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So will something come out of the ashes?

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Mick. Butt naked and with a dragon on each shoulder.

Game of Owners.

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Quote: Bullseye "So will something come out of the ashes?'"

Depends on how quickly things can be agreed so we can actually sign some players to play!!!!

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While I have my doubts, if the RFL and a prospective bidder have found a way to salvage Rugby League in Bradford while stitching up Mark Green I will laugh my fat hairy behind off. a026.gif icon_mrgreen.gif

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Nope.

Options stay in Championship - There are only 46 points to play for. We play HKR 3times, so thats -6 & then another -12.
Out of only 23 games, we are starting with 9 defeats, what's the point of that? Which players will sign up for that? But seems to be RFL preferred option.

Or start 0 points in Champ1. I would go with this, if only because the RFL don't want to do it.

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With zero liability and a handful of ex-employees (playing and non-playing) available immediately, this may be the best time to reform.

Quicker we can get a new club going, more chance we have of re-signing the youngsters.

The statement from the RFL is the one thing i'm waiting for, I want to know what their intentions are for a professional club in Bradford.

Essentially the RFL can now appoint their preferred bidder.

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Waiting for Frank to come on here and tell us it is now a done deal for new owners to take over. Full of BS.

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I'll be surprised if this idea of re-forming within a fortnight isn't a total disaster.

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It depends on what the bidders wanted to do in the first place.

Now Green is out of the way, there's the ground, the RFL lease and whatever the proposals which RFL reportedly agreed to. Whatever those are, they can all be done.

So any bidder would need to re=form a brand new club, and get on with whatever they were planning, but will need to literally start from scratch.

OTOH they no longer have to make any offer to the administrator so in that sense they are better off.

If anyone wants to pick up the Bulls club name and mantle then however they must face a penalty from the RFL and that should in fairness to Omar include no money for a year. Only a completely different club with no Bulls continuity or ties could evade penalties from the RFL. Otherwise going bust becomes a way out of debts and disadvantages other competitor clubs who weren't spending more than they could afford.

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Why take a 12pt penalty for a club that no longer exists? Plus, as someone said, the hardest fixtures for a team with no players?

Start again in championship 1 on zero. That's the only option. We would get relegated anyway with that handicap.

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Quote: rugbyreddog "Waiting for Frank to come on here and tell us it is now a done deal for new owners to take over. Full of BS.'"


Come on mate. Frank's just a guy with a mate and he's never pretended anything else. We collectively put the mark of believability on him.

And frankly, I still believe him. There have been several bids that were acceptable to all but one person, and more than enough noise about there being money behind them from other parties too.

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It turns my stomach to think that I once shook Marc Green's hand and thanked him for saving the Bradford Bulls.

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I don't feel comfortable with reforming in the championship on -12. It will rightly vex all the other clubs off. But we've no got a competitive squad to try and avoid relegation. It won't be made up of the current players. It will be a last minute put together hash job with regular beatings and fans will continue to walk away.

I would rather we drop down to L1 and reform and build up and start a brand new journey together.

Think we may have to prepare ourselves for an almighty backlash...

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I'm beyond words right now....




...460 pages and then locked.

All that hard work, gone in a moment.

Shame on you Bullseye.

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I feel sick.

I hope all involved in destroying the Bulls sleep well tonight.

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