To be honest, I'm finding it impossible to find any (serious) reason why he, or any other RL official, would ever attend any individual clubs' fans' forum.

How can he say anything to one single club about anything? It doesn't make sense.
If he were to try and explain last year's -12 and no team, why, away from his own comfy office, would he try to explain the unexplainable - particularly in the home those most affected? It doesn't make sense.
Why would anyone, who's name is Mud and works for an organisation which is held in even lower regard even turn up in front of all those who deem him, and them, to be so inept? It doesn't make sense.
I hope he doesn't develop a cough and that the backdrop doesn't fall down - anyone bringing a P45?

Just typing one up!

Just how long is this forum planned for???

<rubs hands together>

I am not sure the club is completely at death's door, not as much as recent years anyway, but is it a co-incidence that the initials of the panellists are CPR ?? I don't think so.

Someone should give a P45 to Corbyn, but then again, to get a P45 you actually need to have worked.......

Mick, does that imply there is a press release/statement from the RFL on the 2018 structure later today?

If so that would make more sense about RR appearing tomorrow, where he can react and explain rather than release details about the comp at one clubs forum which would not be correct. (not that that usually stops the RFL!)

Is Rimmer aware of how loathed he is by Bulls fans, perhaps he thinks he's coming for a nice evening out?

Perhaps an RFL announcement will precede this event!

RR -'I am here to address the idea that you are the RFLs pets and let you know what we, your glorious leader's i.e. Me and Kim Jong Wood have in store for you know.

As you know you had a purple patch before easter where it appeared you were enjoying yourselves and we're keen to eradicate any chance of this. We know you bulls fans thrive on doom and misery so want to make sure you receive the season you want and deserve.

We've explored the possibility of a season in L1 and it appears you may have a decent chance of winning a game or two so we've redressed the balance.

Though you will remain in L1, your season will start immediately and your fixtures will be fulfilled again Aviva Premiership teams playing Union rules. As a League team you will naturally be restricted to 13 on field players but will be expected to compete in scrums and lineouts. Union points will be in place for the Aviva teams, League points for you.

We've managed to secure a great deal for you from the RFU, all games will be played away from Odsal, there will be a maximum of 100 bulls fans allowed per fixture (Mr Chalmers has graciously agreed to draw up a rota and the RFU aren't exactly strapped for cash, your usual crowds aren't necessary to prop them up) and the RFU have been magnanimous in honouring your customary -12 point status at the start of the season. You will appear in both league tables for maximum exposure and ridicule.

All your current players have been made redundant and you will have 7 days to assemble a squad once the best players have found alternative clubs.

You're gonna love it!'

There has been a certain thread running through events ever since the last administration, and picking out the conspiracy theories most relevant to this fans forum, they include
1. ChaLo got the gig as the RFLs placemen
2. RFL have a plan for developing Odsal including a new stadium which will give them access to that large chunk of the Sport England funding that can only be spent on 'infrastructure'
3. The plan includes cashing out Red Hall and RFL moving to new Odsal HQ
4. It was always understood privately that league position would not be important as nobody would be relegated due to restructure, which would explain why nobody has seemed that much bothered by it, contrary to what you'd expect

Interesting overall picture.

I'm sure it's all though

Since we technically didn't get liquidated only put in administration then we should have only been docked 6 points instead of 12. With those extra 6 points, we stay in the Championship on points different and Swinton go down (have a look), maybe that argument should come into play?

Not quite. The previous holding company BBN Ltd was put into creditors voluntary liquidation (CVL) in Feb 17. The process hasn't been finalised yet, but the situation certainly went further than just administration. You won't pin anything on Rimmer for that.

The main gripe we should be focusing on is their decision to keep us in the championship. I believe at the time (maybe we can find direct quotes?) they claimed it would cause too much disruption to the fixtures. Whitehaven stated they were ready to take our place.
I believe they also said that they made their decision based on the players we currently had in our squad at the time, thinking we would still be competitive in the championship. Of course in the weeks that followed we lost pretty much everyone and had to scrape together a squad from loan players and academy kids. For the RFL not to see the mass exodus coming is either incredibly stupid or completely naive. Maybe both.

What they [ididn't[/i come out and say, but we all know now to be the case, is that it was purely for financial reasons that we didn't start in C1. The chairmen from the other Champ clubs made it clear they needed us in their division and the RFL needed us for the Summer Bash. We (meaning the fans) were essentially milked as cash cows for a season while we watched our side full of 19 year olds get battered and bruised by fully grown men.

Rimmer will never admit to this, obviously, but it might be nice to see him squirm a bit over it

The meetings are taking place today - Super League, Championship and League One.

I'm not sure if we'll hear anything today, but the pressure is very much on the RFL to decide on the structure for the Championship and League One with Super League restructuring in 2019.

At the minute the Bradford Bulls have to assume that they will be playing in League One, although this still hasn't been officially confirmed.

It would be really nice if in the 36 hours we actually know what division we're going to be playing in next year, against which teams and under which structure.

I have faith the right decisions will be made.

That we are in L1 next year

Im still waiting for Bellamy to take over as coach from years ago