1m against a club which had gone bust was mad but this takes the biscuit.

I believe this has been the plan all along. The RFL statement has come out very quickly.

Green gets nothing, Admin gets very little.

New buyer gets a ready made 2017 team in the Championship and has to top up central funding to pay the squad but the RFL have already agreed a subsides rent in the interest of both parties.