Quote: Mild Rover "There isn't time to do it properly IMO.
A newco Bradford with a SL licence in 2013 leaves licensing with zero credibility.
If a newco is admitted to SL, I wholeheartedly hope they face up to what that means, and don't go through some sham 2 week application procedure.'"
But they are doing a full review now – the potential bidders for the Bulls are having to submit a full business plan, proof they have the funding and no doubt many other things we are not being told of.
As I said, provided that the RFL agree to sale of the Bulls then I think it is safe to say that the new buyer will already have “passed” the licence review system – since essentially the licence review is only what they are doing now anyway.
It would be silly to do a 2 week (and counting) review to find a buyer and then ask them to submit the same information again for a separate quick review after to grant a licence – it makes more sence to do the licence review at the same time as the bids, which is what I would recon the RFL are doing now.
In an ideal world yes the licence would be up for all clubs to apply for, but this isn’t an ideal world. Do you honestly think that, if a club with the name of Bradford Bulls – who have had so much success in the last 10 years (though admittedly not in the last couple) submit a bid that matches the minimum requirements that the RFL would accept another bid by Halifax – even if it is a “better” bid?
In a perfect world the “best” bid may well win – but in the real world that would never be the case.
