Cramer has a knack of winning these kinds of cases, he must see an angle and he must think he can win!

Can't we have Cramer on our pay roll in the future?!

But would he get paid?

And yet another saga begins...

You couldn't write this stuff.

In the more generic sense, I think you are right that a lot of people were, are and continue to be at the end of their tether - but in the definition they provided (the value of a brand name or a customer base) there is actually a lot. All you'd have to do is point to the thousands of people (the customer base) turning up to watch the new Bradford Bulls (the brand) complete the fixtures of the old business.

Very tenuous link, but putting it that way you can see why they think there might be a way in to newco. IF with capital I and F this link gathers momentum and they start piecing more things that make newco liable it shows that the RFL haven't done their homework properly before allowing newco to start the season. As I said previously none of this would be happening had the RFL accepted Thornes bid, we would have had the squad we were thinking we were going to have and probably challenging. There had to be some question of the process somewhere and i'm sure this will bring things out in the wash

It's not that tenuous at all, we were watching Bradford Bulls last season, we are watching them this season, it's a continuation of the brand with the same customers without a shadow of a doubt and none of us would be posting on here if we thought otherwise.

It’s an exercise in technicalities isn’t it? The bit of paper saying “this is a totally new business” is the bone of contention, because in reality this totally new business has taken the place of the old one exactly where it left off despite “no longer existing”. If you were owed money by them, you’d think it was a total con job. I’m very surprised HMRC hasn’t come knocking so far for the debts of the old club, especially in light of us playing in the exact same league, stadium et al. Perhaps if this action is successful by the ex-staff they will.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s particularly harsh for any new owners to be punished for the sins of the past, and I’m not saying that in law they are liable for anything, (when it comes down to it I think the old owners and RFL are more answerable) but it’s utterly ridiculous to say this isn’t a continuation of the old “brand” when everyone knows it is, except perhaps in law. Then again the law is an ass.

Very easy to see why they have been dragged in, never looked at it that way

Very glibly, they are saying all contracts were still valid? Hudds, HKR, Sheff and Salford could theoretically be done for tapping up then?

I don't think the "Bradford Bulls" part is relevant. It's all to do with the company that own the Bradford Bulls.

I remember watching one of those Sheriff/bailiff and the court ordered a car company to pay back a customer for selling him a faulty car. When the Bailiffs arrived, the name on the banner was the same, the premises were the same and the guy running it was the same. The cars had all been sold to another company owned by the same guy so the sheriffs/baliffs couldn't get a penny back.

Don't suppose the "not actually being wound up" means we could get some of those points back? Reducing it to six, just for being in admin, would suit us....

worth a try.
It seems nothing is clear apart from we always manage to get the $h1tty end of the stick whatever we do

Yep. Six points back.
Plus all the players that were tapped up and have gone elsewhere. Plus compo from those clubs for breaking the rules.

Just wait and see...