Well the noises from Ross & various other reporters are that 2 of them are minted. I'm with you Bullseye, trying not to get my hopes up.

I'm racking my brains to come up with any names that fulfil

a) minted
and
b) have rugby knowledge/experience

There's plenty that have one or the other - but who has [iboth[/i?

I thought about that, and the only one I could come up with was Koukash. Then I realised it's the Bradford Bulls and no way will we end up with someone actually minted, so stopped getting any hopes up and went back to assuming we'll end up with some dodgy lying fecker without two pennies to rub together.

Just had a peek on the Halifax forum, I was surprised at the level of love for us at Bradford and empathy with our current plight..

I've been following Northern/Bulls for long enough to disregard any, and every, optimistic forecast of that type, so I'm totally unimpressed by anything not containing specifics. I'll reserve the tight to be impressed as, and when, details are furnished. Until then, yaka yaka yaka..

Exactly my thinking. Rugby experience, minted, willing to pay off debts, pay wages and invest in Bradford RL??? I'm not sure I'll believe even if I did see it...

This admin does seem different to the others. I am cautiously optimistic.

Something is certainly different this time around.

The level of interest suggests something, possibly quite substantial, has changed somewhere.

I don't think it's within the game - internationals in the last couple of years have raised the profile a little, but not by the amount that this type of change would suggest - and the club itself is certainly no more attractive this time around. So I reckon something outside the game has changed - prompting a lot of extra interest and I can only surmise that it revolves around the council's attitude towards owning Odsal.

I'm not sure. They only thing I can point to is that despite everything the club has hung onto a healthy level of support.

I remember the only positive to take out of the stuffing we got in our last game that mattered at Fev was that we had a great following that day.

If we can get a side to compete and get in the top 4 (and I think we have that pretty much) we have something we can build on.

To be honest. I'm trying to be optimistic, but I can't lose those nagging doubts. The first of which is the team. Yes, I agree, as it stands there is plenty of scope to look on the bright side, however we always seem to lose players when in admin and unless the deal is struck before the end of the month my memory tells me there is a large regular payment due.

If we're still in the administrator's hands on the 30th then who knows where the wages money is coming from?

I just can't imagine a millionaire spending what has be stated as £1m in clearing debts + high running costs just because we have the potential of getting decent crowds. Many of us would if we won the Euro Lottery but an outsider - I can't see it.

I come to the same conclusion every time which has been touched on by others. Three words - Odsal + development potential.
The millstone called Odsal may just turn out to be the hidden jewel in the crown if the authorities and us supporters finally accept it should be used for other things.

That is all I can see as a bait to get a millionaire businessman biting. If it is, then please let the council and RFL let go of Odsal and let it be developed and have the Bulls and possibly P.A share a neat smaller ground somewhere else.
Other than this, I see a perennial struggle every year.

I wonder if the development at Rooley Park next to Odsal has got someone interested in the land?

But one thing is for certain, the last time there was a bit of a buzz it turned out to be Richard Mathers.

Enough said. I will temper any form of excitement until an actual announcement.