But what if we have only got 400k (Hopefully not) and then they announce it at half time? I think that its stupid to have an announcement if they haven't raised the money or if there not even close to getting it.

I agree. Announcing "We've failed" at half time makes no sense at all. But equally I can't see the Bulls being so confident of reaching the target that they are already commiting themselves to a half time announcement. Hence the most logical explanation would be that they are going to make a last minute emotional plea. And that would only make sense if they are going to keep the pledge open after the game.

This is Hood & Co. Wll you believe whatever they say?

It can't be "we failed - we close down next week" so best guess is extension of time - unless they"ve found a route to the £500k from £375k this morning which doesn't"t seem credible. But who knows as pr is clearly not a strength of the BOD

One of the (many) things that has confused me about this saga is the 5pm Good Friday deadline to raise a suspiciously round number.

Given that all courts and the serious departments of any banks are shut there can be no difference between a 5pm Friday deadline and a 9am Tuesday deadline. It just adds to the impression that the board were winging it from the announcement of the pledge and pulling numbers out of thin air.

Also, there are fundraising events happening today, the various walks, the bucket collection at the ground before and after the game, and not least the "extra" income from the gate receipts. So I guess they'll either have to be very quick at counting or take an estimiate of the Friday income into account for the half time total.

I suspect in reality given that 500k was only the half way point to the £1m, and even that figure itself is not exact (much snappier to ask for £1m than say £912,655 and 78p) So I guess the club do have some PR margin of error in the numbers anyway, it would be unfair to suggest otherwise given the timings involved.

I'm confident for tonight (off the field at least) for the first time this week.
COYB

Don'tbget too hung up on the precise number people. Bills fall due on different days and efforts to plug the gap won't be stopping tonight!

First priority is paying the salaries on 14 April. Ample already raised for that once pledges are paid.

What the BOD will have to decide is whether, after today, they are satisfied that they WILL hit the required numbers. And they never said £1m has to come from fans alone! They said they need £0.5m NOW to meet the urgent bills and buy a bit more time to sort the rest. From outside investors, for example?

If my pledge helps mean the players get paid next week then I am happy.

I am sure the very last thing the BOD needed yesterday was Caisley's I'll-timed intervention. That could easily have waited till tomorrow morning. I can only conclude it was a deliberate attempt to derail the pledge and rescue campaign - maybe because he was running scared that it will succeed and he won't have the opportunity to buy the assets cheap off an administrator?

Do people really want a man who would do that back in charge?

It says in the T&A 370k raised. Not sure what you have planned for today but 130 in less than 12 hrs seems a big ask.
Will the pledge only be collected if you reach the 500k?

Good look will see u at the game

13,000 extra attendance tonight @ £15{ave}is over £200,000,if the complete crowd{inc.season ticket holders} expected to be well over 20,000 pay the admission fee,that should bring in excess of £400,000.

Nothing to worry about then?

I thought it was after 16000 that it would count, as that was the projected crowd. Hope the weather holds for a big crowd

Of course anyone who believes in conspiracies would suggest the reason it's not on Sky was to increase the gate take so it was planned from February

£370K pledged inc. the Auction.

Then theres going to most likely be 5000 @ £20 over the projected 16,000 crowd this evening. That's another £100,000. Plus whatever pledges and fund raising moneys come in during the day.

So, it seems like they can announce that we are either at the £500K or close enough to it to say that the deadline can stretch over the weekend with the reasonable assumption that it will swell to £500K by Tuesday morning.

All in all a fantastic effort. No idea where the next £500KL is coming from, but that's a question for later I guess...

Surely bigger and more chance of being competitive than Widnes and Warrington?

Now let's start thinking about beating the enemy!

Ps anyone heard if all the tickets O'Conner donated have all gone?