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Quote: Early Bath "..........Newco seems the only way out of this mess - to be 100% owned by RFL with a view to sell to a third party in 12 months time.'"


Absolutely not, while Newco may be the only way out why on earth should it be owned by the RFL.? What a preedent that would set!

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You can't help but think if the club was a pet animal it would be time for the last trip to the vet. But it now seems down to Khan where he goes from here. Makes you wonder if he has created this scenario because now the club has been straightened out he has had a better offer.

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"Khan you bloodsucker. You're going to have to do you own dirty work now! Do you hear me? Do you?"

James Tiberius Kirk

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Quote: Cibaman "If I was thinking of buying a company that had recently been in Administration, had a significant source of funding halved, had just announced that the existing owner had made some sort of loan totalling £900k and was reported to have had recent problems paying the wages, I would want to see a lot more than annual accounts before I went public announcing I was buying that company. To assume control of the company without having gone through the books with a fine tooth comb, and then find that there are major financial problems, seems to fall into the "well what did you expect?" category of disappointing outcomes.

What I don't understand (among many things I don't understand) is that the "new", now "old", directors say that they have put significant money into the club, even though they don't appear to own the shares. What was the basis of that funding? New loans? Why would they do that if OK was holding on to the shares? I could sort of understand them assuming control pending completion of due diligence, but would expect them to keep their brass firmly in their pockets until they knew what they were buying.

All very bizarre.'"


I really hope Mr Khan is at work today, as the impasse is his choice in refusing to sell or pass on the shares (whichever is true)

I can only think that Mr Khan wants to make money and will hold on to them till a purchaser pays a price that is acceptable.

My opinion is that his position is untenable.

It will be interesting what the next statement from the club will be.

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There was a moment when we might have had a chance to rescue the club, when the community raised more than enough money to buy it, but unfortunately that money was handed to the owners, rather than being held back and donated to Bullbuilder or a similar body who could then make a democratic decision on what to do based upon proper due diligence. Lots of people, including those directly involved with Bullbuilder, provided plenty of reasons why that was not advisable, many of which I could sympathise with and understand, and that moment passed.

There are other, larger and far more significant sporting clubs run in this way (as a co-operative or some variation), and my feeling remains that is the only way to bring the Bulls back and to rebuild something the whole City can take pride in, however it's a massive task and many people are thoroughly disillusioned and alienated from the club now.

The route we have gone down is unsurprising and sad, and includes, in my opinion the low of taking money from a payday loan company, one of the reasons I'd never buy a shirt (until they're gone) and a reason I know that some people failed to renew their season tickets. I am sure, like Salford and many other super league clubs, many people think a rich individual is the way to go, and maybe that's the only ways things can be rectified, but we've been here before time and again now, and it doesn't appear that there is anyone like that around for the Bulls.

If there is anyone interested in renewing the struggle for a fan run, democratically organised club then I'll be happy to put energy in to such a project, but until then, I imagine I'll be watching depressed from the sidelines as one bunch of clueless people after another ruin what was, and could be, a great club with a long and fine tradition.

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