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| with the financial troubles at bradford bulls who are meant to be one of the big well supported clubs, it just makes you wonder who's gonna be next to be in a mess. i'd be very worried if i was a salford, london or cas supporter as a club like bradford with the support they have getting in trouble just shows that it can happen to any of the big clubs too.
ive no doubt though the rfl will bail them out which is an absolute disgrace because the club has not been operating properley and been spending money they do not have, but the rfl will not allow a team like the bulls to capitulate, if it was wakey, cas or any other smaller teams for example blackpool, they would be just left to fight for themselves and would probably end up going out of business.
what will mr lewis and mr wood do now? the rfl and the super league is turning into an absolute joke!!!
but the rfl will probably say everythings rosy like they usually do about the game!
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| Bradford were a big, well supported club. Several years ago. Their crowds have fallen and income has dropped. A club only getting £3-4m in turnover is not a big club.
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| Quote: Him "Bradford were a big, well supported club. Several years ago. Their crowds have fallen and income has dropped. A club only getting £3-4m in turnover is not a big club.'"
So why have they been spending more than that when they dont have to worry about relegation ?
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| Quote: Him "Bradford were a big, well supported club. Several years ago. Their crowds have fallen and income has dropped. A club only getting £3-4m in turnover is not a big club.'"
I'll bet it's still more than double what London, Wakefield and Salford generate.
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| Quote: Starbug "So why have they been spending more than that when they dont have to worry about relegation ?'"
That is a cracking point, Starbug. Why indeed !
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| Quote: Starbug "So why have they been spending more than that when they dont have to worry about relegation ?'"
I have no idea. Maybe they were trying to generate/re-ignite interest by trying to maintain a decent team but failed. They obviously had the cheap season ticket deal in an attempt to get people back but that seems to have hit finances.
Maybe the stadium costs were too high. Without knowing details of Bradfords accounts its hard to tell. But like I said with income of only £3-4m it means they aren't a big club. They're a formerly big club in the midst of a big decline.
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| Quote: wrencat1873 "That is a cracking point, Starbug. Why indeed !'"
Mainly because you do some forecasting when you put together a budget for a season, theirs looks like it was dependant on having more income than they are generating.
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| Quote: Big Graeme "Mainly because you do some forecasting when you put together a budget for a season, theirs looks like it was dependant on having more income than they are generating.'"
By a million pounds ?
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| Quote: pud "with the financial troubles at bradford bulls who are meant to be one of the big well supported clubs, it just makes you wonder who's gonna be next to be in a mess. i'd be very worried if i was a salford, london or cas supporter as a club like bradford with the support they have getting in trouble just shows that it can happen to any of the big clubs too.
ive no doubt though the rfl will bail them out which is an absolute disgrace because the club has not been operating properley and been spending money they do not have, but the rfl will not allow a team like the bulls to capitulate, if it was wakey, cas or any other smaller teams for example blackpool, they would be just left to fight for themselves and would probably end up going out of business.
what will mr lewis and mr wood do now? the rfl and the super league is turning into an absolute joke!!!
but the rfl will probably say everythings rosy like they usually do about the game!
I’m really not sure how you get from Bradford Bulls in financial trouble to the Super League and the RFL being an ‘absolute joke’?
You only have to look north of the border to see that a large club with a huge fan base (Rangers) are not immune from potential disaster through bad management
Unlike football though, the RFL and Super League has introduced a franchise system and salary cap designed to help clubs – the former so they can invest in the future without the threat of relegation and the latter essentially to save them from themselves!
If the management at Bradford are too incompetent to run the club successfully, that is their fault, not the Super league or RFL
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| Quote: Dunbar "I’m really not sure how you get from Bradford Bulls in financial trouble to the Super League and the RFL being an ‘absolute joke’?
You only have to look north of the border to see that a large club with a huge fan base (Rangers) are not immune from potential disaster through bad management
Unlike football though, the RFL and Super League has introduced a franchise system and salary cap designed to help clubs – the former so they can invest in the future without the threat of relegation and the latter essentially to save them from themselves!
If the management at Bradford are too incompetent to run the club successfully, that is their fault, not the Super league or RFL'"
The franchise application process included finances. So how did Bradford get a licence, let alone a grade B
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| Quote: Starbug "By a million pounds ?'"
Gotta think big Starbug. Think small and you don't deserve to be in SL
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| Quote: Him "I have no idea. Maybe they were trying to generate/re-ignite interest by trying to maintain a decent team but failed. They obviously had the cheap season ticket deal in an attempt to get people back but that seems to have hit finances.
Maybe the stadium costs were too high. Without knowing details of Bradfords accounts its hard to tell. But like I said with income of only £3-4m it means they aren't a big club. They're a formerly big club in the midst of a big decline.'"
This begs the question as to how good are the experts who pored over their business in the Licence Application Process. Any half decent auditor would surely have seen holes in this plan?
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9005.jpg kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
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| Quote: Dunbar "I’m really not sure how you get from Bradford Bulls in financial trouble to the Super League and the RFL being an ‘absolute joke’?
You only have to look north of the border to see that a large club with a huge fan base (Rangers) are not immune from potential disaster through bad management
Unlike football though, the RFL and Super League has introduced a franchise system and salary cap designed to help clubs – the former so they can invest in the future without the threat of relegation and the latter essentially to save them from themselves!
If the management at Bradford are too incompetent to run the club successfully, that is their fault, not the Super league or RFL'"
But considering that when the licences were given out Bradford apparently owed a huge sum of money to the RFL , and had no means to repay that loan , do you not consider that an issue ?
That is why the RFL s involment in this is relevant
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| Quote: Saddened! "I'll bet it's still more than double what London, Wakefield and Salford generate.'"
Dubious statistic in all but London's case. I'll go with you that perhaps it may and it's a big may be double however that is counteracted by what appear to be massively OTT overheads on Bradford's parts. Turnover is not much use if your running at a loss.
This has clearly blown the myth once and for all that big gates = big money.
A club watched by 5,000 people working within a budget and making 1p profit a year is a success.
A club watched by 10,000 not working within it's budget is a failure and it loses 1p and the bank calls in the debt and no one covers that 1p.
It's basic simplistic economics but it's true. So as regards your point it wouldn't matter if Bradford had a turnover of 10, 20, 50 million run as it is the result would be the same.
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like has been mentioned the rfl are relevant in this because they must have had some knowledge of what was going on before they handed the licenses out, and to give the bulls a b licence, whats going on?
i fear for the other teams that have b licences i really do and god help the c license teams what state are they gonna be in?
whilst woods and lewis are in charge the game is gonna carry on like this, its about time that the hierachy changed and somebody actually took over who has a clue about rugby league.
franchising aint working, we've had wakey, crusaders and now the bulls in trouble and like i say im sure more teams will follow suit, the game needs a new direction now with new people in charge and quick!!
Potentially libellous comments removed. When throwing around accusations, please think first. Mintball
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