I've thought this for years. In some ways RL suffers from lack of media attention but the suits at the top must be relieved at the lack of scrutiny now just as they were at various times during the Crusaders fiasco and when they failed to kick Hull out of the Challenge Cup because they wanted an all SL tie for the TV cameras.

Hello you!

I knew you (and Bugman) would be all over this likes ferrets in a rats nest!

I'm working with enough businesses who on the books look fine but one bad debt, one bank decision, one tax demand and suddenly they're done.

You have to remember that at the time of the licences Bradford owned their own ground a significant asset.

Its also been reported that the staff have been paid for march.

This indicated to me that this has happened fairly suddenly - likely the od getting reviewed, and I would hang onto as much money as possible and negotiate with the staff immediately in a cashflow crisis.

They failed to kick Hull out of the CC because the rules didn't allow it.

It must be horrible being a Bradford fan at the moment. But DO NOT pay them any money until they come up with answers as to how this has happened and why it won't happen again.

I cannot believe that the RFL's response to this is to tell the fans to pay more money to Bradford. Irresponsible to the extreme.

I am here to do all i can for the future survival of Bradford Bulls. We are all part of the same Rugby League family.

If you are as clever as you sound you will realise they didn't OWN their stadium , they had a lease on it , and also they had massive borrowings against that lease , all at the time 9 months ago when they were declared a ' B ' franchise , when in effect they were millions in debt with no obvious way of paying that debt or of financing 3 seasons of SL

Tis to be applauded, I'd expect nothing less.

Of course it happened suddenly. The bank reduced the overdraft which caused their cash stream to dry up. This crisis isn't caused by the bank cutting their cash stream, the problem is why they were eating up an overdraft whilst claiming to be profitable to the tune of £1.5m per season.

That is why it is stupid of the RFL to endorse Bradford's plea for cash.

Jokes aside, if anyone comes to the next match with "buckets for Bradford" i will be the first to dip my hand in my pocket. We've been there and faced the jibes from some fans of other clubs but then when you can't sink any lower you see other fans turning up and donating. We had a bus load of Warrington fans pop in on their way to a night match - all to do their bit. Whilst i may bay for the blood of The Teflon twins at Red Hall i do not share the same venom towards Rugby League fans.

Yes they did. There was no automatic expulsion but the RFL had the power under their own rules to apply any sanction as they saw fit.

They decided not to expel Hull even though that is what would have happened in every other sport in those circumstances and indeed is what the RFL themselves decided to do in future should anyone repeat Hull's error.

The RFL = Kings of Expediency.