Couldn't the RFL deduct money from the central funding to build up a compensation fund for businesses that get dumped on. Any liquidate clubs should start in the bottom pro league but with no points deduction. The problem seems to be that the RFL want Bradford in CH.

I love the apparent idea that 'someone [anyone?] [imust[/i be punished, it's almost pythonesque in it's logic.

I laugh at the idea that it's somehow, 'nothing to do with the RFL', that clubs like Bradford go bust, when the last three occasions have a direct link to RFL intervention. Fining or withdrawing financial support and creating obstacles to to them being able to attract support or being able to field an even half decent team, are all solid reasons why the RFL have take their share of the flak. Better no, 'help', than help like that - fining someone who has no money is the most ludicrous aspect, if any punishment could be designed to create the result it is supposedly preventing, then there you have it.

I wouldn't mind at all in the case of a pre-pack, where the same people hop out of their responsibilities and immediately hop back in charge, by all means, don't let people using fancy financial footwork to benefit themselves, benefit on the field, but the current system is as barmy as fining the new owner of a house because the last one didn't pay his council tax. They're crackpots the lot of them - a pox on all their houses!

when the rfl went to the kitty the cupboard would be bare except for a little note: "spent on the Pies"

Certainly more practicable than a bond, RRD, the cost of the bond for us would be more than the face value.

Unless the RFL planned for this outcome, where they have the lease at the expense of 5 years of Bradford struggles (in which case, sod the pox, just burn their houses down!!) then as soon as the idiots voluntarily took on the massive conflict of interest that is the Odsal lease, they were involved and part responsible for this mess as the line between RFL advantage and Bulls detriment immediately became blurred.

I doubt much was actually planned, to be fair, it's just people making snap reactions to the current circumstances. Like most snap decisions they are made with a minimum of thought. The RFL wanted Bradford in the championship because of the crowds, but they should be aware that, though the Bradford crowd is quite large by chamionship standards it is, in general, thin in the sense that poor results tend to cause a marked drop off in support. I think that we, and them, are just hoping for the best.

Belongs to all 39 members - sound a bit like trying to leave the EU

Come now. It's been protected from speculators looking to make a quick buck.

Corrected.

The RFL involvement starts 18 months before the purchase of the lease. The secret loan to Hood in late 2010 and then again in early 2011 is where it all started. If they had said sorry Pete admin would have happened in 2010 but potentially a different path would have been trodden in the following as we would have still owned the lease.

As they paid us a fraction of what they appear to value it at are they now going to forward us the rest.

Assuing the 39 member clubs aren't wanting to speculate to make a quick buck...

Blessed is he who doth not expect for he shall not be disappointed.

Hello and welcome to the joke

Is he the guy who has put the responsibility of sky championship coverage back to the clubs saying they need to make the games irresistible to them so they have to play them? Nothing to do with the RFL selling sky the rights until 2021 with no caveat on the number of games shown. Rimmer by name