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interesting, did anyone get wind ofthis happening? i hadn't heard owt

Massive shock to us.

August - sells of part of his property portfolio to prop up the club
September - steps down as owner due to "ill health"

That "ill health" referring to his finances by any chance?

Maybe Omar has realised that there's no point putting more money into a black hole and got out while he can?

2014 is going to be a bloodbath at the bottom of SL at this rate.
London have no players or anywhere to play last time I checked.
Wakey still have a £350K hole to fill and are probably going with a weaker squad.
Now Bradford have an owner leaving due to 'ill health' 1-2 months after selling propety to prop them up.

Whoever goes down is propably going to be screwed for a fair while due to the current problems adding to the lack of top league RL.

This isn't me gloating BTW I'm just saying it as I see it.

On the plus side, won't it be exciting seeing all the 'meaningful games' where clubs get to fight for their very survival?

Perhaps he’s going into rehab with Andrew Glover.

The way things are going those canvassing for a ten team league may get their wish.

Tbh, as far as certain sections of Bradford's fan base, Omar couldn't do right for doing wrong. He saved the club, invested his personal money into keeping the club running and there are still Bradford fans who act like they did HIM a favour in allowing him to save the club from liquidation.

But nevermind all that and disregard whatever the new owners are bringing in, I'm looking forward to all the new stories about how Bradford are going out of business.

Change of ownership is just another irrelevant smokescreen.

Bradford's future would be best served by reacquainting themselves with a semi-professional existence ASAP.

The same can be justifiably said for half of the current clubs in Super League.

I think this is terrible news
The Super League is in a mess

Time to get Wood and his chronies out, what good are they doing

We now have Bradford, Wakefield, London, Hull KR in trouble

Salford relying on the good Doctor who could also pull out if the drain gets too much

How are Widnes doing as well??

Saints losing £700K per annum

I agree many clubs are in a mess but is this really the fault of Wood? Surely it is the clubs themselves that have a duty to manage their finances and live within their means.

Hull KR in trouble?
Did I miss a memo or something?

The only way most clubs manage to “compete” is with the assistance of some wealthy benefactor.

The Leeds & Wigan’s are in a very small exclusive group, the rest appear to be haemorrhaging money trying to hold on to their coat tails.

The bloke at London must be one of the biggest losers of personal wealth compared to success & whilst the Dr at Salford is a real shot in the arm for the game, how many years is he going to hang around, until they start to be self sufficient?

Which is still, despite what many on here seem to think, nothing to do with any failings at Red Hall.

Nigel Wood is not the reason that Wakefield can't grasp the concept of paying a tax bill on time.